BPM–Beats per Millennium takes you to a dance floor with echoes from the past and present. A solo performance shaped by the stories of people who experienced Romania’s party and clubbing scenes across decades, the dancer’s movements emerge as traces of club dances reimagined, distorted, and reshaped into new expressions that flicker between eras, styles, and emotional states.
The dance floor becomes a meeting ground for exchanging experiences and dissolving barriers, where the body acts as both receptor and amplifier.
Romanian dance artist Simona Dabija explores hybrid embodiment where mechanical and organic movement coexist. A core member of Tangaj Collective, she has performed in nine artistic productions of the company and holds BA and MA degrees in Choreography from UNATC Bucharest. In 2024, she premiered her solo “BPM—Beats per Millennium” and co-created “Original Spaces/Legalized Gestures”. She received the CNDB Award in 2020.
Choreography, performance: Simona Dabija
Original music: Vlaicu Golcea
Researchers: Ionuț Dulămiță, Bogdan Iancu
Dramaturgical support: Andreea Novac
Light design: Dragoș Mărgineanu, Marius Costache
Production and distribution: Tangaj Collective, Simona Deaconescu
Partner: The National Center for Dance in Bucharest
Co-funded by: The Administration of the National Cultural Fund, as part of the project “Rhythms and Crowds”. The project does not necessarily represent the position of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or how the results of the project may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the grantee.
Pictures: Claudiu Popesc, Catalin Asanache
