MEANDER
Marta & Kim, Knot on Hands, Felix Zech
Who leads a flock of birds?
Who controls the flow of the river?
As nature has its natural flow, so does Meander.
In Meander five circus and dance artists weave a visual landscape. They slide and climb over and under each other, soar into the heights or intertwine into one body. Like a new river finding its course, or like a flock of birds migrating as one body, this is how Meander was created. In this continuum of movement and rhythm, the performers highlight their mutual trust despite the frictions and fractures between each other.
Meander is an ode to the process, to our constantly changing view of how we experience each other and our surroundings. By breaking free from traditional lines of hierarchy and positions of power, the five performers create a space where each moment can bring a new discovery, a new question, or a new insight.
After numerous crossovers, partner acrobats Knot on Hands, Felix Zech and the duo Marta & Kim join forces in the performance Meander. Together they won the BNG Bank Dans- en Circusprijs three times, were selected for Aerowaves, CircusNext, were nominated for the Prijs van de Nederlandse Dansdagen and performed their own work more than 350 times at home and abroad.
‘’At Meander, they confidently roll backwards over each other's shoulders. Weight doesn't seem to count and everyone is carried or launched together. They jump against each other's chests, swing each other into the air and belly-slide forward, low to the ground."
de Volkskrant“Meander sets a new milestone in interweaving modern dance and circus” – Cultuurpers
“Meander is like a sun-bleached changing mountain landscape rushing past your eyes from the express train. Rock after rock pops up, each mountain is different, and disappears before you realise it.” – Theaterkrant
“Through the music lens of composer Rutger Zuydervelt, it is a peculiar, slightly alienating world in motion that will not leave you unmoved. (...) A clever, sinuous, powerful work of art!” – Subjectivisten
CREDITS CONCEPT Knot on Hands • Marta & Kim • Felix Zech PERFORMANCE Britt Timmermans • Mario Kunzi • Tijs Bastiaens • Kim-Jomi Alstadsæter • Felix Zech CO-CREATOR Marta Alstadsæter DRAMATURGY Marc Maris MUSIC COMPOSITION Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek) MASTERING Marlon Wolterink SCENIC & LIGHT DESIGN Loes Schakenbos ANIMATION Kaj Kian Rafael Fischer COMMUNICATION Dansateliers • TENT PRODUCTION Peggy Loch PRODUCER Dansateliers • TENT CO-PRODUCER Cirklabo • Korzo SUPPORTED BY Fonds 21 • Gemeente Rotterdam • BNG Fonds • Dioraphte • Volkskracht • Performing Arts Fund NL • Amsterdam Fund for the Arts
OUR MAKER
KNOT ON HANDS with Felix Zech, Marta & Kim
OUR COURSES
TWO YEARS