'Retrospective'
That is the title of Mare Oldenhuis' final. Mare Oldenhuis is a 22-year-old vocalist and musician. Vulnerability and a strong perceptive ability are two of Mare's defining characteristics as an artist. She has spent the past few years at ArtEZ developing herself as a versatile vocalist and maker. Thus, she has a love for jazz music, classical choral music and writes her own work that can be described as pop with soul and jazz influences enriched with pure and nuanced lyrics; both English and Dutch. In her final she will perform a versatile repertoire in a variety of line-ups. From a vocal ensemble to her own work amplified by strings to humorous party music with horn section about a vacation gone wrong; it promises to be an evening full of surprises with one big overarching theme: vulnerability.
Sensitivity is a trait that defines Mare both as a person and an artist. In recent years and still, she is stumbling to find out what it means to be so sensitive. 'Retrospective' is like a mirror of her soul and thus the souls of others. In a world where one is constantly forced to look forward, Mare takes the audience into the past. The past that shaped her into who she is today. Together with the audience the past is embraced through music and it is time to look forward together.
