Anita van Dolen: An important theme in FUTUR PROCHE is the relationship that humans have with nature. What does nature mean to you? What are your five favorite places in nature? 

Jan Martens: Dance is city work. They generally don’t build theaters in the middle of nowhere. But nature is for me a kind of theater, as I go there for inspiration, peace, and beauty.  Here 5 places which I love:

 1. Waterwinbossen, Clinge

Woods are rare in the area in which I live. A lot of fields and cows, but not a tree to find. Therefor I go and run in Clingse Bossen, a beautiful old forest just over the border in The Netherlands 

2. Loonse en Drunense duinen

Some nature of the past sticks to me. When studying dance in Tilburg, The Netherlands, a place to go to are Loonse en Drunense duinen.  It’s a national park with dunes, even though it nowadays is far away from the coastline. It is a very weird feeling to walk around there, on a hot day it can feel like a desert. 

3. Pembrokeshire Coast Path, Wales

For my first holiday with my boyfriend 12 years ago, we hiked a part of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. I love Wales. Rough coasts, silky hills. Sun, rain and clouds. Emptyness. Vastness. 

4. Praia Da Ursa

To finish, there are two spots I discovered during touring. When I have the time, I go for a hike on a free day or before a show. It needs some planning, but by practice I got so familiar with finding out local bus services. Praia Da Ursa near Lisbon was such a discovery. Not reachable by car, but a bus service from Lisbon brings u very close, and then a 20 minute walking descent through beautiful landscape, brings you to this beautiful secluded beach.

5. The Alpes (the area around Revel)

Work brought me last September to Grenoble. I took a day off and went into the Alpes. The area around Revel with a lot of small lakes was beautiful, little cold swims to make the muscles recover, with nobody around.

Dates and Tickets
September
Fri 6.9.2024
8 p.m. Dance Jahrhunderthalle Bochum

Author: Jan Martens | 10.7.2024