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From the Jury report:

"With her contemporary, baroque style, Siddiki proves she is made for the big stage. The Truthful is an intriguing and original trip through the darkest recesses of American society, brimming with religious and pop-cultural symbols, that haunted the jury like a persistent sermon you cannot get out of your head."

The Truthful: She Who Speaks The Truth. That is the meaning of the name Siddiki. It is the name of preachers, already for centuries. It dates back to Abu Bakr Siddiq, the first caliph and successor to Prophet Muhammad.

Departing from meetings with her uncle, Dr. Nasir Siddiki – a former muslim, saved by Jesus and grown into a charismatic evangelical preacher – Lieselot Siddiki creates The Truthful. The Truthful is Siddiki’s fever dream. It is a vision that came to her as she undertook her journey through the promised land.

As in her previous performance Up Your Ass (a co-creation with Nona Demey Gallagher), it speaks of a fascination with the dark side of American society. The land of plenty, obsessed with conspiracy theories, rodeos, cartoons, puritanical beliefs and the dazzling promise of success.

The Truthful is a circus of prophets in which charismatic demigods, preachers and drifters roam, evoked by Bavo Buys, Inci Gül Civelekoğlu, Joeri Happel and Elisabeth Klinck.

Composer Elisabeth Klinck’s sound and music create an immersive experience and offer an additional perspective on reality. With vibrations, we enter another reality. Or as Dr. Nasir Siddiki proclaims: vibrations are God, God singing. The big bang was a song. God sang the universe into existence.