Westbeat - 'Dance-through'

Music composition for Westbeat - Dance-through’. I was commissioned to write a piece of music that reflects the architecture of the building that consists out of 83 arches and is a connection between the old and new parts of Amsterdam West. I chose to combine circular harmonies with melodies that move in arches (up and down) and combined classical instruments with electronic instruments.

Door Constantine Allen en Salome Leverashvili (The Fashion Composers, Het Nationale Ballet), op een choreografie van Peter Leung (House of Makers, Het Nationale Ballet) naar idee van Studio Holgersson.

Dancethrough: merging architecture and dance to launch a building in times of social distance.

This film represents being separate and reflects on how fantasy can be the start of future real connections. Two dancers take you on their journey to find out what ‘contact’ means in times of social distance using imagination. The dancers invite you to explore the building and bring Westbeat alive. 

Credits:

Film title: Dancethrough

Executive producer: Nils de Kat  | STUDIO HOLGERSSON |

Choreographer:  Peter Leung  House of Makers

Dancer orange outfit: Salome Leverashvili The Fashion Composers

Dancer white outfit: Constantine Allen 

Director: Max Grapperhaus Trip to the Moon Films

Line producer: Jan Oudemans

Production manager: Ava van Boven

Camera: Jasper van Gheluwe 

AC: Lidewei Egbers 

Gaffer: Arthur Vis 

Best Boy: Femke Hoogland 

Editor: Niels Jalving 

Colorist: Mark Groen

Music composer: Bertus Pelser Amp.Amsterdam

Viola: Yanna Pelser

Styling & art: Brigitte v. Hagen House of Makers

Branding: Arjen Hemelaar Merktuig