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Until We Sleep

Far From The Norm / Botis Seva
Tue 17 Dec / 19:45
Tue 17 Dec ’24
19:45
  • Tue 17 Dec ’24
    19:45
    Danstheater
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Botis Seva is an Olivier Award-winning dance artist, choreographer and director working at the intersection of contemporary dance, hip-hop, physical theatre and film. His performances are visual works of art and his unique dance language makes him a key player in hip-hop dance theatre. At the schrit_tmacher Festival last March, his latest work Until We Sleep had its world premiere and can now be seen at FIND (Fonds Internationale Dans), the collaboration between Amare and Holland Dance Festival. In Until We Sleep, Botis Seva questions what race and culture mean in today's world. 

Haunting meditation on leadership

Until we sleep follows a woman in search of faith as she leads a wandering community through the shifting passage of time. The undulating movements of the dancers of Far From The Norm flow effortlessly into an otherworldly soundtrack of percussion and guttural sounds in a performance punctuated on stage by piercing light. With a range of dance styles, from popping to breaking and from krump to contemporary dance, Seva shows the gravity of oppressive leadership. With the hope of a female leadership that opposes it.

Botis Seva: ‘Hip-hop is an art form I grew up with, but during my development in dance, I also encountered contemporary dance. This has also allowed me to find a new way of working - my approach is always focused on finding the deeper soul of the work and the themes we are exploring.I like to grow things and stay true to my true feelings.’

About dance company Far From The Norm

Led by dance artist, choreographer and director Botis Seva, Far From The Norm creates honest, relevant multidisciplinary performances that reflect the questions of our time. The dancers deconstruct urban vocabularies, play with perceptions of hip-hop and create work that connects people and groups. Their work is original, vital and fearless, mixing dance with other disciplines such as film and inviting debate on social political issues and the contemporary world.

Cloakroom and drink  
Cloakroom and an intermission drink are included. If the event does not have an intermission, you will receive the drink afterwards.  

Warning
This performance contains strobes, loud music, haze and mild violence.

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Ooievaarspas discount  
Ooievaarspas holders are eligible for a discount on the ticket price for this concert. To book tickets, we need to see your Ooievaarspas for registration purposes. Please contact our booking office to book your tickets.  

Credits

Until we sleep is een coproductie van DanceEast, DE SINGEL, Points Communs – Nouvelle Scène nationale of Cergy-Pontoise / Val d’Oise, Rum för Dans, Sadler’s Wells, schrit_tmacher just dance!, Tanzköeln, Théâtre de la Ville, The Joyce Theater en The Lowry.

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