#FriendsFriday 50 - Maartje Pasman
Maartje captured by Philo Graphics
Photographer Franzi Kreis had the chance to catch Maartje performing
Maartje in ‘Lebenshunger’ / © Bjørn Jansen
How are you/have you been involved with Casson & Friends?
I have worked as a performer for "The Dance We Made" in July 2019 and more recently July 2020 in Vienna.
See you Maartje in action in TDWM in Vienna:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVzmXq8HuqM
What do you love about dance?
There are so many things i love about dance. For me personally, i just LOVE to move my body. Using my physical body, using my spirit, my soul, the whole package to move, shake, tremble, fall, jump and roll. It just makes me feel instantly good. Being able to communicate without borders, language, but just through dancing is such a powerful tool (something that is being felt so strongly while performing TDWM).
Dance is such a beautiful distribution of energy from one to another. The impact of bodies moving together, bodies performing for one other, there is of course a visual process, but also almost an alchemistic process from the insight out. Seeing someone moving from the inner soul, moves you. How great is that?
What song always makes you dance? (We have a Spotify playlist!)
Good question, since it really depends on my mood etc. But currently:
To cheer myself up before a show: Tones and I - Dance Monkey
For improvisation sessions in my room: Nils Frahm - Says and in the evening especially Mike Monday - When the rain falls
And as a chilled warm up song: The Civil wars - Billie Jean (cover)
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What else are you working on at the moment? (Upcoming performances, exciting projects, holidays!)
At the moment i'm feel very fortunate to be rehearsing in the Netherlands with the Holland Opera (www.hollandopera.nl) for the family opera performance "Mijs met de zwavelstokjes" where I will be performing/ dancing the title role. Our premiere is on the 18th december and i'm crossing my fingers every day that we will be able to perform the planned shows (note: the theatres in the Netherlands are currently open for 30 people, so that is amazing). We have a big tour planned through the Netherlands until March 2021.
Furthermore I hope I will be able to perform my all time favourite show "Farbenreich" for everyone above 2 (https://youtu.be/JZRja_LlJ7Q) in February 2021 at Dschungel Wien (www.dschungelwien.at) and a new premiere "über Piratinnen" is planned in this same theatre in April 2021.
I perform mostly for younger audiences and this is something that is very near to my heart. Especially in these times, I feel that it's more important than ever to be able to bring this generation a spark of theatre/dance magic. And I truly hope that in within safe regulations this maintains to be possible.
Any links? (Links to your work, your company website, Facebook, Twitter, Soundcloud etc?)
Website: www.maartjepasman.com
@maartjepasman at Instagram (I love to share stories while being on tour/theatre/backstage/rehearsal) / Faceboo
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