nosotros. / dutch national ballet junior company
This title was not quite the first one that Wubkje Kuindersma came up with for her new ballet, but it was very close. “What I really like about this Spanish word is that it seems to be a contraction of we (nos) and the others (otros).” The piece, set to several compositions that are all linked to Bach, is about the strong mutual bonds between a group of people. It is about we and the other, and how the two are ultimately interchangeable, but also about the different sides contained in each individual. In the work, Kuindersma uses shadows and echoes, which can represent the other, but also a part of ourselves, and she consciously plays with gender equality.
This title was not quite the first one that Wubkje Kuindersma came up with for her new ballet, but it was very close. “What I really like about this Spanish word is that it seems to be a contraction of we (nos) and the others (otros).” The piece, set to several compositions that are all linked to Bach, is about the strong mutual bonds between a group of people. It is about we and the other, and how the two are ultimately interchangeable, but also about the different sides contained in each individual. In the work, Kuindersma uses shadows and echoes, which can represent the other, but also a part of ourselves, and she consciously plays with gender equality.
NOSOTROScredits:
concept +choreography + costumes: wubkje kuindersma dancers dutch national ballet junior company: Luca Abdel-Nour, Gabriel Rajah, Robin Park, Soshi Suzuki, Francesco Venturi, Skya Powney, Bo-Ann Zehl, Poppi Eccleston, Victoria Glazunova, Nicola Jones, Polina Loschchylina, Kate Myklukha, Louisella Vogt light-design: Wijnand van der Horst & Wubkje Kuindersma music: Ullen, Gudnadottir, Scarlatti music advice: jan Pieter Koch costume advice: Oliver Haller ballet master: Caroline Iura duration: circa 17min. worldpremiere 26th January 2023 International Theater Amsterdam part of program ballet Bubbles - Dutch National Ballet Junior Company / Artistic leader Junior Company Ernst Meisner Artistic Director Dutch National Ballet : Ted Brandsen photos credits: Michel Schnater video credits : Ramy Tadrous |
REVIEWSDertien dansers op toneel
..."Ook Wubkje Kuindersma is het stempel ‘veelbelovend’ al een flinke tijd voorbij. In haar nieuwe creatie Nosotros speelt ze met het feit dat het Spaanse woord voor ‘ons’ – nosotros dus – is samengesteld uit de woorden ‘wij’ en ‘anderen’. Gezet op bewerkingen van Bachmuziek laat ze haar licht schijnen over groepen en hoe die zich verhouden tot anderen. Kuindersma excelleert in het uitzetten van heldere lijnen, ook als er dertien dansers op toneel staan. Beeldschoon is de sequentie waarin de dansers enorme slagschaduwen op de achterwand werpen. In een genderoverstijgende spitzensolo-voor-een-man mag het Frans-Egyptische supertalent Luca Abdel-Nour de show stelen met atletisch vermogen en een sterkepodium aanwezigheid.".... PAROOL / Fritz de Jong / 9feb 2023 |
Thirteen dancers on stage ...
..."Wubkje Kuindersma has also passed the label 'promising' for a long time. In her new creation Nosotros she plays with the fact that the Spanish word for 'us' – nosotros – is composed of the words 'we' and 'others'. Based on arrangements of Bach music, she sheds light on groups and how they relate to others. Kuindersma excels in drawing clear lines, even when there are thirteen dancers on stage. The sequence in which the dancers cast huge shadows on the back wall is stunning. In a gender-transcending pointe solo-for-one-man, French-Egyptian super talent Luca Abdel-Nour steals the show with athleticism and a strong stage presence." ...
PAROOL / Fritz de Jong / 9Feb 2023 ( google translated from dutch)
..."Wubkje Kuindersma has also passed the label 'promising' for a long time. In her new creation Nosotros she plays with the fact that the Spanish word for 'us' – nosotros – is composed of the words 'we' and 'others'. Based on arrangements of Bach music, she sheds light on groups and how they relate to others. Kuindersma excels in drawing clear lines, even when there are thirteen dancers on stage. The sequence in which the dancers cast huge shadows on the back wall is stunning. In a gender-transcending pointe solo-for-one-man, French-Egyptian super talent Luca Abdel-Nour steals the show with athleticism and a strong stage presence." ...
PAROOL / Fritz de Jong / 9Feb 2023 ( google translated from dutch)
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..."Eerst het mooiste: nosotros, een nieuw werk van Wubkje Kuindersma. Het is een gelaagd stuk, waarin fraai groepswerk wordt afgewisseld met boeiende duetten. Je wordt geregeld echt verrast, ook door hoe er wordt gespeeld met licht."...
SCENES / Jan Willem Papo / 26 Jan 2023 |
..."First the best: nosotros, a new work by Wubkje Kuindersma. It is a layered piece, in which beautiful group work is alternated with fascinating duets. You are regularly really surprised, also by how light is played with.".. .
SCENES / Jan Willem Papo / 26 Jan 2023 (google translated from dutch) |
.." In waanzinnige outfits met zwarte kappen over het hoofd (denk: dementors of personages uit The Handmaid’s Tale) bewegen ze zich steeds dichter naar elkaar. Kort voor het eind wordt de gehele groep gedurende een split second uitgelicht in fel wit stroboscopisch licht. Het is alsof de hemel openbreekt, het eind der tijden aanbreekt."...
Theaterkrant / Gina Miroula / 27 Jan 2023
Theaterkrant / Gina Miroula / 27 Jan 2023
.." In crazy outfits with black hoods over their heads (think: dementors or characters from The Handmaid's Tale) they move closer and closer to each other. Shortly before the end, the entire group is illuminated for a split second in bright white stroboscopic light. It's like the sky is breaking open, the end of time is coming."...
Theaterkrant / Gina Miroula / 27jan 2023
Theaterkrant / Gina Miroula / 27jan 2023
TOUR
25 Jan 2023 20:00 ITA, Amsterdam- Try Out
26 Jan 2023 20:00 ITA, Amsterdam- Premiere
27 Jan 2023 20:00 ITA, Amsterdam
29 Jan 2023 15:00 Schouwburg Utrecht
04 Feb 2023 19:30 Schouwburg, Haarlem
05 Feb 2023 15:00 Theater De Veste, Delft
07 Feb 2023 19:30 Het Speelhuis, Helmond
08 Feb 2023 19:30 Schouwburg Hengelo
10 Feb 2023 19:30 de Meervaart, Amsterdam
11 Feb 2023 19:30 De Meervaart, Amsterdam
12 Feb 2023 15:00 Posthuis Theater, Heerenveen
14 Feb 2023 20:00 Parktheater, Eindhoven
15 Feb 2023 19:30 Leidse Schouwburg, Leiden
