Zeddrich Starke

Born in Suriname and raised in the Netherlands, 27-year-old dancer and emerging maker Zeddrich Starke moves between worlds, cultures, and ways of seeing. At 18, he discovered dance as more than movement: it became a language, a mirror, and a form of therapy. Alongside his studies in Applied Mathematics, dance offered him a space to listen inward, find balance, and express what words could not hold. Rooted in popping, house, and breaking, Zeddrich carries deep gratitude for the teachers who shaped his journey. His fascination lies in the duality of movement—how a gesture can be quiet yet speak profoundly. Inspired by “Dance of Life,” he observes the rhythms of human connection: a parent and child, a doctor and patient, strangers passing by. These encounters become reflections of how we move through life and towards one another.