Sluyswacht

 

BY MANDAFOUNIS
Commissioned by expanded contemporary dance

Using their bodies as tools the 24 performers storm into the space offering, their presence, their dance and their connexion with each other in order to share their passion for dance with the audience. In a constantly transforming environment the dancers improvise their way through the predefined structure. 

Each dancer is responsible for making choreographic proposals in order to support the progression of the piece.

The challenge of creating a work for students lays at the crossroad between the teachings of a specific craft as well as asking the students to behave responsibly in a professional context. The thin balance between these two polarities is what makes « Sluyswacht » vibrant and alive.   

CREDITS

Creation 2020

Concept and choreography Ioannis Mandafounis
Repetitor Heidi Vierthaler
Dancers Yukino Abiko, Dicko-Andrea Din, Jimi Dormans, Zoé Ducros, Marilou Fortuné, Léo Geens, Nara Gonçalves, Damian Haack, Peer Jonkers, Chao Ming Ko, Wiktoria Kolcon, Amisha Kumra, Ugnė Laurinavičiūtė, Ryan Le-Nguyen, Dengling Levine, Pedro Machado, Jacopo Marrese, Layla Miño, Bryan Nurhakim, Grėtė Vosyliūtė, Abigail Vrede, Maren Weertman, Ina Wojdyła, Gyuhyeong Yoo
Lighting, sound Dansmakers’ technicians.

Production Expanded Contemporary Dance

 

Sluyswacht ON TOUR
6 shows, 1 theater, 1 city, 1 country

9 December 2020, Dancemakers (Premiere), Amsterdam, Netherlands
10-11 December 2020, Dancemakers, Amsterdam, Netherlands - double shows
12 December 2020, Dancemakers, Amsterdam, Netherlands