Paradiso!
Large-scale youth production with dance, theatre and music
Paradiso!
Large-scale youth production with dance, theatre and music
Let yourself be carried away to Dante’s Paradiso! Together with a large group of young amateur players, dancers and musicians from Arnhem, Introdans, Theater Oostpool, Phion and Musis & Stadstheater are creating a contemporary adaptation of one of the most famous books in world literature: Dante’s Paradiso. In a magical mix of dance, theatre and music we will present this classic in Musis Arnhem on May 5, 6, 7 2023.
The concept and overall direction of Paradiso! is done by Adriaan Luteijn (Introdans) and Char Li Chung (Theater Oostpool). The choreography is by Chantal de Vries (Introdans), musical leader is Joost Smeets (Phion) and Char Li Chung also signs for the direction of the theatre parts. Playwright Vera Morina is going to make an adaptation of the text.
Playtime: 5 May - 7 May
Locations: Arnhem
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Paradiso!
About Paradiso!
700 years after the death of Dante Alighieri, his book The Divine Comedy is still being read. To this day, many readers and artists are inspired by his work. Introdans, Theater Oostpool, Phion and Musis & Stadstheater are focussing on the optimistic and wonderful last part: Paradiso. The Devine Comedy is a poem in three parts about a journey through hell (Inferno) and purgatory (Purgatorio) to paradise (Paradiso). Paradise is seen as a place where life is wonderful, where abundance reigns and there is no disease, disaster or death. An ideal place to stay. Sometimes this means the earthly paradise, the Garden of Eden, sometimes the heavenly paradise (heaven). In the performance Paradiso! you will experience as spectator the interpretation of the players of their paradise.
Special cast
The variegated cast of Paradiso! exists of 64 dancers, musicians, and player of age 15 – 25, coming from all corners of Eastern Netherlands. Each one of them are talented youngsters with and without experience in all sorts of disciplines: from amateur theatre to interdisciplinary performance art, from hiphop to classical ballet. From saxophone to marimba and from baroque to modern music.
The show will be performed at May 5, (premiere), May 6 and May 7. The first two days we will play in the evenings, the last day are matinee performances.
