DUNJA JOCIC, NAOMI VELISSARIOU, CLUB GEWALT AND THOMAS AZIER SELECTED FOR FAST FORWARD 2


22 january 2021
Clockwise, starting top-left: Dunja Jocic, Naomi Velissariou  Club Gewalt and Thomas Azier
Clockwise, starting top-left: Dunja Jocic, Naomi Velissariou Club Gewalt and Thomas Azier

Fast Forward is a programme of the Performing Arts Fund NL that offers mid-career makers an opportunity to develop their practice on the international stage. Dunja Jocic, Naomi Velissariou, Club Gewalt and Thomas Azier have been selected to participate in the programme.


In 'Fast Forward: talent in international context’, talented mid-career makers have the opportunity to develop their practice on the international stage. The second edition kicked off last year.
Previously, the following makers were selected for Fast Forward 2: Het Geluid Maastricht, Sevdaliza, Stephen Shropshire, Ensemble Klang, Jorinde Keesmaat, Pia Meuthen, Lisa Verbelen, Aart Strootman, Alexandra Broeder, Gery Mendes and Jörgen Tjon a Fong.

This list has now been expanded to include: Dunja Jocic, Naomi Velissariou Club Gewalt and Thomas Azier.

Viktorien van Hulst is the programme’s intendant and responsible for the selection of participants, together with a group of scouts form the Dutch performing arts sector.

More information about the programme is available here .
Pete Harden | Photo: © Tessa Veldhorst
Pete Harden | Photo: © Tessa Veldhorst
FuturoPresente | Credit: © Xaviera Altena
FuturoPresente | Credit: © Xaviera Altena
Guy Coolen | Photo: © Marcel Lennartz
Guy Coolen | Photo: © Marcel Lennartz
foto: Vika Strawberrika via Unsplash
foto: Vika Strawberrika via Unsplash
Clockwise from the left: Nicole Beutler, Nana Adjoa, Astrid Boons, TENT
Clockwise from the left: Nicole Beutler, Nana Adjoa, Astrid Boons, TENT
The grant recipients, clockwise on the photo: Anoek Nuyens, Strijbos & van Rijswijk, Naomi Velissariou, Slagwerk Den Haag, Katja Heitmann, Tin Men & The Telephone, Arno Schuitemaker, Ensemble Klang.
The grant recipients, clockwise on the photo: Anoek Nuyens, Strijbos & van Rijswijk, Naomi Velissariou, Slagwerk Den Haag, Katja Heitmann, Tin Men & The Telephone, Arno Schuitemaker, Ensemble Klang.
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