Double Bill: Through & Nomad

Senna Amarnis is known as a pioneer in her dance style as a choreographer. She is a sought-after teacher and teaches at dance schools and workshops around the world. Nomad is her first theatre piece inspired by the first generation of migrants on Western soil who symbolise as a bridge between the previous generation clinging to their origins and the next generation having to find their place in the new world. Nomad tells the story of the inseparable bond of first generation falling into division and follows their search for words to find each other again in the increasing tension of a population cut in two.

Justin de Jager is an expert in the threading technique, which he applies in his choreography and mixes with modern dance techniques. In this duet, you see the complex partner work that is also an important aspect of his signature. In the disarming piece Through, Justin dissects, right before your eyes, the apparent magic trick that threading appears to be. His dance looks back on his early career as a choreographer: the lonely first steps, the vulnerable experiments, the struggles and doubts, the renewed inspiration, and the collaboration. The solo ends in a duet between Justin and his good friend and longtime dance partner Tosca Knauf.

Both artists are supported by Sample Culture. Justin is also supported by DOX and Korzo.