Anouk van Dijk

Dutch contribution to the European Dance Festival  

All dance companies will give a short introduction to their work before their performances.

Since 1992, choreographer Anouk van Dijk has created performances full of fanciful virtuoso dance within a strong theatrical context. As part of Days of Dutch Culture / Window on the Netherlands she will present her recent choreography Amour Fou in St Petersburg on 22 and 23 September.

The dancers on stage always relate to each other as individuals within the same space. Nature and development of these relations are at the core of Van Dijk's performances. All her dance pieces show vulnerable people, failing hopelessly at contacting each other, and yet they keep on trying. Her attraction to is as large as her fascination for people's urges to keep on trying over and over again. Anouk van Dijk's views and methods give her dance pieces a strong theatricality. Amour Fou, which deals with desire, holds a special place within her oeuvre.

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