Ruben Terlou & Jelle Brandt Corstius
We live in a rapidly changing world. That world is the stage for journalists Ruben Terlou and Jelle Brandt Corstius. In their new theatre production, these born storytellers take you on a journey through Eastern Europe and Asia.
In Traveling Through a New World, the new geopolitical reality is given a human face. Through the encounters for their VPRO series, Terlou and Brandt Corstius tell the bigger story. They give us a glimpse into their lives as documentary filmmakers and all the poignant moments and special events behind the scenes. What drives them to keep traveling?
We journey along the contours of a new world order, where US hegemony has collapsed and the vacuum is being filled by China and Russia. Where democracies are being replaced by autocracies. Where smaller countries like Taiwan and Ukraine threaten to lose out. And where Europe must find a new path.
About Ruben Terlou
Documentary filmmaker and photographer Ruben Terlou (1985) studied Mandarin in China and Medicine in Amsterdam. In 2014, he decided to trade a hospital career for that of a journalist. He was awarded several Silver Camera prizes and the Prize for Innovative Photojournalism for his photography. He made various documentary series about China. One of these earned him a nomination for the Silver Nipkow Disc. Together with Jelle Brandt Corstius, he traveled through Central Asia and presented intriguing stories in Along the New Silk Road. In his series Doctor Ruben, he combined what shaped him and viewed the world through a doctor’s eyes.
About Jelle Brandt Corstius
Jelle Brandt Corstius (1978) is a journalist, author, and programme maker. He lived in Moscow for five years, where he worked as a correspondent for Trouw and De Standaard. For the VPRO, he presented Zomergasten and produced various travel series, including Van Moskou tot Magadan, Grensland, Robo sapiens, and – together with Ruben Terlou – Langs de nieuwe zijderoute. He has also written several books, the most recent of which is Spullen brengen (2024).
