Artistic vision:
I am interested in working interdisciplinarily, especially combining text/sound, movement and visual arts.
Feeling inspired by Nature, Daoist philosophy, Qigong/Taiji, and the contrasts and paradoxes that are present all the time, I also draw inspiration from the city and the street.
With a dance background in Ballet, contemporary dance, somatics and Breakdance/Hip Hop, and a strong interest in multi-perspectivity, I am trying to look at movement and creation from different points of view.
Gestures and daily actions are movement vocabularies I like to use and explore in my works, wishing my audience to be able to relate to my creations more easily. Another present aspect in my movement vocabulary is the play with imagination.
One of my main goals is to ignite communication with the audience. This I usually like to approach with a genuine connection through the gaze and a dramaturgy that leads deeper into my world of ideas, leaving space for each audience member to let their imagination flow.
In my work, I always ask myself: How can I transmit an idea or a question through the performing arts so that the audience leaves the theater with more questions than before — and with a renewed curiosity for their own body, movement, dance, and art?
Past creations/ collaborations/ performing:
Past creations:
2025 "Work in progress", (solo research)
2024 "Dying Fish expanded", (group work in progress)
2024 "Awakening", (solo work for exhibition space)
2022 “The Outer Space”, (solo work)
2020 “Dying fish”, (solo work)
2019 "I want to take off my body", a duet with Sebastiaan van der Lubbe (creative writer)
Past collaborations (works and researches):
2025 "Wall/raW" with Adem Ouhaibia
2024 "Shaharazad" with Adem Ouhaibia
2023 “Breaking and Graffiti” with Adem Ouhaibia
2022 “Honey” in collaboration with Philomene Jander, Vladimir Babinchuk Outerelo, Nina Goddéris, Laetitia Dupertuis, Ching Shu Huang and Amine Mazhoud
2021 “Hirngespinster” in collaboration with Daniel Cartego and Lobke Leemans
2020 “Divergent” in collaboration with Marlla Araujo
2019 “Our house” with Laetitia Dupertuis, Solal Mariotte, Luyd Carvalho and Marlla Araujó
2018/19 “I want to take off my body” a collaboration with creative writer Sebastiaan van der Lubbe and Marita Schwanke
2017 “Strive” a musical and choreographic project with Sophie Feige and Felix Köhne
Past creations by international artists:
2025 "KINTSUGI" by Isabella Soupart
2025 "TELLUS PROJECT" by Isabella Soupart and Caroline LeMehaute
2024 "KAZE TO ARASHI" by Isabella Soupart
2023 “STONE OR WATERFALL” a movie by Chloé op de Beeck
2023 “Flies” by Renato Miskolczi
2023 “Exhibition” by Leonie Kuipers
2022 "OFFERING FOR A MONSTER", Tamara Cubas, PARTS
2021 Performance project for Bellevue (elderly place) by Seppe Baeyens, Labolobo
2021 "Creation" with Moya Michael and Judith Sánchez Ruíz, PARTS
2020 “Ousama” Theatre creation by Kuno Bakker, PARTS
2019 “Lisistrata” Theater creation with Carly Wijs, PARTS
2019 MOTUS MORI by Katja Heitmann, ArtEZ
2018 MAREA by Roser Lopez Espinoza, ArtEZ
Danced Repertoire:
2021 SIX BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, PARTS
2021 SON OF GONE FISHIN’ by Trisha Brown (Diane Madden), PARTS
2020 DRUMMING by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, PARTS
2019 MOTUS MORI by Katja Heitmann, ArtEZ
2019 DEUS performance project of Ann van den Broek, WArd/waRD
2019 BLUSHING by Marco Goecke, ArtEZ
Marita Schwanke discovered her passion for dance in early childhood — first through ballet, and later through contemporary dance.
She now continues exploring her passion for dance and movement through Breakdance and Taiji.
Marita studied contemporary dance and choreography, first at ArtEZ in Arnhem and later at PARTS in Brussels.
She learned repertoire pieces from ROSAS, TRISHA BROWN, LUCINDA CHILDS, and KATJA HEITMANN, and has been part of new creations by international artists (e.g., Moya Michels, Tamara Cubas). Marita also focused on creating her own work.
In 2022, Marita graduated with a Bachelor of Arts.
Since then, she has been working as a freelancer on various projects while also performing her own works. Marita began developing her artistic practice "Allowing for Space", inspired by Eastern principles and practices as well as different Western mindful techniques, which she continues to explore. Throughout her artistic trajectory, Marita has had the good fortune to be mentored by dancer and dance maker Eva Karczag, whose approach to body and dance is a major inspiration for her.
In 2022, she also began collaborating with her partner, Adem Ouhaibia, on his ongoing research project “Breaking Technologies.”
In 2025, Marita obtained a diploma as a Fascia and Dance Therapist from the Body-Mind Academy in Brussels and started her official teacher training at the School for Internal Martial Arts Xuan in Berlin.
