Programme 

Visit #3

Trajal Harrell

Step into the world of Welcome to Asbestos Hall: a dynamic space for experimentation, artistic exchange and spontaneous encouters.

Dance of Darkness: butoh in film

Holland Festival, Eye

Film programme with butohfilm Dance of Darkness, selected by associate artist Trajal Harrell and the short film Rose Color Dance.

Freie Form

Marc Vanrunxt

A sublime dialogue between dancer Samantha van Wissen and mezzosoprano and composer Els Mondelaers about the possibilities of free form in movement and music, in which compositions by Morton Feldman and Yoko Ono resonate.

Introduction: Study for Life

Frederike Bernsten, Tero Saarinen

Introduction on Study for Life.

Meet the Artist: Marc Vanrunxt

Marc Vanrunxt

What do you want to know about choreographer Marc Van Runxt? You can ask him during this Meet the Artist.

Study for Life

Kaija Saariaho, Tero Saarinen, Asko|Schönberg, Tero Saarinen Company

Grand visual tribute to composer Kaija Saariaho in which five of her compositions are performed. Six dancers move in a special hall arrangement where the musicians are not just static participants.

The choreographic world of Trajal Harrell

Ondrej Vidlar

A workshop with Ondrej Vidlar in which you’ll discover how some dance can be influenced by pop culture and postmodernism.

Under Construction

Geumhyung Jeong

Hand-made robots move like humans in a solo where technology imitates the human body, while also showing its vulnerability.

In C

Sasha Waltz, Het Nationale Ballet

Dance performance set to Terry Riley’s legendary minimalist composition In C, in which the individual dancer’s creative freedom must relate to the group.

Sister or He Buried the Body

Trajal Harrell

A solo in which Harrell is inspired by the expressiveness of butoh and early modern dance. Accompanied by pop music and occasionally African American jazz voices, Harrell examines how to create a dance he can continue performing well into his seventies and beyond.

Star Returning

Lemi Ponifasio

With breathtaking vocals and deep symbolism, the performance powerfully and poetically showcases the rituals and traditions of the Chinese Yi people. This performance is taking place in The Hague.

Visit #4

Trajal Harrell

Step into the world of Welcome to Asbestos Hall: a dynamic space for experimentation, artistic exchange and spontaneous encouters.