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Steef Kersbergen

Our stories are stored in our bodies. From a very young age we are taught to conceal them, to pretend they aren't there. Especially the Queer stories, the ones that don't fit into the norms of society, they are masked, reshaped and even taken away from us. In my work and research I try to find ways to release those stories again and find possibilities in movement, breath and being. 

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CV

EDUCATION

  • 2014-2018 BA Theatre and Education ArtEZ University of the Arts, Arnhem
    Graduated with a focus on community arts and education

  • 2021-2023 MA Performance Practices, ArtEZ University of the Arts, Arnhem
    Graduated with a research into imagination and image-making on the topic of queer identity

PERFORMANCES

BECOMING MY NONBINARY BODY

Performance series spanning over 2,5 years consisting of 3 hour durational performances exploring the slow transition into a nonbinary body.
Performed in 2021 - Arnhem. Other venues include:  ENTER Festival, Amsterdam (2023), Uitnacht Festival, Arnhem (2022), Venice International Performance Art Week (2023) Venice.

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TRANSITION TEMPORALITY

Performance and video installation exploring non-linear temporality of transition. Performed in 2022 - Arnhem. Other venues include: TheaterHuis, Noordwijk (2022)

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THE UTOPIA'S WE'VE LOST

Performance exploring the possibility to create a temporary queer utopia through community and transformation. Performed in 2021 - Arnhem. Other venues include: Delft Fringe Festival, Delft (2022)

VIDEO WORKS

A LADY ONCE TOLD ME EVERYONE WOULD LEAVE

Made as part of the 2022 ECC summer course on performance-based filmmaking led by VestAndPage. To be seen in the online gallery of the ECC platform.

 

 

WAITING WITH THE WATERS

Realized as part of DigiLabAiR “ON CLIMATE EMERGENCY”, digital artist-in-residence curated by Verena Stenke (EntrAxis e.V.)

Co-funded by the European Union / Creative Europe Program and PAV Performance Art Video.

To be seen on the PAV platform: https://performanceartvideo.org

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I WANT TO DISSOLVE, NOT DISAPPEAR

Video experiment as part of ongoing artistic research. https://youtu.be/Rn1HXdt2E3w

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCES

LEARNERS' COORDINATOR

September 2022-currently

Supporting management at the HOME OF PERFORMANCE PRACTICES and facilitating students learning throughtout their masters degree

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THEATRE COMPANY SIGNUM

2018-currently

Artistic director of theatre company Signum, creating theatre performances in collaboration with Deaf actors throughout The Netherlands. Always combining Sign Language and spoken Dutch. (www.tgsignum.nl)

EDUCATION CREATOR

2017-2021

Creating educational programmes around theatre performances for Theater AanZ in Nijmegen. Conducted around 400 after talks with audiences and actors. 

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ACTOR

2017-2021

Worked as an actor for multiple theatre productions including the show HannaH which performed over 250 times. Other projects include Corporeal Mime shows and Sign language theatre shows.

MASTERCLASSES AND RESIDENCIES

  • ECC Online course with Marilyn Arsem, 'Considering Time'. (2023)

  • ECC Online course with Anja Foersschner, 'On Archiving'. (2023)

  • STORIES: The World Is More Complicated Than Our Truths About It. Week of masterclass with VestAndPage at Muzeum Plock, Poland. (2023)

  • Residency KREATIV ZEIT RAUM in Monestary of Frauenzell, Germany. Two week residency focussing on image making and story telling. (2023)

  • ECC Online Summer course 'Performance-based Filmmaking' with VestAndPage (2022)

  • Masterclass Corporeal Mime. Weekly classes and physical training with Sjoerd Schwibettus. (2017-2021)

  • Masterclass Corporeal Mime, summer intensive with Thomas Leabhart. (2018 + 2019)

PROJECTS

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