Ubuntu
moving with the herd
Stepping into the field and tuning in with the herd of horses. Can I share the message I have in a language that is closest to them? Can I translate what I want to say in body language?
Influenced by the movements of horses, of dancing with horses, of horse riding and the way water and life moves through us, I move through the herd and become one with the horses.
2025 - HARP (Barnag, HU)
Concept by Nina Vermeulen
Music by Deborah Hensons-Conant performed by Nina Vermeulen
Photos by Angela Han
Performed by Nina Vermeulen and the herd (Bese, Zsani, Zselyke, Maresca, Minka, Szamóca, Kökeny)
Supported by Horse and Art Research Program
Rouw zacht omhuld
grief warm embraced
A warm performance that combines the spoken word of Maud Strypstein with the music of the harp.
Intimate, fragile and pure. We take you with us through our journey of grief, where life and dead lovely meet each other. Where music and soul melt together and give a voice to loss.
2024 - Troostbaar (Bruges, BE)
Concept by Maud Strypstein & Nina Vermeulen
Photos by Charlotte Verrecas
Performers: Maud Strypstein (spoken word) & Nina Vermeulen (music)
Becoming Human
a performative ritual towards moterhood
In this performance a woman invites her future child to come over. Through different artistic landscapes she prepares the womb with stories about life on earth and our role as human beings. These stories are sparkles of life that the child breathes in before voyaging into the world. Becoming Human is a search for our human nature and legacy in relationship with our environment, but overall it is a celebration of life.
2023 - Teatri di Vita (Bologna, IT)
Concept & movement by Nina Vermeulen
Music by Nina Vermeulen
Photos by Nina Vermeulen & Stefano Scheda
Performed by Nina Vermeulen, Ilaria Salvagno, Stella Wiemann, Beatrice Araldi, Mia Kirsch, Hagara Raved, Sarah Hebe, Tabea Gregory, Amelia Watson
Eclissi
A performance that aims to blend the languages of contemporary dance, live music, and aerial dance.
Through the metaphor of the eclipse as a moment of profound transformation, the chaos of human existence in constant contact with objects is investigated.
The power and magic of contact and poetic dialogue in a present with vaguely dystopian features.
2023 - Teatri di Vita (Bologna, IT)
Concept by Beatrice Araldi
Photos by Stefano Scheda
Performed by Beatrice Araldi (dance & movement) & Nina vermeulen (music)
Supported by Anfibia Art Program
