'The story of Anders' (8+) is the new Dance Theatre AYA performance created by Ryan Djojokarso, new resident choreographer with the company. A performance full of dance, absurd humour and crazy twists. Sometimes you just have to look at things differently. The premiere takes place on Friday 9 October at 19.30 in Theater De Krakeling at its new location Cultuurpark Westergas in Amsterdam.
Anders and Ike are inseparable friends and can take on the whole world. They have vowed to always stay together. After all, in a fairy tale, anything is possible. A frog turning into a prince, a princess taming dragons, two princes marrying each other. At least that's what Ike thinks. But Anders feels differently. Especially when Salina moves into the street... Anders, Ike and Salina play between the
rules, because they have much more space than the world gives them. Who or what they are, they discover
by itself. And tomorrow it might just be different. Maybe the day after tomorrow you will be a chicken.
Ryan Djojokarso on the show: "These are extraordinary times at the moment. In 'The Story of Different'
we go in search of a world where everything should be allowed and where there is also room for everyone. Who
are we to judge another just because someone is supposedly 'different'. In the performance
the three dancers/performers Simon Mual, Jochem Eerdekens and Chanel Vyent play with culture, with
learned behaviour, with colour, with pigeonholing. What culture do you bring, what do you like, what do you fall for? It's so important to look at things differently, because the dominant norm often spoils all the nuances."
Ryan Djojokarso
Ryan Djojokarso is one of AYA's new resident choreographers alongside artistic director Wies Bloemen. He creates moving, playful and funny performances for young and adult audiences. He was attached to Korzo within the New Makers scheme and created the large hall production 'LIBI' in collaboration with Scapino Ballet and Zuiderstrandtheater. Previous youth productions of his include 'Tanz ist auch Sport', 'Jij bent 'm' and 'Wie niet weg is, is gezien'. In 2017, as a promising choreographer, he received the BNG Bank Dance Award and was nominated for the Dutch Dance Days Young Audience Award. This year, he is again nominated for the Jong Publiek prize.
Credits
Choreography: Ryan Djojokarso | Dance: Chanel Vyent, Jochem Eerdekens, Simon Mual | Music: Robbert Klein | Dramaturgy: Wies Bloemen | Decor and costumes: Elsemarijn Bruys | Lighting design: Erik van Raalte | Repetitor: Heleen van Gigch | Technique: Nick van Doesum and Bart Vlot
Playlist:
| Fri 25-09-20 | 19.30 | Hoofddorp | Theatre De Meerse (try-out) |
| so 27-09-20 | 15.00 | Amsterdam | CC Amstel (try-out) |
| Sun 04-10-20 | 14.00 | Maastricht | AINSI Theatre |
| Fri 09-10-20 | 19.30 | Amsterdam | Theatre De Krakeling (premiere) |
| Sun 11-10-20 | 15.00 | Rotterdam | Theatre Rotterdam |
| Mon 12-10-20 | 10.30 | Rotterdam | Theatre Rotterdam (closed school performance) |
| Mon 19-10-20 | 14.00 | Utrecht | Utrecht Municipal Theatre |
| Mon 19-10-20 | 16.00 | Utrecht | Utrecht Municipal Theatre |
| Wed 21-10-20 | 15.00 | The Hague | Korzo Theatre (Festival De Betovering) |
| so 08-11-20 | 15.00 | Haarlem | Toneelschuur |
| so 15-11-20 | 14.15 | Rotterdam | Zuidplein Theatre |
| Mon 16-11-20 | 10.30 | Rotterdam | Theatre Zuidplein (closed school performance) |
| Fri 11-12-20 | 19.30 | Dordrecht | Schouwburg Kunstmin (Energiehuis) |
The playlist can also be found here: www.aya.nl
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