Photo: Rahi Rezvani
Choreographer: Sol León & Paul Lightfoot
“I shut my eyes in order to see.” - Paul Gauguin
In 'Shut Eye', house choreographers Sol León and Paul Lightfoot have captured their innovative poetic approach towards contemporary dance once again. The piece expresses a world full of fantasy, that carries symbolic meanings behind the dynamic use of black and white, the respective light and shadow. 'Shut Eye' offers the spectator a glimpse into a surrealistic world that asks the question: is what we see limited by our senses or is it conditioned by how we let our brain manipulate the image through our emotions? – Sol León & Paul Lightfoot.
'Shut Eye' is dedicated to Georgi Milev.
Details
- Title: Shut Eye
- Date Created: 2016
- Rights: Rahi Rezvani
- World Premiere: April 29, 2016, Zuiderstrandtheater, The Hague
- Music: Olafur Arnalds - from the album The Chopin Project: “Written In Stone”, “Letters Of A Traveller”, “Verses”, “Eyes Shut – Nocturne in C Minor”, “Nocturne in C Sharp Minor”, “Reminiscences”. Written by Olafur Arnalds. Published by Nettwerk One Music Limited. Sub-Published by Fintage Publishing B.V. From the album Another Happy Day: “Alice Enters” From the album The Hunger Games: “Allt varð hljótt” Bryce Dessner with Kronos Quartet: “Aheym” ISRC: USEP41319001. The Copyright in this recording is owned by Bryce Dessner & The Kronos Quartet, under exclusive license to Anti, Inc./ Epitaph Europe BV.
- Light: Tom Bevoort
- Decor: Sol León & Paul Lightfoot
- Costumes: Joke Visser, Hermien Hollander
- Choreographer: Sol León & Paul Lightfoot
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