New makers, new ideas, new adventures!
On the 3rd and 4th of May, Thais di Marco & Diego Oliveira and Constantin Trommlitz will show the results of their research in Space for Dance Art as a result of their four-weeks New Adventures residency at ICK Dans Amsterdam.
New Adventures is a programme by ICK Dans Amsterdam for new dance makers who want to deepen their creative practice. Every year, a number of makers are selected who can work on their artistic development for four weeks in complete freedom and safety. They receive artistic, production and financial support from ICK Dans Amsterdam. During the residencies, the makers get to know each other better by sharing their vision and working methods. This results in a fruitful artistic cross-pollination between the makers. At the end of the residency, the results are shown in a double bill and the audience gets the chance to enter into dialogue with the makers.
Thais di Marco & Diego Oliveira
Thais Di Marco (they/them) is a choreographer and directorfrom São Paulo, based in Amsterdam since 2016. They work together with Diego Oliveira, who is a movement researcher, choreographer and dance teacher from Parana, Brazil, residing in Amsterdam since 2011. During the New Adventures residency , Thais and Diego will study the military tactic called 'swarming' as a movement principle, with the end goal of a swarming dance for those who will live through moving in front of enemies they can't defeat. The research is part of multiple actions reclaiming art works that were translated into military tactics by military intelligence departments.
Constantin Trommlitz
Constantin Trommlitz is a dancer, choreographer, and filmmaker based in Amsterdam. His background in movement is in Breaking, an art form he cites as the prime influence on his work. During the New Adventures residency, Constantin aims to deepen into the expression of chronic pain through movement. He is interested in how addressing it openly in dialogue with a group of dancers can lead to a process of healing, and how our own sensations of pain can provide inspiration and urgency to be transformed into movement.
