“Inspired by all the women we love, here, there, anywhere.”
Holland Dance Festival has a special bond with Compagnie Tiuri and is a proud partner of this unique company. Please Hold My Hand is part of the DanceAble program and marks the latest creation by Compagnie Tiuri.
This poetic dance performance explores the power of womanhood—the courage and vulnerability it entails, and the ability to keep believing in the small gestures that make us human. From this starting point unfolds a full-length performance like a visual poem: about women who teach us how connection and harmony keep the world in motion, precisely when fear threatens to silence it.
Four dancers move like waves through a landscape of flower petals, carried by the rhythm of the seasons. Artistic director Jordy Dik interweaves the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas—who spoke of unexpected gestures of kindness—revealing how such moments shine through in the stories of women. In the simple act of a hand that holds yours lies an expression of love, resistance, and hope.
Please Hold My Hand is, in this sense, a kiss to the women who came before us, an embrace of unspoken dreams, and a mirror reflecting what we so often risk forgetting: an ode to all the women we love—here, there, everywhere.
Compagnie Tiuri is a leading dance theater company that explores the human truth and celebrates the beauty of expression. Under the direction of choreographer and artistic leader Jordy Dik—winner of the 2023 BNG Bank Dance Award, participant in the Fast Forward program of Fonds Podiumkunsten, and nominee for the 2025 Innovation Award—the company tours with productions that bring raw, moving, and visually layered human stories to life. With a diverse cast of performers, both with and without disabilities, Tiuri creates a universal language in which each individual embodies their own strength. Their exceptional performers move audiences with authenticity, sincerity, and synergy, leaving an indelible impression.
