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Baby Don’t Hurt Me – Online Film

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Imre van Opstal
Marne van Opstal Online Film

Baby Don’t Hurt Me  originated from authentic attempts by each dancer to tell an intimate story. Baby don’t hurt me explores how their personal experiences and perspectives become part of their role as dancers. Themes such as identity, sexuality, love and gender are truthfully explored and shaped.

This film can be viewed online as part of Dublin Dance Festival Digital 2022 from the 17th to the 20th of November. > Take a look at the website for more information.

“Baby Don’t Hurt Me is a rock-solid choreography by Imre and Marne van Opstal” ★★★★★  Volkskrant

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About 'Baby Don't Hurt Me'

In 2021 Imre and Marne van Opstal created 1 Baby Don’t Hurt Me for NDT. This work originated from authentic attempts by each dancer to tell an intimate story. Baby Don’t Hurt Me explores how their personal experiences and perspectives become part of their role as dancers. Themes such as identity, sexuality, love and gender are truthfully explored and shaped.

The performance has an intimate question as a starting point, how can we express something that concerns us all? Can the personal become universal?

When you put your heart on your sleeve, you run the risk of being painfully condemned or misunderstood. This vulnerability is one of those things we all have in common.

How much can we share?

What is love?

This performance was captured for the screen.

 

Photo: Rahi Rezvani Dancers: Chloé Albaret en Donnie Duncan Jr.
Photo: Rahi Rezvani Dancers: Boston Gallacher , Scott Fowler, Isla Clarke, Chloé Albaret and Donnie Duncan Jr.

Choreographers

Imre van Opstal & Marne van Opstal

Choreographers

The brother and sister duo Marne and Imre van Opstal, originally from Limburg in the Netherlands, are two of the most exciting and sought after choreographers in the world. With their roots firmly in a family full of dancers, they started their professional career at Nederland Dans Theater (NDT). Both were active as top dancers until 2020. After this, they became fully focused on choreography and making cutting edge contemporary dance. Their works explore themes such as identity, sexuality, gender and love, and what this means in our current world. Take Root, a production for NDT 1 was nominated for a Zwaan for best dance performance.

CREDITS

MUSIC New composition by Amos Ben-Tal 

LIGHT Tom Visser

DRAMATURGY Fabienne Vegt

DECOR Imre van Opstal & Marne van Opstal, Tom Visser (co-set designer) 

COSTUMES Imre van Opstal & Marne van Opstal

REHEARSAL ASSISTANTS Tamako Akiyama, Ralitza Malehounova  

WORLD PREMIERE February 15, 2021 Zuiderstrandtheater The Hague 

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