tiran willemse
tiran willemse
is a dancer, choreographer and researcher from south africa based in zurich switzerland. his performance based practice is rooted in a careful attention to space, imagination, gesture, and sound, focusing on how they relate to the ways in which constructions of race, gender and memory are performed, communicated and challenged.
he worked and collaborated with trajal harrell, jerome bel, wu-tsang (moved by the motion), ligia lewis, anne teresa de keersmaeker, meg stuart, andros zins-browne, eszter salamon and deborah hay. his work has been shown in palais de tokyo, paris, cantonal museum of fine arts lausanne, museum macro rome, impulstanz wien, santarcangelo festival italy, kunsthaus baselland, tanzquartier wien, sophiensaele berlin, arsenic lausanne.
willemse won the swiss performance art award 2023 and is a resident artist at gessnerallee in zurich while his work continues touring internationally.
march
residency at La Becque Switzerland blackmilk, Arsenic Lausanne Switzerland
april
Wu-Tsang (moved by the motion), Schauspielhaus Zurich, Carmen
may
Collaboration with Nkisi at Opening Venice Biennial Italy
Collaboration with blackhain Bern Switzerland
july
Untitled (nostalgia act 3), Festival Avignon
dance education
PARTS research studios (Brussels, Belgium
Hochschule der Künste Bern (Bern, Switzerland)
stage works
bb collaboration with Nkisi 2021 •
blackmilk 2022
Untitled (nostalgia act 3)
films
blackmilk
Era collaboration with Corporate
brown paper bag (new work)
performance experience
Eszter Salamon, Wars & Dances, Lores and Praxis
Meg Stuart/Damaged goods, CC WORLD for HKB/Berlin
Jerome Bel, Gala
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker/ Rosas,Vortex Temporum
Deborah Hay and Cullberg Ballet, Figure a sea
Jefta Van Dinther and Cullberg Ballet, Protagonist
AndrosZins-Browne,TheMiddleAges
Ligia Lewis, Minor matter
Trajal Harrel, Hoochie Coochie
Trajal Harrell, Maggie The Cat
Trajal Harrel and Cullberg Ballet, The Return of Modern Dance
KatValaster,ArcanaSwarm
Alex Baczynski Jenkins, frieze artist awards (Holding Horizon) Untitled
Alex Baczynski Jenkins, The Tremble
Yeal Bartana, Berlin Art week, Capitain Petzel Gmbh, Berlin
Daniel Linehan, Sacre Du Printemp
Thomas Hauert, Improvisation
Florian Fischer and Schauspielhaus Bochum, Geister
Matthias Ringgenberg/Arsenic, Theater Neumark
Wu-Tsang (moved by the motion), Schauspielhaus Zurich, Carmen
tiran willemse
is a dancer, choreographer and researcher from south africa based in zurich switzerland. his performance based practice is rooted in a careful attention to space, imagination, gesture, and sound, focusing on how they relate to the ways in which constructions of race, gender and memory are performed, communicated and challenged.
he worked and collaborated with trajal harrell, jerome bel, wu-tsang (moved by the motion), ligia lewis, anne teresa de keersmaeker, meg stuart, andros zins-browne, eszter salamon and deborah hay. his work has been shown in palais de tokyo, paris, cantonal museum of fine arts lausanne, museum macro rome, impulstanz wien, santarcangelo festival italy, kunsthaus baselland, tanzquartier wien, sophiensaele berlin, arsenic lausanne.
willemse won the swiss performance art award 2023 and is a resident artist at gessnerallee in zurich while his work continues touring internationally.
march
residency at La Becque Switzerland blackmilk, Arsenic Lausanne Switzerland
april
Wu-Tsang (moved by the motion), Schauspielhaus Zurich, Carmen
may
Collaboration with Nkisi at Opening Venice Biennial Italy
Collaboration with blackhain Bern Switzerland
july
Untitled (nostalgia act 3), Festival Avignon
dance education
PARTS research studios (Brussels, Belgium
Hochschule der Künste Bern (Bern, Switzerland)
stage works
bb collaboration with Nkisi 2021 •
blackmilk 2022
Untitled (nostalgia act 3)
films
blackmilk
Era collaboration with Corporate
brown paper bag (new work)
performance experience
Eszter Salamon, Wars & Dances, Lores and Praxis
Meg Stuart/Damaged goods, CC WORLD for HKB/Berlin
Jerome Bel, Gala
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker/ Rosas,Vortex Temporum
Deborah Hay and Cullberg Ballet, Figure a sea
Jefta Van Dinther and Cullberg Ballet, Protagonist
AndrosZins-Browne,TheMiddleAges
Ligia Lewis, Minor matter
Trajal Harrel, Hoochie Coochie
Trajal Harrell, Maggie The Cat
Trajal Harrel and Cullberg Ballet, The Return of Modern Dance
KatValaster,ArcanaSwarm
Alex Baczynski Jenkins, frieze artist awards (Holding Horizon) Untitled
Alex Baczynski Jenkins, The Tremble
Yeal Bartana, Berlin Art week, Capitain Petzel Gmbh, Berlin
Daniel Linehan, Sacre Du Printemp
Thomas Hauert, Improvisation
Florian Fischer and Schauspielhaus Bochum, Geister
Matthias Ringgenberg/Arsenic, Theater Neumark
Wu-Tsang (moved by the motion), Schauspielhaus Zurich, Carmen
tiran willemse
tiran willemse
is a dancer, choreographer and researcher from south africa based in zurich switzerland. his performance based practice is rooted in a careful attention to space, imagination, gesture, and sound, focusing on how they relate to the ways in which constructions of race, gender and memory are performed, communicated and challenged.
he worked and collaborated with trajal harrell, jerome bel, wu-tsang (moved by the motion), ligia lewis, anne teresa de keersmaeker, meg stuart, andros zins-browne, eszter salamon and deborah hay. his work has been shown in palais de tokyo, paris, cantonal museum of fine arts lausanne, museum macro rome, impulstanz wien, santarcangelo festival italy, kunsthaus baselland, tanzquartier wien, sophiensaele berlin, arsenic lausanne.
willemse won the swiss performance art award 2023 and is a resident artist at gessnerallee in zurich while his work continues touring internationally.
march
residency at La Becque Switzerland blackmilk, Arsenic Lausanne Switzerland
april
Wu-Tsang (moved by the motion), Schauspielhaus Zurich, Carmen
may
Collaboration with Nkisi at Opening Venice Biennial Italy
Collaboration with blackhain Bern Switzerland
july
Untitled (nostalgia act 3), Festival Avignon
dance education
PARTS research studios (Brussels, Belgium
Hochschule der Künste Bern (Bern, Switzerland)
stage works
bb collaboration with Nkisi 2021 •
blackmilk 2022
Untitled (nostalgia act 3)
films
blackmilk
Era collaboration with Corporate
brown paper bag (new work)
performance experience
Eszter Salamon, Wars & Dances, Lores and Praxis
Meg Stuart/Damaged goods, CC WORLD for HKB/Berlin
Jerome Bel, Gala
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker/ Rosas,Vortex Temporum
Deborah Hay and Cullberg Ballet, Figure a sea
Jefta Van Dinther and Cullberg Ballet, Protagonist
AndrosZins-Browne,TheMiddleAges
Ligia Lewis, Minor matter
Trajal Harrel, Hoochie Coochie
Trajal Harrell, Maggie The Cat
Trajal Harrel and Cullberg Ballet, The Return of Modern Dance
KatValaster,ArcanaSwarm
Alex Baczynski Jenkins, frieze artist awards (Holding Horizon) Untitled
Alex Baczynski Jenkins, The Tremble
Yeal Bartana, Berlin Art week, Capitain Petzel Gmbh, Berlin
Daniel Linehan, Sacre Du Printemp
Thomas Hauert, Improvisation
Florian Fischer and Schauspielhaus Bochum, Geister
Matthias Ringgenberg/Arsenic, Theater Neumark
Wu-Tsang (moved by the motion), Schauspielhaus Zurich, Carmen
tiran willemse
is a dancer, choreographer and researcher from south africa based in zurich switzerland. his performance based practice is rooted in a careful attention to space, imagination, gesture, and sound, focusing on how they relate to the ways in which constructions of race, gender and memory are performed, communicated and challenged.
he worked and collaborated with trajal harrell, jerome bel, wu-tsang (moved by the motion), ligia lewis, anne teresa de keersmaeker, meg stuart, andros zins-browne, eszter salamon and deborah hay. his work has been shown in palais de tokyo, paris, cantonal museum of fine arts lausanne, museum macro rome, impulstanz wien, santarcangelo festival italy, kunsthaus baselland, tanzquartier wien, sophiensaele berlin, arsenic lausanne.
willemse won the swiss performance art award 2023 and is a resident artist at gessnerallee in zurich while his work continues touring internationally.
march
residency at La Becque Switzerland blackmilk, Arsenic Lausanne Switzerland
april
Wu-Tsang (moved by the motion), Schauspielhaus Zurich, Carmen
may
Collaboration with Nkisi at Opening Venice Biennial Italy
Collaboration with blackhain Bern Switzerland
july
Untitled (nostalgia act 3), Festival Avignon
dance education
PARTS research studios (Brussels, Belgium
Hochschule der Künste Bern (Bern, Switzerland)
stage works
bb collaboration with Nkisi 2021 •
blackmilk 2022
Untitled (nostalgia act 3)
films
blackmilk
Era collaboration with Corporate
brown paper bag (new work)
performance experience
Eszter Salamon, Wars & Dances, Lores and Praxis
Meg Stuart/Damaged goods, CC WORLD for HKB/Berlin
Jerome Bel, Gala
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker/ Rosas,Vortex Temporum
Deborah Hay and Cullberg Ballet, Figure a sea
Jefta Van Dinther and Cullberg Ballet, Protagonist
AndrosZins-Browne,TheMiddleAges
Ligia Lewis, Minor matter
Trajal Harrel, Hoochie Coochie
Trajal Harrell, Maggie The Cat
Trajal Harrel and Cullberg Ballet, The Return of Modern Dance
KatValaster,ArcanaSwarm
Alex Baczynski Jenkins, frieze artist awards (Holding Horizon) Untitled
Alex Baczynski Jenkins, The Tremble
Yeal Bartana, Berlin Art week, Capitain Petzel Gmbh, Berlin
Daniel Linehan, Sacre Du Printemp
Thomas Hauert, Improvisation
Florian Fischer and Schauspielhaus Bochum, Geister
Matthias Ringgenberg/Arsenic, Theater Neumark
Wu-Tsang (moved by the motion), Schauspielhaus Zurich, Carmen