Carina Fernandes is a multidisciplinary, creative hurricane – known for her bubbly personality and raw Rotterdam sound. Her art is created from a sense of necessity, as it is her call of freedom. Creating has been a way to reflect, understand and to survive. As an ART-ivist she expresses through Spoken Word and R&B/Soul, simply sharing her journey through life and deconstructing social themes and taboos. As a teacher her aim is to empower, open up intergenerational conversations and stimulate her students to explore their creativity within.  

Irene Sorozábal is a Spanish recorder player and singer based in Amsterdam, where she studied at the Conservatorium of Amsterdam. She performs a variety of music ranging from mediaeval to contemporary classical music as well as improvised and original music. As a performer, singer and composer, Irene collaborates with visual artists, theatre makers and choreographers. Interdisciplinary performance is not only present in Irene´s own productions but also in her practice as a curator.

About First Dates
With First Dates, O. links singers from different musical worlds and challenges them to perform together for the first time. They meet each other in an inspiring place and will amaze themselves, but also you as a visitor. And who knows, such a first encounter may lead to more… Exciting for musicians and audience in any case!