Jimmy Nelson

In his very first theatre production, 'Through the Human Lens', he travels to the Netherlands. Jimmy steps away from the camera to take to the stage. He takes his audience along on the journey through the stories, doubts, insights, and intimate moments that have shaped his work. His stories about landscapes, faces, and encounters are not a passive spectacle, but a complete immersion.

The spectator becomes part of the world in which Jimmy has been looking, listening, and learning for decades. In addition to photography, Jimmy Nelson also writes books. He is known for Before They Pass Away and Homage to Humanity, for instance. He uses this as a means to create human connection. But for this performance, he lets go of the camera to meet his audience directly. Not as a photographer showing images, but as a guide asking questions. Questions about seeing and being seen, about what is lost when we no longer truly meet each other, and about what emerges when we do. In every encounter, one question is central: what happens when two people look at each other without haste or judgment? This performance is an invitation to pause together, to look together, and to find connection together anew. For what Jimmy ultimately learned, and wants to share with the audience here, is simple yet essential: our humanity only becomes visible once we take the time to truly see each other.

Please note! This performance is in English.

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