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Sjaan Flikweert (Amsterdam, 1984) is a dancer and spoken word poet. She was especially triggered to participate in House of Strength by Roshanak Morrowatian’s personal approach and quest for authenticity. Moreover, feminism and the depiction of strength also play a major role in Sjaan’s own work. Sjaan: “The beauty of the ritual of Zurkhaneh is…

Reza Mirabi (Iran/Germany, 1988) is a visual artist, choreographer and dancer. In addition, he is active as a seed keeper in ecological projects in India, where he studied, and in southern Portugal. Listening plays an important role in his work: “For me, listening is a political process to find gaps, to unravel new movements and…

Vainergill Xanthi Thurnim (Amsterdam, 1997) is a dancer, choreographer and dance teacher. About three years ago she graduated from the Academy of Theatre and Dance in Amsterdam. She uses different dance styles in her work, with West African dance aesthetics as a connecting factor. Vainergill came in touch with Roshanak Morrowatian through dramaturge Nicole Geertruida.…

Djahan Manuela Mazhari Perez (born 1970) is the daughter of a Colombian mother and an Iranian father. She left Iran when she was four and grew up mostly in Paris. Jahan is trained in post-modern dance, physical theatre, Indian dance and martial arts and now has been living in the Netherlands for about twenty years,…

We ended 2022 with good news from the Performing Arts Fund: Roshanak Morrowatian has been awarded the ‘new creators’ grant. Under the guidance of Suzy Blok (head artist space) of ICK Dans Amsterdam, Roshanak will invest in her further development as the creator and artistic leader of Rover in 2023 and 2024. According to the…

Moment of exchange: Roshanak Morrowatian in collaboration with Antoine Peters. Research for our new dance performance House of strength has started. A work focussing on choreographer Roshanak Morrowatian’s Iranian roots and the ancient Persian ritual of the Zurkhaneh. For the next phase of research we are organizing an interactive workshop & talk around the theme…

From October 30 until January 14, 2023, our installation performance Sister is on tour as a part of the exhibition Mystiek – Rituelen. Verstilling. Extase. by the Limburgs Museum. Sister can be found at striking, mystical locations in Limburg. The life-size wax sculpture of a melting girl allows visitors to reflect in a meditative way…