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Julidans

Julidans, the international festival of contemporary dance, is internationally renowned for its unusual and daring dance programming. The festival likes to look across borders. Literally: to dance makers from other countries and (dance) cultures. And figuratively: to different approaches to dance. Besides the great masters, Julidans presents new, promising choreographers and gives them the opportunity to show their work for the first time on the big stage. Julidans also makes way for dance makers who are on the verge of an (international) breakthrough. In them we see the new icons of dance.

1 - 16 July 2021

Julidans 2021

The summer of 2021 will provide the stage for the 30th edition of Julidans. After a year of lockdowns and livestreams, we are pleased to present a distinct programme that you can experience live in the theatres from 1 to 16 July.

Our motto this year is NEVER STOP DANCING. Different generations of choreographers inspire each other, make crossovers with other art forms or respond to social themes. Different locations in Amsterdam, with Internationaal Theater Amsterdam as beating heart, present the great masters, enfants terribles and new icons of contemporary dance. Groundbreaking, daring and surprising performances inspire connoisseurs and curious minds alike.

PROGRAMMA

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BLASPHEMY RHAPSODY

Emio Greco & Pieter C. Scholten (NL) / ICK Dans Amsterdam Dance BLASPHEMY RHAPSODY

Close BLASPHEMY RHAPSODY Emio Greco & Pieter C. Scholten (NL) / ICK Dans Amsterdam

A danced call to embrace the uncertainties (and with it the mobility) of life.

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Vincent Riebeek (NL) Dance Uchronia

Close Uchronia Vincent Riebeek (NL)

Detached from time and place, dance becomes a means of liberation. There are no limits to what is possible.

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Andreas Hannes (NL/GR) / ICK Dans Amsterdam Dance Tremble

Close Tremble Andreas Hannes (NL/GR) / ICK Dans Amsterdam

Stedelijk Museum and Julidans jointly present a skipping performance by Andreas Hannes in the Schiphol Entrance of the museum. Do not be misled by this simple qualification. There is indeed skipping. But that leads to unexpected heights.

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Keren Levi (NL/IS) / NeverLike Dance THERE SHE IS

Close THERE SHE IS Keren Levi (NL/IS) / NeverLike

Memory and farewell are the central themes in this personal solo performance by Keren Levi. In contrast to most of her other pieces Levi has taken autobio-graphical material as the starting point.

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The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (BE) & Pavel Kolesnikov (RU) / Rosas Dance The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

Close The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (BE) & Pavel Kolesnikov (RU) / Rosas

Together with pianist Pavel Kolesnikov, De Keersmaeker enters into a dialogue with the Goldberg Variations, in a solo performance which she dances herself. With one aria and thirty variations, the music challenges the dance to constantly change and at the same time preserve an unchanging core.

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The Goldberg Variations

Michiel Vandevelde (BE) / Platform K Dance The Goldberg Variations

Close The Goldberg Variations Michiel Vandevelde (BE) / Platform K

The democratic liberation of dance, and of Bach's Goldberg Variations.

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Christos Papadopoulos / Leon & the Wolf (GR) Dance OPUS

Close OPUS Christos Papadopoulos / Leon & the Wolf (GR)

OPUS is Die Kunst der Fuge by J.S. Bach as you have never seen it before. Yes, 'seen' is the right word here. The makers dug deep into the rhythms of the composition and depict them with microscopic precision. They take you to a pure, unspoilt world, far away from everyday concerns.

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Koen De Preter (BE) Dance Tender Men

Close Tender Men Koen De Preter (BE)

Tender Men captivates and confuses, harasses and triggers somewhere on the border between bro, bromance, and romance.

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Igor Vrebac (NL/BA) / De Nieuwe Oost Dance OMG

Close OMG Igor Vrebac (NL/BA) / De Nieuwe Oost

Physical ecstasy and collective euphoria. Three dancers seek faith on trampolines.

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LOIS ALEXANDER (NL/VS) / ICK DANS AMSTERDAM Dance Neptune

Close Neptune LOIS ALEXANDER (NL/VS) / ICK DANS AMSTERDAM

Surrounded by melting ice blocks, Lois Alexander investigates the identity of black women.

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Making Dances - Dancing Replies: Works in Silence (1970's)

Lucinda Childs (VS) / Ginevra Panzetti & Enrico Ticconi (IT/DE) & Martha Graham (US) & Tim Etchells / Dance On Ensemble (DE) Dance Making Dances - Dancing Replies: Works in Silence (1970's)

Close Making Dances - Dancing Replies: Works in Silence (1970's) Lucinda Childs (VS) / Ginevra Panzetti & Enrico Ticconi (IT/DE) & Martha Graham (US) & Tim Etchells / Dance On Ensemble (DE)

From the old, we learn new things, a Japanese proverb says.

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Making Dances - Dancing Replies: Story (1963)

Merce Cunningham (VS) & Mathilde Monnier (FR) & Martha Graham (US) & Tim Etchells (UK)/ Dance On Ensemble (DE) Dance Making Dances - Dancing Replies: Story (1963)

Close Making Dances - Dancing Replies: Story (1963) Merce Cunningham (VS) & Mathilde Monnier (FR) & Martha Graham (US) & Tim Etchells (UK)/ Dance On Ensemble (DE)

A bridge between the past and the future. 'Maverick' Mathilde Monnier creates her reply to Merce Cunningham's iconic work Story.

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Alice Ripoll (BRA) / Cie. REC Dance LAVAGEM

Close LAVAGEM Alice Ripoll (BRA) / Cie. REC

A performance about water and soap, and racism. About the question whether we can wash a dirty history clean.

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Junadry Leocaria (NL) / Korzo Producties Dance TA(M)BU

Close TA(M)BU Junadry Leocaria (NL) / Korzo Producties

Striking talent pays tribute to her roots and to the beauty of the forbidden music and dance of Curaçao.

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Ann Van den Broek / WArd/waRD Dance Creating Joy

Close Creating Joy Ann Van den Broek / WArd/waRD

A mix of live performance and film - from the stage and the dancers' homes - about things that create joy in the midst of a pandemic.

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Mette Ingvartsen (DK/BE) & Will Guthrie (AU/FR) / Great Investment vwz Dance All Around

Close All Around Mette Ingvartsen (DK/BE) & Will Guthrie (AU/FR) / Great Investment vwz

Intense and ecstatic music concert that dances.

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Enrico Ticconi & Ginevra Panzetti (IT/DE) Dance HarleKing

Close HarleKing Enrico Ticconi & Ginevra Panzetti (IT/DE)

He looks like a clown, this harlequin, but he is a devil with multiple guises. 'This duo creates a monstrous satire, perfectly timed, masterfully executed.' - Danza & Danza.

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Marcela Levi & Lucía Russo (BRA/AR) Dance grrrRoUNd

Close grrrRoUNd Marcela Levi & Lucía Russo (BRA/AR)

They were already there in 2019, on the talent stage Julidans NEXT, with Iron Mouth: a hellish, irreverent dance to rousing Brazilian rhythms.

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Liat Waysbort (NL/IS) / BITTER SWEET DANCE Dance Gioia Live

Close Gioia Live Liat Waysbort (NL/IS) / BITTER SWEET DANCE

Liat Waysbort has developed a distinctive dance language that is powerful and explosive, and at the same time fragile and thoughtful.

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ELISABETH GETS HER WAY

Jan Martens (BE) / GRIP Dance ELISABETH GETS HER WAY

Close ELISABETH GETS HER WAY Jan Martens (BE) / GRIP

In any attempt will end in crushed bodies and shattered bones, the Julidans co-production that could not be shown in the corona year 2020, Jan Martens used music by Elisabeth Chojnacka.

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Euripides Laskaridis (GR) / OSMOSIS Dance Elenit

Close Elenit Euripides Laskaridis (GR) / OSMOSIS

ELENIT is a universe in which you can disappear completely. 'Totally mesmerising. Dance, theatre, performance, happening, installation. A work that defies comparison and that therefore is unique' - To Tetarto Koudouni.

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Sarah Huygens Jawla (NL/BE) Dance Between us

Close Between us Sarah Huygens Jawla (NL/BE)

Recognition and discomfort in a raw, trance-like performance about diversity and identity.

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Marco D'Agostin (IT) Dance Best Regards

Close Best Regards Marco D'Agostin (IT)

Farewell to a radical dance innovator becomes a fireworks display of talent.

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Arno Schuitemaker (NL) Dance O S C A R

Close O S C A R Arno Schuitemaker (NL)

Liberating experience of the kind that will determine the future of theatre.

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Alexandra Bachzetsis (CH/GR) Dance Private Song

Close Private Song Alexandra Bachzetsis (CH/GR)

Private Song is both a dance performance and a mini-concert; a charismatic performance about male-female clichés with Greek blues sung live.

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8: METAMORPHOSIS

Nicole Beutler Projects (NL) Dance 8: METAMORPHOSIS

Close 8: METAMORPHOSIS Nicole Beutler Projects (NL)

'An impressive dance opera,' de Volkskrant wrote. Dance, music, light art and visual composition effortlessly blend into a total experience that stimulates all the senses.

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Yang Zhen (CN) / Red Virgo Dance Destination

Close Destination Yang Zhen (CN) / Red Virgo

The doors of an underground gay bar open in a show about overt and secret love.

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Chapter 3: The Brutal Journey of the Heart

Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar (IS) / L-E-V Dance Chapter 3: The Brutal Journey of the Heart

Close Chapter 3: The Brutal Journey of the Heart Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar (IS) / L-E-V

In Chapter 3: The Brutal Journey of the Heart, nine dancers embark on an intense journey through the ups and downs of love relationships. Explosive contemporary dance based on classical dance alternates with ‘moves’ taken from vogueing - not without an ironic wink.