Agenda 2025
15 February 2025
Double Bill
4bid Gallery, OT301, Amsterdam
Featuring T.n.I.: (Un)Expected (Ex)Change by Tiia Veneranta and Izabela Pacewicz, followed by Dom Shemesh, an improvised duet by Omer Sigler (electric guitar) and Manuela Lucia Tessi (dance).
Doors: 19:15
Performance: 19:30
Entrance: €10
23 February 2025
Koro Koro
Het Gasthuis, Aarschot, Belgium
A performance for babies (6–18 months), directed by Makiko Ito with Wonderland Collectief.
1–2 March 2025
Koro Koro
Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam
A performance for babies (6–18 months), directed by Makiko Ito with Wonderland Collectief.
22 March 2025
Dom Shemesh
Sky Studio, Amsterdam
An improvised duet by Omer Sigler (electric guitar) and Manuela Lucia Tessi (dance), presented as part of a shared evening with Amsterdam artists.
30 March 2025
Dance & Music Improvisation
Teatro Munganga, Amsterdam
An interactive performance and workshop for children and parents celebrating ten years of Musiktanznulldreissig.
27 April 2025
Musiktanznulldreissig #1
Ackerstadtpalast, Berlin
A large-scale improvised performance bringing together six dancers and six musicians.
30 April 2025
Improvised Experimental #236
Motor Ship HEIMATLAND, Berlin
Two sets of improvised sound and movement presented by Hošek Contemporary.
3 May 2025
K77 Performance Series
K77, Berlin
An improvised trio with Mariangela Tinelli, Ingólfur Vilhjálmsson and Manuela Lucia Tessi.
10 May 2025
Musiktanznulldreissig Performance Night
Club der Polnischen Versager, Berlin
Improvised music and dance featuring Jonathan Nagel, Coila-Leah Enderstein, Wieland Möller, Friederike Wendorf, Stefania Petracca, Roberta Ricci, Annukka Hirvonen and Manuela Lucia Tessi.
9 June 2025
Echo’s van de Renaissance
Leidse Hofjes Festival, Leiden
With Emilio Aguilar (voice), Mike Fentross (theorbo) and Manuela Lucia Tessi (dance), exploring the expressive music of the early Baroque.
20 June 2025
The Edge of Spring
De Tanker, Amsterdam Noord
A real-time composed evening of improvised music and movement celebrating the arrival of summer.
Doors: 20:00
Performance: 20:30
Entrance: €5–15 (sliding scale)
21 June 2025
Summer Insomnia Songs
Amsterdam Noord
An improvised midsummer performance of music, movement and atmosphere featuring Maria Luisa Pizzighella, Jonathan Nagel, Camille Verhaak, Annarita Ricciardi, Merig Çukurova, Manuela Lucia Tessi and Tiia Veneranta.
Doors: 20:30
Performance: 21:00
Entrance: €5–15 (sliding scale)
22–23 August 2025
Sublime Escapades
Ventilator Cinema, OT301, Amsterdam
The final performances of the Summer Course Amsterdam. A multidisciplinary real-time composition performance bringing together Summer Course participants and Amsterdam-based artists.
28 August 2025
Summer, Fading
De Tanker, Amsterdam Noord
A real-time composed evening of music and movement celebrating the transition from summer to autumn.
Doors: 20:00
Performance: 20:30
Entrance: €5–15 (sliding scale)
15–21 September 2025
MusicDance Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal
An international workshop and performance residency co-directed by Nicolle Vieira and Manuela Lucia Tessi, bringing together artists from diverse backgrounds and culminating in public performances.
3–4 October 2025
Koro Koro
Cagliari, Sardinia
A music and movement performance for babies (6–18 months) and their caregivers.
30 October – 1 November 2025
Shhh! The Touch of Sound
Segni – New Generations Festival, Mantova
A performance by Ilaria Carlucci and Manuela Lucia Tessi exploring the relationship between movement, sound and imagination.
Produced by Factory Compagnia Transadriatica and Stichting Knopen.
7 November 2025
Musiktanznulldreissig Performance Night
Club der Polnischen Versager, Berlin
An evening of improvised music and dance.
Doors: 20:00
Performance: 20:30
Entrance: €8–15 (sliding scale)
8 November 2025
ad hoc – Music & Dance Performance
Friedensgemeinde, Schwerin
An improvised performance by the artists’ collective ad hoc.
17:00
Admission free (donations welcome).
13–14 November 2025
Koro Koro
Festival Segni d’Infanzia, Mantova
A performance for babies (6–18 months) and their caregivers with Makiko Ito, Alan Gunga Purves, Kristján Martinsson and Manuela Lucia Tessi.
15–16 November 2025
Shhh! The Touch of Sound
Teatro Astra, Vicenza
A performance for children (ages 2–6) by Ilaria Carlucci and Manuela Lucia Tessi.
Produced by Factory Compagnia Transadriatica and Stichting Knopen.
November 2025
Gathering Fantasies in Jouw Gebouw
Leo Polakhuis, Amsterdam
The final presentation of an intergenerational community project by Moving Strings, combining personal stories, music, movement and photography with the residents of Leo Polakhuis.
Supported by Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie.
29 November – 13 December 2025
MusicDance Cape Town
Theatre Arts, Cape Town
An international residency and performance project bringing together dancers and musicians from South Africa and abroad.
Artistic direction by Manuela Lucia Tessi with an international ensemble of collaborating and participating artists.
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