ph: Fenia Kotsopoulou
ProjectsLisa Hofmann [she/her]. Multidisciplinary performer, maker & (re)searcher with a visual mind, guided by an
attentive and empathetic listening, practicing trust to embrace uncertainty and change
in a journey of unfolding potential solutions within the creative process.
Drawing from my multidisciplinary background and embodied knowledge, my artistic practice finds its current form in physical performances at the intersection between dance and theatre for stage and screen. Within the making process, I am relying on the holistic body, constantly driven by a strong focus on the visual composition of the (human) body(s) in space, mirroring human behaviour and arise questions, thoughts, and emotions.
Within my studio & work practice, I aim to create caring spaces that allow a process of thinking in doing, where each moment becomes an opportunity for new discovery. Believing in the power of authentic resonance, I am constantly practicing deep connection and responsiveness between all entities involved in the process, aiming to discover meaningful interactions.
Education & Training2022 - 2024: MA Performance Practices - ArtEZ University of the Arts, Arnhem (NL)
2020 - 2021: Anfibia Leggere Strutture, Bologna (IT) - Multidisciplinary training for performers and contemporary creation
2019 - 2020: full time contemporary dance (w/ pedagogy) & choreography (scholarship) - Tanz-Zentrale, Leipzig (DE)
2017 - 2019: MA Empirical Educational Research and Pedagogical Psychology - Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen (DE)
2016 - 2017: Contemporary Dance & Media and Society - Stony Brook University, New York (USA)
2014 - 2017: BA Sociology & Media Science - Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen (DE)
Projects 2024: And when I return, will I take the same seat again? (performance project) Home of Performance Practices, ArtEZ University Arnhem (NL)
2024: A methodology of flow (research project): Home of Performance Practices, ArtEZ University Arnhem (NL) // supervisor Irina Baldini; mentor Silvia Giordano
2024: waiting (long durational solo): Uitnacht Arnhem 6th edition (NL)
2023: FRA[ME]D (performance project): ArtEZ University Arnhem (NL)
2023: This is not a frame (3 month research project): funded by NEUSTART KULTUR, program DIS-TANZEN by Dachverband Tanz (DE)
2023: portrait (solo performance): Papillae Festival, ArtEZ University Arnhem (NL)
2022: vergehen (duo performance w/ twoBetween): Kuppelfest Paderborn (DE)
abwarten (performative short film w/twoBetween): official selection Kurzfilmtage OWL 2022 // funded by GVL Neustart Kultur
2022: zustand (performative short film w/ twoBetween): Kulturwerkstatt Paderborn (DE) // funded by NRW Künstlerstipendium
2021-ongoing: frei[ ]räume (duo performance w/ twoBetween): Leggere Strutture/ Teatro Dehon Bologna (IT); FULLHOUSE Paderborn (DE); Danzare il Tramonto Bologna (IT); Kuppelfest Paderborn (DE); Paderborner Kultursoli (DE); Sommerkonzerte Stadtmuseum Paderborn (DE) // funded by NRW Künstlerstipendium2021: insight out (dance solo): Leggere Strutture/ Teatro Dehon Bologna (IT); Kuppelfest Paderborn (DE)
2020: Schmetterlingswelt (dance music video): in cooperation with HANSAN music, Leipzig (DE) // production Tanz-Zentrale Leipzig
Selcted Artistic Work Experience Anagoor: BROMIO das unzerstörbare Leben (performer) Rausch1, Theater an der Ruhr, Mülheim (DE); Opera Estate Festival, Bassano del Grappa (IT)
Masterclasses & Workshops
VestAndPage (Performance Art, 2023) Eduardo Torroja (Ultima Vez, 2021) Laura Frigato (Maguy Marin, 02/2021) Jos Baker (Todden Dreams/ Peeping Tom, 2020) Francesca Mazza (acting, 2021) Yotam Peled (Contemporary/ Dance Acrobatics, 2020) Anna-Lena Styra (Butoh, 2019) Chiara Osella (Voice/Singing, 2021) Christina Zavalloni (Singing, 2020) Gulia Pastore (Light Design, 2021)
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Drawing from my multidisciplinary background and embodied knowledge, my artistic practice finds its current form in physical performances at the intersection between dance and theatre for stage and screen. Within the making process, I am relying on the holistic body, constantly driven by a strong focus on the visual composition of the (human) body(s) in space, mirroring human behaviour and arise questions, thoughts, and emotions.
Within my studio & work practice, I aim to create caring spaces that allow a process of thinking in doing, where each moment becomes an opportunity for new discovery. Believing in the power of authentic resonance, I am constantly practicing deep connection and responsiveness between all entities involved in the process, aiming to discover meaningful interactions.
Education & Training2022 - 2024: MA Performance Practices - ArtEZ University of the Arts, Arnhem (NL)
2020 - 2021: Anfibia Leggere Strutture, Bologna (IT) - Multidisciplinary training for performers and contemporary creation
2019 - 2020: full time contemporary dance (w/ pedagogy) & choreography (scholarship) - Tanz-Zentrale, Leipzig (DE)
2017 - 2019: MA Empirical Educational Research and Pedagogical Psychology - Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen (DE)
2016 - 2017: Contemporary Dance & Media and Society - Stony Brook University, New York (USA)
2014 - 2017: BA Sociology & Media Science - Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen (DE)
Projects 2024: And when I return, will I take the same seat again? (performance project) Home of Performance Practices, ArtEZ University Arnhem (NL)
2024: A methodology of flow (research project): Home of Performance Practices, ArtEZ University Arnhem (NL) // supervisor Irina Baldini; mentor Silvia Giordano
2024: waiting (long durational solo): Uitnacht Arnhem 6th edition (NL)
2023: FRA[ME]D (performance project): ArtEZ University Arnhem (NL)
2023: This is not a frame (3 month research project): funded by NEUSTART KULTUR, program DIS-TANZEN by Dachverband Tanz (DE)
2023: portrait (solo performance): Papillae Festival, ArtEZ University Arnhem (NL)
2022: vergehen (duo performance w/ twoBetween): Kuppelfest Paderborn (DE)
abwarten (performative short film w/twoBetween): official selection Kurzfilmtage OWL 2022 // funded by GVL Neustart Kultur
2022: zustand (performative short film w/ twoBetween): Kulturwerkstatt Paderborn (DE) // funded by NRW Künstlerstipendium
2021-ongoing: frei[ ]räume (duo performance w/ twoBetween): Leggere Strutture/ Teatro Dehon Bologna (IT); FULLHOUSE Paderborn (DE); Danzare il Tramonto Bologna (IT); Kuppelfest Paderborn (DE); Paderborner Kultursoli (DE); Sommerkonzerte Stadtmuseum Paderborn (DE) // funded by NRW Künstlerstipendium2021: insight out (dance solo): Leggere Strutture/ Teatro Dehon Bologna (IT); Kuppelfest Paderborn (DE)
2020: Schmetterlingswelt (dance music video): in cooperation with HANSAN music, Leipzig (DE) // production Tanz-Zentrale Leipzig
Selcted Artistic Work Experience Anagoor: BROMIO das unzerstörbare Leben (performer) Rausch1, Theater an der Ruhr, Mülheim (DE); Opera Estate Festival, Bassano del Grappa (IT)
Masterclasses & Workshops
VestAndPage (Performance Art, 2023) Eduardo Torroja (Ultima Vez, 2021) Laura Frigato (Maguy Marin, 02/2021) Jos Baker (Todden Dreams/ Peeping Tom, 2020) Francesca Mazza (acting, 2021) Yotam Peled (Contemporary/ Dance Acrobatics, 2020) Anna-Lena Styra (Butoh, 2019) Chiara Osella (Voice/Singing, 2021) Christina Zavalloni (Singing, 2020) Gulia Pastore (Light Design, 2021)
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