Corpo Máquina Society

What Corpo Máquina Society does

Corpo Máquina Society (legally Stichting Corpo Máquina Society) is a Dutch non-profit performing arts foundation established in 2017 by Brazilian-Dutch choreographer Guilherme Miotto. The foundation operates from Tilburg and Breda in Noord-Brabant with a core team of approximately 5-10 paid staff supported by an unpaid advisory role and four-member board (Chair Maudy Keulemans, Secretary Danielle van den Berg, Treasurer Wilbert van Herwijnen, Board Member Woody Laurens). The organisation specialises in contemporary dance and physical theatre created using Miotto's proprietary "Instinctive Performance" methodology, which assumes that world experience settles in the body's subconscious and stimulates movement that frees performers from social conventions.

The company's product surface is structured in two interconnected portfolios. The professional performances portfolio contains eleven major productions developed since 2017, including Even Worse (2017), Ball (2018), Portraits (2019), Bolistas (2021), It Takes a Child to Raise a Village / FREE (2022-2025), Poles (2023), Mondo Perfetto (2024), and Fábrica (2025), spanning solo, duet, ensemble, and concert-performance formats. The participation portfolio delivers long-running community engagement programmes — Unpunished Youth (ages 13-24), Instinctive Neighbourhood (adults and seniors), and It Takes a Child to Raise a Village / Fábrica (children) — in collaboration with schools, community organisations, and the asylum-seeker centre COA Oisterwijk. Underlying technology is primarily the artistic methodology itself, supplemented by standard digital channels (website CMS, Mailchimp newsletter, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn).

The business model is a hybrid public-grant-plus-earned-revenue non-profit structure. Structural revenue comes from four-year (2025-2028) public funding commitments by the municipalities of Tilburg and Breda, the province of Noord-Brabant, and the national Fonds Podiumkunsten, supplemented by project funding from Fonds Cultuurparticipatie (2023-2026). Earned revenue is generated through performance fees from presenting venues (theatres and festivals such as Theaterfestival Boulevard, Chassé Theater, LUX, Maas Theater, Edinburgh Fringe, Assembly @ Dance Base), workshop and participation fees from schools and community institutions, and tax-advantaged donations under the company's cultural ANBI designation (1.25x deduction for individual donors, 1.5x for corporate donors). The company serves four primary audience segments: children and youth (ages 6-16), teenagers and young adults (13-24, often at-risk), adults and seniors (18+, including non-dancers), and general performing arts audiences attending festivals and theatres across the Netherlands and internationally.

Name

Corpo Máquina Society

Legal name

Stichting Corpo Máquina Society

Website

https://corpomaquina.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Corpo Máquina Society is a Dutch non-profit dance and physical theatre foundation (Tilburg/Breda) that uses its proprietary "Instinctive Performance" methodology to produce touring contemporary dance productions and community participation programmes for children, youth, and adults across the Netherlands and selectively internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contemporary Dance / Performing Arts

NAICS

Dance Companies (711120), Other Performing Arts Companies (71119), Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries (711)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Dance Competitions & Showcases (Non-Esports) (MPAGADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Performing Arts Organizations (Theater, Dance, Opera, Music) (BPAGAHAB), Dance Theatre (Narrative/Experimental) (MPAGADAC)

Keywords

• Contemporary dance productions
• Physical theatre performances
• Community participation projects
• Choreographic methodology
• Performing arts festivals

Headquarters

HQ city

Tilburg

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Performance Revenue: Theatre and festival performance fees from presenting venues across the Netherlands and internationally.
2. Government & Foundation Grants: Structural support from municipalities of Tilburg and Breda, province of Noord-Brabant, and Fonds Podiumkunsten. Additional project funding from Fonds Cultuurparticipatie (Samen Cultuurmaken Verbreden) and amateur scheme funding.
3. Cultural ANBI Donations: As a designated cultural ANBI, the foundation receives tax-advantaged donations with 1.25x deduction for individuals and 1.5x for corporations.
4. Workshop & Participation Fees: Fees from participation projects including workshops with schools, community groups, and cultural institutions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Corpo Máquina Society creates, produces, and tours contemporary dance and physical theatre performances for festivals, theatres, and cultural venues, and runs community participation projects that engage non-professional performers alongside its company. Its work is built on a proprietary "Instinctive Performance" methodology that combines street culture, instinctive movement, and contemporary dance vocabularies.

Product overview

Corpo Máquina Society is a dance and performance company operating under a single unified brand that offers two interconnected portfolios: professional theatrical performances and community participation projects. The performance portfolio includes productions such as Fábrica, Dancing with the Trees, Poles, FREE, Mondo Perfetto, Bolistas, Portraits, Ball, and Even Worse – each a distinct dance/theater work created in collaboration with professional performers and sometimes community members. The participation portfolio encompasses community engagement projects including It takes a Child to raise a Village/Fábrica, Unpunished Youth, Instinctive Neighbourhood, and Love & Leisure – participatory initiatives targeting children, youth, and adults through movement workshops. Both portfolios are unified by the organization's Instinctive Performance methodology, developed by artistic director Guilherme Miotto, which forms the philosophical and artistic foundation across all offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Instinctive Performance: The company's core artistic methodology developed by Guilherme Miotto that stimulates imagination arising from the body itself, inviting movement that frees the body from social conventions and activates instinctive, physical knowledge.
• Instinctive Neighbourhood
• Unpunished Youth
• It takes a Child to raise a Village / Fábrica

Products and services

• Fábrica (performance) Professional contemporary dance/physical theatre production by Corpo Máquina Society, presented on the festival and venue circuit.
• Dancing with the Trees (performance) Site-responsive contemporary dance performance designed to be staged in or around natural environments, toured to festivals and cultural venues.
• Poles (performance) Contemporary dance/physical theatre production built on the company's Instinctive Performance methodology, programmed at festivals and venues.
• FREE (performance) Professional contemporary dance/physical theatre production presented at festivals and venues, created under the company's Instinctive Performance methodology.
• Mondo Perfetto (performance) Contemporary dance/physical theatre production in the company's touring repertoire, booked by festival programmers and presenting venues.
• Bolistas (performance) Professional contemporary dance/physical theatre production, available for booking at festivals and cultural venues.
• Portraits (performance) Contemporary dance/physical theatre production from the company's repertoire, presented at festivals and venues.
• Ball (performance) Professional contemporary dance/physical theatre production in the company's repertoire, available for booking at festivals and venues.
• Even Worse (performance) Professional contemporary dance/physical theatre production from the company's repertoire, programmed at festivals and venues.
• Instinctive Neighbourhood Long-running community participation project engaging local residents in the Instinctive Performance methodology within their own neighborhoods; delivered in partnership with municipalities and community organizations.
• Unpunished Youth Youth-focused community participation project using the company's choreographic methodology to engage young people, delivered with schools, welfare bodies, and local partners.
• It Takes a Child to Raise a Village Intergenerational community participation project that places children and local residents at the center of a collectively created dance/performance piece, delivered in partnership with community and municipal partners.
• Love & Leisure Community participation project engaging local residents in a collectively developed performance using the company's Instinctive Performance methodology, delivered with municipal and community partners.

Quantifiable outcome

• Performed at major festivals and venues across the Netherlands and internationally including Edinburgh Fringe
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered major and minor.

• Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Instinctive Neighbourhood compact project. Two NDT 1 dancers (Madoka Kariya and Paxton Ricketts) participated alongside non-dancers from Laakkwartier neighborhood.
• LaaktheatermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership for Instinctive Neighbourhood projects and Fábrica children's program, bringing together theatre and community engagement.
• Dans BrabantmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional dance development organization co-producing performances including Ball and Portraits.
• Podium BloosmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBreda-based venue co-producing performances and collaborating on youth programming including 39° Jongeren-festival.
• Theater de Nieuwe VorstmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTilburg theatre serving as home venue and co-producer for multiple productions including Ball, Portraits, and Unpunished Youth.
• Festival BoulevardmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor performing arts festival in Den Bosch presenting multiple productions and hosting world premieres including Mondo Perfetto.
• Yorkshire DanceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK dance organization hosting Instinctive Neighbourhood workshops and Ageless Festival performance in Leeds (2022).
• Toneelacademie MaastrichtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional dance training institution where Guilherme Miotto teaches Instinctive Performance since 2009, and collaborates on youth projects.
• Fontys HogeschoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHigher education institution collaborating on Unpunished Youth projects including Gefallen edition.
• COA (Centraal Orgaan opvang Asielzoekers)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAsylum seekers organization in Oisterwijk partnering for weekly Unpunished Youth workshops with young circus artists and AZC youth.
• Kunstloc BrabantminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural development organization in Brabant supporting Unpunished Youth Freerun Edition at Koning Willem I College.
• Bodies AnonymousminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOriginal collaboration partner for Unpunished Youth project (2013), bringing street dance and theatre together.
• R-NewtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth arts organization in Tilburg hosting Unpunished Youth rehearsals at V39 youth centre and co-developing talent projects.
• Het Zuidelijk ToneelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheatre institution in Tilburg participating in Festival Circolo and ForwArt project collaboration.
• ForwArtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtistic program engaging youth in theatre courses, partnering on Unpunished Youth Circolo Edition.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ICK Dans Amsterdam: Amsterdam-based contemporary dance company founded by Emio Greco and Pieter C. Scholten. Miotto previously danced with Emio Greco, and ICK operates in a directly comparable contemporary/physical dance niche with a similar hybrid of stage productions and participation/community programming.
• Ballet Preljocaj: French contemporary ballet company producing original physical-theatre works with strong international touring presence. Comparable in artistic positioning (physical, narrative contemporary dance) and as a mid-sized European dance company reliant on public subsidies plus international fees.
• DanceWorks Rotterdam: Rotterdam-based contemporary dance company producing original choreographic works and operating participatory programmes; structurally comparable in size, mission, and target funding instruments.
• Sasha Waltz & Guests: Berlin-based contemporary dance company producing physical-theatre and dance-theatre crossover works with strong international touring. Highly comparable in artistic positioning (physical theatre, crossover repertoire) and in operating a hybrid of stage work and participatory formats.

Broad incumbents

• Introdans: Arnhem-based Dutch contemporary dance company with a comparable repertoire mix of contemporary works and educational/participation outreach programmes; structurally subsidised and competing in the same Fonds Podiumkunsten funding pool.
• Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT): The Netherlands' flagship contemporary dance company, based in The Hague. Direct co-production partner with Corpo Máquina on the Instinctive Neighbourhood project and the most prominent Dutch dance institution; comparable as a producer of contemporary dance works but with vastly greater scale and a different funding tier.
• Het Nationale Ballet: Amsterdam-based Dutch classical ballet company. Operates as a major Dutch dance incumbent; comparable as a producer of staged dance works but focused on classical repertoire rather than Corpo Máquina's contemporary/physical crossover.

Regional players

• Dans Brabant: Noord-Brabant-based regional dance development organisation that co-produces Corpo Máquina's performances (Ball, Portraits). Comparable as a peer/partner within the regional Brabant dance ecosystem and as a funding/intermediary channel for participation and development work.

Others

• Festival Boulevard: 's-Hertogenbosch-based performing arts festival that is both a major presenting partner and a programming venue for Corpo Máquina's works. Comparable as a curator/presenter within the same Dutch ecosystem and a key customer channel for the company's productions.
• Toneelacademie Maastricht: Zuyd University of Applied Sciences performing arts programme where founder Guilherme Miotto teaches Instinctive Performance since 2009. Comparable as an adjacent institution that both validates the methodology through pedagogy and acts as a talent pipeline for the company.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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