Liam McCall / Underdogz
Double bill: FR/AGILE & REFRACTION [breaking light]
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Liam McCall / Underdogz
Double bill: FR/AGILE & REFRACTION [breaking light]
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Liam McCall / Underdogz
Double bill: FR/AGILE & REFRACTION [breaking light]
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Liam McCall / Underdogz
Double bill: FR/AGILE & REFRACTION [breaking light]
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UNDERDOGZ presents a double bill featuring two works by Liam McCall, showcasing the current development and artistic signature of this young creator.
McCall has an avant-garde approach to Hip-hop dance styles, where he focuses on enhancing the expressive qualities while remaining true to integrity. His work revolves around the authenticity of the human experience and the grandeur of imagination. It is intense, poetic, and visually strong. The hip-hop creed of 'making something out of nothing' is strongly present in these pieces. By emphasizing the here and now, changing the space with self-manipulated light, and moving away from traditional black box theater.
FR/AGILE is a honest dance solo in which Liam McCall tries to find a way to unify his fragility and agility. It’s a plea for the need for vulnerability in HipHop, revealing his raw human self through his Bboying form. A battle through darkness in search of some peace of light.
In 2022 FR/AGILE won the Best of Fringe Amsterdam Award.

refraction [breaking light]
A poëtic and personal portrait of two brothers in Breakin’.
Have you ever noticed that if you look at something through a glass of water, the object seems to change shape and place? It’s magic hiding in plain sight. This is refraction: a lightwave breaking on a surface and changing velocity, causing us to not see what's really there beneath the surface.
In this duet Liam McCall and Oscar Starink (two b-boys from Underdogz crew, together since 2009), research what it means to be a breaker and use light to share that vision. What lies beneath the image of a b-boy, and becomes apparent deep under the surface?
It's an exploration of light, dance and their bond.
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Credits
choreografie Liam McCall performers Liam McCall, Oscar Starink muziek Niels Broos scenografie Joey Schrauwen powered by Emoves (UC masters), ISH dance collective supported by Het Wilde Westen photos campaign Annelies Verhelst, Tarona scene photos Koko video Planet Nimbus