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BIRDS OF PARADISE

by jozef jie sheng chua

performed by @sampo.stevenson @kseniadavydov_a @mikismithhh

advised by @newborin_ @thanasisde

presented at @sndo_choreography x @expandedcontemporarydance PROPANAL Festival

photos by @gergelyofner taken in Veem House for Performance by @closebyparadise

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BIRDS OF PARADISE

by jozef jie sheng chua

performed by @mikismithhh @sampo.stevenson @kseniadavydov_a

advised by @newborin_ @thanasisde

presented at @sndo_choreography x @expandedcontemporarydance PROPANAL Festival

photos by @gergelyofner by @closebyparadise

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𝙎𝙉𝘿𝙊 𝙋𝙍𝙊𝙂𝙍𝘼𝙈: ‘FullFrontal’, November, 2025 🌀

be kind, tiger by Jozef Jie Sheng Chua (@closebyparadise )

my house is a shapeshifter,
shaman to what is inside me.
my desire, a tiger
standing on the arm of a tropical tree,
asking for my body,
over and over again.

Credits
cast: Zhu Fei Eikenaar (@zhueikenaar) , Byeongsu Lim (agil_fr95_to_)
sound design and saxophone: Michael Ott (@michaelmariaott)
advisors: Thanasis Deligiannis (@thanasisde), Noha Ramadan (@noha.x.noha)
scenographic eyes: Lisa Bernardus (@lisabernardus)
projection edit: Yadin Akira Bernauer (@yadosch2)
lights: Roan Lo-a-Njoe

📸 Pictures taken by @gergelyofner

#sndoprogram #sndofestival #sndo @atdamsterdam taken in Academie voor Theater en Dans by @closebyparadise

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BIRDS OF PARADISE

beyond excited to present my work with @mikismithhh @kseniadavydov_a @sampo.stevenson
17/4,18/4 - 19h @veem.house @bau_platform
Van Diemenstraat 410

@sndo_choreography in collaboration with @expandedcontemporarydance

advised by @thanasisde and @newborin_ by @closebyparadise

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Slab Altar ⚙️ Residency at @hetmuziek. A short glimpse of what we’ve been working on at the very hospitable space of GRASpunt. A new step towards something to be discovered.
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Team:
Thanasis Deligiannis @thanasisde
— artist / composer / director
Wim Becker @wim_becker_wim
— construction worker / collaborator
Jozef Jie Sheng Chua @closebyparadise
— performer / collaborator
Marie de Koning @mariedekoning_music
— sound engineer / collaborator
Milla Mann @milla.mann
— artist / intern
Carmela Michailidis @carmela.mchlp
— music-theatre maker / intern
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Thanasis’ note:
I set out to create a shared space of attention, where simple materials, bodies, sound, and light could gradually be transformed. I was interested in spaces where actions condense or slow down, where care and force coexist, and where meaning emerges through proximity and counterpoint. Working together with the residency team, we set conditions for careful observation across three phases: construction, demolition, and aftermath. Slab Altar reflects an ongoing interest in creating situations where presence is heightened and roles remain fluid, inviting an “audience” to sense and interpret an uncanny reality shaped by a rural-urban hybrid.
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Longer video & residency page: link in bio.
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#hetmuziek #graspunt #residency #thanasisdeligiannis #ruralurban by @closebyparadise

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thank you, tiger by @closebyparadise

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my house is a shapeshifter,
shaman to what is inside me.
my desire, a tiger
standing on the arm of a tropical tree,
asking for my body,
over and over again.

be kind, tiger (2025) by jozef jie sheng chua
for @sndo_choreography @atdamsterdam

with @agil_fr95_to_ and @zhueikenaar
sound design and live music by @michaelmariaott
advised by @thanasisde
photos by @gergelyofner taken in SNDO - School for New Dance Development by @closebyparadise

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9 months ago

be kind, tiger

by jozef jie sheng chua

presented @sndo_choreography Full Frontal Festival 2025
@atdamsterdam
with @zhueikenaar and @agil_fr95_to_
sound design and live music by @michaelmariaott
advised by @thanasisde
photos by @gergelyofner by @closebyparadise

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BE KIND, TIGER

27,28,29 November, FULL FRONTAL festival at @sndo_choreography

with @zhueikenaar and @agil_fr95_to_
music by @michaelmariaott by @closebyparadise

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