Origin | Scapino x RIDCC x Cinedans | Stadsschouwburg Groningen

An absurdist satire and a search for hope in dark times. Origin is made by three emerging avant-garde dance makers with a socially critical view in their work. After winning the world's largest dance prize, Sarah Baltzinger & Isaiah Wilson and Olivia Court Mesa are now making two world premieres at Scapino. Both dance pieces can be seen in one program with a connecting dance film that is curated by Cinedans film festival around the same theme. In the piece GOATS by the French/Luxembourgish duo Sarah Baltzinger & Isaiah Wilson, the main character is immersed in a hallucinatory world full of paranoia and delusions. Looking through an absurd lens, the spectator is invited to find a way between reality and illusion together with the dancers. GOATS is an imaginative satire on contemporary times and the psychology of the masses. In The Colors of Darkness, Chilean-Israeli Olivia Court Mesa explores the physical and psychological response to tragedy and chaos. She reflects on collective trauma, survival and the path from darkness to color. With her raw and intuitive style she makes a compelling statement of human resilience and hope.

Their Origin in the Netherlands at Scapino
Artistic director Nanine Linning invites promising talent for Scapino's talent development program Origin. Under her artistic direction, they are creating a program for the first time for major halls that is presented throughout the Netherlands.