'COMMON GROUNDS' is an evening where movement speaks. Three performances, three groups of makers, a wealth of perspectives and a multitude of bodies that each show in their own way how to break free from what others impose on you. Here the body becomes not a limitation, but a source of strength, imagination and connection. 

In 'CRI(S)P', 'Momentum' and 'Badke (remix)' performers seek each other out through rhythm, sound, sign language, touch and silence. Alternating moments of solitude and coming together show how connection emerges in unexpected places. 

Meervaart Young Atelier exhibits masks inspired by the work of Jasmijn Vermeeren in this context. 

'COMMON GROUNDS' explores what happens when different bodies share the same space. How distance can transform into contact. How dance becomes a language that needs no translation to move us. 

Meervaart, Amsterdam Fringe Festival and the Dutch Theater Festival bring these performances together because they make visible experiences that still receive too little space. They are stories that are both personal and universal: honest, urgent and full of vitality. 

Programme

19:00–19:45 | Foyer
MEET THE ARTISTS
Talk in English and Dutch Sign Language

Start the evening by meeting the artists behind 'Common Grounds'. Tobias Kokkelmans (Director, Nederlands Theater Festival) talks to Boaz Blume, Brendan Lodder and the makers of 'Leefmeesters' and 'Badke(remix)', together with Farnoosh Farnia (Director, Amsterdam Fringe Festival), about their work, ideas and what drives them.

A chance to get to know the people behind the performances before the evening unfolds.

20:00 | Blue Hall
'Cri(s)p' – Ismini Slijper in collaboration with: Athina Botonaki & Dimitra Sofroniou

20:40 | Foyer
'Momentum – Leefmeesters' in collaboration with Boaz Blume and Brendan Lodder (free admission, no ticket required)

21:15 | Red Hall
'Badke (remix)' – laGeste | Stereo48

Free access all evening
Meervaart Young Atelier Expo

This event is accessible to people with visual and/or hearing impairments, is wheelchair accessible, and a lift is available. Assistance dogs are also welcome. The performances during this event are Language No Problem.