This is not a dance

Fri, Aug 2, 2024 t/m Sat, Aug 3, 2024

Nastaran Razawi Khorasani & Theater Rotterdam | NL

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Dancing is officially prohibited in Iran. Since the Islamic Revolution, all dance dance companies had to close. Many dancers and choreographers moved abroad and the ones who still live in Iran must be resourceful. How do they keep this artform alive? Theatre maker Nastaran Razawi Khorasani presents This is not a dance, a performance about censorship.

Location

Verkadefabriek/Kleine zaal

Duration

60 min.

Entrance fee

€ 18

Genre

Anders

Date

Fri, Aug 2, 2024 t/m Sat, Aug 3, 2024

Nastaran offers a stage to the voices of choreographers and dancers who live in Iran and the diaspora. How are they dealing with the ban on dance? How do they practice their profession, what dangers do they face, what freedoms do they fight for? This is not a dance is a homage to the moving body. A homage to art that must be made, whatever form.

Nastaran’s performance Songs for no one premiered on Boulevard in 2021. In this performance, she offered a stage to the voices of Iranian children. The performance moved the audience, was critically acclaimed, and performed in various countries.

This is not a dance is nominated for the VSCD Mime/Performance Prijs 2024.
 


Good to know

  • In the performance will Farsi be spoken. There are Dutch, English, Farsi surtitles.
  • There will be an after talk with the performers on Friday August 2.
  • On Friday 2 August there is a combiticket for this performance with the performance Motus Mori CORPUS by Katja Heitmann.

Credits

Concept, direction, spel Nastaran Razawi Khorasani 
Scenography and film Peter van Til (BrotherTill) 
Music Joost Maaskant 
Percussion (Tombak en Daf) Farid Sheek 
Light Minna Tiikkainen 
Dramaturgy Aukje Verhoog 
Costume Rebekka Wörmann 
Coach Suzan Boogaerdt 
Technic Peter Leeuwenburgh (technical producer), Hein van Leeuwen, Jimmy Niesen 
Production Marleen Reijnen  

Marketing Dieke van der Spek 
Education Anne Sollie & Senna Pauli 
Campaign image Sanja Maruši? 
Scene fotography Bas de Brouwer 
Stand-in repetition Lotte van Delft, Jahcysha Boschman 
Sale Alles voor de Kunsten 
A production of Theater Rotterdam 
In coproductie with Kobe, De Coproducers (supported by Fonds 21 EXTRA) 
Thanks to everyone who has shared their story