Virieno Zakiesato

Movement, Improviser, Choreographer.
Dimapur, Nagaland - India
Aufenthaltsdauer: 02.04.2017 - 28.06.2017

Curriculum Vitae

2016: F4 - Jury mention at Prakriti Excellence Contemporary Dance Award, Chennai. 2) Artist at the Gati Summer Dance Residency, New Delhi 3) Participated in short Intensives on Cranial-Sacral Therapy and Feldenkrias Method , India.

2015: 'Desert Wind' - performed at Ignite! Festival of contemporary dance, India. 2) Artist-in-residence with Anna Rothlisberger, Swiss choreographer and dancer , Mysore India. 3) Collaborated with French filmmaker on social campaign, 'One India Strong India'.

2014: Artist-in-residence with Michel Casanovas, French choreographer/dancer, Bangalore, India. 2) Performed with the Nagaland Folkloric Group at the Royal Military Tattoo Festival, Edinburgh. 3) Performed and choreographed with the Naga Folkloric Group at Illinois, for the International Center for Cultural Studies, USA.

2013: Diploma in Contemporary Movement Arts, Rhythmosiac Dance School, affiliated with Off jazz, Nice France. 2) Performed for the opening ceremony at the ‘National Hornbill Dance Competition’, Nagaland India

2012: Postgraduate in English Literature, Mumbai University, India. 2) Cameo appearance for the 'Ship Of Thesus', Indian drama film.

2011: Trained at The Danceworx Performing Arts, Mumbai

2010: Trained at The Danceworx Performing Arts, Mumbai

2009: Trained at The Danceworx Performing Arts, Mumbai 2) Contributed a short story to the collection "Of Voices and Paper"

I am very excited at the prospect of going to Zurich, Switzerland to take part in this artistic residency. For me, as an Indian artist, this gives me the opportunity to experience first-hand what kind of artistic mindsets are present in Western Europe, especially in a place like Switzerland, which is a crossroad of many cultures.

As an artist in residency in Zurich, Switzerland, my focus will be to soak in the culture of the city, understand its artistic infrastructure, and learn from my European counterparts from various backgrounds about their personal stories, their struggles and what pushes them to create what they create, whether it is in architecture, film or the performing arts.

As for my personal work, I will use this opportunity to develop and expand my current work-in-performance. I am fortunate that other peers and artists will give me their fresh perspectives on my piece, so that I may take their input in order to further sculpt my work-in-progress.

Last but not least, I also want to experience the culture from the areas surrounding Zurich, away from the main hubs and the cities. As an artist who draws heavily from my inspiration of nature, I am fortunate to experience such a beautiful place like Switzerland to further elements for my piece.