Sur(render)
After the success of Closed Eyes, theater-maker and choreographer Alida Dors returns with her dancers and the band HAYP to create a powerful new chapter. With (Sur)render, Dors invites us on a journey toward a ‘new us.’ This immersive performance weaves together hypnotic dance, electrifying music, rhythmic poetry, and stunning video art by acclaimed artist Geert Mul. (Sur)render is a bold call to action: to move together, to rediscover a shared frequency. The question is, can we find a way to dance as one?
Run time 70 minutes
Genre Dance
Language English
Please note that this performance uses smoke, wind machines and flashing light effects.
(Sur)Render
It’s an age-old truth: nature endures, while humanity often drifts apart—only to find its way back together again. But now, the urgency to reconnect, to redefine what it means to be human, feels more critical than ever. In (Sur)render, Dors explores this ‘new us’ with seven world-class dancers, including the jaw-dropping Krumper Mark Brui5er and returning favorite Dylan Kuyper (from Closed Eyes).
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Letting go of what feels safe, the journey takes us through surreal landscapes of the mind, leading to unexpected destinations. Who dares to descend into their own depths and embrace new possibilities? Who’s willing to surrender to the rhythm of nature?
Alida Dors about (Sur)render
“I believe our current view of humanity is bankrupt. The unnatural systems we’ve built keep grinding away, leaving us burned out, exhausted, and disconnected—from each other and from the world around us. It’s like a machine that keeps running, even though it’s breaking down. But it’s not too late. (Sur)render is about yielding to a ‘new us,’ recognizing our deep dependence on each other and on nature.”
About Alida Dors
Alida Dors is a theater producer, choreographer and artistic director of Theater Rotterdam. With her work, Alida creates adventurous interdisciplinary dance chronicles with influences from hip-hop and modern dance - socially and politically conscious, urgent and relevant. The results are contemporary, engaged and innovative performances that offer a broadening in urban culture. She has previously created R.I.O.T., Primisi and Closed Eyes, among others, and choreographed the acclaimed performance The Story of Travis.
REVIEWS
De Volkskrant
“(Sur)render builds toward a glowing, warm and harmonious vision of the future.”
Credits
choreography and concept Alida Dors
assistant choreography Nicole Geertruida
dramaturgy Dave Schwab
dancers Dylan Kuyper, Mark “Brui5er” Sheats, Nathalie Schmidt, Siloé Bouhon, Joseph Simon, Çiğdem Polat, May van Leeuwen
music Alvin Lewis (guitar and loop station), Patrick Mijnals (keys), Jeremiah Owusu Ansah (drums)
scenography Katrin Bombe
video art Geert Mul
costume design Erik Bosman
video and light design Bernie van Velzen
rehearsal pictures Stacii Samidin
scene pictures Amanda Harput
