A dance strive for empowerment
“Let's imagine a world where there is only one ideal to follow, one value, one truth.
What if this truth is love?”
Dictatorship of love is a contest of lovability and endurance, where love is an order, an imposition, something both wanted and feared. It is a game, in which female participants both try to remain a part of the collective, yet allure "the leader".
Is the performance empowering or oppressive? Do the participants love or fear the leader?
A group of three dancers and ten local women take you on a journey through this oppressively lovable game.
Credits:
Theater de Generator Production
Choreography & concept: Sandra Kramerová
Performance: Inbal Abir, Candela Murillo, Mayke van Veldhuizen
Workshop & choreography assistant: Anastasia Kostner
Music: Jon Lloyd
Lighting Design: Boaz van den Ban
Costume Design: Anouk van der Zee
Video footage: Álvaro Congosto
Production leader: Alejandra Zabala
Artistic advice: Pavel Zuštiak, Ioana Tudor, Igor Vrebac
PR & Marketing: Erik Groenewold
PR image: Domi Kramer
Pictures: Melanie Lemahieu
Premiere December 3 2022
Performances: Theater de Generator, CC Amstel, Pleintheater, Theater Kikker, Evertshuis, Podium Bloos, Pand P, Theater aan de Schiee (NL) 2022/2024
Length: 65 minutes
Supported by Fonds Podiumkunsten, Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and Gemeente Leiden
Reviews: Volkskrant
"During Dictatorship of Love Sandra Kramerová succeeds in arousing the suggestion of a mass choreography ★★★★
The Love clearly splashes from the motor skills, smiles and proudly raised chins."
- Annette Embrechts, Volkskrant
