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Atlantic Window IV: Sedrig Verwoert
Choreographer Sedrig Verwoert traces dance in the diaspora, pairing a travelogue of his research into Winti, Kawina and Tambu in Suriname and Curacao with the dance film Strange Fruit 2.0.
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The starting point is a children's song. Faya Siton is a well-known Surinamese song that refers to slavery and Suriname's colonial past, and choreographer Sedrig Verwoert, born in Suriname and raised in Amsterdam, built his dance film Strange Fruit 2.0 on it.
Beside the film is a travelogue of his research trip to Suriname and Curaçao, where he looked into Winti and Tambú, dance forms rooted in colonial oppression and slavery. The museum's point is that memory lives in bodies as well as archives. This is the fourth Atlantic Window, a series in which contemporary artists answer Shadows on the Atlantic, the museum's display on its colonial history, so you can walk from one to the other.
It is included in the €20 museum ticket (free with a Museumkaart), open daily 10:00 to 17:00. On Sunday 8 November at 14:00, Verwoert and his company dance Strange Fruit 2.0 and The Ritual live in the museum: free, one hour, registration required.
Look for
The dance film Strange Fruit 2.0
Watch Verwoert's choreography built on the Surinamese children's song Faya Siton, a reflection on the history of Black people under slavery and on present-day politics.
The Suriname and Curaçao travelogue
Follow the record of his research trip into Winti and Tambú, dance forms rooted in slavery that carry memory in the body rather than in archives.
The live performance on 8 November
At 14:00 Verwoert and his dance company perform a combined piece from The Ritual and Strange Fruit 2.0; it is free, but you must register.
Good for
- Nerding Out
- Rainy Days
Skip if
You'd rather avoid suicide imagery: theatres warned Strange Fruit 2.0 contains explicit references to it.
With kids
Under-5s go free and ages 5 to 17 pay €8.50 for the museum ticket. The 8 November performance is billed for adults, and theatres flagged explicit suicide imagery in Strange Fruit 2.0.
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- Atlantic Window IV: Sedrig VerwoertPhoto: Sedrig Verwoert
- Hella de Jonge – Dichter bij hun zielCourtesy of Verzetsmuseum Amsterdam (Dutch Resistance Museum)
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- Recent Additions to the Collection in the Art GalleryCourtesy of Joods Museum (Jewish Museum, Jewish Cultural Quarter)
- Het ScheepvaartmuseumFernando via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- NEMO Science MuseumElekes Andor, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Verzetsmuseum Amsterdam (Dutch Resistance Museum)A. Bakker / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
- Joods Museum (Jewish Museum, Jewish Cultural Quarter)S Sepp / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rembrandt House Museum14:43, 17 October 2006 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0