Take a seat at this year’s Xmas dinner show: The SnowQ at Parnassos. Discover a Christmas story of two sisters who lose each other and, with the help of The SnowQ, free themselves and the audience.
In the weeks before Christmas, two sisters get separated by a broken mirror. While one of them sinks into a winter depression led by serious climate stress because the winter wonderland is melting, the other seeks help. They are visited by all kinds of creatures who are trying to shine their Christmas lights in the dark. But only when The SnowQ takes the stage does the tide turn, and the path to the Xmas Xtravaganza is cleared.
The SnowQ is an inclusive, exclusive dinner show at Parnassos, with Christmas carols, live music, singers, eleven dancers, and delicious vegan food. Altogether, offering you an experience that combines entertainment and culture at its finest. The three-course menu of The SnowQ is provided by DADO eetwinkel and catering.
SnowQ Creators
The SnowQ is created and performed by course instructors, participants, and staff members of Parnassos. They are going to make sure that it becomes an unforgettable evening. The performers, who are students at Parnassos, come from various European countries, including Spain, Greece, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Poland. Together, they share the passion to deliver a performance that captivates and touches the audience. A performance that leaves the audience with a mind full of melodies, a warm belly and a heart full of love when they return home.
Sophia Maria Kienhuis…
…is a dance teacher at Parnassos and creates all the choreographies for the show and the costume designs for the performers by hand. She holds sustainability in high regard and, as a result, exclusively uses remnants of fabric from thrift stores.
Sophia Maria Kienhuis emerged as a versatile performer and creator after graduating from the Amsterdam University of the Arts. She describes herself as a volcano with numerous creative eruptions, ranging from dance and songs to clothing. She creates with the question in mind: ‘What moves us?’. She is a passionate dancer, dance teacher, and choreographer. Additionally, she is a singer and songwriter for the band Flower of Hope.
Sophia Maria online:
Instagram:@sophiamariakienhuis en @flowerofhopemusic
Dancemovie, created @Parnassos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg8ayZlRb5c&feature=youtu.be
Vogelvlucht (choreografie Sophia Maria Kienhuis): https://youtu.be/1FizmcU6A6g
Alberto Pérez…
…works as a brass player, live electronics artist, and teacher. He also composes and produces his own music. He has been performing for over 15 years in classical and modern music ensembles. During this time, he has attended numerous masterclasses and enjoyed various musical projects, such as performing at Tomorrowland with the Metropole Academy and at an avant-garde music festival in Malta. He has also played major symphonic masterpieces in symphony orchestras in Spain and toured as an actor-musician with the Moon Cabaret performance.
Alberto has obtained bachelor’s and master’s degrees in classical music and a master’s degree in music education.
These days, Alberto is mainly involved in composing and producing his new LP under his artist name Albert Mae. Additionally, he works with Bom-B Music, ISUtrecht, Moon Cabaret, and Leerorkest.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/albertmae_/
Frank Irving…
Frank Irving works as a creative combining music and theatre; creating stories, writing music and lyrics, directing and helping ideas to manifest. Frank made several musical theatre performances for Parnassos and was artistic director for two of their lustrum events as well as coach for the courses Musical Theatre and Theatre Song.
Currently working as composer for Frieda, A One Woman Musical (Mink Theaterprodukties) and as performer for Pineas, Waar Ben Je (TGBagage). Previously Frank wrote several short performances: Meermensen (a bar musicl, Cafe Theater Festival), Carbon (aliens & plastic, Forest of Lage Vuursche) and songs for Theater Zest. In a (per)former life Frank worked for Duo VILT, Cirque Du Soleil, Stage Entertainment and Stichting Ruis.
Do you have an allergy/intolerance?
Email your name and the date of the show you are attending, to production.parnassos@uu.nl.