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We are thrilled to announce the premiere
'Your Silence is Loud' by Sagí Amir Gros A New Dance Theater Creation *Premieres December *19th, 20th, 21st 2024 At Tanzfaktur, Cologne This creation is produced by WDTanztheater Additionally, we are excited to announce the premiere of 'Forever Summer - Ewig Sommer' by Jonas Knecht and Sagí Amir Gros at the State Theater-Schauspiel Erlangen in Bavaria, Germany, on April 12th, 2025. Furthermore, we are launching a new educational program and masterclasses in both Germany and the Netherlands. Stay tuned for further details and performance dates. Stay connected for more updates and join us in celebrating these upcoming premieres! |
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Our coming tours:
Amsterdam, Arti et Amicitiae May 23rd, 20:30 Hagen, Johanniskirche Hagen May 24th, 19:30 Cologne, Comedia Theater Köln May25th, 26th, 27th. WDTanztheater in collaboration with GrossDanceCompany Credits: Director, Choreographer, Text, Costumes, Camera Work & Design: Sagí Amir Gros Cameraman: Michael Maurissens Dancers: Gaizka Morales Richard, Kaho Goto, Kyoko Oku, Laura Fridman, Adrian Gago. Production Manager: Jozsef Csaba Hajzer Supported by: Tanzfaktur Funded by: Kulturamt Köln, NRW Landesbüro Tanz, NRW Landesbüro Freie Darstellende Künste, Johanniskirche Hagen, het Cultuurfonds. |
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The spring performances series of WDTanztheater Cologne, in collaboration with GrossDanceCompany Amsterdam, will include a live performance and dancefilms with our new partner, Orangerie Theater Cologne on
April 18th, 19th, 20th & 21th. For further information and tickets press here The complete coming performances list: April 13th, LRRH Aerial Düsseldorf Opening Art Düsseldorf April 18th, 19th, 20th & 21th Orangerie Theater Cologne May 23rd, Arti et Amicitiae Amsterdam May 26th & 27th, COMEDIA Theater Cologne |
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'Printemps 22' premiere
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The world premiere of the film 'Printemps 22' at Ludwig Musuem in Cologne Germany will be presented on May 19th, 2023 at 7:30pm.
The film is the opening event for the MOOVY international film festival in Cologne. 'Printemps 22' is directed and choreographed by Sagí Amir Gros, in collaboration with cinematographer Michael Maurissens. The film is produced by WDTanztheater, Germany co-produced by GrossDanceCompany. For tickets please press here ‘Printemps 22’, by film director & choreographer Sagí Amir Gros, presents a sensitive observation of the Parisian Jewish Ukrainian, Russian ballerina Laura Fridman. Gross interviewed Fridman and wrote a script based on her life story. The film exposes her intimate fragility, set against the background of the Ukrainian / Russian war. The camera movements are choreographed around the ballerina, to give the spectators a poetic personal story. The film is part of Gross's artistic philosophy 'Physical Script', a personal approach to merge interdisciplinary film & stage works into a unique cinematic experience.
‘Printemps 22’ Director, script, choreographer, costumes, and light design: Sagí Amir Gross Performers: Laura Fridman & Adrian Gago Martins Cinematographer: Michael Maurissens Camera work: Michael Maurissens & Sagí Amir Gross Management: Jozsef Csaba Hajzer The film is a produced by WDTanztheater and supported by GrossDanceCompany foundation Amsterdam. |
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Vortex 2
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A new solo commissioned by
LRRH Aerial Düsseldorf, as part of ART - Düsseldorf. 'Vortex 2', is created and choreographed by Sagí Amir Gross, in collaboration with fashion designer Hugo Holger Schneider. March 30th 2023, at 6pm. For info please press here. |
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Folkwang university for the arts
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At the first part of 2023, director & choreographer,
Sagí Amir Gross, will be leading a collaborative project together with WDTanztheater in Germany, in partnership with Folkwang university of the Arts in Essen. More information will follow soon. |
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Third Choice Vortex
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December 4th & 10th 2022 Solingen & Amsterdam
Third Choice Vortex - Collaboration with WDTanztheater: December 4th / 19:00 Theater und Konzerthaus Solingen, Germany December 10th / 18:30 StudioAnnaMora Amsterdam, The Netherlands Third Choice Vortex recent performances: September 3d / 18:00 LHHR Aerial Düsseldorf September 16th / 19:30 Theater Hagen - Theater Lutz September 17th / 11:00 Johanniskirche Hagen September 17th / 17:00 Emil Schumacher museum September 18th / 14:00 Haus Opherdicke, Holzwickede September 23d / 19:30 StudioAnnaMora, Amsterdam September 24th / 19:30 Open Air Güterhallen, Solingen September 25th / 11:00 Johanniskirche Hagen September 26th / 19:00 Palais Wittgenstein, Düsseldorf September 30th / 19:30 Theater Hagen - Theater Lutz October 2nd / 16:00 StudioAnnaMora, Amsterdam *For tickets reservations for Amsterdam performance, please email to: [email protected] Further info about Amsterdam, please press here For the German tour, please contact the location, or our partner [email protected] Premiere shows* July 1st / 19:00 Tonstudio Tessmar, Hannover July 2nd / 19:00 Emil Schumacher museum, Hagen July 3d / 15:00 Johanniskirche, Hagen Director & choreographer: Sagi Amir Gross Dance: WDT Düsseldorf & GrossDanceCompany Amsterdam Dancers: Aymeric Aude, Filippo Franzese, Simona Dammicco, Filippo Buonamassa, Sagi Amir Gross. Orchestra - Musica assoluta Hannover: Conductor: Thorsten Encke The orchestra's musicians: Eve Ludwig - Flute Ishay Lantner - Clarinet Eugene Shon - Piano Catherine Giegling - Violin Kari Trades - Viola Aleke Alpermann - Cello Manager: Jozsef Csaba Hajzer Production leader: Thomas Seidel Production: Ina Topeters Third Choice Vortex is produced by WestDeutsches Tanztheater Düsseldorf, Orchestra Musica assoluta Hannover. Supported by GrossDanceCompany Amsterdam. "My relationship to music has been symbiotic from an early age. I see myself as a painter of music and my choreographies as a movement painting. Through my tone-color synaesthesia, the implementation of music has been intensively linked with colors since my childhood. In my head I can literally seeing the structure of the music." Sagí Amir Gross "A note becomes a timbre, a chord becomes a spectral complex and a rhythm becomes a wave of unpredictable duration." With these words, the composer Gérard Grisey described the concept of sound of the "Musique spectrale", which was developed in the Parisian research institute in the early 1970s IRCAM and the ensemble L'Itinéraire and is regarded as one of the most important current trends in New Music. musica assoluta plays the important work "Vortex Temporum" by Gérard Grisey in a dance and movement performance that gently involves the audience and breaks up the classical concert arrangement in favor of an overall physical and mental experience for all participants. The different facets of the “time whirlpool”, in which the individual is the pawn of the events, are presented in a stylized form. |
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Scripting Dance – a Physical Script
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Tuesday 26th of April I 19:30 – 21:30
Director: Sagí Amir Gross Production: Film screening ‘Kiss & Tell shorty’ and live performance + discussion Duration: 120 minutes + break The International Queer and Migrant Film festival, is bringing a special program: An evening with the artist Sagí Amir Gross including live performance, film presentation, research, philosophy and a conversation with Dr. Derrick Brown and Annemiek van der Hell. “Connecting with people is the essence of my work; telling stories of individuals on stage and in film. The research is about authenticity and intuition, which are important components for me as a choreographer, director and most importantly as a human being.'' Sagí Amir Gross. Sagí Amir Gross; Choreographer, theater director, and filmmaker, born in Tel Aviv and based in Amsterdam. After many years of international collaborations including with Louvre Museum Paris, Grand Rapids Ballet Michigan and Austinmer Dance theater in Australia, he currently directs two independent dance theater companies: GrossDanceCompany Amsterdam & WestDeutsches Tanztheater Düsseldorf. Sagí brings together cultures, art forms and collaborators within his choreographic philosophy ‘Physical Script’. We warmly invite you to an inclusively exclusive Tuesday evening at Supernova, where for the first time since the pandemic, Sagí will present and talk about his practice, including spoken theater, dance, film, philosophy and research. He is bringing with him movement researcher and cognitive scientist, Dr. Derrick Brown PhD and film specialist Annemiek van der Hell to connect the evening in conversation, and two dancers of the WestDeutsches Tanztheater from Düsseldorf to put the words into action. The screening of the dancefilm 'Kiss & Tell shorty' will have its premiere in The Netherlands on this night. “The dedication of each individual allowed the work to go beyond traditional knowledge, abilities and boundaries, to reflect on the work from personal experiences.” Karyn Benquet, former dancer of Nederlands Dans Theater For information and tickets please press here |
Photo: Leszek Januszewski
Scripting Dance – a Physical Script Credits: The team of the research are: Researchers: dr. Derrick Brown, Bertha Bermúdez PhD Candidate Dramaturg: Anne-Marije van den Bersselaar Film advisors: Annemiek van der Hell of Windmill film production company & Harry Boss Centre Pompidou Paris. The evening is produced by foundation GrossDanceCompany Amsterdam. Co - produced by WestDeutsches Tanztheater WDT, North Westphalia Germany. In partnership with International Queer & Migrant Film and Supernova cinema. The event is part of the choreographic research Scripting Dance - a Physical Script which is made with the kind support of: Amsterdam fonds voor de kunst (Amsterdam foundation for the arts), Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds (The Dutch Prince Bernhard cultural foundation), foundation Diorapthe. WestDeutsches Tanztheater is supported by: Neustart Kultur-Stepping Out Joint Adventures, Nationalen Performance Netz, Kulturbüro der Stadt Hagen, Stadtkirchengemeinde Hagen. |
Third choiceThird choice by choreographer Sagí Amir Gross, is a creation for three male dancers, which investigates the relationship between dance, music and theater.
The three men are exploring their personal choices, within the group’s dynamic, together with authentic, grounded physicality, connectivity and dis-connectivity, to the music of Sergei Rachmaninoff. The music is a repetitive moment, taken from a rehearsal of Rachmaninov’s famous 2nd & 3rd concertos. It is played from the Instagram profile of a pianist, while she was randomly ‘’testing’’ a new piano in Paris. The repetition of the music in a rehearsal, on the Instagram account of the pianist, creates friction and tension between the three men and how we perceived information during the 21st century. It is exposing the men to their differences in forms of masculinity and individuality together with the fragility of the music. Third choice by Sagí Amir Gross & WestDeutsches Tanztheater. Choreography & concept: Sagí Amir Gross Production manager: Jozsef Csaba Hajzer Dancers: Peter Copek, Ricardo Campos Freire, Sagí Amir Gross Music: Sergei Rachmaninoff, Johann Sebastian Bach, arranged and edited by Sagí Amir Gross. Production assistants: Yahya Yahyayev & Peter Copek Photographer: Leszek Januszewski Premiere: *Friday September 3rd, at 19:30 in Johanniskirche Hagen. Saturday September 4th, at 11:00 in Johanniskirche Hagen. Sunday September 5th at 15:00 in Markuskirche Hagen. WestDeutsches Tanztheater is a partner of GrossDanceCompany foundation in Amsterdam. WestDeutsches Tanztheater is supported by: Neustart Kultur-Stepping Out, Joint Adventures, Nationalen Performance Netz, Kulturbüro der Stadt Hagen, Ballettstudio Glasow, Stadtkirchengemeinde Hagen. „Unterstützt durch das NATIONALE PERFORMANCE NETZ - STEPPING OUT, gefördert von der Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien im Rahmen der Initiative NEUSTART KULTUR. Hilfsprogramm Tanz. |
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Scripting Dance - a Physical Script
In the coming year we are delighted to share the research project Scripting Dance - a Physical Script, which will analyse the choreographic philosophy Physical Script developed by choreographer Sagí Amir Gross.
The outcome and process will be shared through presentations, articles, a visual glossary of the choreographic practice and a film documentary.
The project also includes the creation of 5 short dance films.
The team of Scripting Dance - a Physical Script includes:
PhD candidate dance researcher Bertha Bermudez (Biarritz, Amsterdam)
PhD dance scientist Derrick Brown (Amsterdam, Bern)
Film producer Annemiek Van der Hell - Windmill Film (Amsterdam)
Film professional Harry Bos of Centre Pompidou (Paris)
Dramaturg Anne-Marije van den Bersselaar (Tilburg)
Production manager is Sacha Alexander Schemkes (Rotterdam, Berlin)
''Through my life and as part of my creative process, I am challenged to express individual and personal stories. I feel that it is important to communicate through my artistic processes and creations, searching for an exposed fragility and pure authenticity together with the audience and my collaborators. As an artist, who grew up in Tel aviv, has lived half of his life in Amsterdam and travels around the world in order to create, I am always trying to observe. I take inspiration from extreme experiences of my own life, next to simple, pure random, beautiful moments. Connecting with people is the essence of my work; telling stories of individuals on stage or in film, between the abstract and the narrative. The research is about authenticity and intuition, which are important components for me as a choreographer, director and most importantly as a human being.'' Sagí Amir Gross
The project will be realised with the kind support of Amsterdam fonds voor de kunst (Amsterdam foundation for the arts), Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds (The Dutch Prince Bernhard cultural foundation) and foundation Diorapthe.
Thank you as well Marc Jonkers, Nehemia Aipassa and Ronald van Hoolwerff of GDC - GrossDanceCompany foundation for the support. Further details and information will be exposed in the near future. Stay tuned!
The outcome and process will be shared through presentations, articles, a visual glossary of the choreographic practice and a film documentary.
The project also includes the creation of 5 short dance films.
The team of Scripting Dance - a Physical Script includes:
PhD candidate dance researcher Bertha Bermudez (Biarritz, Amsterdam)
PhD dance scientist Derrick Brown (Amsterdam, Bern)
Film producer Annemiek Van der Hell - Windmill Film (Amsterdam)
Film professional Harry Bos of Centre Pompidou (Paris)
Dramaturg Anne-Marije van den Bersselaar (Tilburg)
Production manager is Sacha Alexander Schemkes (Rotterdam, Berlin)
''Through my life and as part of my creative process, I am challenged to express individual and personal stories. I feel that it is important to communicate through my artistic processes and creations, searching for an exposed fragility and pure authenticity together with the audience and my collaborators. As an artist, who grew up in Tel aviv, has lived half of his life in Amsterdam and travels around the world in order to create, I am always trying to observe. I take inspiration from extreme experiences of my own life, next to simple, pure random, beautiful moments. Connecting with people is the essence of my work; telling stories of individuals on stage or in film, between the abstract and the narrative. The research is about authenticity and intuition, which are important components for me as a choreographer, director and most importantly as a human being.'' Sagí Amir Gross
The project will be realised with the kind support of Amsterdam fonds voor de kunst (Amsterdam foundation for the arts), Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds (The Dutch Prince Bernhard cultural foundation) and foundation Diorapthe.
Thank you as well Marc Jonkers, Nehemia Aipassa and Ronald van Hoolwerff of GDC - GrossDanceCompany foundation for the support. Further details and information will be exposed in the near future. Stay tuned!
The Solitude of Memory
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The Solitude of Memory by choreographer Sagí Amir Gross, will premiere at Johannieskirche on September 18th, in Hagen Germany. For further details please click here
Choreography: Sagí Amir Gross
Music: Martin Brödemann Production: Jozsef Casaba Hajzer Production assistant : Peter Copek Dancers: Ricardo Campos Freire, Siri Elmqvist, Angelo d'Aiello, Yael Fischer, Sagí Amir Gross Photography: Heike Wipperman Graphic design: Leszek Januszewski Special thanks to: Anne Schröder, Hartmut Dahlbüdding, Waltraut Koerver, Andres Reukauf, Martina Wippermann, Ruth Schultheis, Ballettfreunde Hagen e.V. and Foundation GrossDanceCompany Amsterdam |
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Recycling emotions
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Recycling emotions a new personal solo creation will premiere on January 26th, during Tanz.Tausch Festival in Cologne Germany.
Choreography and dance: Sagí Gross The creation is supported by Tanz.tausch producers: Mechtild Tellmann & Alexandra Schmidt. |
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‘Recycling emotions’ A solo creation by Israeli - Dutch choreographer and dancer Sagí Gross, who is investigating the subject of identity forming.
An individual who is following a personal journey, exploring new paths, discovering and questioning physical ideas, which are resonating his memories. The solo exposes physical fragmented thoughts, which are getting articulated between the narrative to abstract associations. |
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The performance project
Sagí Gross
Tanzfabrik Berlin
at Uferstudios
Identifying a physical script
An emotional colourful creative collaboration, inspired by a personal memory. A memory towards a place that reflects a transition within the layers of human experiences, which are getting exposed. The project explores the subjects of identity forming, desire for belonging, connection to others, in relation to stereotypes in our society.
Choreography, concept, photography, music editing: Sagí Gross
Dancers: Magdo Chuchracka, Nina Maria Wyss, Nina Sophia Kramer, Magdalena Riegler, Julian Schubert, Julia Atantaeva, Dmitrii Akshintsev, Daria, Seonhwa Park.
February 19th, 21.00, Tanzfabrik Berlin at Uferstudios Wedding
Sagí Gross
Tanzfabrik Berlin
at Uferstudios
Identifying a physical script
An emotional colourful creative collaboration, inspired by a personal memory. A memory towards a place that reflects a transition within the layers of human experiences, which are getting exposed. The project explores the subjects of identity forming, desire for belonging, connection to others, in relation to stereotypes in our society.
Choreography, concept, photography, music editing: Sagí Gross
Dancers: Magdo Chuchracka, Nina Maria Wyss, Nina Sophia Kramer, Magdalena Riegler, Julian Schubert, Julia Atantaeva, Dmitrii Akshintsev, Daria, Seonhwa Park.
February 19th, 21.00, Tanzfabrik Berlin at Uferstudios Wedding
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GrossDanceCompany presents
'An evening of contemporary dance' in Het Amsterdams Theaterhuis GrossDanceCompany hosts an exciting evening of contemporary dance, together with five makers. GDC's artistic leaders Jeroen Fransen & Sagí Gross have invited and programmed Maurice Causey, Corneliu Ganea and Fernando Troya to present original creations together in one evening. Next to the performances, the evening will include as well short dance films. Date and time: January 24th, at 20:30 Location: Het Amsterdams Theaterhuis, Marius van Bouwdijk Bastiaansestraat 54, 1054 SP Tickets: 16 Euros Student discount tickets: 10 Euro For the full program click here *For an online reservations :https://www.ticketkantoor.nl/shop/GrossDanceComp **You can buy your tickets at the theatre only by pin-card (Sorry no cash!) |
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Berlin's New year's Masterclass
Sagi Gross 19th & 20th January 2019 between 12:00 - 16:00 Join director and choreographer Sagi Gross for a two days masterclass in Berlin Dance institute. Includes: - Daily warm up class - GrossDanceCompany repertory - The 'Physical script' choreographic method developed by Gross - Presentation and discussion Workshop Price: €95 To register email Peter Copek [email protected] See: https://www.facebook.com/events/1832578500184665/ |
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GDC in Istanbul Turkey
Between December 17th - 21st Akbanksanat Art Center Istanbul, is organising a masterclass with choreographer Sagi Gross. Please click for details here The project is supported by Goethe institute and by the Dutch and the Israeli embassies, therefor it is offered for professional dancers as an opportunity to join these unique 5 days 'laboratory' workshop free of charge. On December 21st, at 20:00, Akbanksanat Art Center is orginasing a performance for public. The entrance is free. For details please click here |
'Nighthawks 2.0'
a new location performance by
Jeroen Fransen and Sagi Gross.
October 27th, 2018 as part of Festival Jan Eef in Amsterdam
For info please press here
GrossDanceCompany will take you through their poetic and slightly absurd exploration of the famous painting Nighthawks by Edward Hopper from 1942. What kind of people sit at the bar? Where do they come from, where do they go and which emotions flow and swirl under their nightly facade?
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'DayTime Moon' (Fragment) will be presented at Openluchttheater - Open Air Festival in VondelPark Amsterdam. August 17th at 8:30pm.
For info press here DayTime Moon ''Loneliness does not have to be negative, we can also learn from it'', Thomas Dumm (Online magazine 21-08-2017). "Sometimes when I see the moon in the daytime, I feel as though it doesn't belong there, and that I, just like the moon, am in a place where I don’t fully belong. As an integrated immigrant, the movement between the two worlds stays, but fascinates me.'' Sagi Gross. In this performance, the choreographer works with extremes. Based on his “Physical Script” method of dance, he uses his dance idiom to share these emotions with the audience. Gross puts his dancers in pointe shoes, so we may see how they stand up miraculously, twisting and turning literally and mentally to connect. The dancers in DayTime Moon follow their inner voice, seeking freedom and trust. |
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German premiere
One Charming Night Deutsche Tanz Kompanie H E I M A T The creation One Charming Night by choreographer Sagi Gross will be presented as part of HEIMAT, a triple bill by Deutsche Tanz Kompanie. The creation was originally made for GrossDanceCompany in 2008 and presented in The Netherlands, France and South Korea. The development of the creation was co-produced by CCN Carolyn Carlson Roubaix France. It was also commissioned by companies Grand Rapids Michigan Ballet and Pori Dance Company in Finalnd. One Charming Night will be presented for the first time in Germany on *April 28th, May 4th & May 26th 2018. Please press here for details |
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The world premiere of 'DayTime Moon' will be presented in Theater Bellevue in Amsterdam on October 10th & 11th at 8:30pm.
October 5th Tryout at Schouwburg Het Park, Hoorn at 8:30pm. For further details please click here DayTime Moon ''Loneliness does not have to be negative, we can also learn from it'', Thomas Dumm (Online magazine 21-08-2017). "Sometimes when I see the moon in the daytime, I feel as though it doesn't belong there, and that I, just like the moon, am in a place where I don’t fully belong. As an integrated immigrant, the movement between the two worlds stays, but fascinates me.'' Sagi Gross. In this performance, the choreographer works with extremes. Based on his “Physical Script” method of dance, he uses his dance idiom to share these emotions with the audience. Gross puts his dancers in pointe shoes, so we may see how they stand up miraculously, twisting and turning literally and mentally to connect. The dancers in DayTime Moon follow their inner voice, seeking freedom and trust. GrossDanceCompany will perform at UITmarkt festival in Scheepvaartmuseum Amsterdam, to celebrate the opening of the theaters season.
The performance will be on August 27th at 18:00. |
DayTime Moon
Concept: Sagi Gross & Jeroen Fransen Choreography: Sagi Gross Artistic advice: Jeroen Fransen Dancers: Rita Correia, Silvia Bonavigo, Laetitia Kohler Management: Sabine de Tonnac Assistant: Debora Regoli Marketing: Angelique Meul Creative technicain: Tycho van Iwaarden Photographer: Michiel Goudswaard Graphics: Binh Tran Supported by: Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Schouwburg Het Park Hoorn Special thanks to: Anna Mora, Sophie Lambo, Roel Vente 
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On The Move inspired by stories of LGBT refugees
Dance Performance I Film I Debate As part of Gay Pride, Amsterdam Full version: August 3d, 20:30 in Compagnietheater Amsterdam. TICKETS Short version: Aug 5th, 20:00 Westergastfabriek Amsterdam, Transformatorhuis, FunHouse XXL - (GAY PRIDE 2017). TICKETS Created by: Jeroen Fransen, Sagi Gross & Nish Gera. Hosted by Nicolas Mansfield, Director of The Dutch National Touring Opera Company - Nederlandse Reisopera. |
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Dance Performance I Film I Debate
The story of humankind is a story of movement, be it movement through artificially constructed borders of countries, or movement through dance. We have known how to move and we have known how to dance, since we have known our humanness.
'ON THE MOVE' aims to unite these elements of human movement, migration and dance.
LGBT people who are inevitably part of the wave of refugees arriving in Europe remain highly vulnerable even when they have escaped the immediate threat to their lives and arrived in the west. They are “doubly marginalized”, as forced migrants and sexual minorities. Often they face the threat of abuse and discrimination within their own communities, being “The Other” even amongst their own people.
The story of humankind is a story of movement, be it movement through artificially constructed borders of countries, or movement through dance. We have known how to move and we have known how to dance, since we have known our humanness.
'ON THE MOVE' aims to unite these elements of human movement, migration and dance.
LGBT people who are inevitably part of the wave of refugees arriving in Europe remain highly vulnerable even when they have escaped the immediate threat to their lives and arrived in the west. They are “doubly marginalized”, as forced migrants and sexual minorities. Often they face the threat of abuse and discrimination within their own communities, being “The Other” even amongst their own people.
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Let's Get Physical
Gross Dance Company hosts an evening with five makers, for a special celebration performance to end the theatre season and open the summer. GDC's Artistic directors Sagi Gross & Jeroen Fransen have invited Maurice Causey, Peter Leung and Fernando Troya to present their creations together in one evening. Let's Get Physical' is a production of GrossDanceCompany. For tickets click here |
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'What do we know' inspired by personal stories of LGBT refugees
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For 'WHAT DO WE KNOW' the new dance theatre performance of Gross Dance Company, the creative duo Sagi Gross and Jeroen Fransen embrace the personal stories of LGBT Syrian refugees as a starting point and weave it together with Kafka's The Trial.
The coming performances are: May 31st 2017, at 20:30 in Theater Bellevue in Amsterdam. Click here January 25th, Ostade Theatre, Amsterdam. Click here WORLD premiere 18th January, 20:30 in Bellevue Amsterdam. Click here Pre - premiere 17th January, 20:30 in Bellevue Amsterdam. Click here WHAT DO WE KNOW
Concept: Jeroen Fransen & Sagi Gross Direction: Jeroen Fransen Choreography: Sagi Gross Assistant: Faizah Grootens Dancers: Steffi van Bokhoven, Lea Giamattei, Kahlia de Matos, Jeffrey Stuut, Faizah Grootens, Rob Polmann. Creative technician: Thomas Myrmel Photographer: Arjan Spannenburg Company managment: Sabine de Tonnac Supported by: Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Ostade Amsterdam. Special thanks to: Mark Walraven, Anna Mora - Studio annamora, Gary Feingold - Cafe Belcampo, Shirley Esseboom, Nehemia Aipassa, Marc Jonkers, Gijs Mol, Ronald van Hoolwerk |
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On October 28th & 29th at The Phoenix Theatre in Wollongong Australia, Austinmer Dance Theatre, will premiere the new choreography 'Corners', which was created by Choreographer Sagi Gross especially for the Australian company.
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1st & 8th of October, both dates at 8pm, Gross Dance Company will present an intimate dance performance at Belcampo, De Halle in Amsterdam. The performance will include two short dance films and a live dance performance.
‘Agnieszka’ (2008) and ‘Silent Force’ (2015) by director and choreographer Sagi Gross are dancefilms which were presented Internationally. In 2015, ‘Silent Force’ was programmed and screened at The Louvre museum in Paris, during the 8th French art films festival and during Cinedans in EYE museum in Amsterdam. The films are featuring Shirley Esseboom (Former Nederlands Dans Theater), Sagi Gross, Christian Guerematchi, Lauri Kee Schep and Agnieszka Dlugoszewska of Swedish Cullberg Ballet. The dance performance will include fragments of Gross Dance Company's recent production 'Blind Sight'. Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1065023260271396/ Tickets: http://www.kunstenisrael.nl/calender-grid/?category=agenda&agenda_id=1894&style=grid This performance is a collaboration between Gross Dance Company, KunstenIsrael and Belcampo - De Halles / Gary Feindgold. |
Photo: Arjan Spannenburg - 'The Dutch photographer'
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Photographer: Michiel Goudswaard
Gross Dance Company, will open the new season at the UITmarkt festival in Amsterdam.
The performance will take place in Theater Bellevue on 27th August 2016 at 6:30 pm. The entrance is FREE.
http://www.theaterbellevue.nl/festivals/uitmarkt/
The performance will take place in Theater Bellevue on 27th August 2016 at 6:30 pm. The entrance is FREE.
http://www.theaterbellevue.nl/festivals/uitmarkt/
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Gross Dance Company's 'Blind Sight' will open the OpenAirTheater Openluchttheater festival in Vondel park Amsterdam. The program will be shared with Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT).
NDT1 will perform a creation by Marco Goecke, 'Woke up blind' at 8:30pm - 8:45. GDC will perform Blind Sight at 9:00pm - 10:00pm. http://www.openluchttheater.nl/optreden/gross-dance-company-2/ |
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Tour to Italy and an extra performance in Bellevue Blind Sight will return to Theater Bellevue in Amsterdam on Tuesday May 17th and in Genova Italy on May 24th as part of The International Festival "Genova OutsideR DanceR" in Casa Paganini Genova Italy. Amsterdam: http://www.theaterbellevue.nl/voorstellingen/blind-sight/dinsdag-17-mei/20_30_00/ Genova: http://www.goethe.de/ins/it/it/gen/ver.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&event_id=20746627 The performance in Italy, will be part of a science&dance research collaboration between sound and computer engineer professor Antonio Camurri of The University in Genova, Choreographer Sagi Gross and Director Jeroen Fransen. The research is a second phase which started in March 2016 together with professor Beatrice de Gelder - University Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience in Maastricht, during the symposium 'When arts meets science' at Theater aan het Vrijthof. The events in Italy are supported by Goethe institute, Teatro Carlo Felice, Casa Paganini -Infomus and GrossDanceCompany. The creation of Blind Sight is supported by Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, Zwolle Theaters group, The Dutch National Ballet, StudioDOK. For a 'Conceptual physicality' masterclass with Sagi Gross & Jeroen Fransen in Genova Italy between May 28th,29th: https://www.facebook.com/events/278606885815424/ For registration for the masterclass: [email protected] ''Blind Sight uses the space well and has an interesting structure. You never know quiet what will happen next''... ''It was probably one of the most abrupt ending to a performance I have ever seen.'' Susan Pond - Dance Europe Magazine London. December 2015. Reviews: http://www.grossdancecompany.com/reviews.html |
Blind Sight is a metaphor for the impact of social and technological developments with human connections. The ability of humans to process certain vital and sometimes destructive information has fascinated creative duo Sagi Gross (choreographer) and Jeroen Fransen (multidisciplinary artist) for a long time. How does a society, a group or an individual deal with the overwhelming amount of information, images, tensions and conflicts in the world around them? How do we process these events, which are sometimes shocking, as a part of our experience? How does this mechanism in our physical being unfold unconsciously rather than rationally? What is the role of our senses in these complex processes? Since our brain uses multiple parallel roads, which are concealed within the confines of the body, Gross, Fransen and the dancers push their limits in this performance to find and reveal these boundaries. A group of dancers is standing in a brightly illuminated space. Their eyes seem to scan constantly the area below. Their accidental physical confrontations do not lead to a real encounter-they collide and bounce off. They need another way to get to see each other. Their reactive movements seem to be an effort to use other senses to see and meet that person.  Concept: Jeroen Fransen, Sagi Gross / Choreography: Sagi Gross / Director: Jeroen Fransen / Business management: Edwige Leblay / Dancers: Asuka Watanabe, Faizah Grootens, Jeffrey Stuut, Richard Oberscheven, Rob Polmann, Sagi Gross/ Special guest performance by Emanouela Merdjanova, soloist of The Dutch National Ballet / Poster photographer and design: Ruud Wilbrink / Film: Ederson Xavier
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In April 2016 choreographer and director Sagi Gross, will be on tour teaching masterclasses in Architanz in Tokyo, Japan, AustinmerDanceTheater and SydneyDanceCompany in Australia. Next to teaching, he is invited to create a commission choreography for AustinmerDanceTheater. To register for the open masterclasses, please see our Agenda page: http://www.grossdancecompany.com/agenda.html
GrossDanceCompany's world premiere of 'Blind Sight' will be presented on October 22d 2015 at 8:30 pm in Theater Bellevue Amsterdam. For tickets: http://www.theaterbellevue.nl/voorstellingen/blind-sight/donderdag-22-oktober/20_30_00/
info: https://www.facebook.com/events/411426445726177/
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The preview shows of Blind Sight will be: September 26th, 'Close up' studio presentation at StudioDok Amsterdam. Limited sits, please reserve via: [email protected] August 30th during the UITmarkt, TheaterBellevue Amsterdam. August 21st at OpenAirTheater in Amsterdam. 
Dancers RIchard Oberscheven & Ana Ramirez Moriana in rehearsals for Blind Sight
Grand Rapids Ballet in Michigan USA performing 'One Charming Night & 'Strings' The Grand Rapids Ballet of Michigan under the direction of Patricia Barker, commission two creations of Choreographer Sagi Gross. On March 13th 2015, the company will premiere a re-creation of 'One Charming Night' which was originally created for GrossDanceCompany. Grand Rapids Ballet will also present the duet 'Strings' as a world premiere. Review: https://artsair.wordpress.com/2015/04/08/with-movemedia-grand-rapids-ballet-pushes-boundaries-and-audience-expectations/ details: https://artsair.wordpress.com/2015/03/09/grand-rapids-ballets-movemedia-i-to-feature-new-contemporary-dance-works-by-sagi-gross-gina-patterson-and-andrew-bartee/ |
Dancer RIchard Oberscheven in rehearsals for Blind Sight
On Sunday August 30th between 5:00 - 5:30pm, Gross Dance Company will preset a preview performance of 'Blind sight', during the UITmarkt at TheaterBellevue Amsterdam. The entrance is FREE to celebrate the start of the new theaters season. http://www.uitmarkt.nl/podia/bellevue-grote-zaal/7
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GrossDanceCompany at Louvre Museum in Paris
'Silent Force', a short DanceFilm by director and choreographer Sagi Gross, will be presented at the 8th ‘Journées internationales du film sur l’art’ in the Auditorium of the Louvre Musuem in Paris, on Sunday 1st feb 2015, at 4.30 am. After the screening, an extract will be performed live by the dancers who are on screen. Details: http://www.louvre.fr/alexandre-tharaud-le-temps-derobe-silent-force-ground-between-entrance-exit |
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'Silent Force' - World premiere
'Silent Force', Gross Dance Company's world premiere will be presented in Korzo Theater in The Hague on 26th & 27th of March 2014. 'Silent Force' is a double bill which includes two new world premieres by Choreographer Sagi Gross. Further details and tickets reservations: http://www.korzo.nl/en/productions/silent-force My Song 'My song' is a solo created specially for Shirley Esseboom. In this choreography Gross explores the artistic sensitivity and subdued powerfull presence of this dancer. Gross focuses on Esseboom's driven source and inevitable development as a mature dance artist. The constant physical growth of a dancer's body and what does it mean to become a mother? The physical poetry of 'My Song' shows emotions and memories as hidden in body and soul. Esseboom translates Gross's original innovative physical language to the stage. Shirley esseboom was honoured with a Golden Swan for her impressive dance career in 2009. For fifteen years she was a leading dancer in NDT, where she interpreted choreographies of Jiri Kylian , Hans van Manen, Lightfoot/Leon and others. Silent Force Attraction and strength measuring are central in this choreography. The dancers are in the same room without knowing of each other's existence. They move around each other like planets in the galaxy and the space in which they are trying to understand and organize. The mystery of time and space is formed by each of them and their own approach in motion. Each dancer follows different levels in space using explosive and articulated physicality, terrestrial magnetic force of the ground, in to an unattainable attraction. Between them a game, an invisible manipulative force and a confrontation with each other's existence. |
My Song & Silent Force Concept: Sagi Gross & Jeroen Fransen Choreography: Sagi Gross Dramaturg: Jeroen Fransen Dancers: Shirley Esseboom, Lauri Kee Schep, Christian Guerematchi Music: Giuseppe scarlatti, Edward Elgar, Murcof Production: Florain Verheijen Silent Force is a production of GrossDanceCompany Foundation, Co-produced by Korzo productions Supported by: Amsterdams funds of the arts, Prins Bernhard culture funds, Studio Dok Amsterdam, StudioAnnaMora Amsterdam © Reuben Hamburger
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'One Charming Night' in Finland
'One Charming Night' created by Sagi Gross will premiere in Finland at Pori Dance Company on April 13th& 14th. The creation was commissioned by the Finnish Company. It is planned to tour Nationally and internationally. Interview with Sagi Gross: https://vimeo.com/89486981 http://www.poridancecompany.com |
Preview performance for 'Silent Force' - Gross Dance Company at Open Air Theater Vondelpark Amsterdam
Preview of the coming production of Gross Dance Company 'Silent Force' will be presented on Friday 16th at 21:00 & Friday 23d at 20:30 - August, during the Openluchttheater Festival 2013 (Open Air Theater Festival in Vondel Park).
'Silent Force', a double bill, will premiere in Korzo Theater The Hague in March 2014 and will be performed in Amsterdams Theater Bellevue in April 2014.
http://www.openluchttheater.nl/programma/2013-08-16
The performance is FREE and open for public.
Silent Force / My Song
Choreography: Sagi Gross
Dramaturg: Jeroen Fransen
Dancers: Shirley Esseboom (*Both 16th and 23d of August),
Marijn Stijl (*Only on August 16th)
Production: Florain Verheijen
Supported by Amsterdam Fonds de voor kunst, prins bernhard cultuurfonds, Korzo Theater in The Hague, Studio Anna Mora Amsterdam.
'Silent Force', a double bill, will premiere in Korzo Theater The Hague in March 2014 and will be performed in Amsterdams Theater Bellevue in April 2014.
http://www.openluchttheater.nl/programma/2013-08-16
The performance is FREE and open for public.
Silent Force / My Song
Choreography: Sagi Gross
Dramaturg: Jeroen Fransen
Dancers: Shirley Esseboom (*Both 16th and 23d of August),
Marijn Stijl (*Only on August 16th)
Production: Florain Verheijen
Supported by Amsterdam Fonds de voor kunst, prins bernhard cultuurfonds, Korzo Theater in The Hague, Studio Anna Mora Amsterdam.
'Pedestrian Fields' Mousonturn - New creation for Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main
'Pedestrian Fields' will premiere in Mousonturm, Frankfurt on May 24th followed by performances on 25th & 26 of May. Further performances at Tanzmarathon of Zukt, 4th, 5th and 6 of July 2013.
http://www.mousonturm.de/web/en/veranstaltung/zukt-tanzt!
Pedestrian Fields
Choreography and Concept: Sagi Gross
Dramaturg Advice: Jeroen Fransen
Music: Nicolas de Zorzi, Giuseppe Scarlatti
Music Editing: Sagi Gross
http://www.mousonturm.de/web/en/veranstaltung/zukt-tanzt!
Pedestrian Fields
Choreography and Concept: Sagi Gross
Dramaturg Advice: Jeroen Fransen
Music: Nicolas de Zorzi, Giuseppe Scarlatti
Music Editing: Sagi Gross
Tour to Israel
On May 9th 2013, Gross Dance Company will take part at The Spring Festival in Israel.
This will be the first tour of the company in Israel, which will include a performance and masterclasses of the company's rep.
Miguel Oliveira (former soloist of Nederlands Dans Theater), will dance the creation 'Skin' by Choreographer Sagi Gross. The solo premiered and receive support from Korzo Theater in The Hague in May of 2011. 'Skin' has been presented on stages and festivals in Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands and France.
http://www.springfestival.co.il/index.php?page_id=1519
This will be the first tour of the company in Israel, which will include a performance and masterclasses of the company's rep.
Miguel Oliveira (former soloist of Nederlands Dans Theater), will dance the creation 'Skin' by Choreographer Sagi Gross. The solo premiered and receive support from Korzo Theater in The Hague in May of 2011. 'Skin' has been presented on stages and festivals in Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands and France.
http://www.springfestival.co.il/index.php?page_id=1519
GrossDanceCompany Co-produced by Carolyn Carlson Chorégraphique National Roubaix Nord-Pas de CalaisFrance
GrossDanceCompany, co-produced by the legendary choreographer and director Carolyn Carlson - Artistic Director of Centre Chorégraphique National Roubaix Nord-Pas de Calais as part of the 'Red Bricks Project'.
French premiere of 'One Charming Night' + 'Skin' + 'Moon' + 'Side' at Carolyn Carlson CCN Roubaix will be on the 16th of October 2012.
('Moon' - world premiere, 21st of May 2012 in Amsterdam's Bellevue Theater. 'Side' - world premiere 28th of June 2012, TanzHaus NRW Dusseldorf)
Dutch premiere in Amsterdam's Bellevue Theater in May 21st 2012 at 8:30 PM.
Tickets at:
http://www.ccn-roubaix.com/index.php?view=article&id=747&option=com_content&Itemid=17&lang=fr
http://www.theaterbellevue.nl/page.ocl?mode=&version=&pageid=39&ev=9202
French premiere of 'One Charming Night' + 'Skin' + 'Moon' + 'Side' at Carolyn Carlson CCN Roubaix will be on the 16th of October 2012.
('Moon' - world premiere, 21st of May 2012 in Amsterdam's Bellevue Theater. 'Side' - world premiere 28th of June 2012, TanzHaus NRW Dusseldorf)
Dutch premiere in Amsterdam's Bellevue Theater in May 21st 2012 at 8:30 PM.
Tickets at:
http://www.ccn-roubaix.com/index.php?view=article&id=747&option=com_content&Itemid=17&lang=fr
http://www.theaterbellevue.nl/page.ocl?mode=&version=&pageid=39&ev=9202
Perfomance at The Openair Festival in Vondelpark, Amsterdam
'No More’
Choreography: Sagi Gross
Advice & dramaturg: Jeroen Fransen
Dancers: Constantine Baecher & Sagi Gross
Music: Henry Purcell
Advice: Derrick Brown
Co-produced by Carolyn Carlson - Artistic Director of Centre Chorégraphique National Roubaix Nord-Pas de Calais, France.
Openluchttheater/Openair theater in Amsterdam
Friday 17th August 2012
20:30
*Scapino Ballet will share the evening and will perform at 21:00
http://www.openluchttheater.nl/programma/2012-08-17
Choreography: Sagi Gross
Advice & dramaturg: Jeroen Fransen
Dancers: Constantine Baecher & Sagi Gross
Music: Henry Purcell
Advice: Derrick Brown
Co-produced by Carolyn Carlson - Artistic Director of Centre Chorégraphique National Roubaix Nord-Pas de Calais, France.
Openluchttheater/Openair theater in Amsterdam
Friday 17th August 2012
20:30
*Scapino Ballet will share the evening and will perform at 21:00
http://www.openluchttheater.nl/programma/2012-08-17
'Side' premiere in Tanzhaus NRW Dussledorf, Germany
The new creation by Sagi Gross 'Side', which is a solo, will premiere and performed on the 28th & 29th of June 2012 in Tanzhaus NRW in Dusseldorf, Germany.
http://tanzhaus-nrw.de/main_pages/now-next--6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJEvksVMxSc
The new creation by Sagi Gross 'Side', which is a solo, will premiere and performed on the 28th & 29th of June 2012 in Tanzhaus NRW in Dusseldorf, Germany.
http://tanzhaus-nrw.de/main_pages/now-next--6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJEvksVMxSc