HOW CAN WE SHIFT PERSPECTIVES AS A PLATFORM, AS ARTISTS, AS AUDIENCE?

HOW CAN WE SHIFT PERSPECTIVES AS A PLATFORM, AS ARTISTS, AS AUDIENCE?

HOW CAN WE SHIFT PERSPECTIVES AS A PLATFORM, AS ARTISTS, AS AUDIENCE?

HOW CAN WE SHIFT PERSPECTIVES AS A PLATFORM, AS ARTISTS, AS AUDIENCE?

HOW CAN WE SHIFT PERSPECTIVES AS A PLATFORM, AS ARTISTS, AS AUDIENCE?

Festival 2017

Cutting edge dance, theater and art installations showcased the artistic exchange between Europe, the Middle East and North Africa during Dancing on the Edge Festival 2017 in 4 Dutch cities from 8 till 18 November.

Dancing on the Edge believes in the power of art as a laboratory to experiment, meet, and at times touch upon the more sensitive parts of our societies. Asking questions instead of looking for easy answers. Without ready-made solutions, but with an eye for complexity, multi-dimensionality, fluidity, and above all humanity.

Therefore, the 2017 program had a strong focus on new work and (ongoing) artistic research. Times that ask for new theatrical languages and innovative festival formats: the 2017 edition saw Skype performances, a performance at sea (in winter!), an international exchange between Dutch and Lebanese theater companies and a Meet the Artist lab.

Also check out the DOTE magazine, an extra elaborate festival program in celebration of 10 years Dancing on the Edge:

…or browse through our archive below to see the performances and events that took place during Dancing on the Edge Festival 2017

Program

DOTE Open Space

An afternoon to investigate the depths of artistic exchange, curating in an international context, and finding new theater and festival formats for changing times.

DOTE Why Theatre XL

DOTE Why Theatre XL: Radical Resilience is an open talk dedicated to the artistic practices of two female artists presenting their newest works at Dancing

Bagdad (Guest Program)

FRASCATI PRODUCTIES / MONTY / ENKIDU KHALED & CHRIS KEULEMANS Keulemans and Enkidu both grew up in Bagdad. In their documentary-style theater performance the

Meet the Artist – Open Studio

Meet the Artist will be held in honor of Mariam Hammoud. The recent arrival of many new, talented Arab artists in Europe and

Double Bill: Dar (Homeland) & Grand Voyage

(SYRIA/LEBANON/THE NETHERLANDS) Dar (Homeland) A body in search of a homeland What happens when houses and homelands fade? Where do their bodies go? Dar

Salon Joussour (guest program)

(LEBANON/THE NETHERLANDS) If you ever need any proof that music is truly an international language, this is it. A jazz musician, an Arabic

Double Bill: The Resilience of the Body & Portray

(EGYPT) A double bill by choreographer Shaymaa Shoukry. The Resilience of the Body Testing the ability to recover from or adjust to… Post Spring,

Three Rooms / ثلاث غرف

(TURKEY/SYRIA) A long-distance performance through Skype During the making of Three Rooms / ثلاث غرف the changing political landscape in Turkey and Europe meant

(SYRIA/LEBANON) A body in search of a homeland What happens when houses and homelands fade? Where do their bodies go? Dar (Homeland) tries to