The future of European contemporary dance is in Istanbul at iDANS

iDANS International Contemporary Dance and Performance Festival presents the brand-new works of the recent graduates from P.A.R.T.S, the most successful dance school of Europe, in a special program between July 9-12, 2014. iDANS audiences are familiar with P.A.R.T.S., which was founded and directed by the legendary Flemish choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker. P.A.R.T.S. is a highly competitive school and is known for its unique program that provides its students with the environment to develop their own artistic voices. Every two years the graduation works meet the public in an international tour programmed within prestigious festivals and venues.

On July 9th (Wednesday) and July 10th (Thursday) the new generation of choreographers will present their own work in two different programs representing the extremely diverse features of contemporary dance. On July 11th the spectacular young dance artists will interpret Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker’s 2009 masterpiece The Song, a work Beatles fans shall not miss!

Performances will be at Mimar Sinan University Bomonti Building Şebnem Selışık Aksan Stage at 21:15

On July 12th (Saturday), P.A.R.T.S. graduates coming from 5 continents and 12 different countries will join the dynamism created within parks during the last year in Istanbul, and present a selection of their works at Abbasaga Park in Beşiktaş. The presentation will be preceded by iKEDi workshop, a social creativity project organized by Bimeras|iDANS.

P.A.R.T.S.: Program 1
9th July Wednesday
MSÜ Bomonti Building Şebnem Selışık Aksan Stage
21:15                                                                                                   

              Swimming room/ Hagar Tenebaum
              Wilhelm Scream/  Inga Huld Hákonardóttir, Rósa Ómarsdottir  
              Race caR/  James McGinn & Tiran Willemse        

P.A.R.T.S.: Program 2
10th July Thursday
MSÜ Bomonti Building Şebnem Selışık Aksan Stage
21:15                                                                                                                     

             Get out of the blue/ Jeanne Colin
             Slogan for Modern Times / Inga Huld Hákonardóttir, Kathryn Vickers
             The Eternity Ship Question/ Alma Toaspern, Bryana Fritz, Ben Van Buren

P.A.R.T.S.: Program 3 (Repertory)
11th July Friday
MSÜ Bomonti Building Şebnem Selışık Aksan Stage
21:15                                                                                                                     

             Another Song / Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker

P.A.R.T.S.: At the Park (With the collaboration of ABBASAĞA FORUMU)
12th July Saturday
Beşiktaş Abbasağa Park
17.00

               Across/ Krišjānis Sants
               Wednesday/ Ben Van Buren

iKEDi "Biz de Istanbullluyuz" Workshop will take place  at the Basketball Court starting from 16.30.         

All presentations are free of charge.