Programme 

One Ocean

Small Island Big Song

Artists from islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans bring an ode to resilience, culture and the ecological vulnerability of their habitat. Live music and film footage interweave traditions and generations into a Gesamtkunstwerk.

Stream: Cyber Subin

Pichet Klunchun Dance Company

Dancers and avatars improvising a performance together that is choreographed in part by AI and reinterprets traditional Khon dance from Thailand. Note: this is not a livestream but a video on demand.

The Return

Menelaos Karamaghiolis

Film from Menelaos Karamaghiolis in which young detainees reenact themselves in a juvenile detention centre. Including a discussion with the director afterwards.

Blind Date Trajal Harrell & Craig Taborn

Trajal Harrell, Craig Taborn

Associate artist Trajal Harrell and musician Craig Taborn come together for an improvised performance.

Introduction: Told by My Mother

Natasja van 't Westende

Introduction on Told by My Mother door Natasja van 't Westende.

Meet the Artist: DD Dorvillier

DD Dorvillier

Do you have any burning questions for DD Dorvilier? You can ask them during this Meet the Artist.

No Change, or "freedom is a psycho-kinetic skill"

DD Dorvillier, human future dance corps

Bodies, objects and sounds become intertwined in a playful act of resistance. 

The Second Body

Ola Maciejewska

Not a solo, not a duet, but dissolving boundaries: those between the human body and a large slab of ice dissolve in a sensual exploration inspired by Daisy Hildyard’s philosophical essay The Second Body.

Told by My Mother

Ali Chahrour

Explosive dance performance with live music, inspired by stories of mothers, director Ali Chahrour’s family history and the collective memory of Lebanese people.

Holland Festival x BIMHUIS: Craig Taborn Residency

Craig Taborn ft. Okkyung Lee, Sun-Mi Hong & Alessandro Fongaro

Craig Taborn – phenomenal improviser and pioneer in jazz and experimental music – will work with musicians from the Amsterdam improvisation scene on new material during a short residency at the BIMHUIS.

Meet the Artist: Ali Chahrour

Ali Chahrour

After the performance of Told by My Mother, you will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage in a conversation with dancer and choreographer Ali Chahrour.

Meet the Associate Artist: Trajal Harrell

Welcome to Asbestos Hall

A unique opportunity to meet Trajal Harrell, talk and zoom in on his view of dance and the relationship with his audience together.