The dancer creeps, rolls and twirls on a paper floor, leaving behind coloured traces in red, blue, yellow and green. Gradually, a colourful painting comes to life, not just painted with brushes, but even more fun also with hands and fingers, and the whole body.
The dynamic way children express themselves through drawing inspired Gaia Gonnelli to forge a connection between painting, drawing, and dance.”
Choreographer Gaia Gonnelli:
“Dancing can be seen as a form of drawing – where the traces of the dancers remain invisible. To make the traces of the movement visible, the idea arose to combine dancing and painting. In form and content, ‘KLeuR+’ fits in with the experience of young children, where spontaneity and imagination play a central role.”
Age and accessibility
The unique approach of DADODANS makes it fascinating for children of very different ages and developmental stages. Each child develops in their own way. DADODANS notices that children with a different kind of development often feel comfortable in the initimate setting and playful approach of DADODANS’performances.
All DADODANS performances are ‘language no problem,’ with universal themes, making them very suitable for children (and caregivers) from and with various backgrounds and languages.
RECENSITO Tommaso Chimenti (Italy)
“The DADODANS company’s Kleur+ (colour) is also a performance without limitations for all audiences.”
Stad Wageningen Nieuws:
“It was hard for children and adults to stay seated, everyone wanted to dance, slide and paint along.”
