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Edition 2022

From 2 to 6 February 2021 in Basel, the 11th Swiss Dance Days had showcased the winning performances selected by the jury from almost 150 entries. Due to the pandemic the Swiss Dance Days of 2021 had to be cancelled, the selection (see archive) was retained and could be shown to a wide audience in 2022. The programme offered a snapshot of dynamic, humorous and powerful physical studies and autobiographical works full of performative joy and the courage to question virtuosity. A special focus is on several powerful works from the younger generation of Swiss choreographers.

Jury

Dr. Adriana Almeida Pees, Künstlerische Leiterin und Kuratorin Tanz, Theater Freiburg
Selina Beghetto, Dramaturgin, Luzern
Rares Donca, Leiter L’Abri, Genf
Foofwa d’Imobilité, Choreograf 
Sandro Lunin, Künstlerischer Leiter, Kaserne Basel
Als einziger Künstler der Jury, verfügte Foofwa d’Imobilité über die Möglichkeit, ein eigenes Werk an den Swiss Dance Days zu zeigen.

Partners

Junges Theater Basel

Kaserne Basel

ROXY Birsfelden

Neues Theater Dornach

Theater Basel

Vorstadttheater Basel

Final selection

Kiyan Khoshoie

Grand Écart

Magali Dougados

In Grand Écart, Kiyan Khoshoie reverts to the idiom of the one-man-show, stand-up comedy and solo performance. Located between dance and theatre, enthusiasm and sobering realization, this piece deals with physical boundaries, passion and creative leeway in artistic practice. In a lengthy, virtuoso and amusingly crafted stage version of a tracking shot, Kiyan Khoshoie examines his attitude toward his own profession on stage. A private, humorous and breath-taking insight into the life of a stage professional. The piece reminds us that dance, like any profession, is confronted with the difficulties of the professional world in general. A creative crisis staged with wonderfully comedic accents, which leaves us wanting more and more.

Biography

Kiyan Khoshoie trained as a dancer and performer at the Rotterdam Dance Academy. He has worked with companies such as It Dansa Barcelona, Dansgroep Amsterdam, Scapino Ballet Rotterdam and Maas Theater and Dans. He is also a performer and assistant to the Swiss choreographer Tabea Martin. In 2018, he started his collaboration with actress Charlotte Dumartheray for Grand Écart. Their new creation Kick Ball Change will be presented in October 2022 at the Grütli in Geneva. In 2021, he received a grant from the city of Geneva for his choreographic research Never Ouh Yeah Baby!.

Info

English

Credits

Choreography, text and performance Kiyan Khoshoie

Direction Charlotte Dumartheray

Music Richard Van Kruysdijk

Choreography assistance Olive Lopez

Costumes Elodie Verdan

Light Design David Kretonic

Production Florence Chappuis - Emporte-pièces production

Administration Mélinda Quadir-Mathieu

Venue

Theater Tempus fugit
Adlergäßchen 13, 79539 Lörrach, Deutschland
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Tickets

3.2.2022, 20:30—21:45
Theater Tempus fugit
4.2.2022, 17:30—18:45
Theater Tempus fugit