29 January – 1 February 2025
Common Ground - tour
A ritualistic battleground and a tour de force for two dancers by Dutch choreographer Anouk van Dijk.
"Common Ground" centers around two dancers who together explore the balance of power that makes up all human interaction. Two dancers perform an intricate encounter where dance becomes a game of chess, where every move, every movement is based on power, contrast and antithesis, but also surprising countermoves and strategic loss. The dancers' bodies explore spatiality, but also each other's weight, power and flexibility. The movements are born from each other, and the duet spins on through the dancers' loud breathing, pulsating music and a palpable sensuality. In this work choreographer Anouk van Dijk explores the concept of a duet both as a utopian ideal and a display of the inherent complexity that partnerships bring.
"Common Ground" is a poetic study in similarity, equality, defining territory and shifting grounds, testing the tension between the support we need and the limitations of co-dependency. Duet can be seen as a celebration, a utopian ideal of togetherness. The axis to lean on needs a reciprocal axis in return and together they keep each other in an ever-changing equilibrium.
- Category
- Performances
- Dates
- 29 January – 1 February 2025
- Venue
- Turné/Tour
- Age
- From 14 years.
- Duration
- 75 mins. no intermission
"With 'Common Ground' the important and perilous questions about the world and our lives together are mercilessly put to the test."
"70 minutes of dance magic"
Creative team
Anouk van Dijk
Jethro Woodward
Jean Baptiste Lully, Marin Marais, Johann Sebastian Bach
Paul Jackson
Marg Horwell
Jerry Remkes
Fascinated by the feuds between political leaders on the national and international stage, and the public celebrations of their own reign, I explored the dynamics of power.
Dancers
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