Cathedral
Scapino Ballet Rotterdam
Scapino lives dance, breathes dance, is dance. But when the company began, it didn’t set out with the aim of creating and performing dance.
Scapino was founded in 1945 by Hans Snoek. She (yes, Hans was a woman) dreamt of ‘bringing colour back to the cheeks of children after the war.’ And it’s because of her belief in the power of dance to make that happen, that Scapino came to be. The drive to bring change through dance – to bring joy, life, colour – still moves us today.
Productions
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Cathedral
A wondrous journey into tomorrow's world and a search for what makes us human. A revival of the successful production by choreographer Marcos Morau. -
Anima Obscura
Anima Obscura is a sumptuous total artwork that fuses choreography, video performance, animation, holograms, costume design and live music. -
Origin
An absurdist satire and search for hope in dark times. Origin is created by three emerging avant-garde dance makers with a socially critical perspective in their work.
Makers season 24/25
News
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Silvia van der Heiden interim general manager Scapino
Silvia van der Heiden will become interim general manager of Scapino from 1 November. She succeeds Erik Pals who has been general manager at Scapino for the past eight years. -
Pilot Dance! by F|Fort with Scapino
The story of dance as mental and physical support for young adults with and after cancer. -
Gwen Langenberg nominated for Young Swan
Dancer Gwen Langenberg has been nominated for a Young Swan for her role in the production Pinocchio Effect. -
Min Kim wins RIDCC
Min Kim wins in the XL Production Award 2024. The South Korean choreographer will receive the world's largest dance prize, awarded by RIDCC and produced by Scapino. -
Scapino strikes new course
Scapino Ballet Rotterdam is gearing up for an exciting new season led by new artistic director Nanine Linning. -
Documentary about the collaboration with Misiconi
In September 2023, Misiconi & Scapino Ballet joined hands for an artistic exchange. An extraordinary process captured in the documentary. -
Try-outs Pinocchio Effect cancelled
Unfortunately, we are forced to cancel the try-outs of Pinocchio Effect in Schiedam and Cuijk. -
Watch the video series De Leugendetective
In this three-part series, presenter Jackie explores the What? Huh's? and How's? surrounding the phenomenon of lying. A series belonging to the show Pinocchio Effect. -
Success show Oscar returns in 2024
With this new series, artistic director Ed Wubbe bids farewell to Scapino after 30 years. -
After 25 years with Scapino Mischa van Leeuwen is quitting
He is best known to the general public for his character roles in productions such as TING! and OSCAR. Mischa van Leeuwen, Scapino's best-known dancer, is quitting after 25 years with the company where he started in 1998.