| Makers | Melisa Diktaş and Constantin Trommlitz |
| Duration | 60 min |
| Part of | DansClick |
Meet the winner of the BNG Bank Dance Award
Welcome to DansClick. On this intimate evening, we as an audience will get even closer to talented makers. With personal video portraits, two performances and a drink!
Dat wat ontembaar is | Melisa Diktaş
🏆 Winner of the BNG Dance Prize 2025
🏆 Winner of Fringe, Best Awards 2024
"In expressive dance, she conveys a powerful mix of emotions: anger, pain, a sense of freedom and the power of rebellion, with a beautiful dynamic between silence and energy. This performance almost explodes with urgency. It shows a powerful and indomitable woman who faces political oppression, but she fights!" - Jury Amsterdam Fringe Festival 2024
Experience the power of survival and expression of Melisa Diktaş. A compelling solo performance that embodies the essence of struggle, survival and resilience. An endless battle, by an indomitable being, wrapped in the rhythms of the Dahul, the drum that makes the ground move.
Antibodies | Constantin Trommlitz
🏆 Was selected for the International Choreography Competition Hannover (2024) and won the production prize from Theater Trier
"Constantin develops a hybrid movement vocabulary that blends elements of breaking and contemporary dance. The intensity of his physical narratives is expressed in choreography that is both vulnerable and expressive.” Jimmy-Pierre de Graaf, general director of Korzo
Antibodies conveys the raw honesty and reality of pain. Two dancers share their personal and physical relationship with chronic pain; sometimes locked away in isolation, sometimes searching for care and mutual understanding. Inspired by their physical complaints in their lower back and foot, pain is not being hidden, but rather transformed into a source of inspiration and expression.
Melisa approaches the creative process from a deep connection with her origins. Her work explores what connects us and sets us apart. Her choreographies have been presented in Sweden, Norway, Turkey, Belgium, Kurdistan and the Netherlands. She mainly works as a performer in theatrical productions, collaborating with a wide range of companies, choreographers, poets and events. Since graduating nine years ago from the Lucia Marthas Institute for Performing Arts, she has continuously immersed herself in the professional field, building up a wealth of experience, continuously refining her craft.
Constantin Trommlitz (1996) is a German dancer, choreographer and filmmaker. His background in breakdance continues to have a great influence on his work as a choreographer and filmmaker. In Tthe Netherlands he danced with companies such as Danstheater AYA and ISH Collective. His friendship with Zino Schat – founder of Fractal Collective – led to many joint works, both in dance performances and in film work. Since 2022, Constantin has been a house maker at Korzo.
Credits Dat wat ontembaar is: criatura
Dance, movement: Melisa Diktaş
Direction: Melisa Diktaş
Production: RIGHTABOUTNOW INC. // Marjorie Boston and Maarten van Hinte
Music: Tom van Wee
Dramaturgy: Suzy Blok
Outside eye: Sipan Sezgin Tekin
With thanks to: ICK Company, Performing Arts Fund NL, Arjen Brusk, Anne Suurendonk, Mestizo Arts Platform, ICK Dans Amsterdam, Cinedans, Dansdagen Haarlem
Credits Antibodies
Artistic direction / Choreography: Constantin Trommlitz
Choreography & performance: Constantin Trommlitz in collaboration with Lara Szymanski Canaro
Composer: Tom van Wee
Lighting design: Sanne Rosbag
Costume: Evita Rigert
Dramaturg: Marc Maris
Coaching: Miller de Nobili & Niklaus Bein
Marketing: Mitchell-lee van Rooij
Production: Mirjam Zwanenburg
Co-production: K3 Hamburg
Thanks to: Anne Suurendonk, Emma Hanekroot, Johannes Szilvassy
Performance dates
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