ABOUT DAVIDE TERLINGO

Born in Italy in 1970, Davide Terlingo is the founder and director of Mamuska Nights, an independent organisation dedicated to the creation of socially meaningful arts events and the development of collaborative networks.
An eclectic artist and curator with many profound interests, Terlingo conducted formal studies in Telecommunications and Psychology in Italy followed by a succesfull career in dance and choreography. During a 15 years arch, he built a large professional experience in various arts languages while retaining a strong intellectual curiosity towards psychology and cultural studies.
His choreographic work began in Italy in 1992 followed by numerous international projects that lead him to the development of innovative choreographic frameworks, which he currently defines as 'choreographic landscapes' and 'applied choreography'. After Italy, he also worked and lived in France, England, Austria and Ireland where he is currently based. In these countries he developed a large number of arts projects and cultural initiatives in a variety of contexts and roles, bringing him to grow a unique and complex perspectives of the arts world synthesising theory, practise, creativity and policy.
In 2004 he joined Daghdha Dance Company where he developed and managed an innovative cultural programme which included the running of a public Open Studio, national and international collaborations, various high profile arts events and the renown Mamuska Limerick.
He holds an MA in Dance Performance from the University of Limerick and he is undertaking a Post Grad. in Business in Cultural Events Management at the Institute of Arts, Design and Technology in Dun Laoghaire.

ABOUT MAMUSKA NIGHTS

Mamuska Nights is an independent organisation dedicated to the creation of socially meaningful arts events and the development of collaborative networks.
Its mission is rooted in a genuine sympathy for artists and audience alike, bringing the two in close proximity, eradicating clichéd representational rituals and redefining the social relevance of contemporary arts.
Mamuska Nights is a space for encounters, where to be inspired and socialise; an inclusive social dance capable of opening creative possibilities.
Each night presents a programme of raw ideas, minimalist perfections, unrehearsed visions, trials and errors, short masterpieces, playful nonsense, conceptual research, first steps… all in the backdrop of a informal environment where people feel free to move around, chat and enjoy a drink with whom is near them. However Mamuska remains a unique arts platform, it is not a cabaret night, a talent show or a speaker’s corner.

Italian artist and curator Davide Terlingo conceived Mamuska Nights in 2004 to propose an alternative to the architecture and conventions of traditional performance languages. His aim was, and remains, to provide a focal point of reference for artistic development and experimentation, yet retaining a sense of easiness and informality capable to step away from the tired expectations of “going out to theatre” and “viewing/presenting a show”.
Originally launched as a local platform for the Limerick based Daghdha Dance Company, with the years, its visionary and yet informal style has become extremely successful catapulting Mamuska Nights into an international network, whose vitality is tapping into a clear demand for new forms of meaningful artistic production and programming.

For more information, please visit:
www.mamuskanights.net
www.mamuskanights.blogspot.com

CONTACTS

Please note that I am currently based in Limerick (Ireland).

email address: davide@mamuskanights.net