THE SECRET

THE SECRET 
a study on women & desire 

In THE SECRET, three performers attempt to fill the emptiness inside of them by becoming a coven of witches. Through a physical and atmospheric ritual of gestures, spells and poems, they explore the complexities of being a young woman navigating today’s alienating world. 

The project is a collaboration between Kaya Korabiowska-Dean (graduating Directing student), Leonor de Meer (Mime student) and Tara Pula (Expanded Contemporary Dance graduate). Together, they spent four weeks researching desire, hunger and a sense of incompleteness through movement and performativity. 

What does it mean to desire, as a young woman today? 

concept & direction: Kaya Korabiowska-Dean (graduating student Regie Opleiding) performance & co-creation: Tara Pula, Leonor de Meer and Kaya Korabiowska-Dean sound design: Eliasz Korabiowski-Dean 

advisor: Maja Grzeczka concept advice: Berthe Spoelstra production support: Gemma van Kruijsbergen 

Year

2025