Ellemieke Meijers - U heeft ergens last van

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Explore the North Festival 2026
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An introduction to a team of specialists for solving just about any problem

Whether you’re suffering from an itch or from mild, moderate, or severe existential questions, a team of specialists is here to help in the PowerPoint presentation-performance You’re Experiencing Something! Please exercise extra caution if you have a serious fear of solving your problems and/or of PowerPoint presentations. The presentation is intended for everyone, but you may be especially eligible if you experience stress, are considering horse therapy, want to have fewer appointments, or if you’re in a feud with your neighbour and have no idea why.

Do be aware that some side effects may occur during or immediately after the presentation. (For example, between one and three out of every ten participants start seeing worms everywhere.) Whether hair loss is among the possible side effects remains unknown. But don’t worry, this team of specialists will be on hand at Explore the North to present the PowerPoint to you:

Marjam Bakker de Vries – Christian horse therapist and motivator + demotivator (depending on the day).

Master Struik – Holy draught stopper and meditation guru. Helps humanity reconnect with its natural, horizontal state through meditation and other practices.

Dominik Chan – Hole fixer based in Groningen. For all your non-metaphorical holes.

Dr. Prof. PhD Adam Sofia Centrum – Doctor, professor and PhD from The Hague, specialising in the mathematical properties of the worm.

Kring Gloed – Irritating fortune teller with a passion for vacuum cleaners and other misunderstood objects.

The Neighbour – Unemployed.

Review (M. Bakker de Vries, 2025):
“When you rummage through the barrel of life, you’ll always find at least a scrap of paper—and that’s still more than nothing.”

About Ellemieke

Ellemieke Meijers is an artist, writer, and manager of a nine-member team of specialists. Hoping to find answers to life’s existential questions, she assembled the finest experts she could find. Together, they share a single mission: to provide humanity with help, answers, and wisdom.

The team includes Marjam Bakker de Vries (Christian Horse Therapist), Master Struik (Holy Draught Stopper and Meditation Guru), Dominik Chan (Hole Fixer), Kring Gloed (fortune teller), and The Neighbour (unemployed). As their intermediary, Ellemieke represents both the artistic and business interests of these specialists. She designs and publishes their philosophies through the magazine vraag & aandagt, recruits clients for horse therapy and hole fixing, and presents their ideas to the public through intensely serious PowerPoint performances.