Dejima improvisation series

2018

Dejima improvisation performance is a bimonthly event in the theater of Dejima in Nagasaki.
Performances in 2018
vol.1 January 29, vol.2 March 26, vol.3 May 28, vol.4 July 30
more to come...

Kazushi Matsumoto: trombone
Koji Shimakawa: overtone instruments
Testu Nagasawa: drums
Mioko Yoshihara: dance
Armand van den Hamer: dance

出島に集うパフォーマー5人(ダンス/音楽）。出島に関するエピソードが語られ、それを場の『興り』としパフォーマンスが始まる。長崎では珍しい即興による競演。その時折に出会い、うまれる音と動き。出島に沸き立つ『今』。

2018年7月30日（月）19:00-20:30
会場：国指定史跡『出島和蘭商館跡』
新石倉（出島シアター）
長崎市出島町６－１ 出島電停前
出演：シマカワコウヂ（倍音楽器） 長沢哲（ドラムス） 松本和志（トロンボーン、倍音唱法） 吉原未央子＆
アルマンド ファン・デン・ハーメル（ダンス）

Fujin Raijin impro performance

2018

Short improvisation performance at Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum on May 3 2018.
performers: Koji Shimakawa: overtone instruments Testu Nagasawa: drums Mioko Yoshihara: dance Armand van den Hamer: dance

Girovago

2017

Girovago

Reborn from worn out times, an artist wanders into the room.

The Italian poet, Ungaretti wrote his poem Girovago (vagabond) after fighting as a soldier in World War I, where he is wandering around in a broken world, seeking to be reborn in an innocent land.

Now his poem is the leitmotif for the 5 challenged artists from different disciplines participating in this one week project. One after the other, with less than 23 hours to work, will present their artistic interpretation of the poem, Girovago. Each artist will have the space from the previous artist as a starting point. （The first evening will be a kick-off event, where each participant will bring some material for the first person.）

Each evening at 20:00 the audience will witness the transformation of the space and will be granted a very interesting look into the artistic process of each artist.

すりきれた時間から再生し、アーティストはその空間にさまよい入る。
イタリアの詩人ウンガレッティは、自身が第一次大戦から帰還したのち、生まれ変わることのできる罪なき国を求め、壊れてしまった世界をさまよう自らの姿を「Girovago」（ジローヴァゴ/放浪者）という詩の中で詠いました。
今回、この詩をライトモティーフとして、分野の異なる5人のアーティストが挑戦・参加する１週間のアートプロジェクト：「Girovago ジローヴァゴ」を開催します。
各アーティストが一日ひとりずつ23時間以内で「Girovago ジローヴァゴ」をテーマに作品を制作、翌日午後8時に発表し、２日目以降のアーティストは、前日の作品を制作の出発点とする形式をとります。（第一夜は、各自が初回担当者へ素材を持ち寄る、キックオフイベントとなります。）
毎夜午後８時に作品が発表されるごとに、観覧者の皆さんには、それぞれのアーティストによって同じ空間が日々どのように変貌していくか、楽しんでいただけることと思います。

 

Hollanders

2011

Een polder-butoh-voorstelling door 9 dansers waarin 'de Hollander' wordt beschouwd door Japans-avantgardistische bril. Momenten van meditatieve stilte en geleide improvisaties wisselen zich af met diepgeworteld cultureel zelfbeschouwend drama. Dwars door alle clichés heen op zoek we naar de diepe tergingen en grootse gelukzaligheden van de echte Hollander.


Georganiseerd door Buitenkunst

Two sink three float

2011


A Trio performance with dance and visual theater.
"The water as unknown, depth, subconscious lets things float or sink. On this thin membrane between top and bottom one is taken into a surreal and visual story. Three characters find their balance on a platform, among themselves with the elements. There is an underworld, a world under, which we do not see. It is not shown on the surface. Or is it?"

Cast: Choreographer: Satya Roosens. Created with Simon Thomas-Train and dancers: Mirte Courtens, Armand van den Hamer, Saty Roosens. Visual artist Kurt Demey. Constructor: Collin Kassies. Composer: Giovanni di Domenico. Dramaturgic advise: Klaus Jurgen. Textile designer: Rosalie Spruijt. Stage: Mael Palu (FAIAR)

Touring Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands and South-Korea

Where has the moon gone?

2010
Tsuki wa doko e itta? (Where has the moon gone?)

A multidisciplinary performance with dance, music and calligraphy, presented at the Chinese Zen temple Kofukuji, which was founded in 1620 in Nagasaki, Japan. Inspiration for this piece came from the moon and Chinese poetry on the moon and the Chinese characters themselves. These 'Kanji' were transformed into movement dance and music and formed a technical ellement that brought together the artists from Holland, Shang Hai, Tokyo, Nagasaki, and Hirado.

17,18-09-2010 at Kofukuji Temple, Nagasaki, Japan

Concept & Choreography:
Armand van den Hamer

Co-choreography: 

Mioko Yoshihara

Music:
Sissi Ji (Er-fu), Kazuya Zenzai

Calligraphy:
Yugo Yasuda

Dance:
Armand van den Hamer
Mioko Yoshihara
Natsue Yamaguchi
Mayumi Kawamoto
Ichiko Hirano
Noriko Matsumoto
Maki Furukawa

Costume design: 

Armand van den Hamer, 

Flyer Design: Yugo Yasuda,

Production: 

Kanshi Temple Project, Mioko Yoshihara

Co-production: Tomyozan Kofukuji, Nagasaki,

Technical support: Hiroyuki Chisaki (Page One Planning)

Production Support: Yoshihara Cleaning Co., Hirado Otsuka Healthy Circle, Hirado Komyoji Temple, PARTS Summer Studio

Special thanks to Dahlia Mees

More info: www.tsukidoko.blogspot.com

Kanji Park

2009
Kanji Park

Multidisciplinary performance based on a technique of dancing kanji, Chinese characters.
Performed at Inogashira Park, Tokyo, September 4 2009.

concept & choreography:
Armand van den Hamer

dance:
Mioko Yoshihara
Natsue Yamaguchi

music:
Kazuya Zenzai

shodo-performance:
Ugo Yasuda

Synaps

2008


"Een synaps is een ruimte in de verbinding tussen zenuwcellen. In deze ruimte vindt het doorgeven van de boodschap plaats door de overdracht van neurotransmitters." Een analogie voor de ruimte tussen de performers en publiek. In een paradoxaal landschap van abstracte vorm, concrete ervaring en onverwachte expressie gaat het vooral over hoe je als mens geraakt durft te worden door de ander.



Structured improvisation dance piece for 16 dancers and 5 musicians based on the flow of information between people. Premiered in theater Minnemeers in Gent. Second series adapted versions in theater Willemsfonds in Gent. Organised by Wisper.

Pang!

2007








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Paradox

2007


"Dans van alle ruis ontdaan. Het zal als de stilte zijn, die inslaat als een bom."

Researching several paradoxes in performance-art we were looking for an artistic symbiosis between dancer and its natural environment.

Organised by Buitenkunst

Local Time: Buiten-Spel

2007

“Het stadsplein leeft. Ze ademt de mensen in en uit. Haar lichaam is getekend door verscholen liefdes, drama’s en oplaaiende emoties. Vreemde bezoekers dringen haar systeem binnen en begeven zich al zwetend tot in alle hoeken. Het plein gaat de confrontatie aan. Het spel is onvermijdelijk. Haar betonnen hart bonst.”

A dance-theatre performance on a city square for 7 dancers and 3 musicians. 6 performances at Iepenplein Amsterdam.

Concept & regie: Armand van den Hamer
i.s.m. dansers: Hanneke Baan, Erwin Bruijn, Maurits Dijkstra, Sanne Fokkens, Nadine Lock, Johannes Miedema, Dido Mirck
en muziekanten: Harmjan Roeles, Gerard van der Kamp, Bernard Verhoeven
Productie: Het Kabinet Danst

Hirado

2005


Solo inspired on traditional Haya Dance, performed at Haya-festival; Trio with dancer and Koto-player, performed at a Buddhist temple; Quartet with dancer and tuba- and flute-players, performed in a park. All part of a residency-program at Hirado City in Japan. Organised by 12xHolland.

23:59

2005


A combination of music, image, movement and location. A performance made for the big hall of the ex-Coberco Factory in Arnhem.

Dance: Lorenzo Borella, Clare Dowling, Alessandra Cerrato Gomez, Armand van den Hamer, Leonardo Ieva, Noa Shadur, Noa Simons, Mioko Yoshihara
Image: Alessandra Cerrato Gomez, Coralie Vogelaar
Music: Tomas Postema, Petra Randewijk.Premiere march ‘05.

listen to the soundscape at compactlab

To what the body wants to express

2005


Site specific performance based on Intrinsic Dance principles researching pre-mental expression for 12 dancers in a former mine production hall in Outokumpu, Finland. Produced by Outokumpu College Dance Department by Jyrki Haapala.

Ik wist niet dat u bestond

2004


A multidisciplinary piece on outside location inspired on Marguerite Duras’ India Song.

Sonsbeek Park Arnhem June 22, 2004
EDDC-Theatre Arnhem June 23, 2004

Het resultaat van een onderzoek (8 bijeenkomsten) met als uitgangspunt India Song van Margeritte Duras. De climax-scene uit de film staat centraal. Ik heb de bewegingen van acteurs en camera overgenomen en toegepast op een nieuwe situatie op locatie in Sonsbeek Park. Verder heb ik de essentie van het stuk proberen te vertalen naar dans, mime, spel met gesproken tekst, zang en muziek





Concept and direction: Armand van den Hamer
Dance and Mime Maite Larraneta-Gazpio, Ingrun Schnitzler
Play: Anja Nicola
Double bass Harmjan Roeles
Song: Monica Coronado
Costume and extra: Shuhei Numata

On common ground IV

2003


a site-specific dance performance at Hortus Botanicus in Amsterdam

On the base of this work is an on-going research about the relation between human beings and nature (and the environment in general) through the cultural experience as the one side. And on the other side, how different expressions of these relations, which are equally valuable, can be brought together without giving up their authenticity. As an outcome of this concept, each time people with different cultural backgrounds (in this case Japanese and Dutch) are brought together to deepen the research and introduce a new perspective. What was specific for this time is the garden of de hortus botanicus itself. During the working process, it has gradually come to take an equally important part with its own cultural background, which is cultivated nature with the elements originated from everywhere in the world; a good example of where we are standing for.

On Common Ground IV (Art Garden 2003)
Direction, Choreography, Dance: Armand van den Hamer
In collaboration with:
Dance: Mioko Yoshihara
Costume: Yuji Takahashi, Anouchka van Driel
Music composition: Joris Ruyzenaars,
Sound carriers: Tetsuo Mukai, Sebastiaan Erkens
duration: 20min.
performance: 03/10/2003 De Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam
supported by: Kunstnaars&Co