Een dansopera over vrouwelijke kracht in het mannelijke lichaam, een ode aan nieuwe mannelijkheid.

AN(I’M)A is een co-creatie van theatermaker en choreograaf Cecilia Moisio en
multidisciplinair kunstenaar en zanger Lester David, geïnspireerd op Carl Jung’s concept
van de Anima – de vrouwelijke energie binnen de mannelijke psyche.
Op het toneel zien we een man uiteenvallen. Zijn oude identiteit brokkelt af en daaronder
opent zich een leegte. Hierdoor ontstaat de weg naar balans en het toelaten van zijn
innerlijke vrouwelijke kracht.

AN(I’M)A speelt zich af in een rituele, visueel overdonderende wereld waarin dans, theater
en stem versmelten met elementen van pop en opera. In het midden staat een cirkelvormige
lichtinstallatie, een metafoor voor het onderbewuste. Binnen deze cirkel daalt de man af in
zijn innerlijke landschap, op zoek naar verbinding en transformatie.

Moisio’s expressieve, precieze danstaal fuseert met David’s fysieke methode Subconscious
Movement, in een performance die schakelt tussen vloeiend en grotesk, teder en explosief.
De soundscape, volledig opgebouwd uit hun stemmen, omhult het geheel met een intense,
buitenaardse sfeer. Humor fungeert als sleutel tot bevrijding, lucht en herkenning.

AN(I’M)A is een hypnotiserende solo over loslaten, herinneren en hervinden. Een
voorstelling waarin kwetsbaarheid geen zwakte is, maar de poort naar een nieuwe vorm van
mannelijkheid – gebaseerd op zorgzaamheid, emotionele intelligentie en innerlijke kracht.
Het is een oproep tot herdefinitie, een uitnodiging om ruimte te maken voor het volle
menselijke spectrum. Een ervaring die je niet snel zal loslaten.

Cecilia en Lester willen dit stuk opdragen aan hun vaders, die beiden het afgelopen jaar zijn overleden.

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Agenda

AN(I’M)A gaat op 8 november in première in Theater Rotterdam, en we nodigen je van harte uit om deze gedurfde en intieme solovoorstelling te komen ervaren tijdens een van de komende speeldata:

• Try-out – vrijdag 24 oktober 2025 – Theater Ins Blau
• Try-out – vrijdag 7 november 2025 – Kleine Zaal, Theater Rotterdam
• Première – zaterdag 8 november 2025 – Kleine Zaal, Theater Rotterdam
• Voorstelling – dinsdag 25 november 2025 – Grote Zaal, Theater Bellevue
• Voorstelling – dinsdag 7 april 2026 – Grote Zaal, Theater Kikker
• Voorstelling – vrijdag 1 mei 2026 – Theaterzaal, Korzo

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Over Lester David

Lester David is een multi-award winnende kunstenaar (choreografie, theater), muziekproducent, artistiek en creatief directeur, afkomstig uit Caracas, Venezuela. Zijn werk verkent hoe kunst kan dienen als een helend medium en een ruimte voor het uitbreiden van het collectieve bewustzijn.

Zijn muziek is net zo eclectisch als zijn artistieke praktijk; een introspectieve reis, waarin Venezolaans folklore, Caribische ritmes, housemuziek, jazz, reggaeton en opera nuances worden samengevoegd binnen de structuur van popmuziek, op een frisse en ongekende manier. Het varieert van ontroerende ballades die de ziel raken tot aanstekelijke beats die het publiek in beweging brengen, en biedt een diverse muzikale ervaring die enkele van de kleuren van het menselijke bestaan weerspiegelt.

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AN(I’M)A & ANIM(US)

In het najaar van 2026 maakt Cecilia Moisio haar comeback op het podium met ANIM(US),
een punk-opera over menopauze, mythe en de mannelijke energie binnen de vrouwelijke
psyche. Geïnspireerd door jaren 80 punk, rock en Finse mythologie breekt ze het beeld van
vrouw-zijn open. Samen met AN(I’M)A ontstaat een tweeluik van performances die fluïde
identiteiten onderzoeken en een onbevreesd pleidooi houdt voor radicale zelfexpressie en
innerlijke transformatie.

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Credits

De voorstelling AN(I’M)A is een co-creatie van Cecilia Moisio en Lester David.

Co-creatie/Choreografie/Regie: Cecilia Moisio
Co-creatie/Compositie/Performance: Lester David

Licht: Mark Thewessen 
Decor: Marlies Schot
Kostuums: Jookje Zweedijk 
Techniek: Barry van Rooijen

Productie: Vincent Hoffman
Zakelijke leiding: Vevi van der Vliet
Marketing & Communicatie: Wouter Vertogen, Daria Titova, Marjo van Lijssel
Graphic Design (posters, flyers): Lester David

AN(I’M)A is mede mogelijk gemaakt door: Gemeente Rotterdam, Volkskracht, AFK, VriendenLoterij Fonds

Met dank aan: Maas theater en dans & Het Nationale Ballet

Producent: Cecilia Moisio Company

Meer info: www.ceciliamoisio.com

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English Version

AN(I’M)A

A dance opera about the feminine energy within a male body, an ode to a new kind of
masculinity.

Co-created by theatermaker and choreographer Cecilia Moisio and multidisciplinary artist
and singer Lester David, AN(I’M)A is inspired by Carl Jung’s concept of the Anima – the
feminine force within the male psyche. Set in a ritualistic and visually captivating world,
AN(I’M)A is a hypnotic solo where dance, theatre, and voice collide with elements of pop and
opera.
On stage, a man confronts the collapse of his identity within a circular light installation — a
subconscious realm where he seeks balance, the feminine within, and transformation
beyond his conscious identity.

Moisio’s theatrical, physical dance language merges with David’s Subconscious Movement
method, while an otherworldly soundscape surrounds the space. The performance moves
between the grotesque and the tender, with humor as a liberating force.

AN(I’M)A reimagines masculinity itself: not built on dominance and control, but on listening,
caring, and embracing vulnerability. An invitation into a world both tender and powerful, one
that stays with you long after the performance has ended.

Cecilia and Lester want to dedicate this piece to their fathers who both passed away this past year

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Tour Dates

AN(I’M)A will premiere at Theater Rotterdam on November 8, and we’re excited to invite you to experience this bold and intimate solo performance at one of the upcoming shows:

• Try-out – Friday, October 24, 2025 – Theater Ins Blau
• Try-out – Friday, November 7, 2025 – Kleine Zaal, Theater Rotterdam
• Premiere – Saturday, November 8, 2025 – Kleine Zaal, Theater Rotterdam
• Performance – Tuesday, November 25, 2025 – Grote Zaal, Theater Bellevue
• Performance – Tuesday, April 7, 2026 – Grote Zaal, Theater Kikker
• Performance – Friday, May 1, 2026 – Theaterzaal, Korzo

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Over Lester David

Lester David is a multi-award-winning artist (choreography, theatre), music producer, and artistic and creative director, originally from Caracas, Venezuela. His work explores how art can serve as a healing medium and as a space for expanding collective consciousness.

His music is as eclectic as his artistic practice: an introspective journey where Venezuelan folklore, Caribbean rhythms, house music, jazz, reggaeton, and operatic nuances are woven into the structure of pop music in a fresh and unprecedented way. It ranges from soul-stirring ballads to infectious beats that set audiences in motion, offering a diverse musical experience that reflects some of the many colors of human existence.

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AN(I’M)A & ANIM(US)

In the autumn of 2026, Cecilia Moisio will make her comeback on stage with ANIM(US), a punk opera about menopause, myth, and the male energy within the female psyche. Inspired by 1980s punk, rock, and Finnish mythology, she shatters conventional images of womanhood. Together with AN(I’M)A, it forms a diptych of performances that explore fluid identities and make a fearless case for radical self-expression and inner transformation.

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Credits

The performance AN(I’M)A is a co-creation by Cecilia Moisio and Lester David.

Co-creation / Choreography / Direction: Cecilia Moisio
Co-creation / Composition / Performance: Lester David

Lighting: Mark Thewessen
Set Design: Marlies Schot
Costumes: Jookje Zweedijk
Technical Support: Barry van Rooijen

Production: Vincent Hoffman
General Manager: t.b.a.
Marketing & Communications: Wouter Vertogen, Daria Titova, Marjo van Lijssel
Graphic Design (posters & flyers): Lester David

AN(I’M)A was made possible with the support of: Gemeente Rotterdam, Volkskracht,, Amsterdam Fund for the Arts (AFK), and VriendenLoterij Fonds

With special thanks to: Maas Theater and Dance & Dutch National Ballet.

Producer: Cecilia Moisio Company

More info: www.ceciliamoisio.com

Welcome to the shadow side of consumer society. Five performers crawl out of a large waste pile. They throw away things, trash and each other. They become stuff, the stuff is their life. Repetitive hoarding movements and herd behavior alternate. Is it Utopia or have they ended up in hell? They are waiting for something, a redemption, a new world. Can they free themselves from this self-made prison?

Waste Me is a site-specific dance performance by choreographer and theater maker Cecilia Moisio, created especially for Oerol Festival. It is a strong commentary on the out-of-control consumer society, a firm plea for reducing consumption and a critical look at how consumerism has changed our psyche, behavior, self-esteem and the appreciation of others around us. 

“It is not just about stuff; it also affects how we handle our relationships. If something or someone doesn’t suit us, we discard it and replace it.” – Cecilia Moisio

The total amount of waste an average european citizen produces annually (including energy, construction and household waste) sums up to 5000 kg. Approximately the same amount of waste found on Terschelling island was used as a base for the unique set design by Marlies Schot.

Waste Me at Oerol was produced by Maas Theater and Dance.

In March, April and May of 2025, the performance will tour the Netherlands in a theater version in co-production with Cecilia Moisio Company.

“The strong image, supported by the intense music of Marlon Penn,
comes as a slap in the face.” – Volkskrant

“You don’t often experience socially engaged theater of this level. Waste Me is a choreography in a place where we would rather not be. Confrontational is the right word.” – Theaterkrant

Photography by Bart Grietens

CREDITS

Concept + direction + choreography: Cecilia Moisio

Performance: Katarzyna Sitarz, Yulia Kalinchenko, Marlon Penn, Bianca Casaburi & Aaron Faneyte

Understudy: Art Srisayam

(Live) Music: Marlon Penn

Vocal coach: Katarzyna Sitarz

Texts: Cecilia and the performers

Decor: Marlies Schot

Costume design: Daphne Karstens, Rachele Steffè (assistent)

Dramaturgy: Merel Heering

Rehearsal director: Serano Pinas

Technique: Andrea Spoor, Frans Baudoin

Production management: Djoeke Westdijk, Lena Gevaerts (assistent)

In the beginning of 2024 Cecilia Moisio is joining the third edition of Club Invites. For this special project Club Guy & Roni invite dance makers they find inspiring to create new work. Cecilia previously worked together with Club Guy & Roni and made ‘V’ – the absolute festival hit at De Parade Festival 2022.

ADI(C)SCO is a seemingly endless dance trip in search of intoxication, of continuing past your limits and losing yourself in it. Or in other terms: addiction. The performance breathes the atmosphere of the disco era, in which the club scene and club drugs became popular. ADI(C)SCO is a party that gets out of hand and never ends. With this performance, Cecilia wants to address the taboos and shame surrounding addiction. In the research phase preceding the creation she is exploring theme with surviving addicts and children of addicts.

CREDITS

Concept + direction + choreography: Cecilia Moisio

Performers: Bien de Moor, Jésula Toussaint Visser, Koen Kaya Eye (Poetic Disaster Club), Lena Niessen (Poetic Disaster Club), Elise Øymoen (Poetic Disaster Club), Rosie Reith

Text: Aska Hayakawa

Music: Joni Vanhanen

Musical direction: Merit Vessies

Decor: Marlies Schot

Light + video design: Mark Thewessen

Costume design: Tania Ballve Fernandez

Assistant director: Angela Herenda

ADI(C)SCO Laboratory

Research for ADI(C)SCO started with the interviews of the people who have experienced addiction themselves and their family members, as well as professionals in the field of addiction, recovery and adaptation processes. They talked to Cecilia about how addiction can personally affect someone, the way they look at themselves and what the causes for it might be. A big part of the conversation was about the incredible resilience, determination and strength that recovery process takes. The openness of the interviewees and their desire to share was truly inspiring.

One of the experts who took part in the interview was Meindert Inderwisch – a writer, poet and gestalt therapist.

The footage taken during the interviews and rehearsals for ADI(C)SCO will become a special documentary by Paul Sixta that is going to be shown along the performance itself.

Stills from the future documentary by Paul Sixta

Documentary Credits:

Concept + direction + choreography: Cecilia Moisio

Video: Paul Sixta

Music: Joni Vanhanen

Participants + experts: Meindert Inderwisch (writer, poet, gestalt therapist), Johanz Westerman (DJ & music producer), Marja Cantell (dance and movement therapist), Jolanda Huiting, Susanne van der Ven, Jurgen Sol, Bram Bakker (writer, podcast creator, coach) and Fimme Bakker (comedian, actor, writer), Mat Schellekens, Chanice Janssens, Martinus den Boer (from Leger des Heils) and Raymond Arons (from Expertisecentrum Slicks)

Performers: Bien de Moor, Jésula Toussaint Visser, Koen Kaya Eye, Lena Niessen, Elise Øymoen, Rosie Reith

Marketing + communication: Marjo van Lijssel, Daria Titova

Business management: Hedi Legerstee

TOUR LIST

7 March 2024 – TRY OUT, Theater de Machinefabriek |  Groningen

8 March 2024 – TRY OUT, Theater de Machinefabriek |  Groningen

9 March 2024 – PREMIERE! Theater de Machinefabriek |  Groningen

13 March 2024 – Theater Rotterdam |  Rotterdam

16 March 2024 – Meervaart Theater |  Amsterdam

19 March 2024 – Theater aan de Schie |  Schiedam

22 March 2024 – De Schuur |  Haarlem

23 March 2024 – De Schuur |  Haarlem

28 March 2024 – Corrosia Theater  |  Almere

3 April 2024 – Het Klooster Theater |  Woerden

4 April 2024 – Stadsschouwburg Utrecht |  Utrecht

6 April 2024 – Theater de Verbeelding |  Purmerend

11 April 2024 – Theater aan de Rijn |  Arnhem

12 April 2024 – Bijlmer Parktheater |  Amsterdam

19 April 2024 – LUX Nijmegen |  Nijmegen

20 April 2024 – De Kring |  Roosendaal

24 April 2024 – Deventer Schouwburg |  Deventer

25 April 2024 – INS Blau |  Leiden

7 May 2024 – Stadsgehoorzaal  |  Kampen

8 May 2024 – Posthuis Theater |  Heerenveen

9 May 2024 – Korzo |  Den Haag

10 May 2024 – Natlab |  Eindhoven

14 May 2024 – Theater Bellevue |  Amsterdam

17 May 2024 – Theater de Lieve Vrouw |  Amersfoort

22 May 2024 – Schouwburg Ogterop |  Meppel

24 May 2024 – Theater de Machinefabriek |  Groningen

25 May 2024 – Theater de Machinefabriek |  Groningen

29 May 2024 – Verkadefabriek |  Den Bosch

30 May 2024 – Theater de Nieuwe Vorst |  Tilburg

In 2023 Cecilia will create her first big stage performance produced by Scapino Ballet Rotterdam and Maas Theater en Dans. 

PINOCCHIO EFFECT=

When we lie, the tissue in our nose swells, causing it to itch. You can often catch people touching their nose after a lie.

Een familievoorstelling voor iedereen van 10 tot 110 jaar vol humor en ernst over iets wat we allemaal doen: liegen. Waarom liegen we eigenlijk en waarover? Pinocchio Effect is een spannende samenwerking tussen theatermaker Cecilia Moisio, Maas theater en dans & Scapino. Zowel ouders als kinderen liegen tegen elkaar, maar dikwijls liegen we ook tegen onszelf. Vaak zijn dat leugentjes om bestwil, maar soms ook bedrieglijke leugens. En terwijl de een makkelijk liegt, blijft de ander met een schuldgevoel zitten. Ook online doen we ons vaak anders voor dan we zijn. Waar komt die drang om te liegen toch vandaan?

Met dans die niet kan liegen, theater, live video en nietsverhullende performances is Pinocchio Effect een voorstelling over serieuze onderwerpen, benaderd op een humoristische manier. De dansers wonen als één familie samen in een huis vol geheime kamers. De familieleden proberen elkaar te manipuleren of te ontsnappen aan de realiteit. Langzaam komen hun leugens en waarheden aan het licht en laten zij hun echte aard zien. Zet je schrap voor de aller-slechtste voorstelling van de hele wereld!

“With Pinocchio Effect I want to show that we all think that we are not lying, but that this is actually human behavior that everyone exhibits. I want to discuss the effects of lying. How, for example, lies by parents can have a major impact on the social-emotional development of children. I also want to talk about the moral question: what is a good lie and what is a bad one? Why shouldn’t we lie? Can you lie too much, for example if your entire identity is made up? Social media influencers make money with the perfect image, everything looks nice and polished. But can a lie also be positive, something beautiful?”

– Cecilia Moisio

Credits PINOCCHIO EFFECT

Concept + direction + choreography: Cecilia Moisio

Performance: Katarzyna Sitarz, Yulia Kalinchenko, Gwen Langenberg,Serano Pinas, Daphne van Dooren, Dalma Doman, Lennart Huysentruyt, Savea Kagan (intern), Mats Winkelman (intern), Alice Pieri (intern)

Text: Eva Maria de Wit

Music: Joni Vanhanen

Decor: Marlies Schot

Light- and videodesign: Mark Thewessen

Dramaturgy: Merit Vessies

Acting coach: Vincent Wijlhuizen

Costume design: Petra Finke

Balletmeester: Bonnie Doets 

Artistic advice: Dorien Folkers

Production: Manon Paap, Djoeke Westdijk, Tjeu Schellekens

Technical production: Peter Raaijmakers, Guido Verschoor 

Technique: Peter Raaijmakers, Klim Nelissen, Frans Baudoin, Jordi Wolswijk

Produced by Scapino Ballet Rotterdam and Maas Theater en Dans in collaboration with Stichting Cecilia Moisio

Pinocchio Effect is made possible by Gemeente Rotterdam, het Ministerie van OCW, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Droom & Daad, Blockbusterfonds, Fonds 21 EXTRA and Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst. 

Photography by Bart Grietens

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PINOCCHIO EFFECT Laboratory – Documentary by Paul Sixta

In the spring of 2023 Cecilia conducted the research for PINOCCHIO EFFECT in the form of Laboratories: Interviews with families, parents and their children on trust, communication and how they tackle honesty within their family dynamic. These interviews formed the base for the scene’s and stories of the final theatre piece PINOCCHIO EFFECT.

Credits Labs

Concept + direction + choreography: Cecilia Moisio

Video: Paul Sixta

Text: Eva Maria de Wit

Music: Joni Vanhanen

Performers: Gwen Langenberg, Serano Pinas, Yulia Kalinchenko, Felix Feenstra, Lennart Huysentruyt

Labs participants: Charlotte Martijn, Meijnsje Martijn, Aito Sanati, Kiika Sanati, Kyan Sanati, Miila Nikkanen, Elina Nikkanen, Bo de Graaf, Erika Blikman, Hana de Graaf, Una Cicarevic

Marketing + communication: Marjo van Lijssel, Daria Titova

Business management: Hedi Legerstee

Production management: Lynn Meijer

Producer Labs: Stichting Cecilia Moisio 

Invited experts: Rianne Kok (FAMI-LIES project, funded by an ERC Starting Grant 949041), Annemarie Labinyo (behavioural analyst), Jan Flameling (philosopher)

Made possible by: Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, VriendenLoterij Fonds, Fonds21, Stichting Elise Mathilde Fonds

TOUR LIST

1 December 2023 – Try Out, Theater aan de Schie |  Schiedam

6 December 2023 – Try Out, Theater Cuijk |  Cuijk

7 December 2023 – Try Out, Castellum Theater |  Alphen a/d Rijn

8 December 2023 – Try Out, Junushoff |  Wageningen

15 December 2023 – Try Out, Kunstmin |  Dordrecht

20 December 2023 – Try Out, Theater Rotterdam |  Rotterdam

21 December 2023 –  PREMIERE, Theater Rotterdam |  Rotterdam

22 December 2023 – Theater Rotterdam |  Rotterdam

23 December 2023 – Theater Rotterdam |  Rotterdam

24 December 2023 – Theater Rotterdam |  Rotterdam

26 December 2023 – Theater Rotterdam |  Rotterdam

27 December 2023 – Theater Rotterdam |  Rotterdam

28 December 2023 – Theater Rotterdam |  Rotterdam

18 January 2024 –  Parktheater Eindhoven |  Eindhoven

19 January 2024 –  Parktheater Eindhoven |  Eindhoven

22 January 2024 – International Theater Amsterdam |  Amsterdam

25 January 2024 – Theater De Lawei |  Drachten

26 January 2024 – Goudse Schouwburg |  Gouda

28 January 2024 – De Flint |  Amersfoort

2 February 2024 – Stadsschouwburg Haarlem

3 February 2024 – Stadsschouwburg Haarlem

4 February 2024 – Theater Concert Hall Tilburg |  Tilburg

11 February 2024 – Stadsschouwburg Utrecht |  Utrecht

16 February 2024 – Wilminktheater |  Enschede

18 February 2024 – Kunstlinie |  Almere

21 February 2024 – Parkstad Limburg Theaters |  Kerkrade

25 February 2024 – TAQA Theater De Vest |  Alkmaar

27 February 2024 – Stadsschouwburg Nijmegen |  Nijmegen

28 February 2024 – Zwolse Theaters |  Zwolle

2 March 2024 – Theater aan de Parade |  Den Bosch

In the spring of 2022, prior to the creation of PINK PORTAL, Cecilia Moisio conducted the research in the forms of laboratories and interviews with women of different ages and backgrounds. During the laboratories, the participants tried different theatrical exercises and talked about their experiences, stories and ideas about their bodies and sexuality. Together with playwright Eva Maria de Wit, Cecilia interviewed each woman individually in order to get a deeper insight into their experience. These conversations and real stories have become the inspiration and the the basis for the performance: a political statement about how the female body is viewed in 2022. 

The special footage taken by Paul Sixta during these sessions, interviews and rehearsals of PINK PORTAL was used to create a documentary about the creation. On the 6th July – the day of the try out – the documentary was shown for the very first time. It was presented along with every performance during the tour of PINK PORTAL in 2022-2023 and now openly available online!

CREDITS:

Concept, direction and choreography: Cecilia Moisio

Filming and editing: Paul Sixta

With performance and participation of: Katarzyna Sitarz, Yulia Kalinchenko, Gwen Langenberg, Kadri Tegelmann, Daria Titova, Bianca Casaburi, Renee Hijl, Katya Vershinina, Laura Leino, Diana Roos, Daphne Agten, Vera Witleer, Kelly Hirina, Shelmith Oseth, Sophia Wuerz

Guest speakers: Marjo van Lijsel, Daphne Agten, Janneke Wittenkoek, Mirjam Kaijer

Text: Eva Maria de Wit
Music: Joni Vanhanen
Costumes: Dorine van IJsseldijk
PR and marketing: Marjo van Lijssel, Danielle van den Berg, Daria Titova
Management: Hedi Legerstee
Production manager: Lynn Meijer

Graphic design: Esther Noyons

Producer: Stichting Cecilia Moisio 
In collaboration with ccAmstel & ICK Amsterdam

Made possible by The Performing Arts Fund NL, Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, VriendenLoterij Fonds, Stichting Imperium, Fonds 21

Special thanks to Arnica Elsendoorn

Photo: Sofie Knijff / Design: Esther Noyons

PINK PORTAL is the new evening length performance by Cecilia Moisio
premiered at Julidans 2022.

Call me by my name. Why don’t you call me by my name? 
Cherry
Cookie
Candy
Lady flower
Cupcake power
Cute little thingy
Love button
Wingy

PINK PORTAL is a tribute to where we all came from. An informative, funny but evenly emotional performance about the female body. From her first menstruation to her menopause. An all-female cast of women of different ages reflects on the control, criticism, worship and censorship that she has had to endure for centuries. 

PINK PORTAL is the next step in the line of activistic performances by choreographer and theater maker Cecilia Moisio. The performance is designed to break taboos surrounding the female body and  sexuality and is a statement about where women find themselves in society anno 2022. 

“A powerful ode to the vulva (…) The multidisciplinary style is ingenious and varied, ranging from informative to humorous. (…) The dance (…) is strong and expressive. At the end, the soft extended cry of a newborn baby, is beautiful and moving”
– Theaterkrant

PINK PORTAL ON TOUR
2022/2023

Even if you missed Julidans this year, you still have a chance to see PINK PORTAL on tour through the Netherlands during the upcoming season! Find us in your city:

• November 25 – Parktheater, Pand P  |  Eindhoven 
• December 1 – De Nieuwe Vorst  |  Tilburg
• December 8 – Theater aan de Rijn  |  Arnhem
• January 11 – Theater Kikker  |  Utrecht
• January 17 – Chassé Theater  |  Breda
• January 18 – Maas Podium  |  Rotterdam
• January 20 – Schouwburg de Lawei  |  Drachten
• January 21 – Korzo  |  Den Haag
• January 26 – Schouwburg Hengelo  |  Hengelo
• January 28 –  INS BLAU  |  Leiden
• March 3 – Machinefabriek Theater, SPOT |  Groningen
• March 25 – LUX  |  Nijmegen
• March 29 – Meervaart Theater |  Amsterdam

More dates to follow!

CREDITS:

Concept + direction + choreography: Cecilia Moisio
Performance: Katarzyna Sitarz, Yulia Kalinchenko, Gwen Langenberg, Kadri Tegelmann, Daria Titova, Bianca Casaburi & Renee Hijl
Text: Eva Maria de Wit
Decor: Marlies Schot
Light design: Mark Thewessen
Music: Joni Vanhanen
Costume design: Dorine van IJsseldijk, Jookje Zweedijk, Siris Koch
Video content: Paul Sixta
Marketing + communication: Marjo van Lijssel & Daria Titova
Management: Hedi Legerstee
Production management: Lynn Meijer, Gioya van Rees

Technique: Barry van Rooijen, Joey Egging
Photography: Bart Grietens
Campaign image: Sofie Knijff
Graphic design: Esther Noyons

Producer: Stichting Cecilia Moisio 
In collaboration with: Julidans, ccAmstel, ICK Amsterdam

Made possible by: The Performing Arts Fund NL, Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, Fonds 21, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, VriendenLoterij Fonds, Stichting Imperium

Special thanks to: Arnica Elsendoorn

Photography by Bart Grietens

The scenes and texts of PINK PORTAL are informed by the research process that happened not only through the laboratories with women of different ages and backgrounds and conversations about their experiences, but also through a wide and thorough theoretical and historical research. Even though some things you see on stage are ironic or exaggerated for the sake of theatricality, they are based on the true facts. We have collected all the things we learned from PINK PORTAL and now we would like to pass them on to you!

You can find them via the following link:

Meet the cast of PINK PORTAL:

Portraits of the cast by Paul Sixta

A piece Cecilia made especially for Poetic Disasters Club at Club Guy and Roni/NNT. 

V is a mood, an energy. A trip to the inside feminine world, to where we all came from. 

V = red 

V = fabulous

V = divine 

V = agressive

V = ambiguous

V = feminine

V = in all of us

Idea, choreography & direction: Cecilia Moisio | Performance: Wilchaan Cantu, Julie Boellaard, Tessa Spagnioli, Gina van Os, Adrian Thömmes, Tatiana Spiewak, Aaron Faneyte, Yun Ting Tsai | Composition: Joni Vanhanen | Styling costumes & decor: Cecilia Moisio | Texts: Eva Maria de Witt & Julie Boellaard | Photo’s: Nienke Maat | Light design: Wil Frikken | Production: Niran Staub | Produced by Club Guy and Roni/NNT

Premiere 25 March 2022

A dazzling performance for teenagers and anyone who has ever been one. Produced by NNT and Maas theater en dans.

You have a bad hair day, a pimple, or you feel invisible. Meanwhile, you see all your perfect friends with their more-than-perfect jaw lines living their extremely happy lives. You think: I’m out, I’m off to sit in the ugly corner. Zinderella is about feeling different, and about all the demands you and the rest of the world place upon you.

In this physical fairy-tale show, with fourteen young and not-so-young bodies, we free ourselves from our grey worlds. We kick off the ball with wild dancing and give you a glimpse backstage, where insecurity, acne, and fear of your naked body aren’t hidden under a gorgeous gown. But know this: happiness always comes, sometimes from unexpected places and not always in the form of a prince or princess.

Concept, direction: Moniek Merkx | choreography: Cecilia Moisio | performers: Ada Daniele, Arno Verbruggen, Art Srisayam, Bodine Sutorius, Olympia Kotopoulos, Sam Corver, Sara Giampaolo and a group of teenage co-players | composition: Joop van Brakel | scenography: Sanne Danz | costumes: MAISON the FAUX | light design: Ge Wegman | direction co-players: Dorien Folkers | dramaturgy: Robbert van Heuven | photo’s: Andreas Etter | trailer: Oostblokmedia

Premiere: 23 December 2021

By Cecilia Moisio

Produced by Maas theater en dans

Dance theater performance REVOLT speaks about peer pressure, protesting and questioning the status quo. About thinking critically versus hiding yourself behind the group and the collective denial of the truth. Do you want to have an impact on the world and influence on your own future? Do you dare to say what others do not dare? REVOLT is a wake-up call, an invitation for people to make their voices heard, to stay authentic and to make a difference in society.

REVOLT is made in the characteristic multidisciplinary style of choreographer and theater maker Cecilia Moisio, mixing personal stories with real-time social experiments, performance, theater, video and dance. A politically and socially engaged performance for ages 13 to 113 that rattles you. REVOLT reflects on our society with a critical eye, vulnerability, humor and sincerity. Cecilia did extensive research with young people between the ages of 12 and 25 and processed their personal as well as socio-political issues in REVOLT.

With the concept for REVOLT, Moisio won the Prize of the Dutch Dance Days Young Audience 2019.

Choreography, direction & idea: Cecilia Moisio 

Performance: Serano Pinas, Yulia Kalinchenko, Frankly Joe Maulany, Katarzyna Sitarz, Bianca Casaburi, Daria Titova 

Interns: Roy Sijkens, Anne Mirthe Hofstede

Texts: Eva Maria de Wit

Music: Joni Vanhanen, Marlon Penn

Stage design: Marlies Schot

Video: Paul Sixta 

Light and video design: Mark Thewessen

Costumes: Dorine van Ijsseldijk

Rehearsal director: Erin Harty

Advice: Moniek Merkx

Vocal coaching: Helene Jank

Photo’s: Phile Deprez, Jaap Scheren

Production manager: Djoeke Westdijk 

Technique: Jeroen Melsen, Dennis Stoltzenberg

Producer: Maas theater en dans

Research REVOLT Labs: Stichting Cecilia Moisio

Premiere: 17 September 2021

At the beginning of 2021 Cecilia did a text and movement research into motherhood and the taboos around it. This research is a preparation for Cecilia’s upcoming work on female body-taboos and is part of a research grant she received from the AFK (Amsterdam Fund for the Arts). Together with pregnant performer Jorijn Vriesendorp and writer Eva Maria de Wit, they delved into birth stories, postpartum psychology and how becoming a mother changes you in general. Through extensive interviews they found material that is personal yet universal.

Idea, choreography and direction
Cecilia Moisio

Texts
Eva Maria de Wit

Performance
Jorijn Vriesendorp

Dramaturg
Cecile Brommer

Music
Joni Vanhanen

Video
Paul Sixta

Special appearance by
Alma

This research is made possible by Amsterdam Fund for the Arts.
In collaboration with Theatre Bellevue.

REVOLT – The Manifest is an ongoing research that will result in the theatre performance REVOLT (14+) in 2021. Through workshops with young people, Cecilia will research activism, collective lies, social conformity and the psychological repercussions of these themes. How can they make they voice heard? What are the topics close to these young people’s hearts? How to stay critical in times of ongoing insecurity and political distress? The research takes place in different cities in the Netherlands: Maastricht, Groningen, Rotterdam, Tilburg and Amsterdam.

REVOLT – The Manifest is a coproduction between Stichting Cecilia Moisio, Maas theater en dans and the Dutch Dance Days.
Made possible by BankGiro Loterij Fonds, Fonds 21, Cultuurmakersfonds

Concept, direction, choreography: Cecilia Moisio

Texts: Elfie Tromp

Music: Marlon PennD.O.P.: Paul Sixta

Producer:  Hedi Legerstee

The first edition in Maastricht was made in lockdown style and resulted in a manifest-dance-movie that premiered on 5th of October 2020 at the Dutch Dance Festival Digital. In 2019 Cecilia won the Dutch Dance Days Young Audience Award for her concept of REVOLT.

Performers movie: Katarzyna Sitarz, Kiyan Khoshoie, Yulia Kalinchenko, Serano Pinas, Marlon Penn, Irene de Kok, Rowan Kievits, Yun-Yu Chang, Zora Westbroek, Malinda Wolfs, Daria Titova
Editor: Joey van Noortwijk
Audio post production: Nezar Tarik

The second edition in Groningen consisted of workshops and interviews with local young people. In collaboration with Jonge Harten Festival and VRIJDAG.

Participants Groningen: Carmen Mireille Tonkens, Chanel Jugwels, Evy Kleen, Isa Janse, Lis Wolfkamp, Niels van Rijswijk, Noor van Tuijl, Ronja Krüger, Silke Stelwagen

Assistants Cecilia: Katarzyna Sitarz, Yulia Kalinchenko

Teaser & mini-docu: Paul Sixta