How do we deal with the pace and expectations of modern society and the high demands we place on ourselves? Are we trying to keep up, fleeing, or facing the battle?

‘INSTINCT’ is not just a dance performance – it is an explosion of energy, movement, and emotion. In this dynamic performance by the Rotterdam dance company Conny Janssen Danst, we dive with an adventurous group of dancers into the four instinctive reactions to threat: fight, flight, freeze, or please. What happens when you are under pressure? 

For the first time, a large-scale production from Conny Janssen Danst is created in co-creation. Artistic leader Conny Janssen invites choreographer Patricia van Deutekom for this purpose. While Patricia van Deutekom has a fondness for a powerful, unpolished but sensitive dance language, Conny Janssen focuses more on the individual qualities of her dancers which she weaves with her own dance language. 

The result? A captivating mix of movement, music, and stories that immerses you in the struggle, tension, and adrenaline of daily life.