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Dark Field Analysis

Jefta van Dinther

 

An analogy that transports us beyond the surface

Two naked bodies entwine in a cavernous space, moving between flesh and blood. Are they human or machine? Lovers or strangers? The answer is yet to be filled. Under the "Dark Field" microscope, every detail of blood cells is crystal clear, blatantly disclosing one's body condition with no pretense. Jefta van Dinther underwent this alternative treatment, experiencing a transcendental connection with the doctor, where "blood" became their bond and an analogy for their intimate relationship. The autopsy of life reveals the weight of fragility. Through dance and introspection, Jefta transports us into a world beyond what our eyes can see, with humility.

 

Programme Details

16/9 (Sat) 8 pm
17/9 (Sun) 3 pm

The Room, Freespace, West Kowloon Cultural District
$280

The performance runs approximately 1 hour with no intermission.
 
*This programme contains nudity scenes

 

*To respect the performers and the audience inside the venue, latecomers will not be allowed into the show and will not be refunded after the program has started.
  The host unit reserves the right to make the final decision.
 
*Free Seating
 
*Aged below 6 not admitted
Programme Link

Direction, Text & Choreography: Jefta van Dinther

Text & Creative Performers: Juan Pablo Cámara, Roger Sala Reyne

Lighting Designer: Minna Tiikkainen

Scenographer: Cristina Nyffeler

Executive Lighting Designer & Scenographer (Hong Kong): Samuel Chan

Sound Designer: David Kiers

Songs: Based on the tracks ”The Slow Drug” and ”Horses in my Dreams” by PJ Harvey

Assistant Choreographer: Thiago Granato

Artistic Advisors: Gabriel Smeets, Felix Bethge

Technical Coordinator: Bennert Vancottem

Stage Manager: LokC Chan

Juan Pablo Cámara

Juan Pablo Cámara is a choreographer and performer living in Berlin. He began his training in dance and theater in Buenos Aires, where he also worked as an actor and performer. In 2013 he moved to Amsterdam to study at the School for New Dance Development (SNDO), from which he graduated in 2017. His artistic practice fluctuates between creating his works, creating in collaboration with other artists*, and working as a performer in various projects. His choreographic research deals with issues such as artificiality, identity construction, and disembodiment. His work has been presented in Buenos Aires, Amsterdam, Berlin, Vienna, Madrid, Lisbon and Poland. He has worked as a performer for choreographers Mi- chele Rizzo, Adam Linder, and Kat Valastur, among others. He collaborated with Jefta van Dinther in the performances "Dark Field Analysis” (2017) and “Unearth” (2022).

 

Roger Sala Reyner

Roger Sala Reyner is a performer living and working in Berlin. He completed a four-year BA degree in physical theater at the Institut del Teatro in Barcelona and a BA degree in choreography at the School for New Dance Development (SNDO) in Amsterdam. Over the past decade he has collaborated regularly with a number of choreographers, including Meg Stuart, Thiago Granato and Jefta van Dinther. He considers his own artistic practice collaborative and is currently developing a joint working platform with choreographer Guillaume Marie and dramaturg Igor Dobricic. Roger is also a longtime member of John the Houseband, a nomadic amateur performative music band. He collaborated with Jefta van Dinther in the performances "As It Empties Out” (2014), "Dark Field Analysis” (2017) and “Unearth” (2022).

Manager: Sven Naumann

Production Manager: Romy Hansford-Gerber, Uta Engle

Touring Manager: Romy Hansford-Gerber

Distribution: Key Performance

Administration: Interim kultur AB (svb)

Co-production
Tanz im August / HAU Hebbel am Ufer Berlin; Tanzquartier Vienna; Sadler’s Wells London; PACT Zollverein Essen; Centro Cultural Vila Flor Guimaraes and Dansens Hus Oslo

Funded by
Swedish Arts Council; City of Stockholm and the NATIONALES PERFORMANCE NETZ (NPN) Co-production Fund for Dance , which is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media on the basis of a decision by the German Bundestag

Supported by
O Espaço do Tempo Montemor-o-Novo, BUDA Kortrijk and The Swedish National Touring Theatre

Jefta van Dinther Performance Workshop and Sharing

 

"From the microscopic body landscape: to dissect life experience”

Jefta van Dinther regards performance as an art of gaining insight into life, shining a theatrical light on the invisible details of existence. What conscious thoughts lurk in our minds, guiding our choices? This workshop will open up intimate moments of self-dialogue, allowing the body to become a medium for dissecting life.

 

Public Workshop

23/9 (Sat) 2-4 pm

Unlock Dancing Plaza
Free Admission

Research Sharing

28/9 (Thu) 8 pm

Unlock Dancing Plaza
Free Admission