Folk
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Sat 14 Nov '2620:30Philipszaal
Grade 1 Normal € 27,50 CJP € 25,-
Eight dancers take the audience into a physical and immersive experience in which group behavior unfolds according to a different logic each time. We are sucked into increasingly strange rituals, and our ideas about what we check and feel are turned upside down each time. The performance makes us feel how confrontational, seductive and frightening collective forces can be.
Jocić draws inspiration from the rich folk traditions of former Yugoslavia and from the turbulent 1990s, when ideological shifts profoundly altered everyday life and personal identity. Beyond this context, Jocić reconsiders her own roots and draws parallels with the world today.
In Folk, Jocić uses the raw energy of Balkan music and dance to create new rituals: at the intersection of tradition, trance and transformation, with echoes of social upheaval.
About Dunja Jocić
Dunja Jocić creates cinematic dance performances that reveal the depths of the human psyche. Her work, steeped in her background in ballet and as an elite athlete in former Yugoslavia, was awarded the VSCD Dance Award De Zwaan. An in-demand choreographer for major ballet companies in Germany, Italy and Switzerland, she is solidifying her international reputation.
Credits
Choreography and Direction: Dunja Jocić; Dancers: Giovanni Visone, Roberto Pontieri, Thomas Fauc, Ivan Tocchetti, Alice Leoni, Tessa Boelens, Miriam Raffone, Jacob Donnarumma Lighting Design by Nuno Salsinha Costume Design by Ivana Vasić Lighting by Niels Frik Sound Production by Seb Jongejans Composition by Renger Koning in collaboration with David Shaw and The Beat Acquisition & Tour Planning by Bureau Berbee & Jansen