The Future is Feminine
Origin
Dance, film and innovative originality come together in Origin – the future is feminine, led by Scapino's new artistic director Nanine Linning. In this unique programme, two new choreographies and two short dance films showcase the power and creativity of a new generation of female creators.
Choreographers Marie-Louise Hertog, Sarah Baltzinger & Isaiah Wilson create an intense, surprising dance experience with inventiveness, playful humour and a sharp eye for traditions. The films are curated by Cinedans Film Festival, in a unique collaboration with Scapino – a first in the dance world.
In the beautifully designed WAXES (a continuation of Vénus Anatomique), Sarah Baltzinger and Isaiah Wilson reveal the raw power and vulnerability of the female body. With humour, absurdism and relentless theatricality, they invite the audience to rethink the way we view women's bodies. Inspired by the wax museum bodies that were once intended to teach anatomy, WAXES shows a group of women who want to regain control over their bodies.
SACRE is a surprising reinterpretation of Stravinsky's classic Le Sacre du Printemps, in which a young girl is sacrificed for spring. Viewed through a feminist lens, choreographer Marie-Louise Hertog sets a contemporary ritual in motion, in which a group of young men slowly change under the influence of the harsh online manosphere. In their quest for control and status, they sacrifice not a young girl, but themselves.
Their Origin in The Netherlands with Scapino
For Scapino's talent development programme Origin, artistic director Nanine Linning invites promising talent. Under her artistic direction, they will for the first time create a programme for the major theatres that will be presented throughout the Netherlands.
Calendar
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| Saturday 17 January 2026 - 20:15 |
Try-out
Origin - The Future is Feminine |
Theater aan de Schie
Schiedam
This performance has an introduction. You can find more information about this on the theater's website.
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| Wednesday 21 January 2026 - 20:00 |
Pre-premiere
Origin - The Future is Feminine |
Theater Rotterdam
Rotterdam |
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| Thursday 22 January 2026 - 20:00 |
Premiere
Origin - The Future is Feminine |
Theater Rotterdam
Rotterdam |
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| Friday 23 January 2026 - 20:00 |
Performance
Origin - The Future is Feminine |
Theater Rotterdam
Rotterdam |
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| Saturday 24 January 2026 - 20:00 |
Performance
Origin - The Future is Feminine |
Theater Rotterdam
Rotterdam |
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Choreographers
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Sarah Baltzinger & Isaiah Wilson
Sarah Baltzinger and Isaiah Wilson have been a team since 2022. They have directed several projects together and won multiple awards, including the RIDCC XL Production Award in 2023. -
Marie-Louise Hertog
Marie-Louise Hertog is a versatile dancer with a broad artistic background and an international career.
Credits
Artistic direction
Nanine Linning
Choreography
Sarah Baltzinger (WAXES)
Marie-Louise Hertog (SACRE)
LIght design
Jan Boiten
Costume design
Manuela Benaim (WAXES)
Petra Finke (SACRE)
Composer
Guillaume Jullien (WAXES)
Teodor Currentzis – Igor Stravinsky (SACRE)
Dramaturgy
Merit Vessies
A collaboration with
Cinedans
SACRE in co-production with
Theater Bielefeld
Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg
Cinedans
As a bridge between the two world premieres, we are collaborating with Cinedans and forging dramaturgical lines with two short dance films, curated by Cinedans, around the same theme.
Cinedans is the central venue in Amsterdam, and the only organization in the Netherlands, that has focused entirely on dance film since 2003, bringing together presentation, development and international distribution of the genre.