Programme 

Butoh and Japanese Cinema of the 60s

Holland Festival, Eye

Short-film programme with the spotlight on butoh performers, exploring the link between experimental film and butoh.

Other Dances

Jerome Robbins, Ted Brandsen, David Dawson, Het Nationale Ballet

An ode to abstract dance, in which two much-praised choreographies come together: Ted Brandsen’s The Chairman Dances and David Dawson’s The Four Seasons.

Bérénice

Romeo Castellucci, Isabelle Huppert

Radical, dark adaptation with Isabelle Huppert in an unforgettable monologue. Inspired by Jean Racine’s iconic love tragedy Bérénice.

Introduction: Bérénice

Isabel van Hauwe

In this introduction, Isabel van Hauwe offers context on Castellucci’s work and Bérénice, providing tools to help you experience the performance with an open mind.

The Return

Menelaos Karamaghiolis

Film from Menelaos Karamaghiolis in which young detainees reenact themselves in a juvenile detention centre. Including a discussion with the director afterwards.

Caen Amour

Trajal Harrell

Theatre, catwalk and dance installation: Harrell revisits the history of hoochie coochie shows. Clothes become more than just costumes, but rather a means for transformation and expressing identity and desire.

Dance of Darkness: butoh in film

Holland Festival, Eye

Film programme with butohfilm Dance of Darkness, selected by associate artist Trajal Harrell and the short film Rose Color Dance.

Freie Form

Marc Vanrunxt

A sublime dialogue between dancer Samantha van Wissen and mezzosoprano and composer Els Mondelaers about the possibilities of free form in movement and music, in which compositions by Morton Feldman and Yoko Ono resonate.

Introduction: Study for Life

Frederike Bernsten, Tero Saarinen

Introduction on Study for Life.

Study for Life

Kaija Saariaho, Tero Saarinen, Asko|Schönberg, Tero Saarinen Company

Grand visual tribute to composer Kaija Saariaho in which five of her compositions are performed. Six dancers move in a special hall arrangement where the musicians are not just static participants.

Introduction: ROHTKO

Marian Donner

Introduction on ROHTKO by writer Marian Donner.

ROHTKO

Łukasz Twarkowski, Anka Herbut, Dailes Theatre Latvia

Spectacular theatre piece in which audio-visual arts come together. With actors from Latvia, Poland and China, it explores the value of art and authenticity through a forged Rothko painting.