Swiping Right | Sophie Anna Veelenturf & BERLIN | With NTGent
- 12 November 2026
GUM
In the lecture performance Swiping Right, Sophie Anna Veelenturf examines what happens when political opposites meet in intimate situations.
How does ideology influence our dating, desires and relationships? How do political divides impact the way in which we compromise between attraction and resistance?
Based on her own experience of doomed dates with right-wing, conservative men, Sophie Anna, a self-proclaimed ‘leftie’, brings her own personal quest to the stage. With humour and sharp dialogue, she brings to the stage theatrical re-enactments of the interviews she conducted, not just with her dates, but also with politically mixed couples and academics of all political persuasions.
The result is a fascinating blend of ideology and intimacy, in which Sophie Anna flirts with stand-up and documentary theatre. In an uncompromising yet vulnerable way, Sophie Anna explores the boundaries between love and politics. In doing so, she holds up a mirror to the audience and asks the burning question: do opposites really attract?
20u - 21u30
Adress: GUM | K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Gent
Language: English
Ticket prices: €15 > €22 euro
with NTGent
Review
“This show asks tough questions about the difficult process of getting along with one another (...) Sophie Anna Veelenturf offers a nuanced, personal perspective on how apps can prevent us from falling in love with people whose political views we despise.
★★★, The Guardian, read the article”
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