“The archive is our bodies.”
– New York Times
You are invited to contribute to the living archive of human movement.
Created by choreographer Katja Heitmann, Motus Mori Institute is an attempt to archive human movement before it disappears. Propulsed by the desire to find what moves us, we are embarking on a long-term process to collect, preserve and share this most elusive part of our humanity.
This is an archive for everybody, everywhere, to investigate the body as a repository of emotions and memories. What moves your city?
Motus Mori: RELIQUIEM (premiere)
Utrecht (NL)
SPRING Performing Arts Festival
19-21 May 2023
Motus Mori: RELIQUIEM
Den Haag (NL)
Cadance
27-29 May 2023
Motus Mori: Meet the Archive
Groningen (NL)
Grand Theatre
June 2023
“I gave my intimacy to one of the dancers and it was in very good hands. It feels special that I was able to contribute to this beautiful performance.”
- Willem, Maastricht
“Never before had I thought so intently about the physical connection with my mother.”
- Ingrid, Den Bosch
“The interview was intimate and familiar. It’s fascinating to share something about yourself in this way and to become aware of it.”
- Roy, Maastricht
“The performance made me, in a good and happy way, enormously melancholic.”
- Jan, Arnhem
“Museum Motus Mori was an incredibly intense experience for me. The movement interview was very personal and enjoyable, and the result was both confronting and mind-bogglingly clean.”
- Francine, Maastricht