In Swiping Right, Sophie Anna Veelenturf explores what happens when political opposites meet in an intimate situation. What does ideology do to our dating world, desires and relationships? How do political differences influence the way we navigate between attraction and resistance?

Based on her own experiences – in which dates with right‑conservative men repeatedly fell apart – Sophie Anna, a self‑proclaimed “left‑wing girl”, translates her search to the stage.

With humour and sharp dialogue, she presents theatrical re‑enactments of interviews she conducted: with her dates, but also with, among others, politically mixed couples and academics. The result is a tense encounter between ideology and intimacy, in which Sophie Anna flirts with stand‑up comedy and documentary theatre.

In an uncompromising yet vulnerable way, she explores the boundaries between love and politics. In doing so, she holds up a mirror to the audience and poses the pressing question: can opposites really attract each other? What happens when you fall in love with someone who thinks completely differently from you?

• concept ,text & performance Sophie Anna Veelenturf direction Doris de Vries
• trigger warning This performance contains testimonies and interviews in which harmful or discriminatory statements are addressed, such as transphobia, racism, sexism and stigmatisation based on political preference and identity.