Storm: Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw x OFFprojects

Music by Shabaka Hutchings with dance by Amos Ben-Tal.

In Storm, three distinct artistic voices meet: OFFprojects, the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw, and the British multi-instrumentalist Shabaka Hutchings – a key figure in the London jazz renewal, a bridge-builder between traditions, known for his rhythmic intensity. Together they explore the vitality of the unpredictable: an interdisciplinary work in which structure and improvisation constantly test each other's boundaries.

Choreographer Amos Ben-Tal and Hutchings draw from minimalist structures and pattern music, allowing dancers and musicians to move between precisely formulated material and free exploration. Thus, each evening a new, concentrated flow of energy, friction, and subtlety arises. Storm exposes the intersections between contemporary dance and jazz and shows how both disciplines can enhance each other in sharpness and poetry.

Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw, OFFprojects dance, Amos Ben-Tal choreography, Shabaka Hutchings composition