Why aren’t you saying… (Cairo)

by Ilja Geelen | Jan 3, 2024

Why aren’t you saying anything?   CAIRO, OCT ’23 – TBC Form: dance theater duet, black box version & outdoor festival versionTheme: movement research on a suppressed urge to speak (up)Duration: 20 minPerformed at: Nehad Seleha Cairo, Bibliotheca...

Kifach (Morocco ’23)

by Ilja Geelen | Dec 30, 2022

Kifach?  MOROCCO, 2023 Form: dance-circus-theater performanceTheme: The (sociocultural) balancing acts of lifeTarget audience: Moroccan teenagersDuration: 50 min + Q&A + optional workshopPerformed at: cultural associations and language schools across Morocco...

DE MEISJES (NL ’18)

by admin | Mar 17, 2022

De Meisjes  THE NETHERLANDS, 2023 Form: Artistic research resulting in performance exploring multisensory and embodiedspectatorship, including elements of smell and soundscape and an intimate audience setting. Loosely inspired by the novel ‘the Girls’ by Emma Cline....

KRANTENVLOER (NL ’17)

by admin | Mar 17, 2022

KRANTENVLOER (’17) THE NETHERLANDS, 2023 Form: Duet concluding an artistic research on the relationship between dance and poetry. Themes: language (barrier), illiteracy Choreographer: Ilja Geelen in collaboration with dancerDancers: Emma Hanekroot en Ilja...