Montréal | Potsdam

SIMON RENAUD is a Montreal-based dancer and choreographer originally from Gatineau. Co-founder of AMOUR AMOUR (2022), he has performed in Canada and internationally for choreographers such as Daniel Léveillé, Caroline Laurin-Beaucage, Tedd Robinson, and Alban Richard. The omnipresence of slowness in his work aims to invite the audience to appreciate the beauty found between stillness and movement, past and future, and to contemplate the unbearable, inaccessible present moment.

ROMAIN CAMIOLO is a Montreal-based composer whose work spans film, concert music, and dance. Trained at the Conservatoire de Lyon and holding a doctorate in composition from the Université de Montréal, he collaborates notably with filmmaker Miryam Charles and choreographer Simon Renaud. As co-director of AMOUR AMOUR (2023), he explores the friction between art forms.

KATJA VISSCHERS is a contemporary dancer and choreographer based in Mannheim. She likes to critically observe social role models, trauma and gender equality. Her works invite audiences to engage with the complex questions of our current society. They have been performed at various festivals in the Rhein-Neckar region in Germany.

JOELINA RIETSCHE is a German dancer and choreographer based in Mannheim. Her artistic practice is rooted in contemporary dance and shaped by influences from urban movement practices. In her work she explores emotions, personal experiences, and the search for one’s place in the world. Interested in the connection between inner experiences and physical expression, she creates work that is emotionally driven, grounded, and deeply personal. Alongside her artistic practice, she co-founded COMMON GROUND, a Mannheim-based platform that fosters exchange, community, and shared practice within the local dance scene.