Dance - Spring Festival

ZZZ RIDDEN

Emel Koc — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:38:27 +0000

Ridden—Indonesian: ditunggangi; Japanese: 憑依—refers to the invisible energy resting on one’s shoulders. In this sensory performance, Leu and Mio remix years of research on the human-environment relationship after a disaster. They transform it into a form of dance that oscillates between ritual, sport, and band performance. Between destruction and renewal, this work explores the human relationship with nature and the strange, endless cycle of just trying to survive.

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SoftMachine: The Return

Emel Koc — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:44:11 +0000

A decade after their first encounter, two Asian artists reunite. Through a blend of dance, documentary, and monologue, Surjit (India) and Rianto (Indonesia) explore how their bodies and homelands have evolved. From political resilience in India to the complexities of gender in Indonesia: SoftMachine: The Return is an honest, radical self-portrait. It captures a generation growing old together while redefining the future of Asian contemporary dance.

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The Bench (by accident)

Emel Koc — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 07:26:20 +0000

This interdisciplinary performance entangles dance, sound, poetry, and design, taking you on a long walk. Two people agree to meet, but lose their sense of direction. Between moments of meeting and not meeting, they navigate a landscape of loneliness and longing. The Bench (by accident) is not about arriving. It is about what can be found … Continued

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The quiet

Emel Koc — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 07:11:19 +0000

In a world where bodies are increasingly reduced to pixels, data and performance, it brings The quiet us back to what it means to be body: raw, vulnerable and real. An ode to the body in its purest form.

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ZZZ Radio Vinci Park

Emel Koc — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:45:11 +0000

In the raw setting of an abandoned industrial space hidden in the city, Radio Vinci Park unfolds as a feverish ritual between human and machine. Choreographer François Chaignaud, a motorcycle stuntman, and a harpsichordist collide in a spectacular duel of seduction and attack, until the mechanics of fantasy spiral out of control. This masterpiece is performed only six times a year worldwide, offering a rare opportunity to witness such raw intensity firsthand.

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ZZZ A (k)night club night

Emel Koc — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:38:44 +0000

A club night at EKKO, curated by Ainhoa Hernández Escudero. A night for the performances of the night: drag, burlesque. High value and undervalued. A forest for the jesters. A club (k)night. Come to dance. To witness. To become.

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ZZZ Sweet Spot

Emel Koc — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 07:51:34 +0000

Six performers pull you into Sweet Spot, a restless whirlwind of dance and sound. Drawing on the myths of Norwegian folk, a chain dance spirals into an alluring current where dances and fleeting fictions surface and submerge. With the haunting tones of the Hardanger fiddle, this queer performance explores the body as a site for ambivalence – where identity and power are constantly negotiated and mutating.

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Klei

Emel Koc — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 07:30:28 +0000

In an unpredictable landscape of ten tons of clay, body and music merge. Klei is a sensory search for the primal connection between human and earth, in all its beauty, struggle, and wonder. An invitation to return to the essence: How do we relate to our bodies? And to the land we inhabit? Immerse yourself.

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ZZZ SWEAT (anthem)

Emel Koc — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:10:35 +0000

SWEAT (anthem) explores resilience and endurance, where determination becomes a quiet form of protest. Moving between vulnerability and strength, individuality and collectivity, it asks how to persevere and stay empathetic in times of unrest. The work transforms exhaustion into shared rhythm — an anthem of defiance and joy.

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ZZZ Opening night – double bill

Emel Koc — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:36:02 +0000

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SPRING opens with a special double bill by renowned choreographer Sung Im Her. Bringing together two distinct groups of collaborators, this evening offers a unique opportunity to dive into her visceral world across the big stage of Stadsschouwburg Utrecht.

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