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Uniform

What is the power of the collective in this era of individualism and self-development?

What is the power of the collective in this era of individualism and self-development? Fascinated by the phenomenon of folk dancing, in this dance performance Nastaran Razawi Khorasani asks how modern people give form and content to feelings of solidarity. Four individuals attempt to shed their own identity and blend in with the crowd. The everyday actions of the four slowly flow into a folk dance. Can they forget themselves?

Uniform premiered at the Oerol festival 2018.

Nastaran: “We live in a highly individualized world and are constantly concerned with who we are and what our opinion is. That is really something of this time. I admire people who dare to forget themselves and can completely immerse themselves in a group. In Uniform we make an attempt to show the aversion to the ego.”

Credits

By: Nastaran Razawi Khorasani With: Nastaran Razawi Khorasani, Laurence Roothooft, Art Srisayam, Tijmen Teunissen Dramaturgy: Tobias Kokkelmans Light: Marijn de Jong Costumes: Nicky Nina de Jong Coach: Moniek Merkx Dramaturgy: Tobias Kokkelmans Understudy: Dorothea Mende Seamstress: Dorine van IJsseldijk Campaign image: Noa Verhofstad (campaign image), Guido Bosua (scene photos), Nichon Glerum (scene photos) Video: Thomas Bos (teaser), Davids Dannoss (trailer) Producer: Maas theater en dans In collaboration with: URLAND

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“An exhilarating performance (...) Khorasani intelligently utilizes dance, costumes, and the ingeniously constructed music by Jimi Zoet to underscore that shared behaviors arise from many different sources and often carry influences from various (sub)cultures within them.”

“Rotterdam-based theater maker Nastaran Razawi Khorasani, actress and creator at Maas theater en dans, trained as a performer in Maastricht, puts her finger on our doubts about individuality versus collectivity in the wordless Uniform (ode to the conformist).”

"An attractive, highly lively performance that aims to be an ode to the conformist. (...) The performers blend into the mass they themselves form. A beautiful find.”

“Uniform is like a daydream, drifting and transporting you to a distant place. Leaving you afterwards wondering how you suddenly ended up there. (...) A trip that leaves you dizzy.”

“The highlight was the mirror scene, four dancers became dozens. Fifty minutes flew by. Astonished, with a hundred questions and a great desire for 'together', we left the room.”