CITIZENSHIP: American (unlimited residency and working permit in Germany)
LANGUAGUES: Fluently Spoken & written English and German, basic American Sign Language for the Deaf (ASL)
EDUCATION
2012-14 Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (HfMDK), M.A. Contemporary Dance Education (MA CoDE). MA Thesis: “Moving through the Meridians: A Study on Myofascial Integration”
2009 Limón Institute Summer Seminar for Dance Educators – NYC, USA
2001 Acupressure Institute, Shiatsu Practitioner Diploma -Berkeley CA, USA – 150hrs
1987-91 State University of New York (SUNY) at Purchase, Conservatory of Dance, B.F.A Dance – NY, USA
1982-1986 Music and Art / Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts
– classical vocal music
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2015 Altana Kulturstiftung gGmbH Continuing Education for principals, teachers and artists for the “KulturTagJahr” Reflection Day – 10hrs. Led by the Institute for Arts Education of the Zurich University of the Arts
2014 Altana Kulturstiftung gGmbH Continuing Education for principals, teachers and artists for the “KulturTagJahr” Reflection Day – 10hrs. Led by the Institute for Arts Education of the Zurich University of the Arts
2014 Künstlerhaus Mousonturm (Frankfurt)– MA CoDE Teaching Lab 2014, 40 hrs. MA CoDE alumni & current students will lead Tanzlabor_21 Profitrainings and work one week intensively together with students from the MA Contemporary Dance Didactics (DOCH/ Stockholm), exchanging individual teaching approaches followed by concentrated feedback discussions will take place at Teaching Lab
2014 K3 – Center for Choreography/Tanzplan Hamburg – Training Total – 40 hrs. MACoDE students, dance makers and guests question fundamental issues in professional training for dance artists today
2014 Fascial Fitness with Thomas Myers, author of Anatomy Trains (Zurich) – 3 hrs. Learning about and discussing the role of fascia in physical training
PRESENT EMPLOYMENT
2016- now DANCEWORKS berlin, Principal: Lars Anderstamm
An active faculty member involved in teaching, teachers meetings, curriculum development, student entrance auditions, exams & grading.
Pre-professional program Tänzer auf die Bühne (TAB) – teaching, directing, organizing, choreographing & preparing performance.
Dance as professsion/TAB I (beginners) – Limón and Ballet
Dance as professsion/TAB II (5+ months experience) – Limón, Ballet, Dance Composition;
Professional education program
Year I, II, & III – contemp. Limón,
Year II – contemp. Limón and repertory/performance
ONGOING COLLABORATIONS
2001 – now New York Institute of Dance and Education (NYIDE), NY USA – President: Sean McLeod. Collaborates in artistic and pedagogical development, has input in developing curriculum, sets choreographic works, staged performances, conquers administrative and organisational tasks. Additionally he helps deliver socioeconomic programming, as well as movement study certification for teachers and dancers from around the globe. Teaching ballet, modern, improv and composition and annually creating choreographic works with participants for the festival Gala of the New York Dance Festival.
2014-2016 Joblinge gAG FrankfurtRheinMain – Coordinator for Youth and Mentors: Philipp Haines. One-week dance workshop for adolescents moving into the professional work field. Direction, program design; mentoring; choreographic and dance facilitation with students of great diversity.
DANCE CAREER – companies
2011-12 Limón Dance Company – “Emporer Jones” Gerald W. Lynch Theatre & The Joyce Theater, NYC; “Emporer Jones”, “Missa Brevis” in Mexico, NYC, & Brazil (2011) – Dir. Carla Maxwell, restaging: Clay Taliaferro
1996-01 Stadttheater Giessen -Germany – Dir./Chor. Roberto Galvan (1996-2000), Guest Chor. (2000-2001); Guest Chor. Rui Horta – “Diving”(solo), “Ordinary Events” (1999-00);Dir. Rita Lussi-Zimmerman (2000-2002)
1996 Claire Russ Ensemble, London Engalnd – Dir./Chor. Claire Russ
1994-5 Toladá Dance Company, Berlin Germany – Dir./Chor. Joseph Tmim
1993 Dance Theater Company Feed, Brussels Belgium – Dir./Chor. Sam Usher
1991-3 City Contemporary Dance Company (CCDC), Hong Kong – Dir. Chor. Willy Tsao
1989-91 Purchase Dance Company: “Cloven Kingdom” (Paul Taylor), “There is a Time (José Limón), “Crossing of the Black Waters” (Lin Hwai Min – Cloud Gate,Taiwan), NY, Hong Kong, Amsterdam; “Nutcracker” (Alfredo Corvino) & Kevin Wynn
1987 Alpha-Omega Theatrical Dance Company, NY USA – Dir. Dorothy Blakely
1985-7 Opera Ebony – Dir. Wayne Sanders, Benjamin Matthews
1984-7 All-City High School Chorus – Dir. Dr. John Motley
DANCE CAREER – projects
2013 13th Turkish Film Festival Frankfurt – “Tango – Por Una Cabeza”
2010 Tanzfestival Stuttgart, Tanzfestival im Tempel, Karlsruhe Germany, Theater Felina- Areal, Mannheim Germany – “My Road Movies” – Dir./Chor.: Iris Tenge
2010 ProArt Festival, Prague, Czech Republic / Divadle Archa, Prague, – ImProArt with Iva Bittova – Dir.: Martin Dvorak. “Beyond the Tone of Silence” – Chor.: G.L.
2008 Stadttheater Fürth / Kultur Forum, Fürth Germany
– “The Emporers New Clothes” – Dir./Chor.: Jean Renshaw
– “Dona Flor” – Dir./Chor.: Fernanda Guimaraes
– “Koenige” (Kings) – Dir./Chor.: Jean Renshaw
2006-7 Stadttheater Fürth / Kultur Forum, Fürth, Germany – “Koenige” (Kings)
– Dir./Chor.: Jean Renshaw
2006 La Biennale di Venezia, Teatro Comunale of Bolzano, Sao Paulo, Brazil,- “Illuminata” rehearsals
– Dir./Chor.: Ismael Ivo
2005/06 Stadttheater Fürth / Kultur Forum, Fürth, Germany – “Wish you were here” – Dir./Chor.: Jean Renshaw
2005 Steptext Dance Project & Schwankhalle Bremen – a Walking Theater Production, “Nachtlichter“ – Dir./Chor.: Günther Grollitsch
2005 Stadttheater Trier, Germany – “Schafe und Wale” by Ahmed Ghazalí – solo role of survivor. – Dir.: Jean Paul Maes, Chor.: Tarek Assam
2003-4 Theater Erfurt -Germany/ Monte Carlo – “Marie Antoinette” & “Aida”(opera) – Dir. Dieter Kaegi, Chor.: Jean Renshaw
2003 Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar-Germany – “Im Weissen Roessl“
Dir.: Thilo Barowczak, Chor.: Ricardo Viviani
2002 Schaubühne Lindenfels-Leipzig Germany (EuroSzene) – “Laboratoire Etoile” (Dir./ Chor.: Martina La Bonté
2002 Theaterhaus-Stuttgart Germany – “Tutuguri” – Dir./Chor.: Fabian Chyle
2002 Ko & Co. Dance Project, Tokyo Japan – “Kokoro” – Dir./Chor.: Kojiro Imada
2002 Tafelhalle-Nürnberg Germany (Dir./Chor.: Carlos Cortizo)
2001 Kaleidoscope Dance Theater Summer Intensive, NY USA – Excerpt from
“In Transit” – Dir..: Sean McLeod, Chor.: G.L.
2001 Earthdance Cooperation, Junges Theater-Bremen Germany – “Inflammable”, “With the Back to the Wall” (Dir./Chor.: Martina La Bonté, Chor.: G.L.)
2001 Earthdance Cooperation, Lofft-Leipzig Germany,- “Inflammable”, “With the Back to the Wall” – Dir./Chor.: Martina La Bonté, Chor.: G.L.)
2000 Earthdance Cooperation, Wagonhalle-Marburg Germany & JUKS Theater-Giessen, Germany – “Inflammable”, “With the Back to the Wall” – Dir./Chor.: Martina La Bonté, Chor.: G.L.
DIRECTION
2001- now New York Institute of Dance and Education (NYIDE), NY USA – President: Sean McLeod. European Liaison of NYIDE and Executive and Foundling Faculty of the New York Dance Festival (NYDF).
2016 Joblinge gAG FrankfurtRheinMain – “Mind Z – Gedankenathletik“ – Coordination Youth and Mentors: Philipp Haines; Dir.: & Chor.: G.L. & Wiebke Dröge. Youth initiative and presentation.
2016 Joblinge gAG FrankfurtRheinMain – “Works-in-Process“ – (2016) – Coordination Youth and Mentors: Philipp Haines; Dir.: & Chor.: G.L. & Kasia Kisior.
2015-6 Joblinge gAG FrankfurtRheinMain & Crespo Foundation – Frankfurt “Der unbemerkte Raum”- Coordination Youth and Mentors: Philipp Haines; Dir.: & Chor.: G.L. & Kasia Kisior.
2014 Saarländisches Staatstheater Saarbrücken – “Physical Introductions” from the dance evening “Anastasia/Shadow“ Chor.: ballet director Marguerite Donlon and british choreographer Sir Kenneth MacMillan. Concept, direction and workshop – collaboration: G.L. and Anja Bornsek.
2014 Joblinge gAG FrankfurtRheinMain & Crespo Foundation – “Leaving Traces” – Coordination Youth and Mentors: Philipp Haines; Dir.: & Chor.: G. Livingston & Hannah Dewor.
2011-12 Folkhögskola Härnösand; Danslinje – Sweden – Dir.: Danielle Dietz; 2-months Interim Dir.: G.L.,Teaching Contemporary & Modern Dance, Ballet, Improv, Composition and choreographing for the 1-year prep program
2010 Folkhögskola Härnösand; Danslinje – Sweden – D.: Danielle Dietz, 3-months Interim Dir. & Chor.:G.L., Teaching as above.
2009 SEAD, Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance – D.: Susan Quinn. Bodhi Project direction, restaging & leading works for performances from Diego Gil, Matej Kejzar, Rob Hayden/ Jurij Konjar. Sat on the selection panal for new students selection and additionally, taught modern, ballet, improv, composition for BA senior students
2005-6 Staatstheater Wiesbaden “Carmen” (choreographing for the opera singers)
– Dir.: Hermann Rahme-Schmidt, Chor.: G.L.
2004 Theater Erfurt Germany, New Years Concert (for 13 Singers) – Dir. & Chor.: G.L.
ASSISTANCE
2013-15 The Forsythe Company Educational Program in collaboration with the ALTANA Kulturstifting. Active member of the directing team for “KulturTagJahr” – program design; mentoring; leading choreographic and dance processes with 100 eighth grade students of great diversity and their teachers. Overall Dir.: Christopher Roman
2012-14 Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt (HfMDK) – Tanzspriint. Directing Team, guiding organization and scheduling of workshops, as well as teaching.
2006 Finanzamt Bremen “Anlage K” – Dir.: Bretschneider, Chor.: G.Grollitsch,
Chor. Ass’t.: G.L. Dance Project
2004 New York Institute of Dace & Education (NYIDE) – Dance Theatre Residency – Dir.: Sean McLeod, Chor. Ass’t. & taught company class: G.L. 4-month residency
2003-4 Theater Erfurt-Germany – Dir./Chor.: Jean Renshaw, Chor. Ass’t./dancer: G.L. for “Marie Antoinette.” Dir. Dieter Kaegi, Chor.: Jean Renshaw, Rehearsal Dir., Ballet Master, dancer: G.L. for “Aida” (opera premiered in Erfurt, Germany & restaged w/ singers from Opéra de Monte-Carlo)
2003 Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar-Germany – “Im Weissen Roessl“
– Chor.: Ricardo Viviani, Dance Captain/ Chor. Ass’t.: G.L.
TEACHING – dance companies
2015 Staatstheater Braunschweig – D.: Jan Pusch
2015 Hessisches Staatsballett Wiesbaden – D.: Tim Plegge. Taught contemporary Limón
2014 Hessisches Staatsballett Wiesbaden – D.: Tim Plegge. Taught ballet. Stadttheater Bielefeld – D.: Gregor Zöllig
2010 Neuer Tanz (Duesseldorf), D.: VA Wölfl – at Theater Kuenstlerhaus Mousonturm
2009 Stadttheater Nordhausen – D.: Jutta Wörne
2008 Stadttheater Fürth / Kultur Forum, Fürth, Germany “Dona Flor”
– D.:./Chor.: Fernanda Guimaraes – Company class
2008 Akram Khan Company & Nat’l Ballet of China – D.: Akram Khan, at Künstlerhaus Mousonturm Frankfurt – KBB . Warm-up & ballet classes for gurest companies – ongoing guest teacher: G.L.
2006 Bale Da Cidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil – D.: Monica Mion – company class
2006 La Biennale di Venezia, Sao Paulo, Brazil,“Illuminata” rehearsals- D., Chor.: Ismael Ivo
2002-5 Theater Augsburg Dance Company, Germany – D.: Jochen Heckmann
2002-5 Stadttheater Giessen Dance Company, Germany – D.: Tarek Assam.
– ongoing guest teacher: G.L.
2003-4 Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar-Germany – „Im Weissen Roessl“
(Dance Captain/ Assisstant)
2002 Stadttheater Braunschweig, Germany – D.: Henning Paar
2001-02 Stadttheater Giessen, Germany – D.: Rita Lussi-Zimmerman
2001 Stadttheater Hildesheim, Germany – D.: Ralph Jaroschinski
1999 Stadttheater Osnabrück, Germany – D.: Gregor Zöllig
1996 Claire Russ Ensemble, London England ( D.: Claire Russ)
TEACHING – universites & professional dance programs
2017-18National Taiwan University of Art, Dept. of Dance, Taipei. Visiting Professor– Fall semester, BA 3rd & 4th year day and evening students – modern dance, MA 2nd year, – modern and choreographic research lab & presentation, lectured, sat on board selection committees for student choreography
2012-14 Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (HfMDK)– BA Dir. Dieter Heitkamp, MA Dir. Ingo Diehl. Taught contemporary, improv, and ballet for BA & MA classes
2013 Palucca University of Dance Dresden – Dir. Jason Beechey. Contemporary classes and process presentation workshop, Digital Tools, material of Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker & Bojana Cvejic’s “A Choreographic Score” – 3rd yr. BA students
2013 North Karelia College Outokumpu, Finland – D.:. Ulla Mäkinen Regional Dance Center of Eastern Finland, Kuopio – D.:. Anu Rajala Erkut
2012 HZT Berlin – Inter-University Centre for Dance – Dir: Nik Haffner
2012 Royal Swedish Ballet School Stockholm – Nina Höglund – 3-month teaching
10 of 12 classes in the school for, ages 12-20
2012Balettakademien Stockholm, Sweden – D.: Jan Åström – 5 weeks contemporary 3rd yr 2010-12 Folkhögskola Härnösand; Danslinje – Sweden – Dir.: Danielle Dietz; as Interim Dir.: G.L., & teaching Contemporary & Modern Dance, Ballet, Improv, Composition and choreographing for the 1-year prep program – 3 months & 2 months
2010Balettakademien Stockholm, Sweden – D.: Jan Åström – 10 weeks contemporary 3rd year
2009 Codarts, Rotterdam University of the Arts – Rotterdam, The Netherlands
– Art. Dir..: Samuel Würsten. 7 weeks Taught contemporary for BA 3rd, 4th yr.
2009 SEAD, Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance – D.: Susan Quinn. Bodhi Project direction, restaging & performances from Diego Gil, Matej Kejzar, Rob Hayden/ Jurij Konjar. Sat on the selection board for new students and additionally, taught modern, improv, ballet for BA senior students. – 2x, 6 weeks
2009 Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen Germany – Dean Prof. Dr. Cora Dietl. Contemporary dance
2007 Korean National University of Arts, School of Dance – Seoul, Korea – Visiting Professor
– fall semester, teaching BA 1-4 yr. & MA classes and sat on on board of the selection committee auditioning new students
1996 Wolverhampton University, England
TEACHING – other schools & dance programs
2015 K3 – Zentrum für Choreographie / Tanzplan Hamburg – D.: Dr. Kerstin Evert
2013 Dance Studio Sceneindgangen, The Copenhagen Workshop – – D.: Martin Svaneborg
2011 Peridance Capezio Center / Limón School – D.: Igal Perry / D.: Alan Danielson
2009 K3 -Zentrum für Choreographie / Tanzplan Hamburg – D.: Dr. Kerstin Evert
2009 Dance House/Dance Ireland – Chief Exec.: Paul Johnson, Prog.: Elisabetta Bisaro
2008 Iwanson Schule – Munich, Germany – D.: Jessica Iwanson
2008 ProArt Festival – Brno, Prague, Czech Republic – D.: Alena Pajasová, VC.: Martin Dvorak. > Taught ballet, modern classes and choreographed
2007-8 Tanzlabor_21 / Kunstlerhaus Mousonturm – Training at Dr. Hoch’s Konservatorium
2001 Area, Barcelona Spain (D.: Sonia Klamburg)
2001 La Caldera, Barcelona Spain (Alexis Eupierre)
1996 London Studio Center, England
1995 Dock 11, Berlin Germany
1995 Balance DanStudiOne, Berlin Germany
1991-93 CCDC, City Contemporary Dance Company, Hong Kong – vocational program
1990 Tomoko Dance School, Hong Kong
DANCE DEVELOPMENT and MOVEMENT FACILITATION
2013 -15 The Forsythe Company Education Program in collaboration with ALTANA Kulturstiftung – “KulturTagJahr.” entire 8th grade class of an integrated comprehensive school
2013 Frankfurt University of Music and the Performing Arts (HfMDK) – The Artist’s Body Symposium TAB_4 “Körper & Bewegung in Themen | Ansätzen | Methoden – 7_WS (Workshop) Moving through the Myofascial Meridians – classes from my MA Thesis
2013 Dance Congress Düsseldorf – MA CoDE 30 minute trainings & process presentation of Digital Tools material of Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker & Bojana Cvejic’s
“A Choreographic Score”
2009-10 Tanzlabor_21 Dance in Schools / Schiller Schule Offenbach – D.: Melanie Franzen, Wiebke Dröge, Kerstin Schmidt
2009 Tanzlabor_21 Dance in Schools / Volkshochschule Ruesselsheim
– D.: Melanie Franzen, Wiebke Dröge, Kerstin Schmidt
CHOREOGRAPHY
2001-now New York Dance Festival/ New York Institute of Dance & Education – annually choreographing ballet, modern and contemporary works with participants and solo works for myself.
2017 DANCEWORKS berlin – Turning Point – restaging “The Strength of T’heirs”
2016 Women’s Rights National Historical Park & New York Dance Festival – “Breath of a Mother’s Whisper”(solo)
2012 Folkhögskola Härnösand; Danslinje, Sweden “As time Wore On” – (17 dancers) – D.: Danielle Dietz, Interim Dir. & Chor. G.L.
2010 Folkhögskola Härnösand; Danslinje,Sweden – “Songs of Whispers, Snow & Uncontrollable Happenings” (octet). – D.: Danielle Dietz, Interim Dir. & Chor. G.L.
2010 New York Dance Festival (NYIDE) Breaking the Tone of Silence” (solo) work in progress
2010 ProArt Festival, Prague Chech Republic – “Beyond the Tone of silence” (solo) 2010 2009 Tanzlabor_21 Dance in Schools / Volkshochschule Ruesselsheim – D.: Melanie Franzen, Wiebke Droege, Kerstin Schmidt)
2005-6/08 Staatstheater Wiesbaden, “Carmen” (with opera singers) – D.: Hermann Rahme-Schmidt
2004 Theater Erfurt Germany. New Years Concert – Direction & Choreography for 13 Singers
2000 Stadtheater Giessen/Til am Löbers Hof & Annerod, Germany (June 2001 – in Giessen; Marburg Tanzfestival, Germany) “In Transit” (septet) –
2000 Stadtheater Giessen/Til am Löbers Hof, Germany. “With the Back to the Wall” (solo) –
1998-2000 Stadtheater Giessen/Til am Löbers Hof, Germany. Jellyfish Night – “Little Red Riding “Yodeler”(solo); “Do it Yourself” (quartet) –
1996 Stadtheater Giessen/Til am Löbers Hof, Germany. “Among Themselves in Room 308” (sextet) –
1994 Theater am Halleschen Ufer, Berlin Germany. “Voices of Ancestors” (quintet)
1992 The Fringe Club, Hong Kong. “A Song for you” (solo)
1990 National Asociation for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP), NY USA. “Phoenix Flight Free” (sextet)
1991 SUNY Purchase. “Inhabitants in Darkness” (octet)
1989 SUNY Purchase. “Active Resistance” (duet)