The Silent Woman

In "The Silent Woman", Dilan Yurdakul gives a voice to her grandmothers, the first generation of migrant women. This generation left their homeland and faces the challenge of a new life in the Netherlands. Dilan explores what remains within her from these women and what she will pass on. As a thirty-something, she questions her role as a woman: Is she ready for motherhood? How much womanhood does she still embody? What has been gained and what has been lost? Despite significant changes over the decades, the underlying, unspoken pains remain unresolved. Dilan discovers that alongside the differences, there are many similarities in a quietly borne history. What is left unresolved is passed down. Following her previous works "Through the Shadow" and "Alter", Dilan Yurdakul now delves into the female lineage of her family. She voices the experiences of the first generation of Turkish migrant women—the silent women—focusing on their love lives, desires, sorrows, and disappointments. About Dilan Yurdakul Dilan Yurdakul (1991) is an actress, writer, and theater maker. At Likeminds, she created solo performances such as "Through the Shadow", "Not Seen, Not Heard", and "Alter", which she is touring this autumn. This year, her debut novel "Maskerziel" was released, and she stars in the feature film "The Chase for Meral Ö", based on the childcare benefits scandal. Starting in 2025, Dilan will be one of the main mid-career makers with Via Rudolphi Productions. Due to her background, Dilan is fascinated by the friction between freedom and identity, autonomy and community. She shares openly the struggles she faces as the child of migrants. Her work centers on family, patterns, migration, and becoming. About Via Rudolphi Productions Via Rudolphi Productions is a theater company that collaborates with autonomous performing creators, from freshly graduated talents to seasoned professionals who have seen the world. Creators with a mission: they share their own stories that have yet to be told and aim to shed new light on them. Our performances are recognizable, engaging, stimulating, empowering, confronting, sometimes uncomfortable, quasi-realistic, with a touch of tragedy and lots of humor.