Programme 

Atomic Joy

Ana Pi

Joy as a form of resistance. Brazilian-French choreographer Ana Pi brings eight performers together in an intense, energetic dance that balances between urban groove and Afro-diasporic heritage.

Frascati

And Now I Know What Love Is

Blackhaine

Musician and choreographer Blackhaine creates a dark, sensory experience. In the former Bijlmerbajes prison, you move through a nocturnal world of poetic scenes, raw music and intense dance.

Bajes

Joy is not a metaphor

Ana Pi

Dance workshop by Brazilian-French choreographer Ana Pi where joy is at heart.

Frascati

Masters of Movement

David Dawson, Krzysztof Pastor, Alexei Ratmansky, Het Nationale Ballet

Three leading choreographers present new and explosive ballet, brimming with energy and emotion, including a European premiere.

Nationale Opera & Ballet

FEM(with)ME

Black Pearl De Almeida Lima

Experience the powerful energy of femininity through movement, performance and self-expression. Workshop by performer Black Pearl De Almeida Lima.

Productiehuis Nowhere

When I Saw the Sea

Ali Chahrour

A hopeful portrait of three real-life heroines fighting their way out of modern slavery in Lebanon. Through music, singing and movement, they share stories of oppression and liberation.

Theater Bellevue

Holobiont

Boogaerdt/Van der Schoot, Jef Van gestel

Dance, music, costumes, make-up and a catwalk: this vibrant happening celebrates the versatility and power of the (queer) body, while the performers challenge gender norms.

Club Raum

Spem in Alium

Saburo Teshigawara, Vox Luminis XL

Japanese choreographer and dancer Saburo Teshigawara brilliantly translates classical music into dance. Together with three dancers, he enters into a dialogue with the forty singers who perform English choral works from the 16th to the 20th century.

Muziekgebouw

Mirage

Damien Jalet, Kohei Nawa, Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève

Choreographer Damien Jalet connects dance with hypnotic, glittery aesthetics. A visually breathtaking spectacle in which sixteen dancers use their bodies to powerful effect in an ever changing sensory world.

Internationaal Theater Amsterdam

Bilderschlachten

MOUVOIR/Stephanie Thiersch, Brigitta Muntendorf, Asasello Quartet, Residentie Orkest

Exuberant, colourful, and uninhibited. A visual whirlwind filled with dance and absurd scenes. With music by Brigitta Muntendorf and Bernd Alois Zimmermann, performed by the Residentie Orkest.

Internationaal Theater Amsterdam