Summer Dance Forever Theater Expo

ITA - AMSTERDAM



This exposition presents the work of Sjoerd Derine for Summer Dance Forever. This collection has been curated, exclusively, for the edition of Summer Dance Forever 2026 (SDF). It’s a collection of photos from the past 10 years of hip-hop in theater, capturing performances that took place at different locations during the SDF Festival at ITA, DeLaMar, Paradiso and the Oba. Hip-hop artists from all over the world, are given a spot to showcase their piece on a big stage during the festival. It also gives the audience a chance to discover hip-hop in a theatrical way. In the tradition of SDF, the performances are inspired by hip-hop minded influences from breaking to waacking, traditional folk dance, electro and even experimental researches. Each year the stage is filled with the latest developments from the international hip-hop theater scene.

About the photographer:
Sjoerd Derine is a Performing Arts photographer from Utrecht, The Netherlands. He has been capturing dance for over 20 years. As a performer he learned all the steps of photography by capturing his direct environment. This developed naturally into a profession and he has been a dedicatedphotographer for SDF for over a decade. Sjoerd has been linked to SDF for over 20 years as a dancer, performer and a photographer. A connection that feels like forever.