What does the future hold for Dutch dance? That’s what you discover in DANSLOKAAL: Conny Janssen Danst’s annual talent hub, where talented makers are invited to develop new work with the dancers of the Rotterdam company.
For each event artistic director Conny Janssen selects promising choreographers with diverse backgrounds in collaboration with Dansateliers and Korzo. The contributors to DANSLOKAAL 14 are:
- Lea Ved (Korzo)
- Amparo González Sola (Dansateliers)
- Maciej Kuźmiński (Conny Janssen Danst)
In DANSLOKAAL they get the opportunity to work on the development of their own signature within the professional context of the company. The result is a surprising dance evening with three new pieces, created for and with the dancers of Conny Janssen Danst.
Lea Ved has a rare ability to perceive the subtleties of everyday life and translate them into choreography that is both emotionally expressive and compositionally precise. As an artist she invites the audience to linger and to observe. Through her work, human-like themes become tangible in the language of contemporary dance. Jimmy-Pierre de Graaf (General Director Korzo)
The work of Argentine choreographer Amparo González Sola stands out for its invitation to slow down. Through gestures and movements, she builds a physical language that revolves around muscle tension and transformation and plays with what demands attention. As an audience member, you feel your body, from the edge of your seat to floating through space and time, and you wonder: How are we here and now? Lisa Reinheimer (Director Dansateliers)
Social and political themes are often hidden in Maciej Kuźmiński’s work. He knows how to translate these themes and the emotions they evoke onto the stage with compassion. As a result, his performances possess intense expressive power and spark curiosity. I look forward to Maciej’s collaboration with our dancers! Conny Janssen (Artistic Director Conny Janssen Danst)
After a series of performances in the intimate setting of HUIS Conny Janssen Danst in Rotterdam, DANSLOKAAL 14 is going on tour to various theaters. This gives the loyal audience of Conny Janssen Danst the opportunity to become acquainted with the work of these young, up-and-coming choreographers, who in turn can bring their work to national attention.
Dansateliers and Korzo are the creative partners in DANSLOKAAL 14.