Barnaby Booth and Lunatics & Poets!
Club Guy & Roni invites
With the annual ‘Club Guy & Roni invites..’, we ask dance makers with whom we feel related to create new work. In this fourth edition: a double bill with Barnaby Booth and Lunatics & Poets.
“For me, it’s super important to expose young and talented choreographers to a wider audience, and also at the same time expose our audience to a new generation of makers. That is what Club Guy & Roni invites is about; celebrating talent.” – Roni Haver
Barnaby Booth | A Funny Little Show about Endings
Inspired by the happy endings in sitcoms such as Friends, Will & Grace and Seinfeld, choreographer Barnaby Booth takes ‘A Funny Little Show about Endings’ to create a humorous dance performance with a Lynchain twist, in which dramatic characters meet their inner motivations.
Booth, a gifted lighting designer in addition to choreographer, previously collaborated with Club Guy & Roni’s Poetic Disasters Club for the performance ‘Like a Prayer,’ shown at De Parade in 2023. The production received rave reviews from NRC and de Volkskrant, among others, and was even part of De Parade’s prestigious closing gala.
“Booth creates magical moments in Like a Prayer, in which he explores intergenerational traumas within families.” – de Volkskrant
Lunatics & Poets | Village Storm
In ‘Village Storm’, Lunatics & Poets explore the world of desire. Instinctive desires rooted in human beings, but also desires arising from society that influence us. In our search for individuality, we actually seem to become more alike. Inspired by the collection ‘A Village Life’ by Louise Glück and the theories of philosopher René Girard, Anna Jacobs and Hanna van der Meer present a cinematic portrait of the tension between animal instincts and human individuality, in sensitive and powerful dance language. Equally recognizable as confrontational.
“Image, sound and movement form a beautifully fused trinity that intrigues from the opening scene to the last second.” – Theaterkrant about Lunatics & Poets.
Cast
William English | Emma Zeimen | Patrick Wiel | Ray Lemmens | Oier Abrego | Jeanne Hensinger | Tatiana Matveeva
Club Guy & Roni invited..
As we prepare for the fourth edition of Club Guy & Roni invites.., we invite you to look back with us on the unforgettable moments and groundbreaking performances that have defined past years. Each edition has brought unique voices to the stage, unveiling bold visions and fresh talent that continue to inspire.
Explore highlights, revisit standout performances, and celebrate the journey that has brought us here. Together, let’s honor the artists who’ve paved the way, making Club Guy & Roni invites.. a true launchpad for tomorrow’s dance makers.
