| Duration | 50 min |
Radical closeness can sometimes feel far away
This piece, infused with dance, physical theatre, and performance art, is charged with yearning and intensity. It is up close and personal. In this sensory play of attraction and repulsion, Claire and Tijmen search for something that lies deep within us all: the desire for radical intimacy. hat rare moment when you truly let someone in, with no filters and no escape routes. That rare moment when you truly let someone in, with no filters and no escape routes and that takes courage. Because how can you allow yourself to be vulnerable if you’re not sure you’ll come through unscathed?
In Even the Edges, the audience becomes part of an intimate shared space with the performers, where influence flows both ways and closeness is tangible, comforting, and confronting all at the same time.
Claire Hermans (1990, The Hague) trained as a dancer in London, after which she joined the Meyer-Chaffaud Dance Company as a resident performer. She has worked with Grace Swindt, Mark Fell, Antoine Rioche, Wim Vandekeybus, ITA, and Het Houten Huis, among others. Claire created a solo in collaboration with Dario Fo and Resedentie Orkest, and presented her own work at Nicole Beutler’s Come Together Festival. With Tijmen, she created Plastic Life, designing not just the performance but also the music, set, and costumes.
Rotterdam native Tijmen Teunissen (1997, Apeldoorn), graduated from ArtEZ University of the Arts in 2019 and is now an active member of the national and international dance scene. He has worked with Wim Vandekeybus, ITA, Meyer-Chaffaud, and Nicole Beutler, among others, and has created several original works with Nieuwe Oost, Palcos Instáveis (PT), Lazy Susan & Co, and Plan d-/Andreas Denk.
Korzo Zaal