The Human Odyssey
Club Guy and Roni’s The Human Odyssey is a series of international collaborations with dance companies and music ensembles outside of Europe, looking beyond the Eurocentric gaze.
It is an ambitious exploration of different aspects of the human experience, redefining the narratives we construct about each other and the world. We explore and represent in dance how universal human concepts and narratives shape our lives and how we view them from different cultures and lives. The Human Odyssey is made to offer insights and new perspectives on our collective human story. The cross-cultural exchanges provide tremendous impetus to ambitions to broaden dance languages. Recent successful collaborations happened with makers and companies from Mauritania, India and Senegal. and Morocco. Building on these experiences and the questions raised, the Club continues the “odyssey” with Australasian Dance Collective, as always in close collaboration with our musical partner HIIIT.
BAD NATURE (2025) In collaboration with the Australasian Dance Collective and the exciting versatile artist Boris Acket, Club Guy & Roni explores the contrast between nostalgia for a slower, natural world and fascination with emerging technologies that are shaping our future. The Human Odyssey highlights different cultural approaches to this universal theme, creating a dialogue that broadens cultural perspectives and artistic depth. How have environmental changes in Australia affected our relationship with nature? Can technological advances foster a more harmonious coexistence with nature?
The connection between humans and nature has always been fundamental, but modern societies often seem to have lost this connection. While we seek solace in nature, for example by hiking or observing the ocean, we can also become frustrated by minor inconveniences. This disconnection has led to a diminished understanding of our dependence on nature for survival and well-being.
BAD NATURE will premiere in Australia in September 2025 on Brisbane festival, followed by an extensive tour in the Netherlands (October-december ’25) and closing Festival de Danse Cannes (Didier Deschamps / Jarmo Pentilla) in December ’25. A tour in Australia and New Zealand is foreseen for early 2026.
Future projects are being developed now, with partners in Asia and South America for projects including Hakken in the Backyard (2026) with Gabber Modus Operandi, and La Movida (2027).
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Previous creations
FAITH (2024)
The 2024 creation FAITH had it’s world premiere on JULIDANS at International Theater Amsterdam. FAITH is a co-creation with Khalid Benghrib, one of the leading choreographers of contemporary dance in Morocco. Coming from the heart of the sufi universe of the Gnawa and Hmadcha traditions of both of his grandmothers, who were guiding figures of the lilas, ritual nights of invocation and trance, Khalid Benghrib brought dancers and gnawa musicians from Morocco to co-create.
ISLANDS OF EMPATHY (in a sea of chaos) 2023
Griots are the storytellers who keep traditions and history alive with dance, music and poetry. In Senegal, we exchanged with spiritual leaders, dancers and artists about empathy and community. These intercultural conversations form the blueprint for the performance. The performance unfolds itself as a thinking exercise in how to actively empathize with one another.
The music is composed by Thijs de Vlieger- known as THYS- who was the founder of the world famous musical drum’n base act NOISIA. He combines original Senegalese traditional percussion with beats and electronic tracks, live performed by Pape Seck and HIIIT (formerly known as Slagwerk den Haag).
Fortune 2022 (available for touring)
“We traveled to India convinced our Eurocentric morals were enough to tell us the full story about humanity, and the ‘right’ way of living. Our partners in India gently changed our view of the world, from a critical, almost cynical view to a more companionate, softer, and humbler perspective. They shared with us their perspective on change and impermanence, and the beauty and fortune it entails.” – Guy Weizman
The work is performed by three dancers from Mumbai, India, and five dancers of the Club, with live music by 4 versatile Indian and dutch musicians. It toured intensively in the Netherlands (35 shows) and abroad. Fortune is the opening performance of CPH Stage in the Royal Danish Playhouse in Copenhagen, Denmark 29th+30th of may 2024.
Freedom 2021 (available for touring)
By Club Guy&Roni + Mouhamedou Ould Slahi + HIIIT (Slagwerk den Haag) + De Balie Amsterdam
The question of what our, your or my freedom is culminates in the unimaginable story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, which forms the core of our creation: the ongoing physical and political unfreedom of Mohamedou, who unfortunately left the biggest empty seat we have ever had during our premieres.
Co creating with Mohamedou Ould Salahi, who got back his freedom during the tour of this performance, inspired many people around the world. FREEDOM performed all around the Netherlands, opened the Tanzkongress in Mainz, Germany and was shown with great success at SIDance – Seoul, Korea.
“Freedom is theatre that matters.” – Dagblad van het Noorden ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Love❤️
2019
By Club Guy & Roni + GöteborgsOperans Danskompani + Slagwerk Den Haag + Asko|Schönberg
“The way love can sweep you off your feet is the way LOVE❤️ blows you away” – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ NRC
Freiheit
2019
By Guy Weizman & Roni Haver + Tanz Mainz
“The audience is enthusiastic about it. The applause lasts longer than what the not only physically challenged dancers want to enjoy.” – FrankfurterRundschau
Happiness
2017
By Club Guy & Roni + Slagwerk Den Haag
“Tense, coarse, daring, well timed” – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ de Volkskrant
Phobia
2015
By Club Guy & Roni, En-Knap Group Slovenia + Slagwerk Den Haag
“Phobia is being defined by the fabulous dance scenes, while the mesmerising and intense music by Slagwerk Den Haag effectively (and loudly) deepens the disastrous atmosphere.” – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dagblad van het Noorden