Saïdo Lehlouh - Témoin

Tuesday 20 August 2024

In Internationaal Theater Amsterdam

Doors: 20:45, Main programme: 21:00

Summer Dance Forever is an internationally acclaimed Hiphop dance festival. Dancers and audiences from around the world gather in the city of Amsterdam each year in August to enjoy this week-long dance feast, packed with the best of today and the great promises of tomorrow. Organized in several venues around town, Summer Dance Forever presents a great variety of dance performances, next level battles, soulful club nights and workshops to refresh and boost your skills. Next to this, the more intimate SDF Weekender takes place every year in February, focussing on House Dance. This year's summer festival takes place from 20-26 August at Paradiso, ITA and DeLaMar. Check out the full program here.

"Témoin'' (or Witness) by Saïdo Lehlouh brings us a captivating fusion of hip hop and underground dance styles. Originally a b-boy, Lehlouh has expanded his choreography to incorporate influences beyond hip hop, emphasizing the diversity of backgrounds and the concept of the group. "Témoin'' emerged from years of collaboration with self-taught dancers, who serve as witnesses to their time, their dance, and their generation. Driven by improvisation, deep listening dynamics, and encounters, this piece showcases the richness and diversity of dance in general, featuring twenty dancers from various hip hop and underground disciplines. It's a perpetual motion where the collective and the individual seamlessly intertwine, empowering each performer to transform the piece freely.

Q&A
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Credits:
Choreography: Saïdo Lehlouh
Choreographer’s assistants: Mehdi Baki, Evan Greenaway, Karim Khouader aka Karim KH
Interpretation: two alternating teams of 20 dancers,
with: Ndoho Ange, Mehdi Baki, Ilyess Benali aka Pocket, Kaê Brown Carvalho, Hugo Burtel, Audric Chauvin, Lorenzo Da Silva Dasse aka Ds, Marina de Remedios, Hugo De Vathaire, Jerson Diasonama, Sofiane « Double So » El Boukhari, Dylan Eusebe aka Buzz From Pluto, Chris Fargeot, Johanna Faye, Evan Greenaway, Théodora Guermonprez, Linda Hayford, Aliashka Hilsum, Marvin Kemat aka Zulu, Karim Khouader aka Karim KH, Kïne aka Young Wrestler, Odile Lacides, Oscar Lassus dit Layus, Timothée Lejolivet aka Timo, Anaïs Mauri aka Silent, Mulunesh aka Wrestler X, Mounia Nassangar, Émilie Ouedraogo Spencer aka Wounded, Yonas Perou aka Cosmos, Mathias Rassin aka Thias, Mathieu Rassin aka Thieu,
Mattéo Raoelison aka Rao, Lumi Sow, Raphaël Stora, Timotkn, Clarisse Tognella, Lorenzo « Sweet » Vayssière, Aisi Zhou aka Joyce
Light: Tom Visser, Gwendal Malard
Music: Mackenzy Bergile (composer), Raphaël Henard (music-dramatist)
Stylism: Johanna Faye
Costumes: Lydie Tarragon
Light technician: Dorian Dhem
Sound technicians: Hugo Sempé, Adrien Kanter
Production manager: Céline Gallet