Amarte Fonds

OPEN CALL

Noorderzon, Amarte, and pop venue Simplon are offering creators from Northern Netherlands the opportunity to shape three nights during Noorderzon 2026. We are looking for experimentation: concepts at the intersection of music and other art disciplines, that belong after sunset and are anything but obvious. Do you have an idea that fits the after-dark hours? Then this open call is for you!

They received a grant

MODI

Charlene Sancho
Charlene Sancho received a grant to develop a theater performance. MODI is a theatrical exploration of grief, mental health, and the various inner voices, or rather the MODI that we all have as humans. Charlene Sancho writes this piece based on and inspired by her own experience with schema therapy, a form of psychotherapy focused on changing deep-rooted patterns that developed in childhood. We follow a woman who, after the loss of her dog, makes an extreme choice: she cremates her dog in her own oven and makes the urn with its ashes the central point of her existence. From this situation, an inner world unfolds in which different voices, the so-called modi, get to have their say. For the performance, Sancho herself creates the electronic music, with each mode getting its own sound. In this way, the inner conflict is not only made visible through text, but also audible and tangible in music. MODI explores how grief can distort into obsession, and how different inner voices come to expression.Charlene is an actress and graduated in 2018 from the Amsterdam School of the Arts and the cabaret academy. While in recent years she has mainly worked as a performing actress in theater and television, she now dives into the craft of making. With her performance MODI, she takes her first step into writing a performance and composing and producing electronic music with hip-hop/urban influences herself, through which she further deepens her craft and explores and expands her own artistic voice.
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The Amarte Foundation was founded by a number of individuals and their families who share a deep love for the arts. They wish to support the development of creatives and talent in arts and culture by providing financial means and where possible coaching, knowledge and experience. Artists who are active in the cultural sectors of the Netherlands or the ABC and SSS islands (the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) can apply to Amarte for the support of projects in the field of theatre, film, music, visual arts and literature, as well as interdisciplinary projects.