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We are often told, first of all by the media but very often by ourselves that we are able to control and organize our life; but we can not.
Birth, death and love tell me this very clearly. I’m a creature that is born on this planet, this globe that turns around in its own rhythm. And no matter how quick I fly around the world in an air plane. I’m bound by the basic forces of life on earth. The talent of going beyond these boundaries is given only to a few people.

The ones that go beyond these boundaries are called heroes. In The Second Goodbye, the main character is such a hero. He is not accepting what we all one day may have to accept: your beloved one has died .And no matter how strong your love and passion might be, that person will never return.

In this music theatre co-production between the Netherlands and Taiwan we want to cross boundaries: cultures and countries and stage disciplines as well, to show the journey of our hero.

I know the deep desire of not wanting to give up a loved one who left me or a beloved one who die. But I am not daring and brave. I am not a hero that goes beyond the boundaries that exist in my life. I make The Second Goodbye a music theatre show about a hero that makes these intense choices.

He goes into the “unknown” because he has no other way but to follow the power of his passion and love

-----------Jos Van Kan , director