HABITAT

Jordan Achiano is a multidisciplinary artist and dance coach whose practice lies at the intersection of physical ritual and spiritual alchemy. In addition to his work on stage, his versatile career spans film and high fashion, where he works as a movement director.

Constantly evolving, Achiano regards every interaction with his audience as a study of human expression, continually refining his practice by exploring new disciplines. He recently developed the S.S.M.A. technique (Somatic Sexual Movement Alchemy). Following the performance, there will be a Q&A session exploring the ways in which this technique is expressed in HABITAT.

This programme is part of Radical Space. The Bookshop was once the entrance to the amphitheatre’s balcony, intended for the ‘common people’ who paid less for a ticket. As a result, these visitors were separated from the wealthy Amsterdammers, executives, mayors and the nobility who were allowed to enter via the main entrance. This class division is, of course, no longer actively practised today. But could it be that the traces of this past still influence the way our society functions?

Radical Space aims to break through these patterns and commissions artists to engage in dialogue with our past. Through performances and discussions, they question the class structures within our society.