Ioannis Mandafounis
With Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company
And students of Rambert School

Show Book
Trio of dancers in Join  © Stephan Floss
Choreographer
Ioannis Mandafounis
Duration
60 min

In 2025, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels presents Join by Ioannis Mandafounis in collaboration with Sadler's Wells as part of the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels festival in London. 

Join makes a simple and yet difficult attempt: How can dancers come together at completely different points in their personal and professional trajectory? How can an ensemble of professionals working at the highest level dance together with a group of students? How do people come together in their diversity? What connections are possible beyond a standardising and unifying norm? Join takes a step in this direction for dance. Students from the city where the performance takes place dance together with the ensemble of the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company. The dramaturgy of the evening is determined by instant blackouts, which lend the scenes a sense of immediacy and constantly challenge the audience's perception. 

(Strobe effects are used in the play. There is loud shouting and loud music at several points. Earplugs are available at the entrance).

About the artist

Ioannis Mandafounis portrait © Dominik Mentzos

Ioannis Mandafounis

In 2025, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels presents Join by Ioannis Mandafounis in collaboration with Sadler's Wells as part of the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels festival in London. 

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