Lloydscompany is exploring a collaboration with the successful South African Soweto Skeleton Movers and the emerging energetic dance talents of Create4 in South Africa.

Ibrah Silas Jackson and LloydsCompany continue to work together on his development with the support of the Cultural Participation Fund (Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie). Ibrah is a talented young dancer, emerging choreographer, and film director. We have been mentoring Ibrah for a year and a half. LloydsCompany sees Ibrah as a future creator who will contribute greatly to the Dutch arts scene, provided he receives the right tools, knowledge, and guidance to develop. That is why we are pleased to offer Ibrah another mentoring program.

They have a background in modern dance, hip-hop, popping, electro, and more. Lloydscompany and the Danseateliers are guiding new makers Dorrit Griffioen, Oumar Jalloh, Bo Jacobs, and Anna Raiola through the creation of a new piece in seven weeks. These will premiere in Rotterdam on February 5th.

Ciara Hiwat won the VandenEnde Foundation scholarship from Summer Dance Forever on November 30th. This after she participated in a weekend of auditions with 23 other candidates, which included various workshops. Here she won one of three scholarships worth EUR 5,000 and a personal coaching program.

The success of our children's performance 'Three little birds' is not limited to the Netherlands. After more than forty shows in the Netherlands in January, the three dancers will cross the border to perform for children and their parents at the Tanzfestival in Berlin. They will perform a total of three times, twice for schools. In the spring of 2027, the hip-hop and theatre performance will return to Dutch theatres.

From left to right: dancers Kevin Thompson, Ciara Hiwat, and Angelika Naingie, Surinamese captain Georgetina, dancers Uhr'lice Rosaria and Djinti Sullivan, choreographer Lloyd Marengo, director Marjorie Boston.

On the right, you see Georgetina, the Surinamese kabiteni (village chief), with Angelika on the left, who portrays Georgetina in the dance and music performance KABITENI, together in Suriname.

The first part of the performance POWER is about the borders to Switzerland. Dancers Maikel Walker and Junior Bosila Banya (B-Boy Junior) will shine at the world-famous Steps festival. This festival takes place from 9 to 29 March in various locations across the country, such as Basel and Geneva. Maikel and Junior will dance on 8 March at the Nebia Theatre in Biel, on 11 March at LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura in Lugano and on 14 March at the Dampfzentrale in Bern.

The performance KABITENI is filled with Surinamese awasadans. This dance was developed by the Maroons, Surinamese people who were the first to escape slavery and settle in the interior. Awasadance is fun to watch, but even more fun to learn! That is why we are offering a free awasadance workshop for the premiere of KABITENI on Friday 7 November at Theater Zuidplein and a short version on Suriname's Independence Day, 25 November, for the performance at Theater de Krakeling.