2024
Staff:
Katie Duck, Manuela Lucia Tessi, Maria Mavridou, Jonathan Nagel, Erik van de Wijdeven, Ksenia Perek
Participants:
Eliska Benesova, Irene Sorozabal (Voice and Recorder), Alba Boustanji, Ulrike Peuckert (Flute), Erin Flynn, Leah Jacob, Antti Uimonen, Izabella Pacewicz, T. Veneranta, Jakub Zeman, Rosa Groenewegen, Nunzio Caponio, Camille Verhaak (Clarinet), Nadeche Studer
2023
Staff
Katie Duck, Maria Mavridou, Erik van de Wijdeven, Jonathan Nagel
Host for the Performance
Ksenia Perek
Musicians for the Performance:
James Hewitt, Camille Verhaak, Mary Oliver
Participants:
Antti Uimonen, Tiia Veneranta, Alkisti Theophilou, Alba Boustanji, Andrea Kreisel, Maria Luisa Pizzighella (musician), Lois Bartel, Claudia Fiorio, Caterina Donadel, Andrea Berbois, Franca Bürkel, Matthieu Ruf, Kseniia Komoza, Emma Ash, Maya Wuytack, Kirsi-Marja Harju (musician), Polina Fenko, Julia Klockow, Bram Wassink (musician), Victoria Gladka, Marxus Yet
2019
Staff
Artistic Director and Administration – Katie Duck
Advisers Freakatoni – Maria Mavridou, Tashi Iwaoka, Manuela Tessi, Miri Lee, Sharon Smith, Vincent Cacalano.
Teachers – Katie Duck, Sharon Smith, Miri Lee, Tashi Iwaoka, Maria Mavridou, Ellen Knops, Noortje Kohne, Dudude Hermann, Vilbjorg Broch.
Musicians – James Hewitt, Mary Oliver, Jonathan Nagel, Ciamille, Robbert van Hulzen, Noortje Kohne, Maria Luisa Pizzighella, Gabor Hartyani, Jasper STadhouders, Wilbert de Joode, Maya Felixbrodt.
Dancer in the Music Theatre Bar gig – Irina Baldini
Stage management and Administration – Izabela Pacewicz
Light Design Freakatoni – Ellen Knops
MC Artists Freakatoni – Xenia Perek
Video Registration Freakatoni – Kage Park
Cultural Centre OT301 rep for the Summer intensive – Colin McLean
Participants
Soyoung Park, Tera Kilbride, Sandrine Kwan, Thalia Laric, Corine Jones, Katerina Vav, Lydia Tsatsou-Paraskevopoulou, Megan Teynor, TG, Ronen Zilberman, Tiia Veneranta, John Cartwright, Nicolle Vieira, Oh-kyung Jang, Ong Pholchai, Bouchra Arbaoui, Martino Redaelli, Annarita Ricciardi, Noga Abramovitch, Zuriñe Benavente, Amandine Dooms, Sophie Mattiuzzo, Anna Dighero, Malwina Kolodziejczk, Karina Almeida, Emillo Cordeiro, Maria de Lurdes, Victor Pessoa, Pedro Athie Della Manna, Isis Marks, Tossie Van Tonder, Róża Zamołojko, Dudude Hermann, WU Jialu, Elia Patrizi, Laurie Walker, Selah Joy, Chiara Monteverde, Sandie Brischler, Clarinde Wesselink, Arjan van Muyen, Erik Van de Wijdeven, Soeine Bac, Hannah Levine.
2018
Artistic Director: Katie Duck
Freakatoni events advisors: Katie Duck, Manuela Tessi, Maria Mavridou, Mary Oliver
Scheduling of rehearsal space and Freakatoni events: Izabela Pacewicz-Wysocka
Stage management Freakatoni events: Izabela Pacewicz-Wysocka
Video recording of the Freakatoni events: Roman Zotter
Lighting Freakatoni Witchy Weekends: Ellen Knops\
Teachers:
Music Theater Workshop: Katie Duck
Movement teachers: Maria Mavridou and Manuela Tessi
Real time Light: Ellen Knops
Session leaders: Katie Duck, Manuela Tessi, Ellen Knops, Mary Oliver
Rehearsal Advisers: Manuela Tessi, Maria Mavridou, Mary Oliver, Robbert van Hulzen
Intensive workshops: Noortje Kohne, Tashi Iwaoka, Maria Mavridou, Abhilash Ningappa, Manuela Tessi, Ellen Knops, Kenzo Kusuda
Alexander teacher: Noortje Kohne
Guest musicians in the improvisation sessions and available to collaborate with summer course participants for Freakatoni events: Camille Verhaak (Clarinet), Robbert van Hulzen (drums), Mary Oliver (Violin), James Hewitt (Violin).
Bands in the Freakatoni Bar: week 1 – Friday and Saturday Jonathan Nagel (contrabass), Camille Verhaak (clarinet), Maria Luisa Pizzighella (percussion) / week 2 – Friday James Huwitt (violin) Marta Warelis (objects) and Camille Verhaak (clarinet) – Saturday Robbert van Hulzen Saturday (drums) Jasper Stadthouders (guitar), Dirk Bruinsma (saxophone) / week 3 – Thursday Lester Arias (Songs and tracks) Friday Mary Oliver (viola), Jasper Stadthouders (guitar), Frank Rosaly (drums) Saturday The Bucket Boys
Participants:
Tera Kilbride, Alice Watson, Manou Koreman, Julie McGovern, Arjan van Muyen, Hannah Levine, Cristina Tolson, Anja Sauer, Jonathan Nagel (Bass/performance), Naz Buhsem, Paloma Carrasco Lopez (Cello/performance), Olga Tsyganova, Oh-kyung Jang, Hilly Perlman, Maria Luisa Pizzighella (percussion/performance), Marco Novara, Michela Fizi, Beatrix Joyce, Richard September, Astarte Posch, Alexandra Pholien, Ayam AM, Julie Divakova (Guitar/performance), Anna Ricciardi, Ayam AM, Maren Weertman, Maja Straka, Elia Patrizi, Pilar Duque, Helena Berrozpe Zatorre, Manou Koreman, Ady Elzam, Sharon Valevski, Olivia Khoury, Stefania Petroula, Erik van de Wijdeven, Angela Galmarini, Abhilash Ningappa, Lucy Strauss (Viola), Sarah Harrell, Elia Patrizi.
Go here to find the list of Freakatoni Witchy Weekends
2017
Artistic Directors: Katie Duck, Miri Lee, Manuela Tessi
Curators Freakatoni Witchy Weekends: Manuela Tessi and Miri Lee
Workshop leaders: Katie Duck (Music Theater), Manuela Tessi (Music Dance), Manuela Tessi and Miri Lee (Movement Teachers),
Intensive Workshop Teachers: Improvisation/hip hop workshop Melvin Fraenk, Improvisation workshop – Imprography Miri Lee, Alexander workshop Noortje Kohne, Improvisation workshop Tashi Iwaoka, Voice and sound workshop Vilbjorg Broch, Improvisation workshop Kenzo Kusuda, Lighting workshop Ellen Knops.
Alexander teacher: Noortje Kohne
Video and Posters: (Kage) Jong-kag Park
Participants one, two, three and four weeks: Izabela Pacewicz, Pawel Grala, Atul Kumar, Céline Barreau, Naz Buhsem, Ludivine Metairie, Gerardo Segurado, Annick van Rinsum, Karin van Kooten, Inna Kulazhenkova, Sebastian López-Lehto, Hannah Levine, Zee Hartmann, Elevi Pantazato, Matteo Branchetti, Dimitri Kousteridou, Sabine van den Bulk, Annarita Ricciardu, Amarante Nat, Emma Minarelli, Martina Schiesser, Pierre–Paul Constant, Sandra Kramerova, Annukka Hirvonen, Stefania Petracca, María de Dueñas López, Violeta Gago, Claudia Chiroli, Arina Sachkova, Thalia Laric, Coila-Leah Enderstein, Laurie Walker, Neus Ferre, Jonathan Nagel, Arjan van Muyen, Cristina Martines, Nitipat (Ong) Pholcha, Thomas van Dun, Annarita Ricciardu, Tera Kilbride, Hassina Sakhri, Emma Minarelli, Sarah Claman, Carolina Mantovano
Guest Musicians: Coila-Leah Enderstein (keyboards), Camille Verhaak (clarinet), (Kage) Jong-kag Park (electronics), Gerardo Segurado (piano), Jonathan Nagel (double bass), Hassina Sakhri (vocals), Noortje Kohne (viola), Camille Verhaak (clarinet), Laura Lotti (Harp), Sarah Claman (violin), Robbert van Hulzen (drums), Arvind Ganga (electric guitar, objects), Jacob Plooij (violin), Vilbjorg Broch (vocals), Mary Oliver (violin), The Bucket band, Lily Kiara (vocals and guitar), Kathy Zieger (vocals and guitar), Ruben van Hedriks (guitar and vocals), Wilber de Joode (bass), James Hewitt (violin).
2016
Artistic Director: Katie Duck
Administration/Video registration: Miri Lee
Video editing: Kage) Jong-kag Park
Central coordination Freakatoni witchy weekends: Manuela Tessi
Workshop leaders: Katie Duck (Movement research/improvisation/composition) Mary Oliver (viola and Violin – Music)
Participants in the workshops and Freakatoni witchy weekends
Week 1
Vilbjorg Broch, Paula Ilic, Dhanisa Shende, Sophia Gronlund, Aryan van Muyen, Anni Lattunen, Marcello Battaglia, Ady Elzam, Jake Sorgen (guitar), Carolina Mantovano, Alekszandr Szivkov, Lester Arias, Manuela Lucia Tessi, Christine Bonansea, Gabor Hartyani (cello), Noortje Kohne (viola), Anna Mikhailova (koto), Anna Heuer Hansen, Han Kortekaa, Izabela Pacewicz Wysocka, Angelique Amyot, Ady Elzam, Geerte de Koe (violin), Manuela Tessi, Miri Lee, Mary Oliver (viola and Violin), Kagi Park (electronics), Christine Bonansea, Jasper Stadhouders (guitar) John Dikeman (saxophone), Carolina Mantovano, Nicolaj Wamberg, Dhanisa Shende, Camille Verhaak (clarinet), Kenzo Kusuda, Geerte de Koe (violin), Camille Verhaak (clarinet), Ksenia Perek, Dhanisa Shende, Pierre C. Bonnet, Natalia Sokoowska, Nicolle Vieira, Angelique Amyot, Uiko Watanabe, Anni Lattunen, Francine ten Brummelhuis, Anna Heuer Hansen, Han Kortekaas, Izabela Pacewicz-Wysocka, Nicolaj Wamberg, Sophia Grøndal, Marcello Battaglia, Tashi Iwaoka,
Week 2
Alekszandr Szvikov, Melvin Fraenk, Tom van Wee (electronics), Sayaka Akitsu, Tashi Iwaoka, Noortje Kohne (viola) Ayumi Matsuda (recorders), Marie Khatib-Shahidi, Youri Peters, Tom van Wee (electronics), Uiko Watanab, Lester Arias, Alena Kundela, Eva Reichmuth, Paulo Alexandre Jorge (saxophone), Nicolle Vieira, Ady Elzam, Gabor Hartyani (cello), Paulo Alexandre Jorge (saxophone), Tristan Renfrow (drums), Lester Arias, Ady Elzam, Dhanisa Shende, Mary Oliver (viola and Violin), Kagi Park (electronics) Gabor Hartyani (cello), Johanna Jani, Anni Lattunen, Caroline Skaar, Camille Verhaak (clarinet), Gabor Hartyani (cello), Paula Ilic, Dhanisa Shende, Clara Miranda, Paulo Alexandre Jorge (saxophone), Tashi Iwaoka, Alena Kundela, Eva Reichmuth, Caroline Skaar, Anni Lattunen, Mahe Perrette, Sonia Zhang, Johanna Jani, Clara Miranda, Paulo Alexandre Jorge (saxophone), Gabor Hartyani (cello), Mathilde van Wijnen (violin), Ksenia Perek, Natalia Soko Owska, Angelique Amyot, Francine ten Brummelhuis, Alena Kundela, Mathilde van Wijnen (violin), Caroline Skaar, Marie Khatib-Shahidi, Sonia Qinqing Zhang, Paulo A. Jorge (sax and drums), Clara Miranda, Gonçalves, Tashi Iwaoka.
Week 3
Clara Miranda, Ady Elzam, Angelique Amyot, Laura Saumweber, Nicolle Vieira, Eloise Fouquet, Pierre Bonnet, Paulo Alexandre Jorge, Manuela Lucia Tessi, Wilbert de Joode (double bass), Izabela Pacewicz- Wisocka, Stefania Petroula, Carmen Ojeda (flute), Joachim Spieth (trumpet), Mary Oliver (viola), Wilbert de Joode (double bass), Dhanisa Shende, Pierre Bonnet, Paula Ilic, Anni Lattunen, Ady Elzam, Johanna Jani, Eva Reichmuth, Robbert van Hulzen (drums), Annelie Koning (vocals), Nicolle Vieira, Francine ten Brummelhuis, Angelique Amyot, Arnau Obiols (drums), Angela Stoecklin, Laura Saumweber, Francine ten Brummelhuis, Paula Ilic, Annelie Koning (vocals), Arnau Obiols (drums), Miri Lee, Dhanisa Shende, Gabor Hartyani (cello), Kagi Park (electronics), Natalia Sokolowska, Angela Stoecklin, Laura Saumweber, Anni Lattunen, Annelie Koning (vocals), Angela Stoecklin, Joachim Spieth (trumpet), Arnau Obiols (drums), Jana Rosell, Laura Saumweber, Ady Elzam, Clara Miranda, Eloise Fouquet, Izabela Pacewicz- Wysock, Annelie Koning (vocals), Karmit Fadael (violin), Miri Lee, John Dikeman ( saxophone), Pierre Bonnet, Ksenia Perek, Jasper Stadhouders (electric guitar), Annelie Koning (vocals), Anni Lattunen, Natalia Sokolowska, Nicolle Vieiram, Karmit Fadael (violin), Jana Rosell Buchaca, Laura Saumweber, Sonia Qinqing Zhang, Francine ten Brummelhuis, Ksenia Perek, Angelique Amyot, Tashi Iwaoka,
Week 4
Iris van Peppen, Ivy Elzam, Uiko Watanabe, Mary Oliver Tsui, Joana Borges, Marc Alexander Nukoop (electronics), Ard Kok (electric guitar), Izabela Pacewicz- Wysocka, Gabor Hartyani (cello), Geerte de Koe (violin), Dhanisa Shende, Eloise Fouquet, Johanna Jani, Nicolle Vieira, Vilbjorg Broch (vocals, electronics), Francine ten Brummelhuis, Natalia Sokolowska, Volkan Turgut (electronics), Seth Zahn (electronics), Nicolle Vieira, Johanna Jani, Stefania Petracca, Izabela Pacewicz- Wysocka, Noortje Kohne(viola), Ayumi Matsuda (recorder), Marie Khatib-Shahidi, Youri Peters, Sonia Zhang, Francine ten Brummelhuis, Paulo Alexandre Jorge (saxophone), Tashi Iwaoka, Laura Lotti (harp) , Angelique Amyot, Gabor Hartyani (cello), Clara Miranda, Nicolle Vieira, Anni Lattunen, Paulo Alexandre Jorge (saxophone), Anni Lattunen, Angelique Amyot, Camille Verhaak (clarinet), Izabela Pacewicz- Wysocka, Ann Kathrin Granhus, Theis Ozzie Egeberg, Anni Lattunen, Carolina Mantovano, Sonia Zhang, Pierre Bonnet, Chia-Jung (Jiarong) Liao, Toi Victoria, Stefania Petra, Jeannette Schueler, Angel Robin Fox, Ann Kathrin Granhus, Fabian Chyle, Hannah, Sabine van der Bulk.
2015
Artistic Director: Katie Duck
Administration/Video registration Freakatoni: Miri Lee
Video editing: Kage) Jong-kag Park
Central coordination: Manuela Tessi
Musician teachers and Freakatoni: Robbert van Hulzen (drums), James Hewitt (violin), Vilbjorg Broch (vocal/electronics), Lily Kiara (song writer, vocal, guitar, movement performer), Friederike Motzkau (flute),Nina Hitz (cello), Ralph de Rijke (saxophone), Mary Oliver (violin).
Guest Artists workshops:Kenzo Kusuda, Tahsi Iwaoka, Sayaka Akitsu, Juliet Shelly, Christoph Eberl.
Participants (4 week course) Electra Kouloumpi, Archana Nair, Heide Nasution (musician). Filippo Porro, Silvia Dezulian, Hara Alonso (musician/performer), Izabela Pacewicz-Wysocka, Maryane Petters Ribeiro, Sarah King, Eva Reichmuth, Jiarong Liao, Hannah Levin, Elke van der Kelen, Sofia Bacaluzzo, Archana Nair, Oona Bucher,Eva Reichmuth, Shashikala Reddy, Zala Pezdir, Sonja Salkowitsch, Virginia Farman, Sara Paternesi, Angel Robin Fox, Johanna Jani, Genesis Ramirez (performer/vocals), Ilana Reynolds, Juliet Shelly, Paloma Dionisi, Stefania Petroula, Natalia Sokowska, Anita Konarska, Issy Tennant, Tiana Hemlock, Sebastian Luzzi, Susana Duarte.
Guest Artists Freakatoni: Kenzo Kusuda, Tahsi Iwaoka, Sayaka Akitsu, Maya Ichikawa, Astarti Athanasiadou, Frédérique Ruppert, Ilaria Honsinger, Manuela Tessi, Katie Duck, Christoph Eberl, Arletta Boland, Tom van Wee, Mats van Rossen, Youri Peters, Andrea Hackl, Fernando Oliveira, Raoul Germano, Birgit Gunzl, Miri Lee,
Artistic Director: Katie Duck
Music: Alfredo Genovesi
Administration: Miri Lee
Posters/video: Kage) Jong-kag Park
Workshop leader: Katie Duck (Movement research/improvisation/composition)
Workshop and class teachers: Manuela Tessi / Movement class, Miri Lee / Movement class, Chandana Sarma / Movement class, Noortje Kohne Alexander technique, Sayaka Akitsuproject Toward performance, Yolande Snaith workshop, Kenzo Kusudaworkshop, Abhilash Ningappa workshop.
Participants (4 week course): Silvia Luraschi, Hannah Pickett, Judit castaño Figueras, Esther Kaijim, Stefania Petroula, Rahul Goswami, Chandana Sarmam, Maria de Dueñas, Zala Pezdir, Shelley Owen, Tsz Cong Xiao, Sara Behrad, Shahrokh Forotanian, Afsaneh Nematnasser, Yolande Snaith, Sonja Salkowitsch, Syl
Artists who participated: Vincent Cacalano, Manuela Tessi, Miri Lee Jong-kag Park (Kage), Alekszandr Szivkov, Noortje Köhne (viola), Sayaka Akitsu, Tom van Wee, Katie Duck, Alfredo Genovesi, Lily Kiara, Maria Mavridou, Yui Nakagami, Mats van Rossum, Youri Peters, Manuela Tessi, /Music Noortje Köhne (viola), Nina Hitz (cello) Bence Huszar (cello), Makiko Ito, Kenzo Kusuda, Justin Morrison, Syl
2013
Artistic Director: Katie Duck
Music: Alfredo Genovesi
Administration: Miri Lee
Posters: Kage) Jong-kag Park
Workshop leader: Katie Duck (Movement research/improvisation/composition)
Participants (5 weeks course): Keerthi Basavarajaiah, Shelley Owen, Chandana Sarma, Maria Gouli, Tom van Wee , Ida Pedersen, Raakesh Sukesh, Joost Gotra, Tamzin Hurley, Sandrina Lindgren, David Birchall, Swati Mohan, Laura Monge, Maria Vittoria Jedlowski, Sabine van den Bulk, Ewan Downie, Anna Porubcansky, Friederike Motzkau (flute), Marta, Maseiro, Yolande Snaith, Monika Skórska, Maria Kölle , Alekszandr Szivkov, Elyse Cox, Harald Pretschner, Kathy Ziegler (violin, accordion, guitar), Lester Arias, Scout Creswick, Victoira Guy, Erik Zyijstra, Deborah Black, Ezequiel Sanuccilack, Lidia Muller, Yang hee Lee, Martijs
2012
Staff: Katie Duck
Music: Alfredo Genovesi
Administration: Miri Lee
Workshop leader: Katie Duck (Movement research/improvisation/composition)
Participants (5 week course): Harald Prerschner, Carolina Mantovano, Susan van den Berg, Marco Ubaldi, Emma-Jane Martin, Keerthi Basavarajaiah, Georgiana Cavendish, Alekszandr Szivkov, Samuel Kennedy, Mohan Gopalakrishnan Nair, Caroline Schilling, Chrystabel Butler, Thalia Laric, Lauren Shuker, Friederike Motzkau, Liz Beres / Musicians: Maria Vittoria Jedlowski (guitar and voice), Lan Tung (Erhu), Anna Porubcansky (vocalist mover), Kagi-Jong kag Park (electronics), Arvind Ganga (electric guitar and electronics), Friederike Motzkau (flutes), Nanaco (violin), Dale Gorfinkel (trumpet tubes), Hilary Jeffery (trombone), Yedo Gibson ( sop sax ), Kim Jose Bode (recorders )
2011
Artistic director: Katie Duck
Music: Alfredo Genovesi
Workshop leader: Katie Duck (Movement research/improvisation/composition)
Participants (5 week course): Jasmine Attié, Guido van Hout, Malin Gebken, Shobhitha Yeluri, Adrian Ulri, Kristina Norri, Verena van den Berg, Mohan Gopalakrishnan Nair, Raakesh Sukesh & Abhilash Ningappa / Musicians: Kagi-Jong kag Park (electronics) & Noortje Köhne (viola).
2010
Artistic director: Katie Duck
Workshop leader: Katie Duck (Movement research/improvisation/composition)
Participants (5 week course): Dancers/Performers: Kristin Hatleberg, Nayana Bhat, Anne Wilson, Stina Nilsson, Talya Epstein, Laura Witzleben, Luanda Carneiro Jacoel, Giselda Ranieri, Zakia el Abodi, Astarte Athanasiadou, Joel Fritzon, My Grönholdt, Susana Salazar & Sheri Burt / Musicians: Tony Spina (drums), Krista Martynes (clarinet), Santiago Botero (counter bass)
Documentary 2010 by Ilaria Honsinger
2009
Artistic director: Katie Duck
Workshop leader: Katie Duck (Movement research/improvisation/composition)
Participants (9 week course): Dancers/Performers: Silvia Bennett, Or Hakim. Michelle Ferris, Kira Senkpiel, Artemis Lampiri, Merel Roozen, Izabela Pacewicz, Carla Behal, Rakesh Sukesh, Sayaka Akitsu, Karen ben Altabet & Gonca Gumuayak / Musician: Emily Shapiro (clarinet).
