Blood through veins of foam rubber

DUDAPAIVA COMPANY is a Dutch company pioneering an innovative fusion of modern dance, visual theatre and new media. The company has built an impressive following in three different continents through performances in theatres and festivals, often paired with master classes, workshops and coaching projects.

At the core of DUDAPAIVA COMPANY’S originality lies a unique use of foam rubber objects, one that allows a greater range of expression and affords the dancer a flexible extension. Puppet and dancer actually dialogue within the choreography, the focus shifting effortlessly from one to the other, ”It is the dance of the schizophrenic that pumps blood through the foam, producing a feast to the eye, a punch in the heart”.

DUDAPAIVA COMPANY are

artistic direction Duda Paiva
organisation Prisca Maas
light, video,technical design Hans C Boer
technique, production Mark Verhoef

Artistically supported by

concept, choreography Paul Selwyn Norton
puppets, décor Andre Mello
print, internet We Trailer / Linhares Junior

Financially supported by

NFPK+,VSB Fonds, Prins Bernhard Cultuur Fonds, SNS Reaal Fonds

Collaborating with

Korzo Theater - Den Haag, Laswerk - Amersfoort and in each project with a different international partner as Bialystok Theater Lalek [PL], Agder Theater [NO],Lutkovno gledališče Ljubljana [SI]