Instantly Forever

The art of dance, the great laboratory of time and space, should be allowed its inherent moving and reshaping to be unfixed. We should not expect dance to fit into a preconceived aesthetic, thereby dulling its’ ephemeral nature and its signifying power as an art form – the just lived moment. Allow for change, allow for a consistent platform for creation. 

Dance is often seen as the ephemeral artform. But wait a minute… we are still here and still practicing every day. This means that the instant moment, the ephemerality of the artform becomes in every practicing dancer’s body, its opposite – permanent; continuously reviving and carrying it to the future. The exclusivity of this fragile, not weak, form of transmission of an artform, needs to be supported! 

Instantly - remain in the moment ask the questions that need to be asked today.
Forever - stand the test of time, by presenting possibilities for the future.

These dynamic words placed together allow for a situation where we can engage with the past, present and future at the same time. With this in mind, we have commissioned no fewer than five new works. Our guests come from near and far with another mother tongue and with it another culture and maybe, a different way of seeing or evaluating what dance can be and what importance the choreographic arts continue to play in our society. But, all have that one common project… the enchanting pursuit of all the fascinating things that can be created for the stage.