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Large-scale youth production with dance, theatre and music

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Sacre

Large-scale youth production with dance, theatre and music

A century ago, Igor Stravinsky shook the art world with a pagan spring sacrifice. Now a group of young people from the east of the Netherlands stomp the spring out of the ground in their own powerful ritual: SACRE. A bold response to Stravinsky’s masterpiece, where dance, theatre and live music come together.

From feared to beloved
In Le Sacre du Printemps (1913), composer Igor Stravinsky portrayed an ancient Russian spring ritual: a young maiden is chosen to dance herself to death as a sacrifice to appease the gods. With unheard of pounding rhythms and harsh sounds, he ushered in a new musical era. Combined with the innovative and intense choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky, it became a revolutionary work of art.

A contemporary Sacre
More than a hundred years later, Le Sacre du Printemps continues to inspire new generations. With SACRE, leading Arnhem companies Orkest Phion, Introdans and Theater Oostpool join forces with Musis & Stadstheater Arnhem and dozens of talented amateur young people dancers, actors and musicians to create their own spring ritual. A performance that stimulates the mind and bursts with energy, for both the seasoned art lover and the curious teenager. Rise up against the existing order and let yourself be swept along in this contemporary SACRE.

SACRE is a co production by Theater Oostpool, Orkest Phion, Introdans and Musis & Stadstheater Arnhem, in collaboration with Nationale Jeugdorkesten Nederland.

Dates: Fri 1 May ’26 to Sun 3 May ’26
Duration: the performance lasts approximately 60 minutes without an interval.

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Kick off Sacre

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Casting: Emma Wagner, Kaitlin Lensen, Taha Oost, Art Boerkamp, Yanna Hobbelen, Mette Hoekstra, Kaat Benders, Sake van Litsenburg, Jesper van der Klaauw, Baran Ince, Lucy Franken, Nynke van Bemmel, Jona Heesbeen, Pim Beenakker, Remy Wiel, Sander Kamper, Jayla Shanice Opoku, Bettina Staaks, Kailani Hanssens, Loïs Sürüp, Olivier Agbenou, Sterre Kerkijk, Teun Hagen, Wouter Kuster, Zirk Seljee, Britt Füsers, Fay Pratt, Fenne Sonke, Fyonne Faber, Luna Pieplenbosch, Nelani Geurts, Odyl Jubitana, Phileine van Herwijnen, Wies van der Leest, Yllka Lila, Marinus Hondeveld, India Hendriks, Libin Massuger, Lycke Dam, Rena Mishima, Marc Hornes, Dariya Post, Maud Bleijs, Sterre Verheijden, Merle Doesburg, Judith Stam, Noa Hemmink, Abel Honee, Yaël de Jong, Eva van Bladel, Lianne van de Vijver, Alice Varney, Lodi Vogelzang, Peter Tonnis Wierenga, Marije Simon, Joran van Pijkeren, Jeroen van Stenis

Credits: Direction: Char Li Chung | Final direction: Adriaan Luteijn | Choreography: Chantal de Vries | Musical direction: Sjoerd Haver and Eva Wilgers | Assistant director: Lina Bravo Rebolledo | Dance rehearsal director: Iris Bakker | Text: Bregje Hofstede | Costume concept & styling: Leila El Alaoui | Costume production: Femke van Neerven, Simone Oosterwal | Lighting design: Jurre Pöpping | Project coordination: Ilze Versloot (Oostpool), Eva Wilgers (Phion), Eline Hocqué (Introdans), Maarten Bonenkamp (Phion), Britt Kannegieter (Musis) | A co-production by Theater Oostpool, Introdans, Orkest Phion and Musis & Stadstheater Arnhem | In collaboration with Nationale Jeugdorkesten Nederland

Artistic Team

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Adriaan Luteijn

Choreographer

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Chantal de Vries

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Char Li Chung

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Joost Smeets

Conductor/Musical Director

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