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Set against the rise and fall of the American car industry, theatre maker Walter Bart tells the story about his granddad, car dealer Arie Bart. In the fifties, Arie has a car dealership. On a business trip to the mother company General Motors in Detroit he becomes romantically involved with an American soul singer. In a cross-over of dramatised documentary, theatre and music Arie Bart’s remarkable life is juxtaposed with the romance of the American Dream and the transience of the car as a sex symbol.

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maker Walter Bart, Maartje Remmers, Rosemarie Wilson cast Walter Bart, Maartje Remmers, Rosemarie Wilson music Bo Koek musicians Jens Bouttery, Andrew Claes lighting design Maarten van Otterdijk production Wunderbaum coproduction Rotterdamse Schouwburg, NTGent, Holland Festival with support by Fonds Podiumkunsten, Gemeente Rotterdam, dienst Kunst & Cultuur, Norma Fonds, Stichting DOEN, Automobielbedrijf Van Vloten

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