Lloydscompany presents: Heavy Hitters and more..

Gezelschap	Lloydscompany
Duration	90 min

About the performance

Sit back and relax voor Lloyds Company presents

From new talents to an award-winning breakdance group and from innovative choreography to spoken word and a short film: choreographer Lloyd Marengo presents a diversity of talents and art forms. Be there and enjoy an unforgettable experience! During this evening, you will see the following pieces:

Heavy Hitters - duet dance act in breaking (duration 10 min)
Dance film by Julius Hulshof + interview (duration 15 min)
Siela Ardjosemito-Jethoe - spoken word act (duration 10 min)
Remy & Robin / W.I.P LAB- duet dance act (duration 20 min)
Thea Atladóttir - solo dance act (duration 10 min)
The Hereditary by Ibrah Jackson - duet dance act (duration 20 min)

The evening will be narrated by Elise Richards: she is a dancer, but has also found her talent as an interviewer and host. She represents the Ghetto Funk Family and is always eager to connect!

Two breakdancers from the Heavy Hitters explore the cultural differences and similarities between migrants and natives in a physical theatre duet. Dancers Tim and Diogo discover and show discomfort, ego and pain in the process of understanding and acceptance. They do this through a mix of comic scenes, physical confrontations and moments of harmony.

The Heavy Hitters are the top talents of the Haags Hiphop Centrum (H3C). In 2023, this breakdance group won the Piket Art Prize. Diogo entered the break scene in 2008 and has also developed in house and locking for a number of years. Now he is already coaching the next generation of breakers from The Hague. Tim started in the break scene a year later. His work is a mix of break, contemporary dance and physical theatre.

This film brings together experimental dance, landscapes and drone music. Three dancers interact with the rough landscape of the Icelandic highlands. Their introverted movements reveal a silent surrender and a longing for the same quality that the rock embodies.

The dancers in the film are Amir Zakirov (Kazakhstan), Oscar Starink (NL) and Julius Hulshof. The latter is responsible for direction, production, camera and editing. Julius Hulshof is a dancer and visual artist. He is inspired by landscapes and loves ambient and experimental music.

You will also be treated to a spoken word performance about diversity by Siela Ardjosemito-Jethoe. She has previously appeared at SWOON, PaginaGroots, Woorden Worden Zinnen, Mama's Open Mic (BE), The Poetry Lounge (US) and in productions such as Womens Voices, Sacred Songs and Icons O Rotterdam. Her work is characterised by love and multilingualism.

Together we celebrate life. This performance shows what it feels like to be completely in the moment and in ecstasy. All your senses are stimulated by five dancers: Mia Bourhis, Ivan Tocchetti, Björn Bakker, Kseniia Serykh and Lulu Verstegen.
‘The Soul of Dominique’ gives hope, which is what choreographers Robin Kroes and Remy Tilburg are always looking for. These choreographers guide recently graduated dancers to the work field in the W.I.P. LAB platform of IID Company. This annual program guides them to critically examine habits and learned dance practices and to explore new artistic possibilities. ‘The Soul of Dominique’ was created with collaboration partners Lugar Futuro Festival & Dansateliers.

Enjoy a solo by this Icelandic dancer, choreographer and producer. Her work focuses on awkwardness, challenging dance norms through silence and human imperfection. This Rotterdam native is drawn to the tension between the audience and the performers. Thea Atladóttir often uses humour, discomfort and the unpredictability of the body as tools for reflection.

Thea Atladóttir graduated from the Iwanson International School of Contemporary Dance (2019), has performed internationally and worked with The Iceland Dance Company.

Whether the father is present or absent: deep-rooted, toxic masculinity is passed down from generation to generation. Two young black men from different sides of the world explore this in a physical dialogue. Through hip-hop dance, they share their experiences and learn from their differences and similarities.
The Hereditary is created by Ibrah Jackson and is performed by himself and Angel Felix. Ibrah Silas Jackson is a director and choreographer from Rotterdam. His foundation lies in hip-hop, but he has also developed himself in contemporary dance, funk and African dance styles. Ibrah is a dancer at Ghetto Funk Collective and in 2021 also started as a choreographer of theatre pieces. Last year he already performed a preview of The Hereditary at Breakin’ Convention in London.