A dance to touch the heart

celebrating the joy and impact of dance by bringing people together 

Alison, Chilton and Jade share a drive to bring dance to others and awaken the physical expression of dance in people as purely and powerfully as possible. As a team they research their own relationship with dance and what it means to share and create dance space for others. This process has lead to this interactive dance performance A dance to touch the heart in which various dance stories and encounters are shared and where the audience is invited to participate, watch and join as well.

This project is connected to the overarching research Cracking the Shell of Dance;
an ongoing investigation into the origins of the motivation to dance. As a maker Jade dives into this question by creating various seasonal projects where she invites people to join her, with the aim to celebrate the joy and impact of dance by bringing people together. As dance speaks from the body and our sensory experiences, the possible meanings are always moving and growing.

as dance speaks from our sensory experiences

the possible meanings of dance are always moving and growing

Some dance alone at home, something that remains a secret, others dance together in the club or at family parties, social dance that can bring us connection. We seek out dance in the theatre to find comfort or inspiration. Dance is rooted in ancient rituals. We dance to overcome fear, to make ourselves visible and to celebrate. We dance for ourselves, for others and together. There is no one-answer to the question why we dance. The energy of dance is spread through all our bodies and is carried by multiple stories. We experience a meaning of dance through dancing.

Credits:
Dancers: Alison Duarte, Chilton Galimo, Jade van den Hout
Maker: Jade van den Hout in collaboration with Alison Duarte and Chilton Galimo
A production by The100Hands/Jade van den Hout
Made possible by: DansBrabant
Support: Mojra Vogelnik-Škerlj
Film: Elated Frames
Music track in the video by: Arthur Music