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PART

Amos Ben-Tal / OFFprojects / Ragazze Quartet
Fri 4 Nov ’22 - Thu 9 Mar ’23
Amos Ben-Tal/OFFprojects in collaboration with Ragazze Quartet and Salvador Breed.
Fri 4 Nov ’22
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Thu 9 Mar ’23

PART is a performance in which dance, music by Beethoven and cutting edge 4DSOUND technology merge into an immersive sensory experience. PART is an exciting new collaboration between OFFprojects, Ragazze Quartet and sound designer Salvador Breed.

PART is about emptiness and fragmentation. What remains when we withdraw or delete something? What potential does negative space have? What comes to light when we unravel the whole and look at the individual parts? Emptiness is often associated with loss, but PART shows that it can also mean new potential – right now.

With Beethoven's monumental string quartet op.132 as point of departure, one of his last and most rich works, choreographer Ben-Tal and the ensemble of ten top dancers and musicians deconstruct and play with the notion of emptiness.

The audience sits around the stage. With the additional element of Salvador Breed's magical sound composition, PART takes the audience on an emotional and philosophical journey through space, movement and sound.

Aftertalk

On Wednesday, March 8, there will be an aftertalk. Present in this aftertalk are choreographer Amos Ben-Tal, composer and sound designer Salvador Breed and one of the musicians of Ragazze Quartet. Together they will provide insight into the relationship between the music, dance and spatiality in the piece and share experiences from the creative process. 

The talk will be in English.

Duration: 75 min.
Followed by an 30-minute aftertalk on wed 8th of march.

Credits

choreography Amos Ben-Tal music Ludwig van Beethoven Ragazze Quartet Rosa Arnold, Jeanita Vriens-van Tongeren – violin, Annemijn Bergkotte – viola, Rebecca Wise – cello dancers Alex Blondeau, Luca Cacitti, Wolf Govaerts, Xanthe van Opstal, Adam Khazhmuradov, Aurélie Cayla composition and live electronics Salvador Breed custom software and live electronics Poul Holleman spatial sound design 4DSOUND artistic advice Yvan Dubreuil rehearsal assistant Christophe Dozzi light Xavier van Wersch costumes Min Li executive producers Naomi Russell, Roland Spekle production OFFprojects, Ragazze Quartet co-production Beethovenfest Bonn partners Amare, Nederlands Dans Theater and Het Nationale Theater

With financial support of Gemeente Den Haag, Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Fonds Podiumkunsten, NORMA Fonds, Prins Bernhard Cultuur Fonds.

 

OFFprojects 

OFFprojects is a collective that creates interdisciplinary performances and installations with dance, music, image and word. It consists of former dancers from the Nederlands Dans Theater and Batsheva Ensemble who gather around the work of choreographer and musician Amos Ben-Tal. Their most recent performance Interval was nominated for De Zwaan in 2022 for the most impressive dance production.

Click here to read more about OFFprojects. 

Ragazze Quartet 

Ragazze Quartet plays classical and modern string quartets: passionate and at the highest level. With high-profile programmes, the quartet has developed into one of the most fresh and leading voices in classical music.

Click here to read more about Raggaze.

Salvador Breed 

Salvador Breed creates sound, music and technology for a wide variety of contexts such as live performances, fashion shows, video art and interactive art installations. Co-founder of the sound company 4DSOUND, he specialises in composing space as an important element of soundtracks. He has worked with, among others: Iris van Herpen, Nanine Linning, Biosphere, Chanel and Red Bull.

Click here to read more about Salvador Breed.  

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