about
Sounds Like Touch is a small organisation that facilitates maker-initiated collaborations on bodily interaction with electronics for a stage context. It was founded in 2019 by Dianne Verdonk.
Sounds Like Touch dreams of a world where expressing yourself through technology with your body feels natural and easy. We support makers in exploring how they can incorporate touch into their electronic performances. We also share the knowledge gained from this work with other artists and organisations, both within and beyond the cultural sector.
We bring creators of all kinds together and support them in growing their creative practice. We organise performances at festivals, set up projects with partners from other fields, and conduct research on touch, technology, and musical interaction - so that we can continue to learn and share our insights with others.
Team
Dianne Verdonk: artistic director & founder
also: performer, songwriter and instrument inventor
Anne Nieuwhof: business coordinator
also: cultural worker and board member
Roald van Dillewijn: lab curator
also: sound artist, creative coder, designer and lecturer
Michelle Vossen: lab curator & social media
also: e-textile artist, designer and educator
Wouter van Veldhoven: artistic advisor
also: tape artist and installation builder
Eva Bullens: program coordinator
also: artistic researcher and cultural worker
Board
Rens Machielse: Chair (until end of 2024)
also: composer, lecturer, researcher and advisor
activities and positions: board member of the MIMM board, producer for MiMM, the online magazine Private Kitchen
Jet van Zwieten: Chair (from beginning 2025)
Marisa Tempel: Treasurer
also: communications & organization specialist
activities and positions: freelance communications & organizations advisor, fundraiser
Rob van Rijswijk: Secretary
also: artist, composer
activities and positions: artistic director at Strijbos & Van Rijswijk
Annual reports
Codes of conduct
We adhere to the Fair Practice Code, Diversity & Inclusion Code and Culture Governance Code.
Funding
The work of Sounds Like Touch is funded by the City of Utrecht.
