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Artistic direction: Andrea Leine and Harijono
Roebana
T +31 (0) 20 – 489 38 20
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Treat for the ears,
Leine & Roebana
feast for the eyes
Leine & Roebana is the modern dance company of the choreographers’ duo Andrea Leine and
Harijono Roebana. It has occupied a prominent place in the Dutch dance world for some years
now. The choreographers stand out for their special way of working with music. They use their
great knowledge of and passion for music in creating works in which a true symbiosis takes
place between music and movement. They use early music from around 1600 to contemporary
music, and they regularly invite composers to create works especially for the company. For each
production, they carefully search out musicians who both excel in their profession and are
interested in an intense collaboration between musicians, dancers and choreographers. This
produces performances that are ‘not only a treat for the ears, but also a real feast for the eyes’,
as the press described Merg/Marrow (2007). Merg/Marrow is a production which searches for
equality between opera and dance. Another production with great international success is
Sporen/Tracks (2003). This work is an example of how Leine & Roebana juxtapose contrasting
types of music in dialogue with their own specific style of movement.
International
Leine & Roebana’s work has been awarded several prizes and has been performed not only in
the Netherlands, but also in Europe, Canada, Brazil and the United States. In season ’07-’08 the
dance opera Merg/Marrow was performed in Dijon, France and Ludwigsburg, Germany
In the ’08-’09 season, Leine & Roebana will present Merg/Marrow in Annemasse, France. In spring
2008, Sporen/Tracks will go on a six-city tour of the United States of America. Bietigheimer
Zeitung, Germany wrote: ‘The roots of emotional life.’
Tracks
Photo: Deen van Meer
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