a figure of speech
in a manner of speaking
as a matter of course
a figure of speech
in a manner of speaking
as a matter of course
a figure of speech
in a manner of speaking
as a matter of course
"The choreographies that I have developed untill now are made with minimal means; this given has somewhat influenced my approach to dancing, to making work, and has influenced the aesthetics."
CHOREOGRAPHIES
By emphasising the materiality of all the elements that are part of a choreography, by working with dance in a somewhat applied way, by exploring the contemporary potential of the body in movement for reflection, storytelling and expression, and by embracing the interest in the form of dance of today as hybrid and explorative and as a form in constant juxtaposition, the choreographic works endeavour the processing of personal and social issues, linger over questions the making process raises and enjoy the marvellous, unique quality that dance has to offer.
Below the details and descriptions of choreographies developed in the frame of Merel Roozen’s Bachelor and Master degree and developed independently.
Der Raum singt
2023
Der Raum singt (The space sings) sheds with ambiguity light on the colonial history of the Dutch in South Africa (and in a broader perspective the Europeans in Africa), refugees fleeing from Africa to Europe and on international mobility. Der Raum singt is not a scientific work which follows a systematics, but is a kind of subjective journey, lingering over the need for roots and the question what moves us.
Der Tag ist schön – The day is beautiful
2019
Der Tag ist schön – The day is beautiful is a choreography that draws inspiration from music and visual art. It explores the contemporary potential of the body in movement for reflection, storytelling and expression. It is a reflection on the living in a metropolis.
It is in fact a play with materials
The work supports and stimulates a free and personal interpretation. However the work follows motives such as history, identity, professional life, protection, artists, foreigner, foreign, power structures, loss, peace.
The photos and videos are from rehearsals.
Der Raum singt
2017
“Passionate tempers have greatly this advantage of the unpassionate variety”; Gertrude Stein, “The Making of Americans, Being a History of a Family’s Progress”
Shattered Days / The Big Sleep
2016
Shattered Days / The Big Sleep was developed from three interviews held on movement in everyday life. The choreography was structured into three parts (inspired by a triptych).
Der Tag ist schön
2016
Georges Aperghis: Faux Mouvement
2016
A staged concert with the IEMA Ensemble and ATW, a project of HTA.
A Duet by ANDi
2015
An experiment on the aesthetics of movements, and on how time is perceived by the audience, with motives such as anticipation, suspension and ambivalence.
RAYS
2012-14
Solo? Form, and the performers effort
This solo study had several versions, and explored several choreographic themes; for instance: solo dancing, abstract movements and their aesthetic, phrasing, repetition, dramaturgy of abstract movements, perception of space, effort of the dancer.
Rehearsed at WUK in Vienna (AT).
I Do Not Know
2008
All Here Now
2008
