MEEKERS More than dance
MEEKERS More than dance
Serious fun dancetheatre for young and old
Language:
English/German/French/Spanish on request
Contact:
Artistic director: Arthur Rosenfeld
Agency: Frontaal Theaterbureau, www.frontaal.com
T +31 (0)20 692 96 03
Meekers makes dance accessible to a wide range of audiences, especially the young, with a movement and theatre language that is familiar, natural, and surprising. Performances flirt between the boundaries of drama, cabaret and mime, and yet are always distinctly dance. They address existential questions and challenging themes with a disarmingly rebellious and touching (but biting) humour. The pieces are layered, and can be understood at different levels by viewers from the age of 4 and above. For some years now, the Meekers’ pallet has been extended with the contributions of a host of new choreographic talent. Some young, some more experienced: all have original ideas about the best way to reach target audiences and still preserve Meekers’ very special style. In this way, Meekers continues to expand and surprise while the passion for refreshing, rambunctious, multi-faceted dance theatre lives on.
Artistic director Arthur Rosenfeld has led Meekers since 1993 and has received numerous awards for his groundbreaking dance theatre. He was awarded with the Merit Prize for his entire oeuvre and artistic direction. According to the jury: ‘Perverse, cabaretesque and spiritual performances […] a refined style, permeated by bitter earnest.’
International:
Meekers receives is invited regularly to perform abroad. For example, Timboektoe Trio’s/Timbuktu Trio’s (8+), a co-production with Tanzhaus NRW, opened the Take-off Junger Tanz Festival in Düsseldorf, Germany. The performance of the same production in Barcelona, Spain was accompanied by an educative project, for which Meekers translated the workbook into Catalonian. Keihard Kijken/Take a Hard Look (6+) was performed in Italy and at the Dansema Festival in Lithuania.
Splash!, photo: Antoinette Mooy
Youth Dance