...How in salts desert is it possible to blossom...
Robyn Orlin
In 2024, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting the creation and presentation of ...How in salts desert is it possible to blossom... by choreographer Robyn Orlin.
...How in salts desert is it possible to blossom...is a collaboration between Robyn Orlin, uKhoiKhoi and Garage Dance Ensemble, a compagny directed by Alfred Hinkel based in O'Kiep, Northern Cape - South Africa.
This territory of South Africa is largely unknown, but for Robyn Orlin it is a veritable microcosm of the history of colonised South Africa. The great cultural richness, humour and humanity (and all too well-known lack of humanity) of this region shapes the artistic project.
Together with dancers, performers and musicians from the area, Robyn Orlin develops an installative performance, which negotiates questions around power, social and sexual hierarchies and privileges, thus playfully generating aspects of counter design for a new equal coexistence.
Robyn Orlin
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival presents WE WEAR OUR WHEELS WITH PRIDE... by Robyn Orlin in collaboration with NYU Skirball as well as and when we change the landscape… by Robyn Orlin performed by the Choreographic Ensemble of the Paris National Conservatoire in collaboration with L'Alliance New York.
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Chaillot - Théâtre national de la Danse
In 2025, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse for the presentation of ten shows during the 25-26 season.
