Enjoy fluid and explosive movements that depict the experiences of young men of colour to hypnotic, pulsating and exciting classical music. Expect an all-encompassing experience in which every note and every movement can be felt and the body becomes as much an instrument as the music itself.

Create4, a dance group led by Ibrah Silas Jackson, engages in an exciting interaction with the modern classical sounds of the DoelenEnsemble in “Body to Body”. Lloydscompany accompanies the group in creating an intense programme full of energy, rhythm and physical expression.

Experience it for yourself on Thursday 23 October at De Doelen!

CREATE4

Choreographer, dancer and director Ibrah Silas Jackson (2000) formed Create 4 with three other young black dancers and creators: Juan Jose Markes, Angel Felix and Sirak Solomoon Areguy. With support from Lloydscompany, Jackson and the dancers created their first short performance, Until the Quiet Comes, about the experiences of a young man of colour. Create4 recently performed this piece as the first Dutch company during the Breakin' Convention Netherlands Tour. With this piece, he was also selected for the European co-creation project for hip-hop dance, Attitudes.

Jackson also participated in Back to the Lab at Breakin' Convention, where he previewed his new piece The Hereditary. In this piece, two dancers from Create4 personify the toxic masculinity that we pass on from generation to generation. He performed this piece in 2024 during Breakin' Convention in London and in 2025 at the MAASPodium and the Afrovibes Festival.

For the VIERxVIER project by Theater aan de Rijn, he created the piece Unravel Threads with Create4 about the effects of peer pressure on young people.

IBRAH SILAS JACKSON

Ibrah Silas Jackson (2000) is a dancer, director and choreographer from Rotterdam with roots in Uganda. He is a dancer with Ghetto Funk Collective. His creations are rooted in hip-hop culture, but he has also gained knowledge of various movement disciplines such as modern, funky and African cultural styles. In 2021, he began choreographing theatre plays. Jackson has also made several short films and music videos as a director.

DOELENENSEMBLE

The DoelenEnsemble is a leading Rotterdam ensemble for contemporary music and music theatre. Based on a strong connection with the Rotterdam School, the ensemble works on innovative concert forms, educational programmes and crossover projects. The line-up varies per project, with a permanent core group of musicians. Artistic director Maarten van Veen and a changing artist in residence determine the course.