MAISON the FAUX, THE TAIL (2025). Photographer: Dion Bal; Light assistant: Eugene Berkovski; Talent: Adama;
Make-up artist: Marly van den Bosch;
Hair stylist: Eldrigde Mullenhof 20 Jun –
17 Aug 2025
THE TAIL by MAISON the FAUX
From 20 June to 17 August, MAISON the FAUX presents THE TAIL, a performance installation that draws on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid to explore themes of transformation, and the sacrifices that are made in pursuit of one’s true identity. The work is developed in close collaboration with artists Diamanda Dramm, Dae Uk Kim, Anto López Espinosa, Oriana Ikomo, Bien De Moor and Luthfi Darwis.
THE TAIL challenges and expands the archetype of the mermaid to confront the complexities of selfhood and the desire for autonomy. It engages with and recontextualises the queer subtext woven through decades of reinterpretations of the mermaid figure over time, highlighting its potential as a symbol of personal transformation and self-empowerment.
Blending music, fashion, performance, scenography, video and visual art, THE TAIL creates an immersive, multi-disciplinary experience. Audiences are invited to become part of the narrative through live activations of its scenography. In collaboration with Framer Framed, a public programme will further create opportunities for communities to engage with, and reinterpret, its ideas.
THE TAIL begins with two live viewings at the Machinefabriek, home of NITE and Club Guy & Roni in Groningen, on 10 & 12 June, before traveling to Framer Framed in Amsterdam from 20 June to 17 August, including thirteen live performances.
MAISON the FAUX is ‘a creative studio posing as a grand couture fashion house’, investigating new forms of fashion through experience, interaction and performativity.
Opening
Register here for the opening on 20 June from 18:00 to 21:00.
Additional performances will take place on 25, 26, 27 and 28 June, and 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11 and 12 July.
Registration for these performances will be available soon.
Address
Oranje-Vrijstaatkade 71
1093 KS, Amsterdam
The project is co-commissioned by Framer Framed and NITE, and co-produced by Framer Framed, NITE, and This is Not an Office.
Supported by
Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; Amsterdam Fund for the Arts; Municipality of Amsterdam; VriendenLoterij Fonds; het Cultuurfonds and Performing Arts Fund NL.
Photographer: Dion Bal
Light assistant: Eugene Berkovski
Talent: Adama
Make-up artist: Marly van den Bosch
Hair stylist: Eldrigde Mullenhof
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Friederike Schubert
Dramaturge
Bien De Moor
Actress
Luthfi Darwis
Videographer
Anto López Espinosa
Artist, Performer
Dae Uk Kim
Artist
Diamanda La Berge Dramm
Musician
