A project by Karine Guizzo Acts of Dance
Music
Matteis, Xavier van Wersch
Performers
Lorenzo Capodieci (Italy 1990)
Lorenzo grew up in Trieste, Italy and studied dance at Codarts Rotterdam. Since 2014 he worked with Karine Guizzo, Cie Woest, Cecilia Moisio, Katja Heitmann, IDT and, for young audience, with De Dansers, Erik Kaiel, Andreas Denk and Gaia Gonnelli and more.
"I love dancing because it always keeps surprising me and, performing, I can celebrate life with my whole self."
David Krügel (South Africa 1959)
Dancing with Béjart Ballet Brussels and Netherlands Dance Theatre lll were the experiences that influenced him the most
“I always considered myself as a dancer.
When I joined NDT at age 40 years, that’s when I became an artist.”
Katarina Van den Wouwer (Belgium 1993)
Performer Emma’s Hof, June 23th and 24th
Katarina currently works as an independent performer, dance facilitator, and massage therapist. She has been a dancer with Royal Ballet of Flanders and Netherlands Dance Theatre, and her experience encompasses a wide spectrum of movement styles.
Recently her talent was recognised by the Piket Kunstprijs 2021 awards.
“Dance reminds me to be present to what is. Dance makes me feel alive, and invites me to connect with my true nature. Dance forms a gateway to express my innerworld and communicate it with the outside world. Dance becomes an offering.”
Christie Lou Partelow (USA 1987)
Performer Prins Hendrikplein, July 6th and 7th
Christie Lou is now living in The Hague. She has danced professionally for Nederlands Dance Theatre, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, and Complexions, as well as in the role of ‘Anybodys’ in West Side Story the musical.
Karine worked with Christie for the creation of a duo on the occasion of the KLM 100 years anniversary celebration, and on the project We are Monuments.
'I enjoy the freedom of that space where mind and body connect and can follow threads and flow to create.'
Yumi Kuwabara (Japan 1994)
Performer Rosarium Zuiderpark, July 14th
Yumi is currently based in Amsterdam as a freelance artist. She started dancing professionally at age 19, worked with choreographers such as Christopher L.Huggins, Jose Vidal, Masahiro Yanagimoto and so on.
"I dance for you and me, the pure joy of our life."
Karine Guizzo Acts of Dance
We are Monuments (August 2020), OPEN SPACE (August 2021), Hybrid Talks (October 2021), SHOW OFF (November 2021) are the latest projects created by Karine Guizzo Acts of Dance with her team.
She regularly works with the performers Lorenzo Capodieci, Christie Lou Partelow, Katarina van Den Wouwer, David Krügel and Paolo Yao and the audio-visual artist Xavier van Wersch, to compose inventive performances for theaters and specific locations.
The projects of Karine Guizzo Acts of Dance are supported by the city of The Hague, Prins Bernards Cultuurfonds and Fonds Podiumkunsten (dutch performing arts fund) and mostly produced by Stichting Cie. Melchior.
Thanks
Thank you to the municipality of The Hague for supporting the project, to Kylian productions, and for the Emma’s Hof organization to host us for the second time.
Many thanks to Carmen Thomas, Linda de Boer, Angélique Visée, Yvonne van Eekelen, Paul Devine and Patricia Oldenhave for the work and support / Stichting Cie. Melchior.
