European project “Forget Me Not”
European project “Forget Me Not”
As part of the European project “Forget Me Not”, Šibenik Dance Festival welcomes creators Catarina Casqueiro and Tiago Coelho for the first artistic residency where the work developed by the duo is intended to be enriched with contributions from renowned artists, reflecting on the themes that underlie the work: dance, body and memory.
The “Forget Me Not” project is supported by the European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists – EFFEA, an initiative of the European Festivals Association (EFA), co-financed by the European Union.
Led by Ca.DA – Companhia de Dança de Almada / Quinzena de Dança de Almada, its partners are Šibenik Dance Festival (Croatia), Aerowaves Festival in Sofia by Derida Dance Center – Art Link Foundation (Bulgaria) and the International Festival of Contemporary Dance of the Canary Islands – MasDanza (Spain), who will host the residency locally, promoting the project and ensuring all logistical and technical requirements for local performances. Dance Festival Malta and Interplay Festival will also be contributing partners in this project, participating in online events.
FORGET ME NOT, EFFEA , ABOUT THE PROJECT
Catarina Casqueiro started her professional experience at the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company’s, later joined Vortice Dance Company where performed “Drácula“ and “Soliloquy about Wonderland” in several theaters around the world. Catarina created her own project with Tiago Coelho where the sustainable basis of the work is the exploration of movements in contemporary duet, giving rise to a unique and unique style. Individually and later, went to Denmark where it took part in the project ‘Danish Design’, choreographed by René Vinther and presented at Teatro Bellevue. Catarina worked with the choreographers like Flock, Pedro Ramos, Nélia Pinheiro and Filipa Peraltinha.
Tiago Coelho graduated from the Escola Superior de Dança, he continued his training in Israel, Germany, and the USA. He participates in performances by national and international choreographers and dance companies, namely Vortice Dance Company, Teresa Ranieri, René Vinther Pedersen, Marco da Silva Ferreira, Fabio Simões, Patrícia Henriques, Victor Hugo Pontes, Pedro Ramos, Sofia Dias and Pedro Roriz, and Quorum Ballet. Recently, he worked with the choreographer Damien Jalet on his creation ‘Chiroptera,’ performed at the Opéra Garnier (Paris). He was a guest teacher at the Escola Superior de Dança from 2021 to 2023, where he taught Contemporary Dance Technique.
