SOMMERAKADEMIE: DOUBLE BILL Zino Schat (BE): Exit Sign + Billy & Gianni (US/IT): B.O.A.T.S. (based on a true story)

In the organizer's words:

What can you expect?

Antitheses face each other in this double bill. The entire spectrum of male connections comes together in an exciting evening: Between competitive and cute. Zino Schat draws inspiration from dance battles and current world events to explore hierarchical power struggles. Billy and Gianni are wild, cheeky and absurd in their short play about the subtle moments of interpersonal relationships.

Want to delve deeper into the subject matter? Billy Barry & Gianni Notarnicola will be giving a workshop on Movement and Emotions from July 11-13 and Zino Schat on Triplet Phrasing from July 11-13.

Zino Schat (BE): Exit Sign

With more power you can achieve more. At least that's what you would say. Unfortunately, all too often people lose themselves in the greed for power and cling anxiously to their powerful position in the world. How much influence can you exert?

Exit Sign is a reflection of our classic pyramid-shaped hierarchy, where people will do anything to climb even higher. The intentions may have been good in the beginning, but are thwarted by the self-centered drive to reach the top. The choreographer and artistic director of Fractal, Zino Schat, drew inspiration for Exit Sign from his experiences in the combat scene and current conflicts in the world.

Artistic Direction Zino Schat

Choreography Zino Schat i.s.m. dansers

Dancers Giulio Hoxhallari en Tú Hoàng

Light Design Sanne Rosbag

Dramaturge Mike van Alfen

Costumes Pleun Pijnenburg

Sound Simone Giacomini

Billy & Gianni (US/IT): B.O.A.T.S. (based on a true story)

B.O.A.T.S (based on a true story)" is about a friendship and real events within this friendship that both happened and didn't happen. The moments that haven't happened yet have actually already happened, because they take place in this work. It's an opportunity to remember and rediscover as we continue to grow together. We visit the absurd moments, the tender, the silly, the intense and the many other feelings that a budding friendship evokes. It's about what happens when two souls meet and find the golden point of caring, caring and being cared for.

Choreography, performance, lighting and costume design Billy Barry and Gianni Notarnicola

This piece was supported by the Batsheva Dance Company and performed at the Tel Aviv Dance Festival under the direction of Naomi Perlov.