Amsterdam Fringe Festival, Meervaart en het Nederlands Theater Festival brengen deze werken samen omdat ze verhalen tonen die nog te weinig ruimte krijgen: eerlijk, urgent en vol levenskracht.
COMMON GROUNDS is an evening where movement opens the conversation. Three performances – CRI(S)P, Momentum and Badke (remix) – show how bodies break free from expectations and find new forms of connection. In rhythm, sound, gesture, touch and silence, a language emerges that everyone can understand.
The performers seek each other out, fall apart and come together again. This creates a landscape of encounters where distance transforms into contact and dance becomes a source of strength for imagination and freedom. In the foyer, Meervaart Jong Atelier exhibits masks inspired by the work of Jasmijn Vermeeren.
Amsterdam Fringe Festival, Meervaart and the Dutch Theater Festival bring these works together because they tell stories that have received too little space: honest, urgent and full of vitality.
COMMON GROUNDS invites you to be surprised and find connection in difference.
PROGRAMME
BLUE HALL
20.00 Cri(s)p – Ismini Slijper in collaboration with: Athina Botonaki & Dimitra Sofroniou
RED HALL
21.15 Badke (remix) – laGeste | Stereo48
FOYER
19.00 Meet and Feel for visually impaired/blind visitors
20.40 Momentum – Leefmeesters in collaboration with Boaz Blume and Brendan Lodder
(free admission, no ticket required)
19:00-22:15 Meervaart Young Atelier Expo
(free admission, no ticket required)
‘Cri(s)p’
‘Cri(s)p’ is een multisensorische dansvoorstelling, toegankelijk voor mensen met en zonder visuele beperking. Een zintuiglijke reis die onderzoekt hoe dans ervaren kan worden voorbij het visuele.
De voorstelling dompelt het publiek onder in een prikkelend universum, ergens tussen stad en natuur, waarin alle zintuigen gelijkwaardig worden aangesproken. Lichamelijke ervaring en rationele kennis verweven zich, terwijl intimiteit, verbeeldingen nieuwsgierigheid nieuwe vormen van betekenis openen.
Een onderzoek naar zintuiglijke waarneming, taal en interpretatie; naar wat we (denken te) zien en te begrijpen, en hoe betekenis (opnieuw) een lichamelijke ervaring wordt.
Dansers Petra Haans en Manuel Kiros Paolini van dansgezelschap Leefmeesters dansen hun duet uit de voorstelling Momentum. Momentum gaat over dat ene moment dat alles op z’n kop zet, waarop het onverwachte je pad kruist en je dwingt om nieuwe kracht te vinden. Het is een dansvoorstelling over keuzes, ontmoetingen en de vraag: hoe ga je verder? In het duet danst Petra haar verhaal: kwetsbaar, intens en tegelijkertijd vol energie. Laat je meenemen in een persoonlijk verhaal dat raakt en je uitnodigt om stil te staan bij je eigen levensmomenten.
Dansgezelschap Leefmeesters maakt dansvoorstellingen over maatschappelijke vraagstukken. Vanuit een inclusieve visie brengen wij dansers van verschillende leeftijden, achtergronden, lichamen en ervaringen samen op het podium. Leefmeesters laat zien dat het podium van iedereen is.
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Badke(remix)
A remix is a reworked version of an existing music track. Badke(remix) is a reworking of the dance production featuring 10 Palestinian dancers that toured worldwide between 2013 and 2016, created by Koen Augustijnen, Rosalba Torres and Hildegard De Vuyst. The re-release of Badke now passes artistic direction into Palestinian hands, specifically those of Amir Sabra and Ata Khatab, becoming Badke(remix).
The title is a deliberate reversal of dabke, the name of the Palestinian folk dance and starting point of the production. With backgrounds in traditional dabke, contemporary dance, hip-hop, capoeira or circus, the Palestinian performers bring a contemporary version of this dance that is traditionally reserved for (wedding) celebrations. Badke(remix) displays zest for life and love of dance as a form of resistance.
In Badke(remix), a deliberate choice has been made for a contemporary version of the popular, non-academic variant, an explosion of joy, a highly vital physical expression that speaks of connection, an affirmation of belonging somewhere. Through the festive surface of Badke(remix), that other reality breaks through, like cold drafts through the cracks of a poorly insulated home. But in the end, the thought prevails: we will not be done in, by no one. We dance until we drop.
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Momentum
Dancers Petra Haans and Manuel Kiros Paolini from dance company Leefmeesters perform their duet from the production Momentum. Momentum is about that one moment that turns everything upside down, when the unexpected crosses your path and forces you to find new strength. It is a dance performance about choices, encounters and the question: how do you move forward? In the duet, Petra dances her story: vulnerable, intense and at the same time full of energy. Let yourself be taken along on a personal story that touches you and invites you to pause and reflect on your own life moments.
Dance company Leefmeesters creates dance performances about social issues. From an inclusive perspective, we bring together dancers of different ages, backgrounds, bodies and experiences on stage. Leefmeesters shows that the stage belongs to everyone.
(free admission, no ticket required)
Expo Meervaart Jong
In the foyer of Meervaart, you can view the exhibition by Meervaart Jong. After a year full of creating, discovering and experimenting, the participants of the Studio Classes proudly present their work here.
This year, portraiture was at the center. The young artists not only explored how to depict a face or person, but also how material can play a meaningful role within an artwork. They drew inspiration from the work of Jasmijn Vermeeren.
Jasmijn Vermeeren (1996) is a visual artist from Utrecht. Drawing from her experience with an invisible disability and chronic pain, she explores in photography, collage, video, text and installations how the body, identity and vulnerability can become visible. Vermeeren identifies as a crip artist: a term used by artists with disabilities to critically question established norms around beauty, health and representation.
Starting from this inspiration, the participants set out to find their own visual language. The result is a diverse exhibition full of personal stories, experiments and surprising materials.
(free admission, no ticket needed)
TICKET PRICES
Meet and Feel: free
Meervaart Young Atelier exhibition: free
CRI(S)P: €13.50
Momentum: free
Badke (remix): €25
Combination ticket: €30
ACCESSIBILITY
This event is accessible for people with visual and/or hearing impairments, is wheelchair accessible and has a lift available. Service dogs are also welcome.
For people with visual impairments, there is a Meet and Feel at 7:00 PM before the performance Badke (remix).
Do you have any questions or requests? Please contact us at [email protected].
This event is Language No Problem.