- Dance
- SPRING coproduction
- NL premiere
SWEAT (anthem)
Disclaimer
There will be moments of loud sounds, ear plugs should be available at the entrance before the start of the show. Blinking and flickering lights (no stroboscope) are used during the performance and there will be a moment of complete darkness.
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.
SWEAT (anthem) moves through the terrains of resilience and endurance where determination and persistence become a quiet form of protest. Endurance is not only stamina and sustained effort, but also a radical gesture to stay alive, alert and hopeful amidst fatigue, fracture and exhaustion. Between tension, release and play, the performance celebrates the courage to keep dancing and turn exhaustion into a collective rhythm; an anthem of defiance and joy.
Created with four members of the DANCE ON ENSEMBLE and four emerging dancers, the performance highlights the combined strength of a multigenerational collective. By bridging these different generations, the work celebrates the ensemble’s long and compelling careers and asks how to persevere, remain empathetic and keep moving in times of unrest.
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Credits
Concept, choreography & direction: Milla Koistinen
Creation and performance: Ty Boomershine, Gesine Moog, Alba Barral Fernández, Javier Arozena, Tim Persent (Dance On Ensemble) and Jin Lee, Emma Sofie Gautestad, Raul Aranha, Victor Aaron Bolzmann, Milla Koistinen
Sound design: Paul Valikoski and Grégoire Simon
Light design: Martin Beeretz
Dramaturgy: Synne Behrndt
Costume design: Jin Lee and Jihun Choi
Production Director: Anastasia Luck (Dance On Ensemble) and Jana Lüthje (M.i.C.A.)
International Distribution: Chalmont Agentur
Production: DANCE ON / Bureau Ritter
Co-Funded by: the Europeans Union’s Horizon Europe programme for research and innovation in the
frame of DanceMap
Co-production: Milla Koistinen, SPRING Performing Arts Festival (The Netherlands), Tanzfabrik Berlin
BÜHNE
Supported by: Bora Bora Residency Centre, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Finnland-Institut
With thanks to: Dance House Helsinki and the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux
DANCE ON is a project by BUREAU RITTER, funded by the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media
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