About

About

Jamuna's focus is to experiment with movement philosophies, the exploration and exchange of cross-disciplinary concepts and techniques. She identifies herself as part of a new generation of contemporary-urban performers seeking holistic forms- sensing dance as way to perceive the world, a way to digest. As a freelance artist, she presented Voyageur at the platform Neue Ideen II (Tanz in Olten 2019) and its further development Encapsulation at the Solothurner Tanztage as well as at the festival Les Hybrides HipHopées 2021/22. With Tatjana Mahlke (Berlin) and Maureen Zollinger (ZH/DE) she founded the interdisciplinary collective "Zookunft.Project", which developed its first public, installative work NULL as part of Kunst im Depot 2021 with 13 artists and scientists.

Further back, 2019, Jamuna completed her studies at the Höhere Fachschule für Zeitgenössischen und Urbanen Bühnentanz in Zurich (HF ZUB), in the same year she received a sponsorship award from the Canton of Solothurn in the field of dance.

photo © Helen Ree

Pierre Piton studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Danse in Paris (2010-2014) and at La Manufacture in Lausanne under the artistic direction of Thomas Hauert. In 2016 he participated with his work Capillotractée in the contest Danse Élargie at the Théâtre De la Ville in Paris and at Les Quarts d'Heure de Sévelin in Lausanne. In 2017 he joined Corpus at the Royal Danish Theater in Copenhagen. He danced for Martin Forsberg, Christian Falsnaes, Tim Matiakis and Ioannis Mandafounis. In 2018 he performed for Ioannis Mandafounis, Philippe Saire and Marthe Krummenacher amongst others. Pierre founded La PP in collaboration with Romane Peytavin and became Associated Artist at L’Abri in Geneva where he performed Dédicace in the frame of the Antigel Festival and created Farewell Body.

photo © Helen Ree

Lucia Gugerli is an artist working in dance and performance contexts. She studied contemporary dance in Germany and the Netherlands and has worked with Fabrice Mazliah, Kumpane and Isabelle Beernaert amongst others. In 2019 Lucia started creating and performing her own works while in residency at Tanzhaus Zürich (I’m scared to drop stuff when standing on a balcony) and at Atelier Hermann Haller (Loveletter Series I: Hanni). Alongside her performance career, Lucia worked at Tanzhaus Zürich co-organizing the professional training and was the production manager for the performing arts festival zürich moves! in 2018 and 2019.

Declan Whitaker is a British/Irish artist. He holds a Master's degree in choreography from London Contemporary Dance School and a qualification in Curatorial Practice from DOCH/Uni Arts,Stockholm. As a performer he has worked with National Dance Company Wales,Martin Forsberg and Helena Waldmann. His choreography has been shown at Kunsthal Charlottenborg, The Place, The Royal Opera House, International Dance Festival Birmingham and more. In 2019 he received the danceWEB scholarship at Impulstanz under the mentorship of Anne Juren, Annie Dorsen and Mette Ingvartsen.

photo © Helen Ree

Romain Guion is a dancer, performance maker, choreographic assistant, pedagogue and festival organiser with a 20-year career in the dance, theatre and performance field. He trained at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in Paris before joining various renowned international dance companies such as Charleroi-Danses, National Dance Company Wales, Dance Theatre of Ireland, John Scott's Irish Modern Dance Theatre, Gelabert-Azzopardi Companya de Dansa, Eun Me Ahn Dance Company, PVC-Stadttheater Freiburg, Staatstheater Mainz, Constanza Macras-Dorky Park and Les Ballets C de la B. Alongside his performance career, Romain has assisted the creation of numerous dance, music, theatre and opera productions with artists such as Alain Platel, Koen Augustijnen, Juliette Navis, Eugénie Rebetez and Martin Zimmermann. In 2018, Romain took part in the Venice Biennale performing the solo Animale choreographed for him by Francesca Foscarini. Since 2000 Romain has been transmitting his knowledge of contemporary dance and choreography by leading dance trainings and movement research workshops all around the world. Eager to support the artistic community, Romain is on the board of directors and curator of the Berlin festival LUCKY TRIMMER, a non-profit organization dedicated to the short performance format. He also curates the professional training and workshop program at Tanzhaus Zürich. He received a cultural award from the city of Zürich in 2019 and completed a MA in cultural management at the Leuphana University in Lüneburg in 2021. Together with Caroline Finn, Romain launched the choreographic development platform BRÜCKEREI in 2022.

photo © Vreni Arbes

Marisa Godoy is a dance practitioner-researcher and teacher with a background in contemporary dance, improvisation and somatics. Her creative practice involves stage productions, video installations and performances in alternative spaces. Under the label OONA project, she has collaborated with the main dance and theatre venues in Zurich, performing in national and international festivals in England, France, Germany, Russia, i.a. As a dancer, she performed in works by William Forsythe, Massimo Furlan and Michel Schröder, among others. Marisa holds an MSc in Dance Science, and is currently a PhD candidate at C-DaRE/Coventry University and a research associate at the Institute for the Performing Arts and Film/ZHdK. Marisa is co-initiator of the collective The Field together with Catja Loepfe and Marc Streit.

photo © Regula Müdespacher

Rabea Grand (Producer / Curator)

Lea Loeb (Dramaturg / Curator)

Dr. Uwe Kästner (Medical Doctor, SportClinic Zürich)

Catja Loepfe (Artistic Director Tanzhaus Zürich)

Monica Gillette

Roberto Casarotto