Kathleen Delaney
Graduated with honours as MA in Performing Arts Music and Visual Arts Studies from the University of Bologna, Italy in 2005, Kathleen Delaney is a performer and creator of dance, music, text, and video compositions.
She has been performing internationally for two decades for Festivals and Venues such as Bimhuis, Amsterdam; Biennale di Venezia; Festival de Music Electro-acoustique Synthèse, Bourges; Festival de danse Antilope, La Chaux-des-Fondes; Màntica, Societas Raffaello Sanzio, Cesena; Odin Teatret Denmark; Soundscape Projection Ambisonic Control Engine LEMS, Conservatory of Pesaro; P.A.R.T.S. Summer Studios, Bruxelles; Stoa, Helsinki; Academy of Music, Krakow; Philarmonic Hall, Samara, Russia; Festival La Via Lattea, Switzerland; Voss Accordion Festival, Norway, etc.
She has been giving lessons and Masterclass at private and public institutes such as SNDO School for New Dance Development, Amsterdam; ArtEz Muziek Conservatory, Arnhem; Middlesex University, London; Sibelius Academy, Helsinki; Royal Academy of Music, Copenhagen; Academy of Music and Dance in Vilnius, Lithuania, ecc.
She is Guest Teacher at DAE Design Academy Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
She is an Alexander Technique Certified teacher and teaches at the Conservatory of Music in Bozen, Zuid Tyrol, Italy.
Kathleen collaborates with Stichting Memorabele Momenten and Stichting Lo Stivaletto giving performances/lessons for children.
DANCE & MUSIC (MAIN)
2021 – Le Citta’ Invisibili. Music Composer: Claudio Jacomucci. Dance Composition: Kathleen Delaney.
Supported by Fonds Podiumkunsten. Created for NoordAccordion Voss, Norway
2020 – Dansende Dieren. Theatre and dance performance for children.
Choreography by Kathleen Delaney. Various locations Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2015 – Infernal Circles. Performance for dancer, live electronics, accordion, and lights.
Music Composer: Claudio Jacomucci. Dance and light Composition: Kathleen Delaney.
Performed at Krzanowskiego, Poland
Val Tidone Festival Parma, Italy
Musiche in Filanda, Treviso, Italy
2015 – Dance & Music Improvisation. Dance: Kathleen Delaney. Guitar: Simone Spinaci
Splendor Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2015 – Study Residency at ALDES Dance Company, Roberto Castello, Lucca, Italy
2015 – Residency at Fondazione G. CINI, Venezia, Italy
2014 – Dance, Music, and Hammers Improvisation in the music instrument factory.
Pigni, Castelfidardo, Italy
2014 – Orthopolis, Multimendia Performance for dance and video.
Dance and Video Composition: Kathleen Delaney
Auditorium Maria Maddalena Pesaro, Italy
2014 – Underwater. Video by Kathleen Delaney,
HangartFest, Pesaro, Italy
Bastimento Film Festival, Bologna, Italy
2014 – Etherotopie, Improvisation with live electronics inside SPACE –
Dance Composition: Kathleen Delaney
Soundscape Projection Ambisonic Control Engine LEMS, Conservatory of Pesaro, Italy.
2014 – Suite Venitienne, Follow Me. Dance and Text Composition by Kathleen Delaney.
Live music by Daniele Roccato and Claudio Jacomucci. Dancers: Kathleen Delaney, Roberto Lori.
Bimhuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Teatro Sanzio, Urbino, Italy
2014 – Cool Memories, Hommage a Jean Baudrillard. Multimendia Performance.
Dance, Video and Text Composition by Kathleen Delaney. Music Composition: Claudio Jacomucci.
Apollon Theater, Syros, Greece
2014 – Aracne, The Rite of Tarantula. Dance, video, and design Kathleen Delaney.
Music: Claudio Jacomucci.
Italian Cultural Institute in Amsterdam, NL
Italian Cultural Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark
Odin Teatret, Holstebro, Denmark
2013 – Agora’. Choreography by Virgilio Sieni. Live music: Daniele Roccato.
Biennale di Venezia, Italy
2013 – Olson III. Music by Terry Riley. Coro Polifonico Durantino.
Dir. Simone Spinaci – dancers Kathleen Delaney, Roberto Lori
Various Location in Le Marche Region, Italy
2013 – Allemande, English Suite n.3 808 JS Bach.
Przemek Wojciechowski, accordion, Kathleen Delaney, dance.
Various Location in Le Marche Region, Italy
2013 – EarthCycles. A.Louie. Luca Pignata, accordion. Dance compostion: Kathleen Delaney.
Dancers: Martina Ferraioli, Erika Rombaldoni, Marika Amadori. Various Location in Le Marche Region.
2013 – Pavane pour une Enfante défunte. M.Ravel. Barbara Ardenois & Luca Pignata, accordion.
Choreography:Kathleen Delaney. Dancers Martina Ferraioli, Erika Rombaldoni. Various Location in Le Marche Region,
2012 – The Ununswered Question, C.Ives . Francesco Dillon, cello, Claudio Jacomucci, accordion
Dancers: Raquel Gualtero, Ivelice Brown, Kathleen Delaney.
Various Location in Le Marche Region, Italy
VondelKerk, Amsterdam
2012 – Tensegrity. Claudio Jacomucci composer.
Dancers: Raquel Gualtero, Ivelice Brown, Kathleen Delaney, Matteo Graziano.
VondelKerk, Amsterdam
2012 – Pisces. Francesco Dillon, cello and Claudio Jacomucci, accordion.
Dancers: Francesca Arcuri, Kathleen Delaney.
VondelKerk, Amsterdam
2012 – Aracne, The Rite of Tarantula.
Dance, video, and concept: Kathleen Delaney. Music: Claudio Jacomucci.
Vondelkerk Amsterdam, The Netherlands
University of Venice, Italy
Toolkit Festival, Venice, Italy
2012 – Cool Memories, Hommage a Jean Baudrillard. Multimendia Performance.
Dance, Video and Text Composition by Kathleen Delaney. Music Composition: Claudio Jacomucci.
Conservatory of Grenoble, France
Performance Art Award, Teatro Libero, Palermo, Italy
2011 – Collective presentation of Multimedia Works ICK Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2011 – Aracne, The Rite of Tarantula. Dance, video, and concept: Kathleen Delaney.
Music: Claudio Jacomucci.
Philharmonic Hall Samara, Russia, and minor location in the Samara Region.
2011 – Infernal Circles. Performance for dancer, live electronics, accordion, and lights.
Music Composer: Claudio Jacomucci. Light Composition, dance: Kathleen Delaney.
Muiderpoort Theater, Amsterdam.
2011 – Infernal Circles. Performance for dancer, live electronics, accordion, and lights.
Music Composer: Claudio Jacomucci. Light Composition: Kathleen Delaney, Dance.
Màntica Festival Societas Raffaello Sanzio, Italy
2010 – Aracne, The Rite of Tarantula. Dance, video, and concept: Kathleen Delaney.
Music: Claudio Jacomucci.
Accordion Festival Vilnius, Lithuania
2009 – Cool Memories, Hommage a Jean Baudrillard. Multimendia Performance.
Dance, Video and Text Composition by Kathleen Delaney. Music Composition: Claudio Jacomucci.
Finalist at Palio Ermo Colle di Parma, Italy
Finalist at Presente/Futuro Performance Award, Palermo, Italy.
2009 – P.A.R.T.S summer studio presentations, Bruxelles, Belgium
2009 – Kaina. Video and Editing, Kathleen Delaney.
Premiere Effetti di Movimento II, Teatro Forte Roma, Italy.
2008 – Cool Memories, Hommage a Jean Baudrillard. Multimendia Performance.
Dance, Video and Text Composition by Kathleen Delaney. Music Composition: Claudio Jacomucci.
Festival de Danse Antilope, La Chaux-des-Fondes, Switzerland
Academy of Music in Krakow, Poland
Stoa Theatre Helsinki, Finland
Festival des Artes Electro-Acoustique Synthése, Bourges, France
Tilt teatro Imola, Italy
2008 – Infernal Circles. Performance for dancer, live electronics, accordion, and lights.
Music Composer: Claudio Jacomucci. Dance and light Composition: Kathleen Delaney.
Het Accordeon, Deventer, The Netherlands
2007 – Weijke Koopmans projects.
Dance Improvisations. Dancers: Kathleen Delaney, Maaike van der Westering
Part of Cultuur partecipatie projects in Den Haag
2007 – Trialogo. Yuval Avital Ensamble. Various Artists. Improvisation.
Dancers: Kathleen Delaney, Sandya Nagaraja.
Festival dei Saperi, Pavia, and other minor locations
2006 – I bei Momenti. Composer: Mario Pagliarani. Performers: Kathleen Delaney and Claudio Jacomucci.
Created for Festival La Via Lattea, Switzerland
2006 – Hor ch'è tempo di dormire. Tarquinio Merula. Roberto Balconi, countertenor & Bari Moskoviz, lute. Kathleen Delaney Dance. Created for Festival La Via Lattea, Switzerland
2005 – Apparizione di Hildegarda. Hildegard von Bingen.
David Monacchi , flute and Ilaria Severo, singer. Kathleen Delaney Dance.
Created for Festival La Via Lattea, Switzerland
2005 – Petroushka? Igor Stravinsky . Claudio Jacomucci, accordion. Kathleen Delaney, Dance.
Created for Festival La Via Lattea, Switzerland
2005 – Anton’s Tod. Mario Pagliarani. Kathleen Delaney: voice.
Created for Festival La Via Lattea, Switzerland
2005 – Infernal Circles. Performance for dancer, live electronics, accordion, and lights (site-specific)
Venti Ascensionali, Orvieto, Italy
2004 – In a Landscape. John Cage. Arianna Camani, harp. Kathleen Delaney dance and concept.
Created for Festival La Via Lattea, Switzerland
2004 – Road Runner by Kathleen Delaney & Claudio Jacomucci.
Music by John Zorn. Visual Composition: Kathleen Delaney.
XXII Rassegna di Nuova Musica, Macerata, Italy
Festival Ammutinamenti, Ravenna, Italy
Danze D'Inverno, Company Blu, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
HangartFest, Pesaro, Italy
2003 – Circulation, Marco Cappelli, guitar and Claudio Jacomucci, accordion, Lelio Giannetto double bass.
Dancers: Giacomo Calabrese, Kathleen Delaney, Carla Onni, Gabriella Maiorino.
Curva Minore, Palermo, Italy
Container Club, Bologna, Italy
Il Cassero, Bologna, Italy
2002 – Galleria San Francesco by Tristan Honsinger.
Music Improvisation Opera. Tristan Honsinger director and cellist.
Cristina Zavalloni, Vincenzo Vasi, Lauro Rossi, Lullo Mosso, Cristiano Calcagnil, Kathleen Delaney
Angelica Festival, Bologna, Italy
2001 – Improvisation Performances Series with Katie Duck & Alex Waterman
Teatro San Martino, Bologna, Italy
MASTERCLASSES (MAIN)
2021 – DAE, Design Academy, Eindhoven, Nederland
The Integrated Self, MA student workshops
2018 – Conservatorio N. Piccinni, Bari, Italy
La Alexander Technique e le sue applicazioni alla prassi performativa
2019 – Conservatorio N. Piccinni, Bari, Italy
La Alexander Technique e le sue applicazioni alla prassi performativa
2014 – Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland
The Integrated Self. Alexander Technique and Its Applications in Music Playing
2014 – Royal Academy of Music, Copenhagen, Denmark
The Integrated Self. Alexander Technique and Its Applications in Music Playing
2014 – ArtEz, Arnhem, The Netherlands
The Integrated Self. Alexander Technique and Its Applications in Music Playing
2010 – Middlesex University, London, UK
Rhythmical Structures and Expressive Performance.
2010 – National Academy of Music and Dance, Vilnius, Lithuania
Double Spiral Arrangement of the Muscles in the Human Body
2010 – Academy of Music and Theatre, Herentals, Belgium
Breathing and Sound Production, Posture and Ergonomy of the Instrumental Practice
2009 – Academy of Music and Theatre, Herentals, Belgium
Breathing and Sound Production, Posture and Ergonomy of the Instrumental Practice
2008 – Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, SNDO, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dynamic of the Spirit. A Semiotic Approach to Performance Analysis
2008 – Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, SNDO, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Video-Dance Laboratory
2008 – The Art of Movement Festival, Yaroslavl, Russia.
Double Spiral Arrangement of the Muscles in the Human Body