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3 August 2024
This is not a dance
Nastaran Razawi Khorasani & Theater Rotterdam | NL
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
Running time
60 min.
Genre
Anders
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.
“This is not a dance forces you to reflect on the foundations of dance, in definition and effect. Nastaran Razawi Khorasani performs a powerful, moving performance that will resonate for a long time."
Theaterkrant"This is not a dance brilliantly depicts what censorship does to a human life. Staying on the lookout for connection is the only option."
Het Parool
Bas de Brouwer
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
