Event series
Mellowing by Dance On Ensemble
Contemporary Dance Performance
November 8, 2024
Starts: 8:00 pm
Venue: Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi
Discover MELLOWING, the creation by acclaimed Greek choreographer Christos Papadopoulos, presented for the first time in collaboration with the renowned Dance On Ensemble—a company of exceptional dancers all over the age of 40.
In this evocative performance, Papadopoulos draws on the dancers’ deep physical knowledge and life experience. Together, they explore the tension and harmony between concentration and fullness, tenderness and unconditionality, pulsating energy, speed, and stillness.
MELLOWING invites audiences into a poetic world of movement and presence, offering a rich and memorable experience that resonates long after the final moment.
Before the performance begins, audience members are warmly invited to take part in a Moving Introduction to MELLOWING. In this 20-minute participatory session, participants will explore two to three key movement approaches from the choreography.
No previous dance experience is required.
Duration: 20 minutes
Participation: Open to all, no registration required.
Christos Papadopoulos is a critically acclaimed Greek choreographer, celebrated for his distinctive minimalist style and precise movement language. His works often draw inspiration from the rhythms and patterns of the natural world, creating immersive, trance-like experiences for audiences.
He is a graduate of the School for New Dance Development (SNDO) in Amsterdam and the Drama chool of the National Theatre of Greece, and also holds a degree in Political Science from Athens.
In 2025, his production LARSEN C received the first-ever Rose International Dance Prize, presented by the prestigious Sadler’s Wells.
The Dance On Ensemble was founded in 2015 by the Berlin-based cultural non-profit organisation Bureau Ritter as part of the Dance On initiative that celebrates the artistic excellence of dancers aged 40+ and explores the relationship bedance and age both on stage and in society. Working with internationally renowned choreographers and directors including among others Rabih Mroué, Deborah Hay, Lucinda Childs and Jan Martens, the Dance On Ensemble is developing a repertoire of ground-breaking and challenging contemporary dance works. Its aim is to create a solid base for a rich and ambitious future repertoire for dancers 40+.
Get your tickets here.
Presented by the Goethe-Institut Gulf Region and the Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi
November 8, 2024
Starts: 8:00 pm
Venue: Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi
Discover MELLOWING, the creation by acclaimed Greek choreographer Christos Papadopoulos, presented for the first time in collaboration with the renowned Dance On Ensemble—a company of exceptional dancers all over the age of 40.
In this evocative performance, Papadopoulos draws on the dancers’ deep physical knowledge and life experience. Together, they explore the tension and harmony between concentration and fullness, tenderness and unconditionality, pulsating energy, speed, and stillness.
MELLOWING invites audiences into a poetic world of movement and presence, offering a rich and memorable experience that resonates long after the final moment.
Moving Introduction to MELLOWING
Before the performance begins, audience members are warmly invited to take part in a Moving Introduction to MELLOWING. In this 20-minute participatory session, participants will explore two to three key movement approaches from the choreography.
No previous dance experience is required.
Duration: 20 minutes
Participation: Open to all, no registration required.
Christos Papadopoulos is a critically acclaimed Greek choreographer, celebrated for his distinctive minimalist style and precise movement language. His works often draw inspiration from the rhythms and patterns of the natural world, creating immersive, trance-like experiences for audiences.
He is a graduate of the School for New Dance Development (SNDO) in Amsterdam and the Drama chool of the National Theatre of Greece, and also holds a degree in Political Science from Athens.
In 2025, his production LARSEN C received the first-ever Rose International Dance Prize, presented by the prestigious Sadler’s Wells.
The Dance On Ensemble was founded in 2015 by the Berlin-based cultural non-profit organisation Bureau Ritter as part of the Dance On initiative that celebrates the artistic excellence of dancers aged 40+ and explores the relationship bedance and age both on stage and in society. Working with internationally renowned choreographers and directors including among others Rabih Mroué, Deborah Hay, Lucinda Childs and Jan Martens, the Dance On Ensemble is developing a repertoire of ground-breaking and challenging contemporary dance works. Its aim is to create a solid base for a rich and ambitious future repertoire for dancers 40+.
Get your tickets here.
Presented by the Goethe-Institut Gulf Region and the Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi
