Elements of Freestyle

Elements of Freestyle is a show of extreme urban art that merges dance, music, and sport into a pulsating and poetic universe. Featuring breakdance, freerunning, BMX, and skating, this performance by the Dutch ISH Dance Collective brings the streets to the stage.

The show is directed by Marco Gerris, the founder of the collective and a leading choreographer in the Netherlands. Both he and the collective have won awards for their unconventional performances, which always push the boundaries of genre.

In a shifting landscape of ramps and scaffolding, the ten performers combine art and action. The performance highlights the freestylers' total focus on the moment, the ecstacy and the feeling of complete and total freedom in those fleeting moments when everything aligns. Whether you float on ballet shoes or on skates, with ISH, it's all dance.

The cast includes world champion freerunner Bart Van Der Linden, BMX champion Dez Maarzen, and breakdancer Arnold Put, alongside musicians Annie Tangberg on cello and Vera van der Bie on violin.

You can also catch a pop-up at the Festival square Friday 30 May.

Technology and creating with VilVite in Spissen at Grieghallen

Sunday 1 June the event is moved into Spissen and is open for Elements of Freestyle ticket holders before the performances at 12:00 and 15:30. Read more about the activities here.

Practical information

Strobe lights are used in Elements of Freestyle. The light effect is used for a couple of scenes and lasts for a few minutes.

Recommended age

From 5 years

Artists

• ISH Dance Collective:

• Marco Gerris director, choreography

• Arnout Lems dramaturgy, assistant director

• Rik Ronner, Annie Tangberg, Vera van der Bie music

• Jerry Beckers – Solos International set design

• Donald Beekman visual set design

• Mike den Ottolander lighting design

• Siebe van de Spijker freerunning

• Michael van Beek freestyle basketball

• Sven Boekhorst inline skate

• Jelle Briggeman inline skate

• Annie Tangberg cello

• Shane Broers breakdance

• Bart van der Linden freerunning

• Dez Maarsen BMX flatland

• Vera van der Bie violin

• Arnold Put breakdance

• Pim Wouters skateboard

• Denden Karadeniz breakdance

Supported by

H. Westfal-Larsen og Hustru Anna Westfal-Larsens Almennyttige Fond