Celebrated for his immersive and visually striking performances, Dutch artist Arno Schuitemaker brings seven dancers together beneath a single strip of light in After After. As old ideas of progress and endless growth begin to fray, the performers claim a blank canvas and start to imagine what might come next. What if “the after” is not a future to wait for, but something to rehearse together?
Drawing on the spirit of the dance floor, seven distinct voices and ways of moving unfold side by side. Through touch, attention and care, the dancers create a shifting field of difference, connection and possibility. An electronic score and striking lighting transform the space around them as small gestures gather momentum, creating an atmosphere that is both intimate and exhilarating.
Exploring recreation in every sense of the word, After After is an act of reimagining, a celebration of pleasure, and a performance about the effort of making another kind of world imaginable.
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Arno Schuitemaker
Artist & Choreographer
Credit Natasa Cvjetkovic
Arno Schuitemaker (he/him)
Artist & Choreographer
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Arno Schuitemaker creates hyperphysical works that fuse dance and performance with influences from the visual arts.
Choreography acts as a tool for radical reflection. Increasingly locating politics in and in relation to the body, the work is about the hidden mechanics that mobilize undercurrents of change so that perception shifts. Here, it begins. The still is already in motion; the secure is already dissolving; the unseen is already rewriting the world.
Working closely with his team, Arno integrates dance, light, music, scenography, voice, and video into seamless, sensorial performances where each element amplifies the others. His work engages audiences physically, emotionally, and imaginatively, inviting them into a shared space where, above all, movement becomes felt – and we are closer to each other than we think.
The performances have been presented at renowned festivals and theatres in more than 25 countries. Among his recent creations are After After (2024), The End – part 2 (2023), 30 appearances out of darkness (2022), and O S C A R (2021). The Way You Sound Tonight received the Zwaan, the most prestigious dance prize in Dutch performing arts in 2019.
Gallery
Credit Nina Durdevic
Presented by Dance Umbrella and The Place
Cast & Creative +
- Arno Schuitemaker
Concept and Creation - Angelo Petracca, Jim Buskens, Camilla Bundel, Ashley Ho, Frederik Kaijser, Orla McCarthy, Paolo Yao
Dancers - Miguel A. Melgares
Dramaturgy - Aart Strootman
Music - Jean Kalman
Lighting Design - Arno Schuitemaker, Jean Kalman
Scenography - SADAK
Costumes - Mark Christoph Klee
Rehearsal Assistant - Maria Magdalena Kozłowska
Vocal Coach - Peteris Viksna / Nina Durdević
Photos
The movement vocabulary is created in collaboration with the dancers.
Credits +
Produced by SHARP/Arno Schuitemaker.
Support by Performing Arts Fund Netherlands, Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, Ammodo, Fonds 21, and BNG Cultuurfonds. With many thanks to Julidans/Internationaal Theater Amsterdam.
Venue & Access +
Venue
Address
The Place
17 Duke’s Road
London WC1H 9PY
Public Transport
The nearest Tube stations to The Place are Euston (Victoria Line, Northern Line, London Overground and National Rail services) and King’s Cross St Pancras (Victoria Line, Northern Line (Bank branch), Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan Lines, National Rail services and Eurostar).
The nearest bus stops to The Place are British Library (services 10, 205, 30, 390, 476, 59, 73, 91, N73, N91) and Upper Woburn Place (services 168, 59, 68, 91, N91).
The nearest Santander Cycle Hire docking stations are Endsleigh Gardens, Euston and Cartwright Gardens, Bloomsbury.
For journey planning and live travel updates, visit the Transport for London website.
Parking for bicycles, cars and motorcycles
There are bicycle racks outside The Place’s Flaxman Terrace entrance.
There are metered parking spaces in the roads around The Place (free after 6.30pm weekdays, 1.30pm Saturdays and on Sundays) and dedicated spaces for Blue Badge holders outside each entrance.
There is motorcycle parking on Duke’s Road.
Nearby car parks include Euston Station (Melton Street, off Euston Road, NW1 2EP) and St Pancras Station (Pancras Road NW1 2TB).
Access information
Access facilities in the theatre
Entry to the theatre is from the Duke’s Road entrance. In standard set up, the theatre has a range of seating options including four wheelchair spaces which are all are accessible via the lift. They also have step-free access both upstairs and at stage level. The theatre has a Sennheiser induction loop system with pre bookable head sets. These amplify the sound through ear pieces with volume control or neck bands, which transfer the amplified signal to your hearing aid when switched to the T position. If you have any other accessible seating requests please speak to a member of box office staff who will be able to advise you. You can also request a large print programme.
Seating: In the theatre, all seats have non-removeable armrests. The space between armrests is 43cm wide. Seat depth at its deepest is 46cm. At the narrowest point, legroom is 22cm, with better legroom on Row A and on aisle seats. We have four removeable access spaces for wheelchair users.
Assistant Dogs
Your assistant dog is welcome to join you in the auditorium; The Place will always let you know if they expect sounds or special effects that may cause your dog discomfort. If there are effects that may upset you dog or if they are not so keen on watching dance they may be left with staff in a quiet office.
Mobility Scooters
You are welcome to leave your scooter in the box office area for the duration of your visit as the lifts and wheelchair seating areas are not suitable for these vehicles.
Booking Tickets
Tickets can be booked in person, telephone (The Place are happy to receive and make calls via the text relay service) and through the website.
Wheelchair users can book themselves and a free companion in for performances by adding the promo code ACCESS to the bottom of the seating plan page and then selecting the wheelchair patron space and companion space marked with wheelchair and star icons.
Other Facilities
Accessible Toilets
There are accessible toilets on levels 1 and 4 of our theatre and can be reached via the lift.
Baby Changing Facilities
This can be found on Level 1 and Level 4, accessible via the lift.
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