Bio:

My name is Jesus de Vega and I am a multimedia artist with 30 years + of professional experience in the dance field. In those years I have embraced a variety of roles, including dancer, choreographer, artistic advisor, rehearsal director, artistic coordinator and teacher. I feel fortunate to have collaborated with artists from diverse disciplines such as video, music, fashion, sound design, perfume, and digital art.

My eclectic approach and innate curiosity inspire me to intuitively explore the liminal space between physical creativity and music production—an area that has always captivated me. I am passionate about creative processes and draw inspiration from concepts of liminality, transmutation, electronic music, modular synthesizers and Japanese aesthetics.

In my artistic work, the sound design is generated live; the body actively produces sound through movement. I strive to integrate the physical impulses as another part of the musical arrangement while transforming them into sounds that contribute to the overall sound design;for that purpose, I use instruments like the theremin and electronic gadgets like a Makey makey.

Characterized by its atmospheric, sensory, and multimedia qualities, my work aims to stimulate the viewer's senses and evoke imaginative states. My artistic journey also informs my work as teacher. I have developed a creative method called BeingSonic, the core of my creative process, which I share through workshops. This method focuses on generating movement inspired by sound impulses and is influenced by sound synthesis techniques and acoustic engineering. Through my BeingSonic workshops, I encourage playful listening and deep concentration while fostering intuitive physical creativity and reflecting on the dynamic interactions between body and sound.

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My work has toured across Holland, as well as internationally (Italy, Istanbul, Netherlands, Spain and in the U.K). It has been programmed in venues like Frascati, Paradiso, Meervaart, Bellevue, Korzo, NWE Vorst, Grand Theatre, Park theatre, Riley Theatre and shown in festivals like Operaestate, ADE, Moving Futures, Mundial, Nazomer festival, Boulevard Festival or the Nederlandse Dansdagen amongst others.

As dancer: worked with companies and choreographers such as ICK, Galili Dance, Iceland Dance Company, Metros, Stephen Shropshire, André Gingras, Sylvain Emard and Vaclav Kunes amongst others.

As teacher: workshops for Dutch Institutions like Fontys, AHK, Artez, Codarts, Lucia Marthas, Henny Juriens and ICK Amsterdam, and internationally in Norrdans (Sweden), Operaestate (Italy), Akbank Sanat (Turkey), NSCD (Leeds), CAD (Seville), and in private studios in Austria, Italy, Greece and Spain.

Artistic advisor for: Christian Guerematchi in “Funk” and “Hissy Fit”, Keren Rosenberg, in “The void of longing/Not on this earth” and “Emotional Porn: Exhibition of the Self”, and for the performance/concert “Deep Blue” of Project Wildemann.

I have been artistic coordinator of the Academy pillar at ICK Amsterdam , for whom I conceptualized and developed the creative toolkit “Sensorium”, a way to trigger creativity through sensorial input.

The season 23/24 I was rehearsal director/Coordinator of ICK Amsterdam.