STRIKE A POSE

NL/BE | 2016 | 83′
Directed by Reijer Zwaan & Ester Gould

In 1990, seven young male dancers joined Madonna on her controversial Blonde Ambition tour. They soon discovered that they were role models in the gay community, though they didn’t always feel like it.
This is the surprising and moving story of Madonna’s most famous troupe of dancers.

THE GREAT GHOSTS

FR | 2019 | 53′
Directed by Yoann Bourgeois & Louise Narbon

When dancer, choreographer and acrobat Yoann Bourgeois was invited by the Center des Monuments Nationaux to create a performance for the Pantheon in Paris, he chose the fight against gravity as his leitmotif.
The Great Ghosts is a cinematographic adaptation of this special project in a breathtaking setting.

CLOWNS

UK | 2018 | 28’
Directed & Choreographed by Hofesh Shechter

Shot at the iconic Rivoli Ballroom in South London, Clowns plays out a macabre comedy of murder and desire, asking how far will we go in the name of entertainment. While the performance combines bold, exhilarating and tribal movement with a percussive, cinematic score, the choreography of the camera provides theatrical ensemble shots and close-up sequences that draw the audience members straight into the madness of the interaction between the ten dancers on stage.

BIRD

NL | 2015 | 17′
Directed by Dunja Jocic & Marinus Groothof

A young boy accidentally squeezes his pet bird to death. Not realizing what happened he turns to his mother for help. But mother has no time for him and leaves him alone in the house as she rushes off for work. While the sun sets the bird resurrects itself and confronts the boy with his actions.

TARIKAT

NL | 2015 | 17′
Directed by Jasmijn Schrofer

Called by a mystic dream, Derya finds herself surrounded by souls steeped in the Islamic Sufi tradition. They join in hypnotic movements and stirring rhythms, dissolving into a pool of silence. Tarikat is a visual poem about the endless search for enlightenment. It received the 2016 Cinedans Jury Award.

SISTERS

NL | 2018 | 15′
Directed by Daphne Lucker
Choreographed by Emma Evelein

Three sisters grow up in a broken home. They are at each other’s mercy and survive as long as they are together. But is their loving connection strong enough to endure their gloomy surroundings? Sisters received the Cinedans Audience Award 2018, amongst others.