On Martins Wong Works
Photo: Stefan Moonen @justnicepictures - Stedelijk Museum - Amsterdam
In an invitation to make a solo performance about the the art works of Martin Wong at Stedelijk Museum, i see myself embarked and embodying subjets of his paintings and interpreting how it would become a dance. During the program Meet the Masters organized by Myrthe Frese.
The Goldfish Bleeding in a Sea of Sharks
Photo: @byreimagination - Frascati Theater - Amsterdam
Directed by Thais Di Marco the motto of the piece is Lucha Libre, a Latin American form of wrestling where social characters enact current conflicts, opening up windows for grief, anger and dreams for the future.
The Goldfish Bleeding in a Sea of Sharks is a long-term art project that has multiple actions such as performance, panel series, and queer club nights.
Hello Mom!
Photo: Zsolt Szederkenyi @papperpictures - Munganga Theater - Amsterdam
"Hello Mom!" offers a touching glimpse into immigration through the lens of two Brazilian artists, Tom and Diego. This intimate theater piece navigates cultural challenges, survival in a foreign land, and the quest for belonging, resonating with audiences through humor, authenticity, and heartfelt storytelling.
Anamnesis
Photo: Nellie de Boer - Frascati Theater, Amsterdam - march 2019.
"Anamenis is an intimate solo performance that Diego’s depart from his term urban-shamanism. Diego overwhelms with humor diving into a surprising comic talent that strips down his self, his history, his life as an immigrant and also his privileges. Diego works from a soft, intuitive, vulnerable, personal, humorous place using his recent traveling experience to catalyze a work that condenses his interdisciplinary practices with the spiritual, political and aesthetic search." - Fernando Belfiori
Existential
Photo: Thomas Lenden - Dansmakers, Amsterdam - november 2019.
"Diego Oliveira’s Existential, performed with Kim Tawjoeram and Jeffrey de la Fuente, killed it. Standing in different places on a dimly lit stage, the three of them dance to a lovely mix of hits from the nineties as if no-one were watching. But we are.Oliveira’s piece made us itch for the inner joy the dancers were experiencing." - Jordi Ribot Thunnissen
Avidya
Photo: Nellie de Boer - AHK, Amsterdam 2017
"Diego has multiple fascinations and skills. Diego enjoys working with text, storytelling,
poetry, standup comedy and embodiment. He is interested in exploring spirituality
through the dancing body, writing and live storytelling. He wishes to combine the sacred
with the profane, being the last also sacred."
- Bruno Listopad
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