Dalma Doman
After her dance education in her hometown Györ, Dalma Doman starts her career at the Budapest Dance Theatre, but however much she develops as a dancer, she does not really find what she is looking for.
Dalma decides to go freelance and to take classes at foreign companies, including Nederlands Dans Theater and Scapino. "That's how I discovered the power of being myself. The possibility to develop as an individual, instead of as the dancer you should be in the eyes of others." She falls for Scapino like a log. Only there was no room for new dancers at the time. So she goes back to Hungary, gets a job with the Kecskemét City Ballet, but in the meantime keeps dreaming of Rotterdam. "I waited four years, there were so many dancers who wanted to work here at the time, but in 2017 it was my time.
Video by Iris Hendriks // Special thanks to Hofpleintheater
Continuous self-exploration
She has never felt any disappointment since. "I longed for a place where there was space for me as an individual and I still feel that space every day. It is an important element in Ed Wubbe's work anyway: he gives space to the person behind the dancer." That space, she says, requires continuous self-exploration.
As a result, she keeps finding new layers in herself and now knows she is an emotional dancer. Laughing: "Not that I cry all the time, but I am really in touch with my feelings, not afraid to touch the deepest sensations." In Wubbe's Casablanca, she experienced this for the first time to its essence. "I felt little gestures and emotions popping up that really came from inside me."
"I felt emotions coming up that really came from inside me.
Bridge builder
Dalma has since made several choreographies and together with former Scapino dancer Mara Hulspas she did a year-long choreographic research project. "That was very intense and it was incredibly nice that Scapino offered me that space, but for now I want to concentrate on dancing."
Later on, she hopes - because 'unfortunately she cannot dance all her life' - to contribute to the art world in other ways. She sees herself primarily as a bridge builder and initiator of multidisciplinary productions. "I want to find ways of bringing young people into contact with art. To let them experience that art can give you much more than an evening of Netflix."
Curriculum vitae
Born
1993, Györ, Hungary
Education
School for Dance en Fine Arts, Györ
Previously danced with
Budapest Dance Theatre, Kecskemét City Ballet
With Scapino since
2017
"By reflecting as a dancer on who you are, you help your audience to also explore certain aspects in themselves. That is the power of art.
Away from my thoughts
Friendships, family and connecting with fellow humans are important to Dalma. "Anything that helps me grow and get closer to myself. I appreciate more and more the people and things that are already there, instead of always looking for new, new, new."
For some time now she has also been playing the piano again, something she gave up as a child in order to dance. "Playing the piano gives me a lot. It is like meditating: it immediately takes me away from my thoughts." She also loves dogs; as a kind of running gag, she has been saying for years that she hopes to get one on her birthday. "When I'm walking through the city with my boyfriend and we see a dog, we always fantasise about what the dog is thinking, we put ourselves in its shoes, as it were." Laughing, "I'm a 'big dog narrator'!"
Photography: Khalid Amakran | Interview: Astrid van Leeuwen
This season featuring in
Danced in a.o.
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Pinocchio Effect
Dance, theatre, live video and blunt performances in a family production for everyone between the ages of 10 and 110. -
Two Tales
Young emerging dance makers tell poignant stories with solid roots in the lore and customs of their native land. -
Casablanca
Casablanca is a visual performance about passion, freedom and desire for a better world. -
Oscar
Carré en Scapino Ballet presenteren: Oscar, een hommage aan Oscar Carré met dans, theater, circus én live muziek van Blaudzun. Exclusief te zien in Carré. -
The Square2
Four young makers meet eachother in The Square2, a new full-length production of Scapino Ballet Rotterdam. -
Duplicate of Casablanca
Casablanca is a visual performance about passion, freedom and desire for a better world. -
Made in Rotterdam
Scapino Ballet Rotterdam presents four new works, performed and created by Scapino dancers. -
Rite Here Rite Now
A unique collaboration of the New Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra, LantarenVenster and Scapino Ballet Rotterdam. -
The Square Recordings
Young makers go on an adventure in this online edition of The Square. -
The Great Bean
Circus, illusionism, variety and dance: The Great Bean takes place in the atmosphere of the roaring twenties, the emergence of jazz, Hollywood and vaudeville. -
The Blend
Scapino starts the new season at the Van Nelle Fabriek, Rotterdam icon and world heritage monument. -
Music in Motion
The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and Scapino Ballet Rotterdam have joined forces for a new video project: Music in motion. -
Pearl
World class dance, stunning costumes and mesmerising music by composers like Vivaldi. -
Cathedral
Accompanied by the spiritual music of Arvo Pärt, pure as a heartbeat, Cathedral asks us to reflect on the nature of existence. -
Made in Rotterdam
Scapino Ballet Rotterdam presents four new works, performed and created by Scapino dancers. -
All Hands on Deck
Scapino and Släpstick (formerly know as Wëreldbänd) bring out the best in each other with superb combinations of dance, physical comedy, slapstick, music and theatre. -
TWOOLS 18
TWOOLS 18 appears to be the last in the series. It is a worthy finale with world premieres by choreographers Ryan Djojokarso, Joeri Dubbe and Maciej Kuzminski. -
TING!
Dance, music and circus come together on and above a rotating arena to create an enchanting spectacle. -
Made in Rotterdam
Scapino Ballet Rotterdam presents four new works, performed and created by Scapino dancers.