This is not a dance
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19 sep20:30Try-outTR8 William Boothlaan, RotterdamZaal
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20 sep20:30Try-outTR8 William Boothlaan, RotterdamZaal
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21 sep20:30 - 21:30PremièreTR8 William Boothlaan, RotterdamZaal
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22 sep20:30 - 21:30Sirene Sale korting! | Extra: Het Laatste WoordTR8 William Boothlaan, RotterdamZaal
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23 sep20:30TR8 William Boothlaan, RotterdamZaal
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28 sep20:00Theater aan de Rijn, Arnhem
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29 sep20:00Mimik, Deventer, Deventer
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30 sep20:00De Verbeelding, Purmerend
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4 okt20:00De Schuur, Haarlem
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5 okt20:00De Schuur, Haarlem
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6 okt20:15Verkadefabriek, Den Bosch
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7 okt20:15Verkadefabriek, Den Bosch
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11 okt20:00Corrosia, Almere Haven
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12 okt20:00Corrosia, Almere Haven
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13 okt20:30De Lieve Vrouw, Amersfoort
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14 okt20:30De Lieve Vrouw, Amersfoort
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17 okt21:00Frascati, Amsterdam
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18 okt21:00Frascati, Amsterdam
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24 okt20:00Theater Kikker, Utrecht
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25 okt20:00Theater Kikker, Utrecht
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26 okt20:00Theater Kikker, Utrecht
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27 okt20:30Schouwburg De Lawei, Drachten
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31 okt20:30Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie, Leeuwarden
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1 nov20:30De Nieuwe Vorst, Tilburg
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2 nov20:30De Nieuwe Vorst, Tilburg
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3 nov20:15Theater Speelhuis, Helmond
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7 nov20:30Schouwburg Odeon, ZwolleDommerholtzaal
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8 nov20:30Schouwburg Odeon, ZwolleDommerholtzaal
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10 nov20:30Theater ins Blau, Leiden
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11 nov20:30Theater ins Blau, Leiden
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16 nov20:30Parktheater, Eindhoven
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17 nov20:15Theater aan het Spui, Den Haag
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18 nov20:15Theater aan het Spui, Den Haag
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19 nov16:00 - 17:00Derniere | Extra: Het Laatste WoordTR25 Schouwburg, RotterdamKleine Zaal
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2 aug19:00 - 20:00Theaterfestival BoulevardVerkadefabriek, Den Bosch
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3 aug19:00 - 20:00Theaterfestival BoulevardVerkadefabriek, Den Bosch
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7 aug20:30 - 21:30Theater aan Zee, OostendeTheater aan zee
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8 aug16:30 - 17:30Theater aan Zee, OostendeTheater aan zee
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8 aug20:30 - 21:30Theater aan Zee, OostendeTheater aan zee
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13 sep20:30Nederlands TheaterfestivalTheater Bellevue, Amsterdam
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14 sep20:30Nederlands TheaterfestivalTheater Bellevue, Amsterdam
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17 sep20:15 - 21:15Theater Kikker, Utrecht
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20 sep20:15 - 21:15Theater aan het Spui, Den Haag
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27 sep20:00 - 21:00De Singel, Antwerpen
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28 sep20:00 - 21:00De Singel, Antwerpen
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4 okt20:00 - 21:00Grand Theatre, Groningen
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8 okt20:15 - 21:15Extra: Het Laatste WoordTR25 Schouwburg, RotterdamKleine Zaal
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9 okt20:15 - 21:15TR25 Schouwburg, RotterdamKleine Zaal
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29 okt20:30 - 21:30Frascati, Amsterdam
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30 okt20:30 - 21:30Frascati, Amsterdam
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4 nov19:30 - 20:30Teater Luwes, JakartaTeater Luwes IKJ
English
In Iran, dancing has been officially prohibited since the start of the Islamitic Revolution. All dance companies have been forced to cease their activities. Many dancers and choreographers have fled abroad. Those who still live there have to be very resourceful. How are they keeping their art form alive? Theatre maker Nastaran Razawi Khorasani presents This is not a dance, a performance that deals with censorship. What can be shown, what must remain hidden? As the music and lights build towards a frenzy, Nastaran attempts to keep her dancing body in check.
In This is not a dance, Nastaran brings the voices of choreographers and dancers living in Iran to the stage. How are they dealing with the ban on dance? How do they practice their profession, what dangers do they face, what freedoms are they fighting for? This is not a dance is a tribute to the body that wants to move. A tribute to art that simply must be made, in whatever way, shape or form.
In the media
"This is not a dance forces you to reflect on the foundations of dance, in definition and effect. Nastaran Razawi Khorasani delivers a powerful, moving performance that will resonate for a long time." - Theaterkrant - "Critic's Choice"
"A paradoxical ode to the dancing body" - ★★★★ NRC Handelsblad
About Nastaran
Nastaran Razawi Khorasani is a graduate of Maastricht Institute of Performative Arts. In 2014 she won the Gouden Krekel award for most impressive stage performance. In 2020 she was nominated for the award for dance for young audiences of the Nederlandse Dansdagen. Her show Songs for no one twice received the BNG Bank Theater award (in 2020 and 2021) and was selected for the 2022 Flemish TheaterFestival and Theater der Welt in Frankfurt-Offenbach. In 2023 she was nominated for the Gieskes-Strijbis Podium Prize.
For the next few years, Nastaran will be part of Theater Rotterdam's maker community. With Davy Pieters, Nastaran forms Kobe, a performing arts duo that creates stage shows and documentaries for a wide range of contexts. More info www.nastaran.nl
Team
Concept, regie, spel: Nastaran Razawi Khorasani Scenografie en video: Peter van Til (BrotherTill) Muziek: Joost Maaskant Percussie (Tombak en Daf): Farid Sheek Licht: Minna Tiikkainen Dramaturgie: Aukje Verhoog Kostuum: Rebekka Wörmann Coach: Suzan Boogaerdt Techniek: Peter Leeuwenburgh (technisch producent), Hein van Leeuwen, Jimmy Niesen Productie: Marleen Reijnen Marketing: Dieke van der Spek & Odair Nascimento Educatie: Anne Sollie & Senna Pauli Campagnebeeld: Sanja Marušić Stand-in repetitie: Lotte van Delft Verkoop: Alles voor de Kunsten Een productie van: Theater Rotterdam In coproductie met: Kobe, De Coproducers (ondersteund door Fonds 21 EXTRA)
Met dank aan iedereen die diens verhaal heeft willen delen.