About Collectief MAMM

Maxime Abbenhues en Mees Meeuwsen met each other at the Urban Contemporary Dance at the Amsterdam University of the Arts (AHK), where they both graduated in 2020.

There, they found each other in their love for partnering and acrobatics. One year and a lot of bruises later, Collectief MAMM was born. In their work, they explore partnering techniques that are not based on strength, but on sharing momentum to move another body and thereby aspire to make no distinction between traditional partnering roles.

MAMM are currently supported by the Nieuwe Makersregeling (FPK) 2024-2026. Their work was seen in multiple festivals and theaters in The Netherlands and internationally in Italy, France and the UK.

🏆 Awards

  • MittelYoung 2023

  • YAA Award 2024

  • nomination Next Step Award 2024

🔑 In residence

  • ICK: Supported Artists

  • Karavaan: Makershuis Alkmaar

✏️ Press

  • NPO2extra (2024)

  • Het Parool (2023)

  • Noord Hollands Dagblad (2023)

Maxime Abbenhues

Maxime was seen in the work of Boukje Schweigman, De Dansers, Jasper van Luijk, Ann van den Broek and LWDC and performed in projects by DOX and Silbersee. She was part of VERVE ‘22 (UK), working with Akram Khan, Sita Ostheimer, and Alesandra Seutin on a Triple Bill for the UK tour. In 2022 she completed her Master’s degree with Distinction at the NSCD (UK).

Mees Meeuwsen

Since graduating in 2020, Mees has worked closely with Jasper van Luijk in several of his productions, including ‘Vlucht’, ‘Sum of Us’, ‘On Point’, ‘Moving Up’ and ‘One Touch’. He was also seen in multiple dance and film projects by ao. Emma Evelein and Silbersee. In 2021 he performed ‘Lubeck’ by Kwame Asofo-Adjei as part of Club Guy&Roni Invites.