NextSteps

Daring fusion

NextSteps features dynamic pieces where the classically trained dancers of Junior Company and the energetic performers of ISH Dance Collective create a bold fusion of hip hop and ballet. Previously, they achieved this with successful productions like Dorian and GRIMM, under the direction of Ernst Meisner and Marco Gerris. Now, the performers themselves take centre stage as choreographers. The floor is theirs: what emerges when they are given complete creative freedom?

Dancers from each ensemble step forward to take on the role of choreographer, working with (and blending) both disciplines. Additionally, through an open call, a promising creator will be selected to collaborate with Junior Company and ISH for the first time during NextSteps. The result? One brief, multiple outcomes – all of which these talented young creators are eager to share with you.

And the next step? You can take it yourself at the afterparty, starting after the final performance at 21:00.

A Winning Formula

The success of the hybrid dance style explored by NextSteps artists has already been proven through popular ballet-meets-hip-hop productions such as Narnia, GRIMM, and Dorian. The first generation of NextSteps choreographies also received an enthusiastic reception. For instance, Burden, created by ISH performer Lars de Vos, was later performed at the Dutch Dance Festival Gala and the International Draft Works Festival of The Royal Ballet in London.