The latest collaboration of Dave St.Pierre and André Gingras premieres on July 5th during the summer festival for contemporary dance Julidans 2010.

After the two shows on July 5th, LIBIDO travels to Germany for two performances in Künstlerhaus Mousonturm on Wed 25th and Thu 26th August.

Artistic Director André Gingras is looking for stagaires in contemporary dance (m/f), professional break dancer, urban dancer, traceur/yamakuzi, with a high level of technical skill, for next season.

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On 1 March 2010, Ton Simons will leave Dance Works Rotterdam as artistic director. Simons indicated to the board of the company that he felt the time had come to search for a successor. The changed subsidy circumstances of the company underlie Simons’ decision. These circumstances require a new artistic policy. The board of DWR has looked for an artistic director who fits these circumstances. They found an ideal partner in choreographer André Gingras.

On June 26th, Dance Works Rotterdam dances the production Moving Being during the annual International Summer Dance Festival OPEN LOOK in Sint Petersburg. Already in its eleventh year, OPEN LOOK will gather top dance teachers, choreographers, performers, dance theaters and independent dance companies from around the world. Dance Works Rotterdam has been invited by their Russian partner Kannon Dance with whom we collaborate since 2006.
The performance is part of 3-day tour and is complimented by an educational programme that focuses on the exchange of chorographical ideas and technical performance. Artistic Director Ton Simons together with dancers Irena Misirlić en Szabolcs Pataki offer different workshops and masterclasses for Russian professional dancers. A unique chance for them to encounter and learn from the technical qualities of the company and to work with Ton Simons.

The international tour to Sint Peterburg has been made possible by the Ministery of Foreign Affairs from the Netherlands, the Polak Mainz Foundation and the Friends of Dance Works Rotterdam Foundation.

On May 16 Rotterdam Danst co-organized the third DANSnacht in the Rotterdamse Schouwburg. During this night of dance, Dance Works Rotterdam performed fragments of Moving Being and presented Trampled Origami, one of the pieces from the last production Xtra Xtra Large. The special this night was Recipe for Disaster, a piece made by the five choreographers of the five dance companies in Rotterdam. The song Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix was cut into five exactly the same length pieces and each choreographer made a piece. Together the five pieces formed Recipe for Disaster. Dance Works Rotterdam opened Recipe for Disaster with a powerful performance. The rest of the piece was made by Conny Janssen Danst, Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, Dansateliers and MEEKERS.

The poster for Rotterdam/York (season 07/08) has been selected for the 20th International Poster and Graphic Design Festival of Chaumont. The colorful poster which shows dancers Szabolcs Pataki and Daniela Neugebauer in black and white, is designed by studio studio Lonne Wennekendonk, the official designers for Dance Works Rotterdam. The poster will be exhibited during the festival from May 16th to June 14th 2009 at the Entrepôt des Subsistances, Chaumont, France.

The poster will be judged by the International Jury which will award three prizes on Saturday, May 16th 2009.

Do you also want this poster on your wall? Dance Works Rotterdam gives away 5 free posters (A0-size). Send an email with your name and address details to publiciteit@danceworksrotterdam.nl. The first 5 emails will be rewarded with the poster.

22 december 2008

Choreography Francesco Curci for CODARTS students

Dance Works Rotterdam's Francesco Curci had created a piece for the first year students of CODARTS. This piece, called 'Freud Theatre' is based on dreams and their underlying meaning and is inspired by the ideas of the Austrian physician, neurologist and founder of the psycoanalysis, Sigmund Freud (1856-1939). The music of the choreography includes works by Aphex twin, Arvo Pärt, Fauraualla, Osvaldo Farrés and Michele Bagaglio. The premiere of 'Freud Theatre' is Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 19.00 p.m at the Theaterzaal of CODARTS. 'Freud Theatre' will be performed several times throughout 2009, for more information and reservation, see www.codarts.nl

8 december 2008

Dance Works Rotterdam’s Irena Misirlić nominated for the Vecernjakov citizenship 2009 award

The Vecernjakov citizenship 2009 (Vecernjakova domovnica 2009) award, for the most talented young Croatian, living outside Croatia, is granted by the Vercernij, Croatia’s largest and most prestigious daily newspaper. In its foreign edition, the Vecernij published a list of the selected nominees of which one is Irena Misirlić. The award will be handed out in February 2009 in Frankfurt, Germany.

Rotterdam, November 5, 2008
PREMIERE: ‘MOVING BEING’

Dance Works Rotterdam presents ‘MOVING BEING’, her new proscenium stage production.

The live performance of Bach’s brilliant music by the young, talented Portugese pianist Manuel Araùjo, a new choregraphy by Ton Simons and Peter Struycken’s, light art, specially designed for this production. ‘MOVING BEING’ is performed by the excellent dancers of Dance Works Rotterdam.

The world premiere of ‘MOVING BEING’ is on Wednesday, the 19 th of November 2008 in the Rotterdamse Schouwburg.

At 19.30 p.m, artistic director and choreographer Ton Simons will give an introduction to this performance. Performance will start at 20.15 pm. The performance period is through May 2009. For touring list, visit: www.danceworksrotterdam.nl

‘MOVING BEING’ is the sequel of Simons’ much appraised ‘Human Figures’ (2006-2007). With 'Moving Being' Simons complements his interpretation of J.S. Bach’s master piece ‘Das Wohltemperierte Clavier’ (Book I). ‘MOVING BEING’ offers the audiences three direct approaches to the music simultaneously: Manuel Araùjo’s piano playing, Peter Struycken’s art and the dancing by Dance Works Rotterdam. Together, but each in their own way, they aim to provide our audience with a multiple, layered experience of the mystery of Johan Sebastian Bach’s genius.

The press about ‘Human Figures’:
“In solos, duets, trios and quartets, Araújo’s piano playing and Simons’ dance join forces in a supremely enchanting way, whereby the movement impulses are a direct and dynamic translation of Bach’s atmospheres and modulations”. (Trouw, Sander Hiskemuller)