Performing the Archive: Pauline de Groot Festival & Expo

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From November 13 to 17, the Plein Theater presents a special program around the work of dance pioneer Pauline de Groot. With various meetings, presentations and an exhibition, the work of Pauline de Groot, and its significance for (post)modern dance in the Netherlands, will be extracted from the archives.

Contemporary choreographers Antonia Steffens (together with Tiana Hemlock-Yensen) and Elisa Zuppini each present a choreographic proposal based on their research in the archive of Pauline de Groot.

Pauline de Groot, pioneer in dance

Pauline de Groot is one of the pioneers of (post)modern dance in the Netherlands. She lived in America between 1957 and 1964, where she studied in the studios of Graham and Cunningham, worked with Erick Hawkins and José Limón, and met many important innovators of American dance, music and other arts. Until the 2000s, De Groot created more than fifty choreographies and initiated countless improvisation events.

To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the School for New Dance Development, SNDO, De Nieuwe Dansbibliotheek, Stichting Podiumkunst.net and the Plein Theater in Amsterdam have joined forces to organize a three-day festival and an exhibition around the work of Pauline de Groot. Contemporary choreographers Antonia Steffens and Elisa Zuppini each present a choreographic proposal based on their research in the archive of Pauline de Groot.

Discussions will also be held with audiences and guests from different generations about the artistic legacy of Pauline de Groot.

During the exhibition in the Plein Theater, all kinds of materials from the archive will be on display, from original posters and dance scores to photo and video work.

The festive opening of the exhibition will take place on Wednesday, November 13, with the launch of a new website with the personal archives of Pauline de Groot and the presentation of the booklet from the series 'Conversations with makers' by De Nieuwe Dansbibliotheek about Pauline de Groot. The exhibition in the foyer of the Plein Theater can be seen until December 8.

Program

Wednesday November 13

17:00 - 19:00 Opening festival & exhibition: Pauline de Groot, pionier in de dans
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Friday 15 November

Performing the Archive: Pauline de Groot
17.00 - 18:30 TALK
Talk leader Marijn de Langen - researcher and author of the Mimebook.
Guests include choreographer Bianca van Dillen and movement actor and maker Klaske Bruinsma Klaske Bruinsma.
19:30 - 21:00 PERFORMANCES
New work by Elisa Zuppini and Antonia Steffens.
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Saturday 16 November

Performing the Archive: Pauline de Groot
17:00 - 18:30 TALK
Talk leader Guido Jansen - dramaturge and researcher, specialized in theater and dance archives.
Guests include dance artist, teacher and mentor Eva Karczag, choreographer Wies Bloemen and Lene Gravesen.
19:30 - 21:00 PERFORMANCES
New work by Elisa Zuppini and Antonia Steffens.
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Sunday 17 November

Performing the Archive: Pauline de Groot
16.00 - 17:30 PERFORMANCES
New work by Elisa Zuppini and Antonia Steffens.Jazz musician Michael Vatcher also plays on Sunday.
18:30 - 20:00 TALK
Talk leader Fransien v.d. Putt - critic, dramatist, publisher.
Guests include choreographer Feri de Geus, choreographer Nita Liem, Lima director Gaby Wijers, artist and storytelling specialist Anne van Delft, ArtEZ curator Mirjam Zeegers and artistic director DAS choreography Jeroen Fabius.
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Peggy's Kitchen

Between the talk and the performance, a delicious meal from Peggy's Kitchen can be consumed - from Surinamese casava soup to a Dutch hotchpotch with a soul twist.  – for which reservations are highly recommended.

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This program is a co-production Plein Theater and Nieuwe Dansbibliotheek, with support from SNDO, DASCoreography, and Podiumkunst.net

Photo: Hogers/ Versluys