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Origin

Scapino Ballet Rotterdam X RIDCC X Cinedans
Wed 9 Apr / 19:45
Wed 9 Apr ’25
19:45
  • Wed 9 Apr ’25
    19:45
    Danstheater
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An absurdist satire and search for hope in dark times. Origin is created by three emerging avant-garde dance makers with a socially critical perspective in their work. After winning the world's biggest dance award, Sarah Baltzinger & Isaiah Wilson and Olivia

An absurdist satire and search for hope in dark times. Origin is created by three emerging avant-garde dance makers with a socially critical perspective in their work. After winning the world's biggest dance award, Sarah Baltzinger & Isaiah Wilson and Olivia Court Mesa are now making two world premieres at Scapino. Both dance pieces can be seen in one program with a connecting dance film curated by Cinedans film festival around the same theme.

In the piece GOATS by French/Luxembourgian duo Sarah Baltzinger & Isaiah Wilson, the main character is immersed in a hallucinatory world full of paranoia and delusion. Looking through an absurd lens, the viewer is invited to join the dancers in finding a way between reality and illusion. GOATS is an imaginative satire on contemporary times and the psychology of the masses.

In The Colors of Darkness, Chilean-Israeli Olivia Court Mesa explores the physical and psychological response to tragedy and chaos. She reflects on collective trauma, survival and the path from darkness to color. With her raw and intuitive style, she makes a poignant statement of human resilience and hope.

Their Origin in The Netherlands by Scapino

For Scapino's talent development programme Origin, artistic director Nanine Linning invites promising talent. Under her artistic direction, they will for the first time create a programme for the major theatres that will be presented throughout the Netherlands.

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

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

Artistic direction: Nanine Linning
Choreography: Sarah Baltzinger & Isaiah Wilson (GOATS) | Olivia Court Mesa (The Colors of Darkness)
Dancers: View Scapino tableau
Light design: Jasper Nijholt
Costume design: Petra Finke
A collaboration with Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition Cinedans

Amare Stories

Dance

The dance offering in Amare is versatile, colorful and startling. Not surprising when you consider that Amare comes from the Lucent Danstheater and Zuiderstrandtheater and has the Nederlands Dans Theater as its house company. Here is a selection from the rich dance programme.