7 Seven VII December
WE — THE PEOPLE
Newsletter December ENG 2025
F.A.S.L. / فاصل - ph. © Alwin Poiana
Dear {{firstname}} {{lastname}},

While the warmth of Tunis and the spectacular world premiere of F.A.S.L. still lingers in our bones, there’s also a touch of December melancholy at ICK.

The melancholy of a year in which we celebrated our 30th anniversary with the Rhino Dance Marathon two heated nights of shared intensity. A year in which we concluded the European research project PREMIERE and launched HAMLET in Thessaloniki, exploring the value of technology and AI in art. A year in which enchantment was never far away with Bahoran’s MYSTIC, a year that celebrated Pride with pride, a year in which the indomitable Melisa Diktas received a well-deserved award, and Robin Coops questioned masculinity with all that followed.

A turbulent year, one that called for reflection and realignment, yet also one in which we were supported by FPK & AFK, by our staff and volunteers, by the physiotherapists of WIJS, and by our audience.
For that, we are grateful.

All that remains is to wish you Love, Peace & Happiness as we dance the year away…

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F.A.S.L. / فاصل

— World Premiere in Tunis

After several residencies in both Tunis and Amsterdam, the world premiere of F.A.S.L. was warmly received in Tunis on 29 November.

An enthusiastic audience attended the performance, born from a creative exchange between Amsterdam and Tunis. Inspired by Mediterranean rhythms, the voices of the desert, and the pulse of the contemporary city, dancers from ICK Dans Amsterdam and the Ballet de l’Opéra de Tunis came together on stage in a choreographic union of friction, resonance, and collective energy.

More about this international co-production
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WIJS fysio + gym

— Care & attention: WIJS Fysio - Gym

Since 2021, WIJS fysio + gym has been a dedicated partner of ICK Dans Amsterdam. WIJS provides the dancers with treatments and helps them cultivate a strong bodily awareness essential to the virtuosic dance quality they bring to the stage.

More about WIJS
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ACADEMY
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The True-ing Test, Dance & New Technology

— Emotional-Intuitive capacities: Men vs AI

On 14 December, ICK Guest Artists Amit Palgi and Joyce den Hertog will present their exciting project The True-ing Test.

Inspired by the Turing Test which examined human language and a machine’s ability to understand it Palgi and den Hertog aim in their research to highlight the emotional and intuitive capacities of the human being. They are developing a Turing Test for somatic dance movement  a “True-ing Test”  to observe how AI generates intuitive movement in response to questions, and how this compares to the movements of human dancers.

More about the True-ing test
ACADEMY

Development HAMLET

— HAMLET: Human-centered generative AI

On 19 and 20 November, a consortium meeting took place in Thessaloniki with an evocative view of Mount Olympus where the partners of the HAMLET project gathered to develop, among other things, a shared glossary.

This ambitious European project aims to revolutionise the cultural and creative industries by making generative AI accessible to all.

More about HAMLET
ACADEMY

Movement Research Labs

— Dance and movement language

Through the Movement Research Labs, ICK offers choreographers and dancers the opportunity to engage in in-depth research into the development of their own dance and movement language. A key principle in this process is the cultivation of “skilful entanglement” between physical and verbal language.

The fourth edition of the Movement Research Labs has recently taken place, guided by Scott deLahunta and Suzan Tunca.

About Movement Research Labs
Tunis - Amsterdam

Dancers & Creators of F.A.S.L. / فاصل

ABCDAIRE

ROCCO   /ˈrɔk.ko/

Masculine given name

As an Italian name, it conjures calm, stone, rock. Yet it may also derive of Germanic origin — where it thunders and roars, and calls to arms.

And whether one may — or must — turn it into ROCCA is a contemporary dilemma that never kept Visconti awake at night. But women do fight, and sisterhood exists.

Agenda
Mon 8 Dec — 18:00

Connecting the Dots #2

The Pink Embassy

Community We Together
WinterPride Amsterdam
Space for Dance Art — Amsterdam NL Register
Mon 8 Dec — 10:00

Ballet class

Company classes
For advanced
Space for Dance Art — Amsterdam NL Register
Tue 9 Dec — 10:00

DOUBLE SKIN / DOUBLE MIND class

Company classes
For advanced
Space for Dance Art — Amsterdam NL Sign up
Tue 9 Dec — 19:00

DOUBLE SKIN / DOUBLE MIND class

Tue en Wed: 19:00—20:00

Workshop
For everybody
Space for Dance Art — Amsterdam NL Register
Wed 10 Dec — 10:00

DOUBLE SKIN / DOUBLE MIND class

Company classes
For advanced
Space for Dance Art — Amsterdam NL Sign up
Wed 10 Dec — 19:00

DOUBLE SKIN / DOUBLE MIND class

Tue en Wed: 19:00—20:00

Workshop
For everybody
Space for Dance Art — Amsterdam NL Register
Thu 11 Dec — 20:00

That which is indomitable: Criatura

Melisa Diktaş

Performance
Supported — 2025
Bijlmerparktheater — Amsterdam NL Tickets
Thu 11 Dec — 10:00

Ballet class

Company classes
For advanced
Space for Dance Art — Amsterdam NL Register
Fri 12 Dec — 10:00

Counter-technique class

Company classes
For advanced
Space for Dance Art — Amsterdam NL Register
Fri 12 Dec — 20:30

Looking Forward

Mixed Signal Collective

Performance
Co-production — 2025
Schouwburg Concertzaal — Tilburg NL Tickets
Sun 14 Dec — 15:00

The True-ing Test

Research by guest artist Amit Palgi

Knowledge Research
ICK ACADEMY
Space for Dance Art — Amsterdam NL By invitation
Mon 15 Dec — 10:00

Ballet class

Company classes
For advanced
Space for Dance Art — Amsterdam NL Register
Tue 16 Dec — 10:00

Ballet class

Company classes
For advanced
Space for Dance Art — Amsterdam NL Register
Tue 16 Dec — 19:00

DOUBLE SKIN / DOUBLE MIND class

Tue en Wed: 19:00—20:00

Workshop
For everybody
Space for Dance Art — Amsterdam NL Register
Wed 17 Dec — 10:00

DOUBLE SKIN / DOUBLE MIND class

Company classes
For advanced
Space for Dance Art — Amsterdam NL Sign up
Wed 17 Dec — 19:00

DOUBLE SKIN / DOUBLE MIND class

Tue en Wed: 19:00—20:00

Workshop
For everybody
Space for Dance Art — Amsterdam NL Register
Thu 18 Dec — 10:00

Ballet class

Company classes
For advanced
Space for Dance Art — Amsterdam NL Register
Fri 19 Dec — 10:00

DOUBLE SKIN / DOUBLE MIND class

Company classes
For advanced
Space for Dance Art — Amsterdam NL Sign up
Tue 6 Jan — 10:00

Ballet class

Company classes
For advanced
Space for Dance Art — Amsterdam NL Register
Wed 7 Jan — 10:00

DOUBLE SKIN / DOUBLE MIND class

Company classes
For advanced
Space for Dance Art — Amsterdam NL Register
Thu 8 Jan — 16:30

Public Rehearsals

A look inside ICK

Community We Together
Space for Dance Art — Amsterdam NL Register
Thu 8 Jan — 10:00

Ballet class

Company classes
For advanced
Space for Dance Art — Amsterdam NL Register
Fri 9 Jan — 10:00

DOUBLE SKIN / DOUBLE MIND class

Company classes
For advanced
Space for Dance Art — Amsterdam NL Register
Sat 10 Jan — 20:00

Xx-63

Trevoga Collective

Performance
Supported Artist — 2025
Theater Kikker — Utrecht NL Tickets
Sat 10 Jan — 20:00

WE, the SHAMELESS

Emio Greco | Pieter C. Scholten

Performance
Schuur — Haarlem NL Tickets