Summer is nearly here. At the time of writing we are in the middle of rehearsing THE BIG UNKNOWN WITH A BIT OF NATURE AND EVERYTHING ELSE ON MY LIST OF THINGS TO DO. Nicole has made this graduation piece together with four students from the AHK Mime department. It will premiere tonight 16 June in Het Veem Theater and then go on a short tour.

We also look back on an exceptional experience, 5: ECHO in the Stadsschouwburg Utrecht during SPRING, the start of our two-year collaboration within the context of Size Matters. Next year we’ll perform 6: THE SQUARE at SPRING for which online tickets are already on sale via this link!

In the meantime, we’re also busy with preparations for the summer academy WE LIVE HERE and a number of other projects which can be seen at various outside venues. For a fifth time we’ve been invited to perform at the Vondelpark Openluchttheater, where on 19 June, we will stage 4: STILL LIFE. On 2 & 3 July, LES SYLPHIDES will return with a special cast for two performances during Julidans in the centre of the city. We’re also scheduled to appear during the Parade: THE BIG UNKNOWN… can be seen from 7 through 11 August in Amsterdam.   

And, we’re finally allowed to tell you that LIEFDESVERKLARING has been selected for the Flemish Theatre Festival!

Check our website or Facebook page for updates and current performance dates.

Julidans - LES SYLPHIDES

Nicole made Les Sylphides in 2007 at Dansateliers Rotterdam with three ex-ballerinas. It was the first project in which she researched elements of collective dance history and shaped an existing choreography to her own needs. The choreography by Michael Fokine (1909) served as basis for a ‘cover’ or remake with a totally distinctive artistic result.

Since then Nicole has made two other ‘covers’: 2: Dialogue With Lucinda and 5: ECHO. The past resonates in her contemporary interpretations.

Les Sylphides can be seen during the coming edition of Julidans on 2 & 3 July at two public squares in Amsterdam; the Leidseplein and the Noordermarkt (option).

LIEFDESVERKLARING at VLAAMS THEATERFESTIVAL

LIEFDESVERKLARING, a collaboration with Magne van den Berg and ƒABULEUS, has been selected for Het Theaterfestival Vlaanderen! The production was chosen by a jury from more than 250 theatre and dance productions. It will be staged at BRONKS in Brussels during the festival on 12 September and subsequently tour throughout Belgium. An excerpt from the jury report: “A especially beautiful ode to the magic that exists between the stage and its audience. An fascinating theatrical calling card.”

4: STILL LIFE at the VONDELPARK OPENLUCHTTHEATER

In previous years 4: STILL LIFE has been performed at numerous inspiring locations, including the Oude Kerk during the opening of Museumnacht, in Bangalore (India) during the Attakkalari Biennial and at the Bora Bora theatre in Aarhus (Denmark). After so many enthusiastic reactions, this duet inspired by Bauhaus and partner dance, will be performed on Friday 19 June in the Vondelpark Open Luchttheater, a venue we’re always very happy to revisit.

Maybe some of you remember how last year during the performance of 3: THE GARDEN, a stork boisterously joined in by clapping its beak? Against the backdrop of a full moon…it’s only on such a special podium that you experience something like that!

WE LIVE HERE 2015

We’re delighted and proud that the WE LIVE HERE Academy is taking place for the fifth time. This platform for artistic encounters, initiated by Nicole Beutler, Marijke Hoogenboom and Andrea Božic will arrange four different labs this year. Andrea Božic, Julia Willms and Robert Pravda (TILT) will host an interdisciplinary lab within the context of their SPECTRA project and together with Inge Koks we will organize a work session called Quality of Participation which focuses on participation within artistic practice. Konstantina Georgelou, Efrosini Protopapa and Danae Theodoridou together present a Dramaturgy session at Work lab; a three-day workshop about dramaturgic processes.

In addition, we regularly open our doors to the public with scheduled readings and presentations. Consult the WE LIVE HERE website or Facebook for more information about the public programme.

TOUR DATES JUNE through SEPTEMBER

16-18 June | THE BIG UNKNOWN... Het Veem Theater, Amsterdam (NL) *16 June premiere
19 June | THE BIG UNKNOWN... Its Festival, Compagnietheater Amsterdam (NL)
19 June | 4: STILL LIFE Vondelpark Theater, Amsterdam (NL)
25 June | THE BIG UNKNOWN... Korzo, The Hague (NL)
29 June | THE BIG UNKNOWN... Folkwang Universität der Künste, Essen (DE)
2, 3 June | LES SYLPHIDES Julidans, Leidseplein, Noordermarkt (option) Amsterdam (NL)
4-9 June | SUMMER ACADEMY - WE LIVE HERE 2015 Amsterdam (NL)
7-11 August | THE BIG UNKNOWN... De Parade, Amsterdam (NL)
29 August | 3: THE GARDEN Uitmarkt, Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam (NL)
12 September | LIEFDESVERKLARING Het Theaterfestival Vlaanderen, Brussel (BE)
18 september | LIEFDESVERKLARING Takt Dommelhof, Neerpelt (BE)
24 September | LIEFDESVERKLARING CC Sint-Niklaas (BE)
26 September | LIEFDESVERKLARING CC Wevelgem (BE)
27 September | LIEFDESVERKLARING Tanzhaus nrw, Düsseldorf (DE)
30 September | LIEFDESVERKLARING Westrand - Cultuurcentrum Dilbeek (BE)

For the complete calendar, go to www.nbprojects.nl