Ainhoa Hernández Escudero is one of the makers engaged in a New Adventures residency in 2023. In this interview, you learn about the inspiration that she finds in figures of monstrous-femininity in Greek mythology and get to know her artistic practice flowing between magic, queerness and science fiction.
60 seconds (in the spotlight): an interview with Kaide Gonzalez
An interview with dancer and maker Kaide Gonzalez, about the house culture and his newest solo production made in the New Adventures residency at ICK-Artist Space: 60 seconds.
Podcast The Body in Revolt: Eros
In this episode of the Body in Revolt you hear Charles Pas: one of the artists in residence at ICK-Artist Space. Charles is currently touring his performance Victory Boogie Woogie, but busy with many new works. About Charles’s vision on theatre, love, and life.
Podcast The Body in Revolt: Back to the Future, the Future is Back
The podcast The Body in Revolt’s episode Back to the Future, the Future is Back: a conversation with Roshanak Morrowatian, choreographer, dancer, actress, and performer, who is artist in residence at ICK Dans Amsterdam since January 2023.
Podcast The Body in Revolt: THE JOKER & EROS
In this episode of The Body in Revolt, Daniel Bolba and Augustinho Sequiera share their inspirations and experiences as percussionists for ICK Company’s upcoming performance WE, the EYES.
ART & CARE: an interview with Jija Sohn, on practicing care
In September 2022, Japanese/Korean artist Jija Sohn took residency in the Wolfie studio at ICK Dans Amsterdam. In this interview, by Astrid Klein Haneveld, Jija Sohn shares her work and artistic practice revolving around care. In this article, she reflects on her ways of working and projects.
Hissy Fit and the Culture of Violence: an Interview with Christian Guerematchi
Christian Guerematchi makes choreographic work around the Black identity. In his work Hissy Fit, he shares the Afropessimistic philosophy in a physical combination of drill rap, breaking, krump and live video art.
SMRK, the Lament and its Distortion: an Interview with Mina Tomic
Mina Tomic is the artist involved in the Moving Forward Trajectory at ICK in 2022. In this interview, you read about her background, inspirations, and fascinating perspectives that culminate into her work SMRK.
Interview with Keren Rosenberg
Keren Rosenberg (Israel, 1978) is a performer, choreographer and movement researcher from Amsterdam. With her artistic voice, she expresses a physical and social political view on the body and the...
THE WOMAN DESTROYED: STRUCTURED CHAOS REGULATED BY A COMPUTER
Next week, Courtney May Robertson will finally premiere her first evening filling performance, THE WOMAN DESTROYED (TWD). In the performance, a series of 'exercises' that use new media technologies...
When Hamlet is calling: an interview with Teodora Castellucci/ Dewey Dell
Next to ICK productions, ICK-Fest invites work from upcoming international artists. Dewey Dell is a dance collective of three siblings that started to make work to escape the nothingness of their...
From Italy to ICK-Fest: An interview with Nicola Galli
How to create a unique dance performance? Italian dancer and choreographer Nicola Galli is passionate about arts and science. His newest piece is based on genome research and invites the audience to...
NEW ADVENTURES #2: Marko Ivic, Fernanda Libman and Reza Mirabi
Fernanda Libman, Reza Mirabi and Marko Ivic, three artists with their own individual practice, joined forces in the New Adventures residency...
New Adventures #2: Mami Kang
Mami Kang is a Korean-Japanese choreographer based in Amsterdam. She graduated from the SNDO - School for New Dance Development in 2019, and the recipient of AFK's 3Package Deal in...
New Adventures #1: Charles Pas
Charles Pas graduated from the Mime program at the Amsterdam University of the Arts in 2020. He is one of the selected makers of ICK-Artist Space’s New Adventures residency program...
New Adventures #1: Tamir Eting
After dancing for Batsheva Dance Company, Tamir Eting moved to Amsterdam to study at the School for New Dance...
THE WAY WE MOVE #2 – MEET EDWARD LLOYD
Edward Lloyd is our second dancer to meet with. Calm and lively, he opens this one on one talk with a tea in our studio. Edward shares his lifestyle, philosophy, career path and inspirations. What...
The way we move #1 – Meet dancer Victor Callens
Victor Callens is a real icon at ICK since he has been part of the ensemble for nearly 15 years! In this one on one talk, Victor reveals more about himself and shares his philosophy, career path and...
Damien Blottière: Choreographing by layering images
This season, ICK wanted to mark the 25-year collaboration between Emio Greco and Pieter C. Scholten by addressing the theme of One Body (a term used in the choreographic work of Greco and Scholten...
The collective that sees your true colours
Slate: Black Arts World unites actors and dancers who feel isolated in the predominantly white performing arts. Words Haroon Ali / photos Bas de Brouwer ‘There are not enough roles for black...
(Dancing) Bodies in Revolt in Times of a pandemic: Part 2
The first part of Bodies in Revolt in Times of a pandemic was dedicated mainly to breath as a both material and discursive phenomenon, as something that is simultaneously shared and differentiated,...