Teachers

Emily Jo Haenny Bio: Emily Jo Haenny is a professional contemporary dancer and choreographer with training from Colorado Ballet, the University of Oklahoma, and the José Limón Institute. She spent 10 years performing and choreographing professionally in New York City and later Amsterdam. For the past three years, Emily has been teaching ballet to all [...]

Irena Prodanova Bio: Originally from Bulgaria, Irena discovered salsa as a teenager and quickly began performing, competing, and teaching. After years of training in Cuban salsa, LA style, and mambo on2 — plus formal studies in choreography — she built a respected career across Europe. Now co-director of Guateque in Amsterdam, she is known for [...]

Echt Gebeurd Echt Gebeurd is een maandelijkse verhalenmiddag en een wekelijkse podcast. Bij Echt Gebeurd vertellen mensen op een klein podium mooie, bijzondere of grappige verhalen over iets dat ze zelf hebben meegemaakt. Ook leest er elke maand iemand voor uit het dagboek dat diegene bijhield als puber. Lees hier meer over Echt Gebeurd > [...]

Dimitar Bodurov Bio: Dimitar Bodurov (1979) is a Bulgarian jazz pianist and composer based in Amsterdam. Known for his unique blend of jazz improvisation, classical composition, folklore, and electronica, he has performed widely across Europe and earned international recognition, including a special mention at the Martial Solal Jazz Solo Piano Competition in Paris (2010). Bodurov [...]

Mirjam Lobbes Bio: Mirjam studied dance and dance improvisation, alongside a degree in archaeology. She has performed in various small-scale dance productions and, in addition to teaching, focuses on creating performances in which the surrounding environment always plays a role. As a dance teacher, she places great importance on the joy of dancing. This makes [...]

Lieve de Vreede Bio: Lieve de Vreede is a visual artist and philosopher whose work explores the boundaries between beauty and disgust. By transforming materials often considered repulsive, such as sheep dung or rubbish, into something unexpectedly beautiful, she challenges us to look differently at the things we often avoid. Her work is about processing [...]

Lucian Squid Bio: With bachelors and a master in film, photography and fine arts Lucian found their main medium in performing arts. Whatever the stage, Lucian Squid storms it with raw energy and unconventional aesthetic. They portrait psychologically twisted rollercoasters. Painting pictures with their movements and words that keep shifting fast in a feverish narrative. [...]

Lieke Dijkstra Bio: Lieke Dijkstra is a self-taught songwriter, performer and makes autonomous work with ceramics, kites and film. Her work is characterised by an intuitive, process-oriented approach and is often visually supported by ceramic masks and kites, creating a symbiosis between music and image. "I often switch between disciplines; practising different crafts has led [...]

Meggy Tucker Bio: Meggy is a multi-passionate, multi-faceted artist in the interdisciplinary arts. In University, she created her own interdisciplinary arts degree to include vocal performance, dance, film, and music therapy. During this time she was also a leading soloist in the Hugh Hodgson's School of Music Opera program, a NCAA athlete on University of [...]