SOUNDS
zo 9 aug 2026 t/m ma 10 aug 2026
BackBone
Location
Verkadefabriek/Grote zaal
Duration
60 min.
Entrance fee
€ 20
Price Youth
€ 9,50
Genre
Dans, Muziek
Date
zo 9 aug 2026 t/m ma 10 aug 2026
Language
Er wordt niet gesproken
Toegankelijkheid
suitable for the deaf and hard of hearing, suitable for cognitive and/or intellectual disability, without (spoken) language
Bus
Nee
Extra informatie
Wil je ‘SOUNDS’ ervaren met een trilriem? Selecteer tijdens het bestellen een kaartje met trilriem.
What happens to your body when a bassline reverberates through your chest? When a rhythm moves your feet before you even realise it? In 'SOUNDS', that power of music takes centre stage. Four dancers and a singer show how sounds shape communities.
'SOUNDS' celebrates Afro-Caribbean heritage: music as a source of joy, connection and resilience. It echoes generations before, during and after the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, and shows how sound shapes and connects communities.
The foundation for 'SOUNDS' was laid through Lijn73. In co-creation sessions, Chittick worked alongside deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing dancers. At the festival, she shared the creative process with the audience on an open floor. What grew there can now be seen on stage.
Good to know
- Light and vibrations make the music not only audible, but also visible and tangible. BackBone developed special vibration belts, rhythmic lighting and subtitles, so that deaf and hard-of-hearing audience members can feel what is happening on stage. In this way, 'SOUNDS' becomes what music in the Afro-Caribbean tradition has always been: something you share with everyone around you. Would you like to experience 'SOUNDS' with a vibration belt? Select a special ticket with vibration belt when booking.
About the artist
Hip-hop company BackBone makes dance that speaks to what is happening right now. The values of hip-hop form its foundation: intensity, authentic performance, movement with both feet firmly on the ground, and bold storytelling. Their productions are raw and profound, and prompt you to think about your own place in society. Alida Dors founded BackBone in 2012 and later moved on to Theater Rotterdam; since late 2022, Donna Chittick has been the artistic director. BackBone previously performed 'ALPH' [2021], 'Together' [2021] and 'Mirrors' [2023] at Boulevard.
"With infectious rhythms, sharp dancers, warm colours and sounds, BackBone's dance performance ‘SOUNDS’ effortlessly conjures up a whole world. On the breath of the piece, everything and everyone moves along."
Credits
Concept Donna Chittick/ Backbone
Choreografie Donna Chittick i.s.m performers
Performance Charmaine Charlemagne (zang), Darion Thompson (dans), Leonarda Lovrekovic (dans), Manou te Voortwis (dans), Stephano Linkers (dans)
Music Simone Giacomini -
Music third eye/ vocals Vernon Chatlein
Dramaturgy Yahmani Blackman
Lightdesign- and stage design Jeffrey Steenbergen
Technicians Ewout Blanken, Gijs Feskens
Styling Ishijah Thompson
Business director Elisia da Silva Martins Peças
Graphic Design Anthony van de Vijver
Marketing coordinator Shewska Verberne
Head of production Maud Bruggeman
Tourmanager Megan Rietvelt
Photography Sjoerd Derine
Videography Hector Ruiz- Pixelstream
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