Living Dance Studio – RED

2015 marked the 50th anniversary of the Red Detachment of Women, a politically-themed ballet that tells the story of a girl who escapes her capitalist oppressor to join a group of female communist fighters. Choreographer Wen Hui (1960), the founder of the first independent contemporary dance company in China, Living Dance Studio, seized this opportunity to document and question the world behind political ballet. Wen Hui’s performance ‘Red’ explores the meaning of the body in the social-political context of the Cultural Revolution and addresses gender issues in Chinese society. Wen Hui created a multidisciplinary performance, by using dance, film and text.

Get Lost

The Prince Claus Fund, Doen Foundation, HIVOs and the Fund for the Performing Arts have joined forces with VSBfonds to present five special theatre and dance performances from regions with theatre traditions usually unknown to the Dutch public. Three other theatre and dance performances take place throughout the Netherlands from February to April 2016. The programme is curated by Frie Leysen and the performances have all been selected for their innovative character.

Performance Dates

25 feb 2016 – 20:00 Utrecht, Stadsschouwburg

27 feb 2016 – 20:15 Den Haag, Zuiderstrandtheater

02 mrt 2016 – 20:30 Heerlen, Parkstad Limburg Theaters

08 mrt 2016 – 10:00 Amsterdam, Stadsschouwburg

(Source: Prince Claus Fund, Get Lost Theatre)