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Fri 1 Jan ’21

concertfilm: moving ON

online premiere 1 January 2021, 20.15h

length 40 minutes | year 2021 | language Dutch | subtitles English

moving ON: an ONline festival made by team de Doelen. A moment together ONline to start the new year festively. We show you where we are moving towards and what we are really looking forward to in 2021. Dance with us and enjoy all the great artists we encounter.

Start the new year with us! And with Pitou + s t a r g a z e, Sima Nos E So Nos, James Oesi, Sabrina Starke, Kika Sprangers, Winterdagen, Mariana Hirschfeld and dancers from Codarts. This film is a tribute to our building and the musicians of today.

moving ON to a brighter future!

length 40 minutes | year 2021 | language Dutch | subtitles English 

spoken word Mariana Hirschfeld 

Codarts Dans
choreographer Keith-Derrick Randolph
dancers Catarina Martins de Abreu, Valentina Messieri, Zumrad Mukhrimova, Iris Posthumus, Yun-Ting Tsai, Teade Abma, Jaime Neves Belizario, Aaron Faneyte, Pablo Dávila Iglesia, Philip Vötter 

Sima Nos e So Nos  
batuco, dance, vocals António da Costa, Manuel Martins, Edna Moniz, Maria dos Anjos Gomes Varela, Maria Tavares, Osvaldina Fernandes, Suzy Almada, Zeferina Fernandes Moreira, Luísa Wijnhold-Pereira, Denise Camacho 
 
song(s) Sima nos ▪ Nos Morna ▪ Batuku recebem 
 
sound design Winterdagen

double bass James Oesi   

song(s) from J.S. Bach ‘First Cello suite’: 
Menuet I en II 
  
Pitou +  s t a r g a z e  
composition Morris Kliphuis | libretto Otto Wichers | | vocals Pitou | violin Hadewijch Hofland | viola Thora Sveinsdottir | cello Geneviève Verhage | piano Jochem Braat | percussion Mischa Porte | bass guitar Jasja Offermans | flute Maaike van der Linde | hobo Maripepa Contreras | klarinet Bart de Kate 
  
song(s) from ‘High Dive’ (2020): Look At My Reverie ▪ Skin, Skin, Skin and Hair ▪ Ursa Minor 
  
Sabrina Starke 
drums Salle de Jonge | guitar Azim Inami | bass Hugo den Oudsten | DJ DJ Optimus (Neels Smeekens) 
  
song(s) Do for love ▪ Believing is Seeing ▪ Imagine ▪ Live & learn ▪ Our Generation  
speeches Maya Angelou ▪ Gill Scott Heron ▪ James Baldwin ▪ Nina Simone 
  
saxophone Kika Sprangers 

song(s) When the World Wakes Up  
 
  

cast

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Mariana Hirschfeld has been performing as a poet or "Spoken Word" artist for 6 years. Her passion for writing comes from her love of lived stories.
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s t a r g a z e has created a new program together with Pitou, Morris Klophuis, Lucky Fonz iii: High Dive. In Moving ON they are giving you an exclusive preview. Expect a colorful and psychedelic interplay of voice, ensemble and eyes that look at the world with an open mind.
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Sima Nos E So Nos
Sima Nos e So Nos wants to be "connected to Cape Verde's history and culture and transmit these in our own way in these modern times."
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When the World Wakes Up is inspired by "the blue hour", the dawn. The piece symbolizes for Kika Spranger hope in our world and time.
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The Londoner James Oesi has been a well-known face in the classical and modern music world since his arrival in the Netherlands in 2009. He is one of the few who focuses on the bass as a solo instrument.
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Sabrina Starke and her band (drums: Salle de Jonge; guitar: Azim Inami; bass: Hugo den Oudsten; DJ: DJ Optimus) have delivered an inspiring performance accompanied with a hopeful and social story.
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Dancers from all over the world have come together in Codarts and now they dance as a unit on the marble floors of De Doelen.

behind the scenes

Three women are involved in a recording session at a sunlit, glass-walled location with a view. One woman stands with a saxophone in front of the camera, while the other two handle recording equipment.
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A woman with medium-length curly hair stands in profile in the sunlight near a large window, overlooking a city with a church tower. She is wearing a black coat and looks thoughtfully outside.
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Two small monitors display a live view of a woman with a saxophone during a recording. The camera and screens are photographed up close, with focus on the technical equipment.
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A cameraman records a live performance by a string ensemble and a pianist in an atmospherically lit hall with chandeliers and curtains.
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A group of young dancers and a choreographer stand in a circle in a studio, dressed in rehearsal clothing. In the foreground, a smiling girl looks towards the camera.
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A group of young dancers descends a wide staircase in formation within a theatrical setting. They are wearing rehearsal clothing and move in sync.
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A person in a hoodie is being filmed; in the foreground, someone is holding a colorful clapperboard with production details for a film shoot.
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Two people stand in front of a black background in a film setup; on the left, a woman wearing a headscarf, and on the right, someone holding a clapperboard, ready for filming.
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Film set in a dark room with studio lighting: a woman wearing a headscarf stands on the left, while crew members and a camera operator are on the right preparing to shoot.
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Dark film set with multiple crew members; a woman in a white coat is illuminated at the center, surrounded by technicians and equipment.
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A dancer in motion on a wide stone staircase, captured in a dynamic pose with bent knees and outstretched arms.
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A dancer performs a jump in a modern, atmospheric space with a grand piano in the background; two other people watch.
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Group of people engaged in conversation during a rehearsal or creative session; some participants wear casual clothing and headsets, in an informal setting with tables in the background.
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A musician stands with a double bass in front of a bright red wall, while a tripod-mounted camera in the foreground is pointed at the scene.
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Close-up of a man with curly hair, a beard, and a patterned scarf, looking toward the camera under warm lighting.
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Man wearing a burgundy beanie and shirt plays guitar in a warmly lit indoor setting, focused on his instrument.
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Close-up of a man in a dark red shirt and black face mask, using a microphone under warm stage lighting.
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DJ in an orange outfit mixing music on a turntable setup in a warmly lit room, with one hand on his headphones.
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Rehearsal scene in a large hall with chairs in a circle; a woman in a white T-shirt speaks expressively as others around her rehearse or observe.
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Programmering, productie, marketing en communicatie: de Doelen | Filmproductie Korrel Film | Regie Stefan Mandersloot | Camera Stefan Mandersloot, Julie Nieuwdorp, Tjeerd Melchers | Trinity camera Jasper van Gheluwe | Focus puller Glenn van Eerden | Camera assistent Julie Nieuwdorp, Iris klein | Gaffer Tjeerd Melchers | Edit Sid Zeno Duit, Caylee Nielen & Francesca Giunta | Productie Film Nynke Bonnema 

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