Elisa Zuppini
DanceElisa Zuppini is an Italian-born choreographer based in Amsterdam. She graduated from the School for New Dance Development (SNDO). Since 2016, she has been developing De.sy.re., a pioneering movement system that forms the basis of her artistic language. She is a member of Jakoozi, a collective of Amsterdam-based choreographers. She recently premiered Disambiguation, a large ensemble work featuring 15 performers. The work deepens her research into collective perception, libidinal economies, and altered states of attention shaped by contemporary nocturnal culture, exploring how ambiguity and desire can function as dynamic forces in reorganizing collective experience.
Himalaya (2019–ongoing) is a solo performance that brings together sculpture, metaphysical fiction and electronic music. The work considers different perceptions of time and the ways in which the body relates to its surroundings. Through movement, Zuppini explores the relationship between the body and different systems of perception of time and space. She contrasts the slow processes of geological erosion, the accelerating imagery of digital environments and the repetitive movements of machines. These different rhythms and forces meet in the body, creating moments of tension and transformation. Since its first presentation in 2019, Himalaya has continued to evolve alongside Zuppini's artistic practice and her ongoing research into movement, technology and contemporary society. The latest version, developed in 2026, incorporates new musical material from Hesaitix's album Noctian Airgap. His electronic compositions move between organic and synthetic sounds, contributing to the work's shifting sense of time.
Credits
Concept and choreography: Elisa Zuppini
Performer: Federica Dalla Pozza
Original music: Hesaitix fka M.E.S.H. (James Whipple)
Dramaturgy: Bruno Listopad
Light design: Pablo Fontdevila
Technique: Martin Kaffarnik
Co-produced and supported by: Amsterdam Fonds for the Arts, ICK Dans Amsterdam, Choreographic Center Heidelberg, Danza Urbana, Armunia Teatri, RAM; Residenze Artistiche Marchigiane (promoted by MiC and Regione Marche), Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Culture Moves Europe