Elisa Zuppini (IT)

Elisa Zuppini (IT/NL) is a choreographer and dancer based in Amsterdam. Her practice explores the intersection of movement, systems thinking, and contemporary philosophy. She approaches choreography as a form of relational and affective architecture, where spatial and temporal elements interact dynamically, generating meaning.

Since 2016 she has developed De.sy.re. a pioneering movement system that forms the bases of her artistic language.

In May 2025, her latest large-group work, Disambiguation, featuring 15 performers, premiered at Frascati Theatre in Amsterdam. The work deepens her research into collective perception, libidinal economies, and altered states shaped by contemporary nocturnal culture, while exploring how ambiguity functions as a dynamic force in reorganizing collective experience.

Zuppini graduated from the SNDO – School for New Dance Development. Early in her career, she was recognised with the Young Talent in Choreography award from OPEN FLR (IT) in 2016 and received a scholarship for the danceWEB program (Life Long Burning) at ImPulsTanz (AT) in 2018. Since 2019, she has been part of Jakoozi, a convergence of Amsterdam-based choreographers who act as a fluid support structure for one another and as a host body for a multitude of movement practices and performance-related events.