Meragesh
Short FIlm
The film “Meragesh” shows a choreography in a very special location, it tells about the closure and the beginning of a chapter. Meragesh is a Hebrew word which means being emotionally moved. In 2015, Mayke lived for six months in Jerusalem, Israel. This experience inspired her to create this choreography, it is her interpretation of how she felt living in a complicated city with several orthodox religions and the conflict that happened between Palestine and Israel.
Together with Pierre Balda, Mayke also created “Meragesh” version to be performed in theatres or special events.
“Meragesh” was officially selected for the following film festivals:
Espacio Revuelo (Chili)
Stories We Dance (Italy)
Mexico City Videodance festival
Encore: Dance on Film 2017 (Georgia, USA)
Festival of Recorded Movement (Vancouver)
Festival International Videodanza Almagro
De Afspraak (The Netherlands)
Director: Hani Andary and Tomas van Harten
Editor: Hani Andary
Choreographer and dancer: Mayke van Veldhuizen
Composer and musician: Pierre Balda
Styling: Jessica Hof
Make-up and hair artist: Naomi Roepers
Set-assistant: Nicola Ballhuizen Hepp
Sound design: Earforce Amsterdam
