Theater Forever: Fresh Moves

This performance permits the audience to witness Black Pearl’s personal journey of resilience and self-acceptance. Impulsed by the interplay of light and sound, Black Pearl navigates through different spaces. Dancing, initially fueled by joy, transitioning to the pressure to conform and produce to please others. Awakening to moments of realization and empowerment driven by the raw energy of various dance styles: hip hop, classical, contemporary, and vogue. “Anybody walking?”

The exploration of the (lack of) things that we have learned from our fathers. As we grow and become men, the absence of our fathers affects us more than ever. We carry memories for guidance and hope that our shadows are them and will protect us. Two young black men from different sides of the world explore the long- ingrained, toxic masculinity that is passed on generation to generation, sometimes actively by a father who is present, and the other times through the absence of a father figure. In a physical conversation blended with hip hop dance, they share and learn from their differences and similarities.

“So Close, Away – Conversations with the Past” takes a closer look at love’s gestures through the lens of the story of three childhood friends and their connection. The narrative explores how separation impacts relationships and how these small gestures profoundly influence our lives, building unique memories in our journeys.

These performances are part of Attitudes, a three-year capacity building and co-creation project in the field of hip hop dance, that will result in six co-productions for stage and alternative spaces, gathering audiences at twenty-five different touring locations in six countries. Attitudes is run by CCNRB (FR), Dansekapellet (DK), HOP Festival (ES), Kampnagel (DE), Norrlandsoperan (SE) and Summer Dance Forever (NL).

Attitudes is co-funded by the European Union 🇪🇺.