Camilo Mejía

During Welcome To Our Guesthouse #8 Camilo will work on his research project VAIVÉN.

‘I explore ideas of change, diversity, personal power, and belonging through my connection with dance and music. I use these ideas to expand and mix the stories that are often told about being Black, queer, and a migrant.’

Born in Cali, Colombia, Camilo Mejía is a multidisciplinary artist whose passion for improvisation and performance led him to SEAD (Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance). In his final year of studies, he was invited as a guest artist for the Bodhi Project of SEAD, working on the piece Sounds of Trap by Cecilia Bengolea.

Mejía was part of the opera production L’incoronazione di Poppea at the Salzburg Festspiele, directed by Jan Lauwers. Following this, he joined Needcompany, performing in several productions, including War and Turpentine, Isabella’s Room, All That Good, and PIE (Probabilities of Independent Events).

Mejía’s latest work includes collaborating with Cherish Menzo on D̶A̶R̶K̶MATTER, which premiered in 2022 at the Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Brussels and Frascati Theater in Amsterdam. He has been touring internationally and across the Netherlands with D̶A̶R̶K̶MATTER, performing in venues such as Theater Rotterdam, Theater Kikker, Het Nationale Theater in The Hague, and Bijlmer Parkheater.