Jamuna’s focus lies in experimenting with philosophies of movement, as well as in the exploration and exchange of interdisciplinary concepts and techniques. She considers herself part of a new generation influenced by contemporary dance languages as well as concepts from street styles/ club styles and performance art, seeking holistic forms that understand dance and performance as tools for perceiving and processing the world. The dancer is a vessel to transform and translate. 2025 she receives the cultural promotion award from canton of Zurich. Since 2026 she is an associated artist from Tanzhaus Zurich and recently founded her own association RESERVOIR Productions. Jamuna is a former performer of the affiliated collective THE FIELD at Tanzhaus Zürich and co-founder of the collective ZOOKUNFT.PROJECT. She was born and raised in Solothurn, Switzerland and currently lives as a freelance artist in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Between July 2026 - December 2026 she is a resident at Cité internationale des Arts, Paris thanks to the Studio Residency Grant from the Canton of Solothurn. Beside her own artistic work, she co-organizes smaller community formats like the experimental open practice or movie nights. Since 2026 he co-organizes the experimental battle "B Free" together with Olivia Hernandez Candelas and works in different positions for the Association Breakthrough Dance Company. The question “Where does the body end, where does the world begin?” has been central to Jamuna’s work for some time, leading her to explore spaces and envelopes (digital, physical, and imaginary). The performative idea behind her practice lies in the creation of landscapes (both physical and imagined), thereby integrating various disciplines. How can we create alternative formats and systems of communication that foster community beyond digital spaces? How can we integrate principles of symbiosis into the way we live and work? What does it mean to question the hierarchy between humans, plants, objects, and animals, thereby critically challenging dominant Western systems of thought? To reflect on these questions, Jamuna uses tools such as scores, imagination-based work, constraint, memory tools, and bodily inquiry. Practices of sampling, repetition, and blending translate these themes into tangible material and allow new questions and insights to emerge. Jamuna usually works in interdisciplinary constellations based on collective processes. Collectivity is often an integral part of her artistic research.
Performances: Residency Sharing / Open Studio, Cité internationale des Arts, Paris (FR); Premiere: Tanzhaus Zürich (CH); further performances at Theater Neubad, Lucerne (CH), Tanzfest Winterthur (CH), Triennale Rasa 2027 tbc. Gallery version: Galerie S11, Solothurn (CH).
Performances: Theater am Gleis, Winterthur (CH); Kunstmuseum Solothurn, 40th Cantonal Annual Exhibition (CH).
Performance: Kunsträume OXYD; Tanzfest Winterthur (CH); Tanzfestival Olten (CH), nominated for Short Cuts.
Performance: Date to Dance, Kunstzeughaus Rapperswil (CH).
Performance: Cozmos, New York (USA).
Performances: Versions presented at Symbionaut Festival (perFORM!), Winterthur (CH); Tryout Plattform, Gessnerallee, Zürich (CH).
Performances: Helmhaus Zürich (CH); Alte Fabrik Rapperswil (CH).
Performance: Kunstraum Walcheturm, Zürich (CH).
Performances: Rote Fabrik, Fabriktheater, Zürich (CH); Tojo Theater, Bern (CH).
Performance: Breakthrough Festival, Tanzhaus Zürich (CH).
Performance: Schweizerische Nagel Fabrik, Nagli, Winterthur (CH).
Performance: Tanzfest Winterthur (CH).
Performances: Groundconference, Aachen (DE); InciDanse, Fribourg (CH).
Performance: Kunst im Depot, Winterthur (CH).
Music Video (CH).
Performance: Zürcher Theaterspektakel (CH).
Performances: Tanzhaus Zürich (CH); Pavillon ADC, Geneva (CH).
Performance: Zürich Tanzt Festival, Tanzhaus Zürich (CH).
Installation: Baseltorkiosk, Solothurn (CH).
Performance: Intro Short Work, Tanzfestival Winterthur (CH).
Participatory walk; reading and dance format. Venues: Tanzhaus Zürich (CH); Shedhalle Zürich (CH); Gessnerallee Zürich (CH).
Performance: About-us! Festival (CH).
Festival: Bmotion, Bassano del Grappa (IT).
Performances: Zürcher Theaterspektakel; Tanzhaus Zürich (CH).
Installation and long-term activation: Kunst im Depot, Winterthur (CH).
Performances: Zürich Tanzt (CH); Kunsthaus Zürich (CH).
Performances: Tanzfestival Winterthur, Theater am Gleis (CH); Show-Off, Tanzhaus Zürich (CH).
Performance: Kunsthalle Zürich (CH).
Publication: Sharing and Responding, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna & Kunsthalle Wien (AT).
Performances: Zürcher Theaterspektakel (CH); ZHdK Arts of Video in Research (CH); Inkubator, Fabriktheater Rote Fabrik (CH).
Zürich, CH.
ZTTS Zürich, Tanzwerk 101, CH.
Cité internationale des Arts, Canton of Solothurn.
Canton of Zürich.
DanceWeb / ImPulsTanz, Vienna.
Canton of Solothurn.
CH.
Tanzhaus Zürich.
Paris, FR.
Rüdlingen, CH.
Riedikon, CH.
We Met Here, Rafael Smadja & Breakthrough Dance Company.
Biel, We Met Here, Rafael Smadja & Breakthrough Dance Company.
We Met Here, Rafael Smadja & Breakthrough Dance Company.
Baden, CH.
Breakthrough Dance Company.
Holes.
Holes.
Zürich, The Field.
Saint-Girons, FR, Zookunft.Project.
Vienna, AT.
Zürich, The Field.
(RE)SHAPE.
Via Verso, The Field.
With The Field, various residency locations in Switzerland and Italy.
Winterthur, Zookunft.Project.
Breakthrough Festival, BFree Experimental Battle.
Solothurn, CH.
Solothurn, CH.
Ticino, CH | Variante Ticinese.
Berufsfachschule Bern; Federal Diploma as Bookseller.
Zürich, CH.
Roxy Birsfelden, CH.