The most beautiful dying swan, a slow motion death scene, a prince that keeps getting kissed back to life. Jasper van Luijk shows what happens after the happily-ever-after-life. Happily Ever After is a dance performance about death as part of life. Specially designed for children, Jasper makes a happily-ever-after song of praise to the endless end. Graceful, cheerful and virtuoso physical. In short sketches, an endless number of deaths and departures pass by, brought together in an expressive storyline in which performance and dance revolve around each other. It has a wonderfully inventive setting, in which the space for the actors and the audience is constantly in motion.
Jasper van Luijk has mostly created dance performances for adults, but for Maas, he wants to relate to a young and inexperienced audience. In order to do so, he intensively involves a small group of children in his creative process. This will be his first performance for children that lasts the whole evening.
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“With this performance, children can become perfectly acquainted with modern dance.” Danspubliek
“A performance that starts funny, agitates at moments and ends hopefully.” Theater- en Musical Nieuws
“The bodies are constantly interacting and strongly solidary. (…) The sometimes acrobatic dance moves are always smooth, organic, light.” Volkskrant
“Beautiful to see (…) the dancers flow together and the stage setting breaths peace. (…) death is not hysterical or dramatic. It can also just be a part of everyday life. ” Culturbarbaartjes
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Touring period: October/November 2017
Age: 8 years and up
Duration: 60 minutes
Performance Area: 10 m x 10 m / height 4,5 m
Bookings: Rosa Brinks / rosa@MAAStd.nl -
Concept, choreography: Jasper van Luijk
Performers: Inés Belda Nácher, Yeli Beurskens, Anton van der Sluis, Art Srisayam / Camiel Corneille (from 22 Oct.)
Music: Lennart Siebers
Set design: Sanne Danz
Costume design: Asalia Khadjé
Light design: Jasper van Luijk, Bas Standaar
Dramaturgy: Moniek Merkx
Image: Noa Verhofstad
Scene photos: Joris-Jan Bos
Video: Thomas Bos
Super goede voorstelling! Ga het zeker zien! Heel erg mooi, alle elementen kwamen prachtig samen!
Super voorstelling. Een mooie dans, ook met een lach. Ik heb echt genoten.
Werkelijk beeldschoon, de dansers, de bewegingen, het licht, de bloemen, de muziek. Ik raakte een beetje in trance….
Het is echt een kunstwerk, want het verhaal is wat je er zelf in ziet. Net als hoe het is als je naar de hemel gaat, je mag zelf bedenken hoe je dat doet. Ik keek naar de voorstelling en het leek net of ik droomde.