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Late to the Party

Trajal Harrell

Belgische première

this event is part of

December Dance 26

dance

eye-opener

feestelijk

Thu 10 Dec 2026 -20.00

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Concertzaal

introduction by NN	19.15
start	20.00
expected end time	21.15
vanaf 14 jaar

Standard €27.00 - €40.00

Réduction -35 a. €17.60 - €26.00

Réduction -26 a. €13.50 - €20.00

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Nina Simone joins the party of an inspired choreographer

Choreographer Trajal Harrell draws inspiration from music legend and civil rights activist Nina Simone. The catalyst is a personal encounter whose resonance only unfolds years later: the discovery of Simone as a voice, as a body, as an attitude. The choreography navigates the tension between voice and music, classical form and radical expression. A piece about listening, discovering what you’ve overlooked for years, and the irrevocable spell of an iconic figure.

credits

Trajal Harrell: choreography
Christopher Matthews, Nasheeka Nedsreal, Mark Lorimer, Thibault Lac,
Songhay Toldon, Trajal Harrell, Perle Palombe, Thierry Raynaud, New Kyd & Ondrej Vidlar: dance
Ondrej Vidlar: rehearsal direction
New Kyd, Ondrej Vidlar: alternate dancers
Asma Maroof & Trajal Harrell: sound design
Trajal Harrell: costume design
Trajal Harrell: set design
Miriam Ibrahim: dramaturgy
Cynthia Naef: production assistance & communication

Björn Pätz: production & international distribution
production: Zurich Dance Ensemble
co-production: Gessnerallee (Zurich), Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (New York), Sadler’s Wells (London), Festival d’Automne à Paris, Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston), Theater Rotterdam, DE SINGEL (Antwerp), Kaaitheater (Brussels), Kampnagel (Hamburg), HAU Hebbel am Ufer (Berlin), Theater Freiburg, December Dance (Concertgebouw Brugge & CC Brugge) & DDD – Festival Dias da Dança (Porto)