RHINO
Rhino is an enchanting Lynchian adventure that merges dance, film, hologram techniques and theatre in a spectacular fashion. Choreographers Tiffany Tregarthen and David Raymond of Out Innerspace present an unlikely cast of characters on the ‘dissecting table of humanity’, each at a crossroads in their existence. What will it take to embark on the future with hope?
Festival Julidans
Programme section Julidans On Stage
Dutch premiere
Location Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
Venue Grote Zaal
Run time 65 minutes
Language Language no problem
Rhino
Animal, human or element - In Rhino, we meet a Rhino, a Skeleton, a Narrator, a Matador, a Condor, a Cockroach and Oil. They are already past their prime, are on the verge of extinction and are fighting for their place in a world that seems to understand them less and less. What does it really take to survive? What can they take with them from the past to explore a possible future?
In Rhino, Tregarthen and Raymond combine cinematic techniques with physical expression, defying the laws of gravity and stretching the dance idiom. Live video projections bring the performers' emotions closer. Intimate close-ups of faces and hands appear in mist and Hologauze, creating hologram-like images.
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These techniques reveal the inner workings of the characters: haunting images reflect the uncertainty of their future, aimed directly at the audience. It seems as if their struggle is our own, the monster we must face to reflect about what is truly intrinsic and essential for us to stand the test of time - perhaps even to survive. Humour, compassion and an uncanny kind of suspense come together in this visual spectacle, in an ultra-dynamic dance language that is as acrobatic as it is poetic.
Tiffany Tregarthen and David Raymond collaborated with leading choreographer Crystal Pite and created work for companies such as Nederlands Dans Theater. Their work, already shown at previous iterations of Julidans, magically explores the boundaries of dance, theatre and film. They explore the themes of survival, identity and connectedness, with a keen sense of humour, but also embracing the fragility of human nature.
More about David Raymond
Originally trained in tap, David Raymond founded the hip hop collective Over the Influence before co-creating Out Innerspace with Tiffany Tregarthen. He has performed and toured internationally, won the Isadora Award, and designs video for dance. He has danced with Kidd Pivot since 2013.
More about Tiffany Tregarthen
Tiffany Tregarthen began her career in New York and Seoul, later training and creating in Antwerp. She co-directs Out Innerspace and Modus Operandi, and has worked with Kidd Pivot, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, and Beijing Modern Dance Company.
Credits
artistic Directors Tiffany Tregarthen, David Raymond
performers & Creative Collaborators Adam Khazhmuradov, Aiden Cass, Alesandra, David Harvey, David Raymond, Jade Chong, Tiffany Tregarthen
apprentices Madeleine Cruz, Julian Hunt
video Design and Technical Direction Eric Chad
lighting Design James Proudfoot
costume Design & Fabrication Janet Dundas
sound Design Stefan Seslija
national Creation Funds’s Critical Friend Lou Cope (participation made possible by the National Creation Funds’s Critical Friends initiative.)
stage Manager Julian Hunt
costume Design & Fabrication Assistant Alaia Hamer
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costume Stitchers Desiree Morin, Halley Fulford, Holly Anderson
apprentice Technical Director Jack Chipman (Apprenticeship partner: Canada’s National Arts Centre.)
music James Ginzburg, Yair Elazar Glotman, emptyset (James Ginzburg and Paul Purgas), Eric Holm- courtesy of Subtext Recordings
co-production The CanDance Network Creation Fund (Agora de la danse, Dance Victoria, National Arts Centre, La Rotonde), La Comète (France), Julidans (Netherlands), One Dance Week (Bulgaria), Agora de la danse
developed with support of The National Arts Centre’s National Creation Fund
creative residencies Agora de la danse, ArtSpring Theatre, Yukon Arts Centre
