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17-25 October 2026

Last Dinner in History

A theatre piece in three courses

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This project is now archived and was part of DDW20

This project is part of
Graduation Show - Contextual Design
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Iris Rijskamp
With the aim of voicing autonomy in the face of institutional history-making, 'Last Dinner in History' is an exercise in what American writer Saidiya Hartman describes as critical fabulation - a method to craft narrative environments from which fiction can become a tool for political dissent.
'Last Dinner in History' is a theatre piece based on Parra's thesis text 'The Grandfather Paradox'*. The piece starts as guests are invited to sit at the table and dinner is served. The narrative action is structured around three courses in which cooking
Blame it on the Cragg
Blame it on the Cragg
"Let's break out the booze and have a ball..."
"Let's break out the booze and have a ball..."
Main course: How to Scare an Octopus
Main course: How to Scare an Octopus

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