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After High School, Ebony went on to attend the Boston Conservatory where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Shortly after graduation, Ebony earned a spot in one of her dream companies – Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet. A ten-year veteran of Cedar Lake, Ebony has had the honor of performing works by esteemed choreographers such as Donald Byrd, Hofesh Shechter, Crystal Pite, Luis Fuente, Alexander Ekman, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Andonis Foniadakis, Johan Inger, Ohad Naharin, Jacopo Godani and Richard Siegal as well as a host of others. Her works as a performer also include a guest appearance with Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet on So You Think You Can Dance, and the film The Adjustment Bureau with Matt Damon and Emily Blunt. In addition to her concert dance career, Ebony's versatility has afforded her the opportunity to perform several commercial and entertainment works with award-winning artist such as Rihanna, Ciara in the Love, Sex and Magic video featuring Justin Timberlake or Jennifer Hudson's No one gonna love you video, Fergie, Jason Darulo, Nicki Minaj, Beyonce and many more. One of her career highlights as a dancer in the iconic 2009 MTV Music Video of the Year Single Ladies has allowed her to grace the stage with Beyonce on her I am...Sasha Fierce promo tour where she appeared in the American Music Awards, the Today Show, Saturday Night Live, the XLVII Super Bowl and in her Countdown video. Ebony is frequently invited to conduct master classes nationally and internationally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1490121077961-K2KT3DB8QB6Z07A0TJYR/image-asset.jpeg alumni - company & collaborators Alexandra Bertaut Costume Design Alexandra Bertaut was born in1973 in Brittany, France. She lives and works in Paris and elsewhere as a costume designer. To dress to be (or not to be...), the body is the subject and not just a pretext. She works with the following essentials in mind: Identity, individuality, multiplicity, character roles, sociocultural bodies, inward/outward limits. After studying applied arts and fashion, she has collaborated on a host of projects and experiments with, among others, Carlotta Sagna and Caterina Sagna, Edmond Russo and Shlomi Tuizer, Herman Diephuis, Maud le Pladec, Fabrice Lambert, Richard Siegal, Benoît Lachambre and Su-Feh Lee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1629638024959-W6FECRIHMISHDC4X5O7T/AB2+2.jpg alumni - company & collaborators - Make it stand out Claudia Ortiz Arraiza Dancer 2019 - 2021 Claudia Ortiz Arraiza was born in Puerto Rico where she studied classical ballet at the Conservatorio de Ballet Concierto. Her professional career as a dancer began at the age of 16 with her first roles at the Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico. After moving to Germany, she continued her training at the Bavarian State Ballet in Munich, where she was engaged as a corps de ballet dancer and then as a soloist with the Hessian State Ballet in Darmstadt and Wiesbaden. In recent years, she has performed as a freelance dancer among others with Marguerite Donlon's Donlon Dance Company and Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference. Her repertoire includes works and creations by Richard Siegal, Marguerite Donlon, Jiří Kylián, Nacho Duato, Itzik Galili and Russell Maliphant, among others. As a dancer and choreographer, she has appeared in short films and music videos. Claudia Ortiz Arraiza holds a bachelor's degree in art history from the University of Puerto Rico and is currently doing her master's degree in art and cultural management at the Leuphana University Lüneburg. Claudia Ortiz Arraiza wurde in Puerto Rico geboren und studierte dort am Conservatorio de Ballet Concierto klassisches Ballett. Ihre berufliche Laufbahn begann im Alter von 16 Jahren mit ersten Rollen am Ballett Concierto de Puerto Rico. Nach ihrem Umzug nach Deutschland setzte sie ihre Ausbildung am Bayerischen Staatsballett in München fort, wo sie zunächst als Corps de Ballett-Tänzerin und dann als Solistin am Hessischen Staatsballett in Darmstadt und Wiesbaden engagiert war. In den vergangenen Jahren trat sie als freiberufliche Tänzerin unter anderem mit Marguerite Donlons Donlon Dance Company und Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference auf. Ihr Repertoire umfasst unter anderem Werke und Kreationen von Richard Siegal, Marguerite Donlon, Jiří Kylián, Nacho Duato, Itzik Galili und Russell Maliphant. Als Tänzerin und Choreografin wirkte sie in Kurzfilmen und Musikvideos mit. Claudia Ortiz Arraiza hat einen Bachelorabschluss in Kunstgeschichte von der Universität Puerto Rico und macht derzeit ihren Masterabschluss in Arts and Cultural Management an der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1490121089474-3WIWL1L1U5NONGS38KY5/image-asset.jpeg alumni - company & collaborators Zuzana Zahradníková Dancer / Ballet Master 2020-2021 Zuzana Zahrdaníková was born in Olomouc, Moravia and trained at the Prague Conservatory. She became finalist at competitions in Vienna and Budapest and danced in several gala performances. After being a trainee in the season 1999/2000, she joined the Bavarian State Ballet one year later as a Corps de ballet dancer. In autum 2004, Zuzana Zahradníková was promoted to soloist, in the season 2007/2008 to First Soloist. Her repertoire includes solo roles in M. Petipa/P. Bart's La Bayadère, Don Quijote, Balanchine's Brahms-Schönberg Quartet, the second detail and Limb's Theorem by William Forsythe, as well as the White Lady in Ray Barra's Raymonda, Hermia in Neumeier’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the bride's mother in Kylián's Svadebka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1490121077961-K2KT3DB8QB6Z07A0TJYR/image-asset.jpeg alumni - company & collaborators Allison Mcguire Dancer 2021 Allison McGuire is from Chicago and began her professional career at Visceral Dance Chicago as a 2017 apprentice. During this time, she was awarded Modern Dance Finalist at YoungArts. She studied dance at The Juilliard School, there she performed works by José Limón, Alejandro Cerrudo, Jacopo Godani and new creations by Bryan Arias, Nelly Van Bommel, Andrea Miller, and Matthew Neenan. Summer of 2020, Allison was commissioned to work for ISHIDA Dance Company based in Austin, Texas. From August 2021 on, Allison is engaged as a dancer with the Richard Siegal Company / Ballet of Difference at Schauspiel Köln. Allison McGuire stammt aus Chicago und begann ihre professionelle Karriere 2017 als Auszubildende bei Visceral Dance Chicago. Während dieser Zeit wurde sie als Modern Dance Finalist bei YoungArts ausgezeichnet. Sie studierte Tanz an der Juilliard School, wo sie in Werken von José Limón, Alejandro Cerrudo, Jacopo Godani und neue Kreationen von Bryan Arias, Nelly Van Bommel, Andrea Miller und Matthew Neenan performte. Im Sommer 2020 wurde Allison beauftragt, für die ISHIDA Dance Company in Austin, Texas, zu arbeiten. Ab August 2021 ist Allison als Tänzerin bei der Kompanie Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference am Schauspiel Köln engagiert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1476989829123-0D7D8BFPLW1P44XMGBB1/image-asset.jpeg alumni - company & collaborators Caroline Geiger Choreographic assistant Born in Munich, Caroline had her first dance class at the age of four. She graduated in 1993 from Münchner Ballettzentrum. From 1994 to 2001, she danced with the Bavarian State Ballet. It was Mats Ek who chose her as second cast for his Giselle. In 1998/99 she danced the lead in Jean Grand-Maître’s ballet Emma B. She was promoted to demi-soloist in 2000/2001. From 2001 to 2004 she was a dancer with the Cullberg Ballett in Stockholm. Caroline Geiger is currently working as a freelance dancer, choreographic assistant, and ballet mistress in projects by Richard Siegal, Jiří Kylián,and for the children’s program of the Bavarian State Ballet. Since 2006 she has been a Pilates teacher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1476989901811-RE2TWFZGT1S07U9Z71FS/image-asset.jpeg alumni - company & collaborators Claudia Bauer ecotopia dance productions GmbH Producer and guest performances The dance agency ecotopia dance productions was founded in 1992 by Claudia Bauer and Meinrad Huber. The agency works primarily in the field of production management, fund raising, international coproductions and international guest performance organisation. In the nineties ecotopia started a close collaboration with Theaterhaus Stuttgart where Johann Kresnik’s productions Francis Bacon and Othello starring Ismael Ivo premiered and then toured for many years worldwide. Since 1996 ecotopia has acted as producer for the Berlin-based dance director Helena Waldmann. As a result of the cooperation, about 20 pieces were put on stage and toured internationally. Other long-term collaborations include Compagnia Aterballetto from Reggio Emilia (I), Balé da Cidade de São Paulo (BR), São Paulo Dance Company, Grupo Corpo (BR) and Quasar Cia de Danca (BR), Nederlands Dans Theater (NL) as well as K. Kvarnström & Co (SE). In 1997 ecotopia initiated the founding of Gauthier Dance//Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart (D) which met with instant success. Today, the company collaborates with the international star choreographers and tours the whole world. Over the last 24 years, ecotopia has done tour management for, among others, the Batsheva Dance Company from Israel, Galili Dance from The Netherlands, the Göteborg Ballet and the Royal Swedish Ballet, LaLaLa Human Steps from Canada, Ballet Gulbenkian from Portugal, Shen Wei Dance Arts from the US and Shaun Parker & Company from Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1476990011671-WK9OW0R4WHAM0T79ZG7J/image-asset.jpeg alumni - company & collaborators Léonard Engel Dancer Born in France, Léonard got his dance education in the Paris Opera Ballet School. After graduating in 2005, he worked for 3 years in the Victor Ullate Ballet in Madrid, before moving to the Bayerisches Staatsballett in Munich where he stayed for 8 years, being promoted to demi-soloist in 2012 and to soloist in 2014. In 2016, he decided to focus on a more contemporary approach of dance and became a freelance dancer/performer in Berlin. Apart from Richard Siegal, he worked with choreographers like William Forsythe, Mars Ek, Aszure Barton, Russel Maliphant, Verena Billinger and Sebastian Schulz. He was also invited as a guest artist by the Wuppertal Pina Bausch during the season 2016-2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1476989938587-P4GYUQC6NGJHRV9X9GW4/1.jpg alumni - company & collaborators Gilles Gentner Light Design Gilles Gentner began his training by working in French cultural centers as a sound and light technician. In 1991, he met Olivier Py who made him assistant to his light designer, Patrice Trottier. In 1994, he began a longstanding collaboration with Laurent Gutmann, creating all of the light design for Gutmann’s work since that time. Gentner’s work spans theater (Catherine Marnas, Arnaud Churin, Etienne Pommeret, Jean-Baptiste Sastre, Anne Caillère, Louido De Lenqueseing, Gloria Paris), dance (Jérome Bel, Boris Charmatz, Olga De Soto, Sylvain Prunenec, Tomeo Verges, Cuqui Jerez, Claudia Triozzi, Richard Siegal, Julie Nioche), fashion (Cartier, installations with Laurent P. Berger and Tomeo Verges), opera (Guiseppe Frigeni, Emmanuel Rousseau) and music (Xavier Boussiron). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1490121077961-K2KT3DB8QB6Z07A0TJYR/image-asset.jpeg alumni - company & collaborators Yvonne Compaña Martos Dancer Yvonne Compaña Martos was born in Madrid, Spain. She started her dance studies at Conservatorio de danza Jose Uruñuela in Vitoria and later with Carmina Ocaña in Madrid. After her studies she worked with Corella Ballet in Spain and then continued dancing with Ajkun Ballet Theater in New York. She joined Augsburg Ballet in 2010 and danced there until 2016. During her career she performed in works by choreographers such as William Forsythe, Edward Clug, Itzik Galili, Regina Van Berkel, Marco Goecke, Stephen Shorpshire, Maurice Causey and Cayetano Soto. Recently she has been a guest dancer at Staatstheater Nürnberg, performing works by Mauro Bigonzetti and Goyo Montero. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1629639258804-MKXNBI3ESEQ2VO0ORNYB/AB+2.jpg alumni - company & collaborators - Make it stand out Jemima Rose Dean Dancer and Social Media Manager 2019 - 2021 Jemima Rose Dean was born in Western Australia. She is a forward thinking, radical artist. Jemima also works on a farm in Belgium and is creates installation artwork. Equitable, safe and inclusive work spaces are essential to her work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1490121089474-3WIWL1L1U5NONGS38KY5/image-asset.jpeg alumni - company & collaborators Bernhard Willhelm Fashion Design Bernhard Willhelm (born November, 1972) is a German fashion designer. Willhelm studied fashion design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, during which he assisted Walter van Beirendonck, Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and Dirk Bikkembergs. In 1998, he established his name sake fashion house together with Jutta Kraus. They debuted their first womenswear collection in 1999 and their first menswear collection was introduced in 2000. In 2002, Bernhard Willhelm moved their design studio from Antwerp to Paris, at which time Willhelm also took upon the position as creative director for the fashion house Capucci through 2004. From 2009 up until 2014, he held the position as head of the fashion department at Universität für Angewandte Kunst in Vienna, Austria. In 2011, Willhelm relocated his team temporarily to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and later in 2013 to Los Angeles, where the company has been based since. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1490121077961-K2KT3DB8QB6Z07A0TJYR/image-asset.jpeg alumni - company & collaborators https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1476989870156-XGY3ZP9F3Q1UXEDQ45D9/2.jpg alumni - company & collaborators Lucas Valente Dancer Lucas Valente was born in Brazil, where he started his training. After pass by several schools in São Paulo he started to work as a free lancer. Attended, between 2008 and 2010 the Performing arts University at USP (Universidade de São Paulo), and received in 2016 the bachelor in Philosophy in the same university. In 2010 he was invited to join the Ballet Laura Alonso, in Havana – Cuba, company in which he danced for two years. In 2011 he joined with a temporary contract the “Cisne Negro companhia de dança”, in São Paulo. In 2012 he worked in a project from Venice’s biennial called “Arsenalle dela danza”, which was focused in bring together artists from different cultures to share their knowledges. In the same year he started to work with “São Paulo companhia de Dança”, performing Works by Edouard Lock, Marco Goecke, Willian Forsythe, Jiri Kylian, Nacho Duato, Richard Siegal, George Balanchine and several brazilian choreographers. For the season 2017/2018 he will join the Zurich Ballett. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1490121077961-K2KT3DB8QB6Z07A0TJYR/image-asset.jpeg alumni - company & collaborators Marta Jabkubowski Costume Design Marta Jabkubowski is a London based designer who was born in Poland and raised in Germany. she graduated with MA Womenswear from the Royal College of Art and got selected to show her A/W 15 and S/S 16 collection during London Fashion Week as part of British fashion Council's NEWGEN sponsored by Topshop. Marta gained experience woking with Hussein Chalayan, Alexander wang, Jonathan Saunders and Bruno Pieters before setting her own label. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1476989958088-YHOOGXA08JXPQJ452DCN/2.jpg alumni - company & collaborators Edda Gudmundsdottir Stylist Edda Gudmundsdottir’s extensive knowledge of design has established her as an authority on style and a sought-after consultant for fashion brands. Born in Iceland and driven by an unparalleled imagination, Edda enjoys the bizarre and unique, and is known for creating looks that are simultaneously gorgeous and unpredictable. Currently based in New York, she counts international brands and celebrities among her clients, and has donated her talent to diverse collaborations, including Taylor Swifts Blank Space music video, Joseph Kahn’s Power Ranger film, working with Bjork for several years, designing uniforms for hotels and nightclubs, costume designing for the Cedar Lake Dance Company, NY C Ballet and several music videos and artist tours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1490121077961-K2KT3DB8QB6Z07A0TJYR/image-asset.jpeg alumni - company & collaborators Navarra Novy-Williams Dancer 2017 Navarra Novy-Williams is a New York City based dance artist. In 2006 she graduated from the Juilliard School with a BFA in Dance. She danced with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal 2006-2009, The Batsheva Ensemble 2009-2010 and Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet 2010-2015 performing original works by Mauro Bigonzetti, Stijn Celis, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Alexander Eckman, Emanuel Gat, Ohad Naharin, Crystal Pite, Hofesh Schecter, Richard Siegal, Jo Stromgren, and Shen Wei et al. She’s currently dancing with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Zoe|Juniper and Mark DeChiazza and has recently worked with Sonya Tayeh, Manuel Vignoulle and Gregory Dolbashian. In 2016 she was featured in original short dance films Just Dandy, directed by Annika Sheaf, and The First Date, directed by Mary John Frank. Navarra also teaches Gaga in NYC. She’s happy to be joining BoD in 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1490121089474-3WIWL1L1U5NONGS38KY5/image-asset.jpeg alumni - company & collaborators LONG ZOU Dancer 2019-2023 Long Zou received extensive dance training at the Guang Zhou Art School in China and the Central School of Ballet in London and reached the semi-finals at the Prix de Lausanne in 2007. Throughout permanent engagements as a dancer for Singapore Dance Theatre in 2012, the Jinxing Dance Theatre, Shanghai from 2013 to 2015, and the company Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, New York City from 2009 to 2011 and 2016 to 2019, Long danced numerous title roles and toured with the companies on international tours in countries such as Australia, Germany, Japan, Spain, USA, Italy, France, Mexico and many more. Since October 2019, Long Zou is a permanent member of Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference at Schauspiel Köln. Long Zou erhielt eine umfassende Tanzausbildung an der Guang Zhou Art School in China sowie der Central School of Ballet in London und erreichte 2007 beim Prix de Lausanne das Halbfinale. In Festengagements am Singapore Dance Theatre 2012, dem Jinxing Dance Theatre, Shanghai 2013 – 2015 sowie der Kompanie Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, New York City 2009 – 2011 und 2016–2019 tanzte Long Zou vielzählige Titelrollen und gastierte mit den Kompanien auf internationalen Tourneen in Ländern wie Australien, Deutschland, Japan, Spanien, USA, Italien, Frankreich, Mexiko u.v.m. Seit Oktober 2019 ist Long Zou festes Mitglied im Tanzensemble von Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference am Schauspiel Köln. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1490121077961-K2KT3DB8QB6Z07A0TJYR/image-asset.jpeg alumni - company & collaborators Diego Tortelli Dancer and choreographic assistent Italian Diego Tortelli received his education as a dancer in Italy first at the Accademia Nazionale di Danza a Roma and subsequently at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. Starting out in Italy as a freelancer at the age of 18, he danced with Balletto dell'Esperia in Turin under the direction of Paolo Mohovic, and with the Teatro alla Scala and the DanceHaus Susanna Beltrami in Milan before his engagements led him to Valencia in Spain where he was a part of the Ballet de Teatres de la Generalidad for three seasons. At Valencia, he interpreted and performed pieces of well-known choreographers such as Ohad Naharin, Nacho Duato, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, Jiří Kylián, Angelin Preljocaj, Thierry Malandain, Asun Noales, Goyo Montero, Carolyn Carlson and Ramon Oller. After four seasons in Valencia he was invited by choreographer and artistic director Gustavo Ramirez Sansano to join his company Luna Negra Dance Theater Chicago where he danced for two seasons working with Fernando Hernando Madagan, Fernando Melo, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Eduardo Vilaro – on top of dancing in a great number of works by Gustavo Ramirez. In 2012 he left Chicago to join Le Ballet National de Marseilles under the direction of the architect/choreographer Frédéric Flamand. Diego was involved in all the works by Flamand and the collaborations with international architects. He was working with choreographers such as Emio Greco, Pieter Scholten, Olivier Dubois, Richard Siegal, William Forsythe, Lucinda Childs and an installation by Christian Rizzo. Since 2015 he has worked as a freelancer in projects like Frédéric Flamand's restaging of Orphée et Eurydice with the Teatro Massimo in Palermo where he was also engaged as Maître du ballet. He also created a cultural association called Kor’sia together with three other artists in Madrid. He designed costumes for Luna Negra Chicago, Norrdans and for Gärtnerplatztheater in Munich. As a choreographer he created a duo for Introdans and Compañia Nacional de Danza/Madrid, Teatro Massimo in Palermo and Eko dance project/ Pompea Santoro. During the last few months he worked as a dancer with Korzo in The Hague and with MM Dance in Reggio Emilia. Right now he is working as a guest contemporary dancer for the Bavarian State Ballet in Munich and as a freelancer/assistant for Richard Siegal's The Bakery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1490121089474-3WIWL1L1U5NONGS38KY5/image-asset.jpeg alumni - company & collaborators Lorenzo Bianchi Hosch Composer Lorenzo Bianchi (Milan, 1973) is a composer. He graduated in architecture (Italy) and composition (France) and after living in Spain, he moved to Paris where he now lives and works. He has composed music for albums, installations, theater, images and performances, including many contemporary dance shows of the dance company MK, (Rome) commissioned by: Biennale di Venezia, Festival Sant’Arcangelo, Roma Europa…) and on tour worldwide (Europe, Japan, Indonesia, USA). Bianchi has had many in-depth professional musical experiences and since 2004 has been a lecturer in multimedia composition at Franche Comté University in France, in the Multimedia Department. He is also a professor in the conservatory of Montbeliard, France. His interests range from instrumental composition with real-time electronics (mixed music/MAX-MSP-jitter), to audio and video installations, to soundtracks and compositions for theater and dance, stemming from a formally strict process of experimentation using electronic implemented improvisation. All this is created as a means of creation of new electro-acoustic sounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1490121077961-K2KT3DB8QB6Z07A0TJYR/image-asset.jpeg alumni - company & collaborators Matthew Min Rich Dancer Min Rich hails from Las Vegas, Nevada, where he studied at the Dance Zone under the direction of Jami Artiga and Kaydee Francis. Rich graduated from the Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing and Visual Arts in 2004. From 2005 through 2015 Rich danced with Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet in New York City, working with world renowned choreographers such as Ohad Naharin, Crystal Pite, Hofesh Schechter, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Jacopo Godani, and Alexander Ekman, among others. With Cedar Lake, Rich appeared in the 2011 Hollywood Motion Picture The Adjustment Bureau with Matt Damon and Emily Blunt. In 2015 Rich joined the LA-based repertory dance company BODYTRAFFIC dancing works by Barak Marshall, Stijn Celis, and Victor Quijada. Rich was named one of Pointe Magazine's Top 12 performances of 2015 for his work in Richard Siegal's My Generation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1490121089474-3WIWL1L1U5NONGS38KY5/image-asset.jpeg alumni - company & collaborators Becca McCharen-Tran Costume Design Becca McCharen-Tran is the founder of architectural womenswear line CHROMAT. Raised in Lynchburg, VA, the UVA School of Architecture graduate fuses a technical background with a focus on the body as site to create architectural pieces for boundary-breaking women like Beyonce, Madonna, and Nicki Minaj. A Forbes 30 under 30 pick for “People Who Are Reinventing the World”, McCharen-Tran is focused on bridging the worlds of technology and fashion through collaborations with engineers, artists and scientists. Chromat is architectural swim and athletic wear designed for strong, powerful women. Chromat began in 2010 drawing from founder Becca McCharen-Tran's background in architecture. Each Chromat collection explores the intersection of architecture, fashion and technology, producing garments that augment and enhance the body’s performance through innovative design and cutting-edge technical fabrics. Chromat is focused on empowering women of all shapes and sizes through perfectly fit garments for every body. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1490121089474-3WIWL1L1U5NONGS38KY5/image-asset.jpeg alumni - company & collaborators Joaquim de Santana Dancer 2017 Was born in Brazil and started his professional career in 1999 as a dancer with Balé Folclórico da Bahia. He received his Bachelor in Dance at the ArtEZ Institute of the Arts in Arnhem, The Netherlands In 2004 he danced with the Introdans Ensemble for the Youth, moving on to Scapino Ballet in Rotterdam in 2005. From 2008 to 2011, he danced with The Cullberg Ballet in Sweden and from 2011 to 2015 with Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet in New York City. In the season 2015/2016 Joaquim played the title role of Macbeth in the Emursive Dance Theater production Sleep No More in NY. He danced works and creations by choreographers such as Jiří Kylián, Hans van Manen, William Forsythe, Marco Goecke, Mats Ek, Crystal Pite, Alexander Ekman, Regina van Berkel, Johan Inger, Jo Strømgren, Hofesh Shechter, Ina Christel Johannessen, Ed Wubbe, Andonis Foniadakis, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Johan Inger and Richard Siegal. As a commercial dancer he performed with Jennifer Lopez, Ellie Goulding and Mariah Carey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1629638024959-W6FECRIHMISHDC4X5O7T/AB2+2.jpg alumni - company & collaborators - Make it stand out Mason Manning Dancer 2019 - 2021 Mason Manning was born in Dallas, Texas, and is a graduate from the Booker T. Washington High School for Performing and Visual Arts. During his education, he was awarded the Texas Young Master in Dance by the Texan Cultural Foundation and received the highest award for modern dance from the National Young Arts Foundation. Following his basic training, he studied dance at the Juilliard School in New York City, where he danced in productions by Crystal Pite, Jiri Kylian, Azure Barton, Jose Limon, Richard Alston and other renowned choreographers. After being a guest dancer with the Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company Bodytraffic, he received his first permanent engagement in Germany at the Ballett im Revier Gelsenkirchenin 2018 under the artistic direction of Bridget Breiner. Since the 2019/20 season, Mason has been dancing with Richard Siegal Company / Ballet of Difference at Schauspiel Köln. Mason Manning stammt aus Dallas, Texas, und ist Absolvent der Booker T. Washington High-School für Performing and Visual Arts. Während seiner Ausbildungszeit wurde er von der Texanischen Kulturstiftung zum Texas Young Master in Dance ernannt und mit der höchsten Auszeichnung der National Young Arts Foundation für Modern Dance honoriert. Im Anschluss an seine Grundausbildung studierte er Tanz an der Juilliard School in New York City und tanzte hier in Arbeiten von Crystal Pite, Jiri Kylian, Aszure Barton, Jose Limon, Richard Alston und weiterer renommierter Choreograf* innen. Nachdem er Gasttänzer bei der Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company Bodytraffic war, erhielt er 2018 sein erstes Festengagement in Deutschland am Ballett im Revier Gelsenkirchen unter der künstlerischen Leitung von Bridget Breiner. Seit der Spielzeit 2019/20 tanzt Mason in der Kompanie Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference am Schauspiel Köln. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1490121089474-3WIWL1L1U5NONGS38KY5/image-asset.jpeg alumni - company & collaborators Katherina Markowskaja Dancer 2017 and company teacher Katherina Markowskaja was born in Kiev, Ukraine where she completed her training at the National Ballet Academy of Arts. As a student, she was cast in performances of the National Ballet of Kiev. At the age of sixteen, she accepted a scholarship of the Heinz-Bosl-Foundation, offered to her by Konstanze Vernon. Ms. Markowskaja graduated from the Ballet-Academy Munich and subsequently joined The Saxon State Opera Ballet Dresden under Artistic Director Vladimir Derevianko. She was promoted to the rank of First Soloist two years later. In 1999, she received the Mary Wigman Award. Her repertoire includes classical principal roles such as Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Giselle, Kitri (Don Quijote), Lise (La Fille mal gardée), Bianca (The Taming of the Shrew by John Cranko) and Ottilie (Wahlverwandtschaften by Tom Schilling) as well Natalia and Princess Claire in John Neumeier's Illusions – Like Swan Lake, Marie (The Nutcracker), Hermia (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Rosalind (As You Like It) and Chloé (Daphnis and Chloé). From 2010, she has worked as a freelance ballerina and trained with the Bavarian State Ballet, where she became First Soloist at the beginning of the season 2012/2013. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1490121089474-3WIWL1L1U5NONGS38KY5/image-asset.jpeg alumni - company & collaborators https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1490121077961-K2KT3DB8QB6Z07A0TJYR/image-asset.jpeg alumni - company & collaborators Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design Konstantin Grcic was trained as a cabinet maker at The John Makepeace School (Dorset, England) before studying Design at the Royal College of Art in London. Since setting up his own practice Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design (KGID) in Munich in 1991, he has developed furniture, products and lighting for some of the leading companies in the design field. 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of the Youth America Grand Prix. At the beginning of the 2015/2016 season, she was offered an engagement with the Junior Company of the Bavarian State Ballet, where she worked among other choreographers with Maria Barrios, Dustin Klein and Davide Bombana. In April 2017, she joined Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference and worked on several productions including ROUGHHOUSE at Schauspiel Köln. As a guest dancer, she was also involved in the virtual reality project DAS TOTALE TANZTHEATER 360 (cooperation with ARTE/ZDF), which was presented at the Bauhaus Anniversary at Akademie der Künste, Berlin and in the production O, AUGENBLICK (directed by Tobias Staab) at the Schauspielhaus Bochum, Germany. Die 1996 in Portugal geborene Margarida Isabel De Abreu Neto begann ihre Ausbildung am Tanzkonservatorium von Lissabon und absolvierte ihren Abschluss dank eines Stipendiums, das sie für das erfolgreich erreichte Halbfinale des Youth America Grand Prix erhielt, an der Tanz Akademie Zürich im Jahr 2015. Mit Beginn der Spielzeit 2015/2016 erhielt sie ein Engagement an der Junior Company des Bayerischen Staatsballetts wo sie unter anderem mit den Choreograf*innen Maria Barrios, Dustin Klein und Davide Bombana arbeitete. Im April 2017 schloss sie sich dem Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference an und wirkte unter anderem an der Produktion ROUGHHOUSE am Schauspiel Köln mit. Als Gasttänzerin war sie darüber hinaus am Virtual Reality Projekt DAS TOTALE TANZTHEATER 360 (Kooperation mit ARTE/ZDF), das anlässlich des Bauhaus-Jubiläums im Januar 2019 in der Akademie der Künste Berlin präsentiert wurde, sowie in der Produktion O, AUGENBLICK (Regie Tobias Staab) am Schauspielhaus Bochum beteiligt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/e2984f75-485a-4708-be35-2b13db56193e/portrait_otvio_portela_sw.jpeg Kompanie am Schauspiel Köln - Make it stand out OTÁVIO PORTELA - TANZ (Gast - NOISE SIGNAL SILENCE) (he/him) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/eec84aae-d44d-434c-bbb4-9dee309e3616/ian_sanford_ana_lukenda.jpeg Kompanie am Schauspiel Köln - Make it stand out IAN J. SANFORD – TANZ (he/him) Born in Maryland, Ian J. Sanford began his formal training at The Baltimore School for the Arts at the age of sixteen. In June of 2021, Ian graduated with a BFA in Dance from The Juilliard School in New York City. While a student at Juilliard, Ian was presented with the Noble Foundation Scholarship and the Benjamin Harkarvy Scholarship in Dance. Over the course of his training, Ian has performed works by George Balanchine, José Limón, Bryan Arias, Martha Graham, Cayetano Soto, Didy Veldman, Crystal Pite, Marco Goecke, Paul Lightfoot, Sol León, Dimo Milev, Andrea Miller, Mats Ek, and Lukas Tumilak. Ian joined Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference at Schauspiel Köln in August 2021. Der in Maryland geborene Ian J. Sanford begann seine formale Ausbildung an der Baltimore School for the Arts im Alter von sechzehn Jahren. Im Juni 2021 schloss Ian sein Studium an der Juilliard School in New York City mit einem BFA in Tanz ab. Während seines Studiums an der Juilliard School wurde Ian mit dem Noble Foundation Scholarship und dem Benjamin Harkarvy Scholarship in Tanz ausgezeichnet. Im Laufe seiner Ausbildung tanzte Ian Werke von George Balanchine, José Limón, Bryan Arias, Martha Graham, Cayetano Soto, Didy Veldman, Crystal Pite, Marco Goecke, Paul Lightfoot, Sol León, Dimo Milev, Andrea Miller, Mats Ek und Lukas Tumilak. Seit August 2021 ist Ian als Gasttänzer bei Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference am Schauspiel Köln engagiert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/8eba1423-ec3f-4d4d-9df1-356f4f166cda/portrait_camryn_sw.jpeg Kompanie am Schauspiel Köln - Make it stand out CAMRYN JEFFERSON - TANZ (Gast - NOISE SIGNAL SILENCE) (she/her) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/70727c7d-7aa3-4f90-ab01-426fca07a487/IMG_2977.jpg Kompanie am Schauspiel Köln PIER-LOUP LACOUR - TANZ (he/him) Pier-Loup Lacour is a Montreal born dancer who studied at l'École supérieure de ballet du Québec. Upon his graduation, he danced with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal and the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz. He has had the pleasure of performing works around the world, by various renowned choreographers such as: George Balanchine, Mats Ek, Andonis Foniadakis, Marco Goecke, Ina Christel Johannessen, Ioannis Mandafounis, Christian Spuck, Stephan Thoss and Christopher Wheeldon, to name only a few. In 2019, he performed in two productions from Le Cirque du Soleil, “Rebel” in Andorra and “Vitori” in Malta. He also had the great privilege of re-staging work for Andonis Foniadakis at the Staatstheater Hannover. This is his second season with Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference am Schauspiel Köln. Pier-Loup Lacour ist ein in Montreal geborener Tänzer, der an der École supérieure de ballet du Québec studierte.Nach seinem Abschluss tanzte er bei Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal und am Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz.Er hatte das Vergnügen, auf der ganzen Welt Werke verschiedener renommierter Choreographen aufzuführen, wie z. B.: George Balanchine, Mats Ek, Andonis Foniadakis, Marco Goecke, Ina Christel Johannessen, Ioannis Mandafounis, Christian Spuck, Stephan Thoss und Christopher Wheeldon, um nur einige zu nennen. 2019 trat er in zwei Produktionen von Le Cirque du Soleil auf, "Rebel" in Andorra und "Vitori" in Malta. Außerdem hatte er das große Privileg, für Andonis Foniadakis am Staatstheater Hannover die Wiederaufnahmeproben zu leiten. Dies ist seine zweite Saison mit dem Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference am Schauspiel Köln https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1582537088258-J7TY30FA20E8OHNGLQ85/%25C2%25A9Ana_Lukenda-8270.jpg Kompanie am Schauspiel Köln LIVIA GIL – TANZ (she/her) Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Livia Gil began her nine years of ballet education at the Escola Estudal de Dança at the Theatre Municipal of Rio de Janeiro with Maria Olenewa. After her successful participation at the Prix de Lausanne in 2012, she was offered a scholarship to train with the English National Ballet School in London, where she graduated in 2014. After graduating, Livia moved to Germany where she was engaged at the Leipzig Ballet, the Ballet Augsburg and the Hessian State Ballet. Her repertoire includes works by Wayne McGregor, Alexander Ekman, Ohad Naharin, Jeroen Verbruggen, Uwe Scholz, Tim Plegge, Mario Schröder, Alejandro Cerrudo, Kerry Nicholls, George Balanchine and many more. From January 2020 on, she is a dancer with Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference at Schauspiel Köln. Geboren in Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien, begann Livia Gil ihre 9-jährige Ballettausbildung an der Escola Estudal de Dança am Theatre Municipal von Rio de Janeiro bei Maria Olenewa. Nach erforlgreicher Teilnahme am Prix de Lausanne in 2012 wurde ihr ein Stipendium an der English National Ballett School in London angeboten, wo sie 2014 ihren Abschluss machte. Im selben Jahr entschloss sie sich in Deutschland zu arbeiten was zu Engagements am Leipziger Ballett, dem Ballett Augsbrug und dem Hessischen Staatsballett führte. Ihr Repertoire umfasst Werke von Wayne McGregor, Alexander Ekman, Ohad Naharin, Jeroen Verbruggen, Uwe Scholz, Tim Plegge, Mario Schröder, Alejandro Cerrudo, Kerry Nicholls, George Balanchine u.v.a.m. Seit Januar 2020 ist sie festes Mitglied der Kompanie Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference am Schauspiel Köln. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/a2b78d00-86e5-4e52-837a-9fe05b1b0272/roberta_inghilterra.jpeg Kompanie am Schauspiel Köln - Make it stand out ROBERTA INGHILTERRA - TANZ (she/her) Born in Monza, Italy. Roberta started her professional education at the Accademia Teatro alla Scala, in Milan, and graduated with a dance bachelor from the Tanz Akademie Zürich. In the following years Roberta danced for Ballet Dortmund, Ballet Hagen, Jas Art Ballet, Eko Dance Project under the direction of Pompea Santoro and for five years was part of the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company under the direction of Jacopo Godani.As a professional dancer Roberta had the opportunity to dance works from Vasiliev, Balanchine, Lacotte, Petipa, Birgit Scherzer, Matjash Mrozewski, Kinsun Chan, Massimiliano Volpini, Diego Tortelli, Mauro De Candia, Mats Ek, William Forsythe, Marco Goecke, Jacopo Godani. Since August 2023 Roberta is part of Ballet of Difference under the direction of Richard Siegel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1582054454346-563H459448375KOB43EA/%C2%A9Ana_Lukenda-8181.jpg Kompanie am Schauspiel Köln MARTINA CHAVEZ – TANZ (she/her) Martina Chavez, born in San Antonio, Texas, began her dance training at the age of nine with Buddy and Susan Treviño and at the Maryland Youth Ballet. At the start of her professional dancing career, she first completed a traineeship at the Washington Ballet. After joining the Oregon Ballet Theatre in 2006, she became a permanent member of the company the following year and was appointed soloist in 2014. In 2018, Martina joined the Victor Ullate Ballet in Madrid and is a company member with Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference as of 2020. Martina Chavez, geboren in San Antonio, Texas, begann ihre Tanzausbildung im Alter von 9 Jahren bei Buddy und Susan Treviño und am Maryland Youth Ballet. Zu Beginn ihrer professionellen Karriere als Tänzerin absolvierte sie zunächst ein Volontariat am Washington Ballet, schloss sich 2006 dem Oregon Ballet Theatre an und wurde im Folgejahr festes Mitglied der Kompanie und 2014 zur Solistin ernannt. Im Jahr 2018 trat sie dem Victor Ullate Ballet in Madrid bei. Seit 2020 gehört sie zur Kompanie von Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference am Schauspiel Köln. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1b5e5e12-2e66-48b5-9f33-7a102f387fb6/img_8413.jpg Kompanie am Schauspiel Köln GUSTAVO GOMES – TANZ (Gast - NOISE SIGNAL SILENCE) (he/him) Gustavo is a performer, choreographer and visual artist based in Cologne, Germany. In 2007 was awarded a Gold Medal at the Brasília International Dance Seminar 2007 and the distinct Grant from the Brazilian Ministry of Culture for cultural contributions. He has been part of dance companies such as Stadttheater Osnabrueck - Nanine Linning (2010-2012), Stadttheater Osnabrück - Mauro di Candia (2012-2014), Staatstheater Braunschweig- Jan Pusch (2014-2015), Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company- Jacopo Godani (2015-2019) and guest artist for Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference at Schauspiel Köln in 2019. He has been working and performing pieces by choreographers and visual artists such as William Forsythe, Jacopo Godani, Richard Siegal, Roy Assaf, Marie Chouinard, Rafael Bonachela, Shang-Chi Sun, and others. Also choreographing and creating pieces in Germany and abroad his really interested in the visual arts and performance for the camera. Gustavo joined Richard Siegal/ Ballet of Difference at Schauspiel Köln in October, 2021. Gustavo ist ein Performer, Choreograph und bildender Künstler mit Sitz in Köln, Deutschland. Im Jahr 2007 wurde er mit der Goldmedaille des Brasília International Dance Seminar und einem besonderen Zuschuss des brasilianischen Kulturministeriums für kulturelle Beiträge ausgezeichnet. Er hatte Engagements an den Tanzkompanien des Stadttheater Osnabrück unter Nanine Linning (2010-2012) und Mauro di Candia (2012-2014), des Staatstheater Braunschweig unter Jan Pusch (2014-2015), der Tanzkompanie Dresden - Frankfurt unter Jacopo Godani (2015-2019) und ist seit 2019 Gastkünstler für Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference am Schauspiel Köln. Er hat an Performances von Choreograph*innen und bildenden Künstler*innen wie William Forsythe, Jacopo Godani, Richard Siegal, Roy Assaf, Marie Chouinard, Rafael Bonachela, Shang-Chi Sun und anderen mitgewirkt. Seine künstlerische Arbeit besteht darüber hinaus im Kreieren eigener Choreographien und Performances in und außerhalb von Deutschland in denen sein großes Interesse an bildender Kunst Oktober, 2021 ist er festes Mitglied der Kompanie Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference am Schauspiel Köln. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1582537178134-U3D12M8MB2ZOKAZ0H8AB/%25C2%25A9Ana_Lukenda-8392.jpg Kompanie am Schauspiel Köln NICOLÁS MARTINEZ – TANZ (he/him) Nicolás Martínez is a Uruguayan born dancer who developed his talent for both music and dance from an early age. At the age of 10, he started studying music and also took some dance lessons. Two years later, he began to devote himself entirely to this discipline, trained himself in a wide range of dance styles and participated in competitions, where he won several prizes. At the age of 18, he began his training as a ballet dancer at the National School of Dance in Uruguay. In 2017, he was engaged to dance at the National Ballet of Uruguay under the direction of Julio Bocca and danced in ballets such as RUSSIAN HAMLET, CHACONA, THE MERRY WIDOW, DON QUIJOTE, ONEGIN. From January 2020 on, Nicolás is engaged as a dancer with the Richard Siegal Company / Ballet of Difference at Schauspiel Köln. Nicolás Martínez ist ein in Uruguay geborener Tänzer und Performer, dessen Interesse und Talent für Musik und Tanz entwickelt sich schon in jungen Jahren. Im Alter von 10 Jahren begann er ein Musikstudium und besuchte auch einige Tanzstunden. Zwei Jahre später widmete er sich schließlich ganz dieser Disziplin, bildete sich in vielzähligen Tanzstilen aus und nahm an Wettbewerben teil, bei denen er vielzählige Preise gewann. Mit 18 Jahren begann er seine Ausbildung zum Balletttänzer an der Nationalen Tanzschule in Uruguay. Im Jahr 2017 erhielt er ein Engagement am Nationalballett von Uruguay unter der Leitung von Julio Bocca und war bis 2019 in Stücken wie RUSSIAN HAMLET, CHACONA, THE MERRY WIDOW, DON QUIJOTE, ONEGIN und anderen zu sehen. Seit Januar 2020 ist Nicolás als Tänzer der Kompanie Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference am Schauspiel Köln engagiert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1490121089474-3WIWL1L1U5NONGS38KY5/image-asset.jpeg Kompanie am Schauspiel Köln FLORA MIRANDA – FASHION DESIGN Flora Miranda ist eine österreichische Modedesignerin mit Sitz in Antwerpen, Belgien. Sie erhielt ihren Master-Abschluss 2014 an der renommierten Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerpen und gilt in der Kulturszene als aufstrebender Star. Der Schwerpunkt ihrer Arbeit liegt auf dem Menschen, seinen Sinnen und seiner Wahrnehmung. In ihren Designs versucht Miranda Einschränkungen und praktischen Überlegungen der Mode aufzulösen. Mit intellektuellen Konzepten und intuitiver Produktion hinterfragt sie die veraltete Idee der High Couture und erforscht Techniken, die von der Designtradition oder -geschichte losgelöst sind. Die Welt der Flora Miranda ist außerirdisch, extravagant, extrem und exklusiv! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/bbcffc65-3e3d-4f50-8a94-16cfc74eccd3/samuele_ninci_portrait_kopie.jpeg Kompanie am Schauspiel Köln - Make it stand out SAMUELE NINCI - TANZ (Gast - NOISE SIGNAL SILENCE) (he/him) Samuele Ninci was born in Florence, Italy. He trained at the Ballet School of La Scala in Milan, where he participated in the company's productions on the stage of La Scala di Milano. Afterwards, he was engaged by the Ballet Opéra de Bordeaux and the Royal Swedish Ballet. There he danced soloist roles in the classical repertoire as well as in works by choreographers such as William Forsythe, Mats Ek, Ohad Naharin, Jirí Kylián, Alexander Ekman, Lukas Timulak, Richard Wherlock and many others. Samuele Ninci wurde in Florenz, Italien, geboren. Er absolvierte seine Ausbildung an der Ballettschule der Mailänder Scala und wirkte dort in den Produktionen der Kompanie auf der Bühne der Scala di Milano mit. Er war beim beim »Ballet Opéra de Bordeaux« und beim »Königlich Schwedischen Ballett« engagiert. Dort tanzte er Solistenrollen im klassischen Repertoire sowie in Werken von Choreografen wie William Forsythe, Mats Ek, Ohad Naharin, Jirí Kylián, Alexander Ekman, Lukas Timulak, Richard Wherlock und vielen anderen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/aa1bb137-be27-40c5-9be6-b219d7938a69/IMG_2976.JPG Kompanie am Schauspiel Köln KARIN HONDA – TANZ (she/her) Karin received a scholarship to attend the Staatlich Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim in 2013 and finished her Bachelor and Master of Arts. During her Master's degree, she worked as an apprentice at the Badisches Staatstheater in Karlsruhe. In 2015 she joined the Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater Schwerin and guested at Landestheater Coburg in 2016. Since the 2017/2018 season, she has been a member of the Landestheater Eisenach. This is Karin’s second season with Richard Siegal / Ballet Of Difference am Schauspiel Köln. Karin erhielt 2013 ein Stipendium an der Staatlichen Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim und absolvierte dort ihren Bachelor und Master of Arts.Während ihres Masterstudiums arbeitete sie als Praktikantin am Ballett des Badischen Staatstheater in Karlsruhe.2015 wechselte sie an das Mecklenburgische Staatstheater Schwerin und gastierte 2016 am Landestheater Coburg.In der Spielzeit 2017/2018 war sie Mitglied am Landestheater Eisenach. Für Karin ist dies die zweite Spielzeit beim Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference am Schauspiel Köln. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/ed984633-139a-4eab-a0c1-f96a19c1be0d/IMG_2978.JPG Kompanie am Schauspiel Köln - Make it stand out BENEDETTA MUSSO - TANZ (she/her) Born in Turin, Italy, Benedetta Musso completed her dance education at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow in 2018. The same year she joined the Bavarian Junior Ballet München under the direction of Ivan Liska where she performed works by Jiří Kylián, Hans van Manen, Christopher Wheeldon ,George Balanchine, Eric Gauthier, Jörg Mannes, Terence Kohler , Martina La Ragione among others. In season 2021/22 she joined the Aalto Ballet Essen. This is Benedetta’s second season as an ensemble member with Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference am Schauspiel Köln. Benedetta Musso wurde in Turin, Italien, geboren und schloss 2018 ihre Tanzausbildung an der Bolschoi Ballettakademie in Moskau ab. Im selben Jahr wurde sie Mitglied des Bayerischen Jugendballetts München unter der Leitung von Ivan Liska, wo sie unter anderem Werke von Jiří Kylián, Hans van Manen, Christopher Wheeldon, George Balanchine, Eric Gauthier, Jörg Mannes, Terence Kohler und Martina La Ragione tanzte. In der Spielzeit 2021/22 war sie Mitglied des Aalto Balletts Essen. Dies ist Benedettas zweite Spielzeit als Ensemblemitglied beim RIchard Siegal /Ballet of Difference am Schauspiel Köln. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/5bf3f351-17cc-47bc-b2f5-4bacc4d5e31f/marco_arena.jpeg Kompanie am Schauspiel Köln - Make it stand out MARCO ARENA - TANZ (he/him) Marco Arena, born in Anzio, Italy, began his dancing training at the Opera House in Rome, where he graduated. At the beginning of his professional ballet career, he joined the Ballet Nice Méditerranée where he performed in works by Nacho Duato, Jirí Kylián, Alvin Ailey, and Dwight Rhoden. In 2015, he became a member of the Bayerisches Staatsballet under the direction of Ivan Liška. In 2017, he was offered a position at the Staatsballet Berlin, under the direction of Nacho Duato. In Berlin, Marco danced in a multitude of works, including ballets by William Forsythe, David Dawson, Marco Goecke, Alexander Ekman, Marcia Haydée, and Victor Ullate. Marco joined Richard Siegal/Ballet of Difference in 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/b2d6237c-a7cf-4eb5-93b7-10c74639a67a/eoin_robinson.jpeg Kompanie am Schauspiel Köln - Make it stand out EOIN ROBINSON - TANZ (he/him) Eoin Robinson is an American dancer who began his dance training in Massachusetts at the age of 11. At the age of 14, Eoin entered Interlochen Arts Academy where he graduated in 2013, a year early, with academic and artistic honors. In 2013, Eoin competed in the Youth America Grand Prix Chicago Semi-Finals and received a gold medal in the classical category and a silver medal in the contemporary category. He was a Finalist in New York City and spent the 2013-2014 school year training at the American Ballet Theatre’s JKO School on scholarship. Eoin is the 2016 recipient of the Lorna Strassler Award for Student Excellence at The School at Jacob’s Pillow, where he attended the Ballet Program in summer 2014 and the Contemporary Program in summer 2016. In the fall of 2014, Eoin began his freshman year at The Juilliard School studying under the direction of Lawrence Rhodes in pursuit of a career in contemporary ballet and modern dance where he performed the works of Merce Cunningham, Ohad Naharin, Nacho Duato, Jerome Robbins, Azure Barton, José Limón, and Pam Tanowitz. After graduating from The Juilliard School in 2018, Eoin joined The Staatsballett Berlin to begin his professional dance career where he performed the works of Mats Ek, Sharon Eyal, William Forsythe, Pina Bausch, George Balanchine, John Cranko, Marcia Haydée, August Bournonville, Alexei Ratmansky, Stijn Celis, Patrice Bart, and Victor Ullate. This is Eoin’s first season with Ballet of Difference am Schauspiel Köln. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/c542f503-9f91-4f2a-8174-474f56dfc60c/L68B5842.jpg Kompanie am Schauspiel Köln ANA PRESTA – REHEARSAL DIRECTOR (she/her) Ana Presta was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she began her dance career at the Colón Theater and later moved on to the stage of Milan to work with Rudolf Nureyev and Natalia Makarova. Ana then joined the Roma Opera Teatro Verdi Triste and toured with several different ballet companies. At the Israel Ballet in Tel Aviv, under the direction of Berta Japolsky, Ana danced for 3 years as a soloist, performing a wide range of the George Balanchine repertoire. Her curiosity and desire to expand her repertoire then led her back to Europe to work with Victor Ullate in Madrid and later the Oper Lyon where she performed works by Angelin Preljocaj, Maguy Marín, Jiří Kylián, Mats Ek and William Forsythe, with whom she continues to collaborate with by distributing his repertoire and improvisational techniques to young dancers. Ana spent the last ten years of her soloist career at the Semperoper Ballet Dresden under the direction of Aaron Watkin, concluding happily: “they were my best career years”. As an assistant choreographer and maître de ballet Ana has worked with the Frankfurt Dresden Dance Company under Jacopo Godani, Augsburg Ballet, Gothenburg Ballett, Semperoper Ballett and Oldenburg Ballet. As an assistant director, Ana was engaged at Teater Ulm for five years. Ana joined Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference am Schauspiel Köln as the Ballet Mistress at the beginning of the season 21/22. Ana Presta wurde in Buenos Aires, Argentinien, geboren, wo sie ihre Tanzkarriere am Colón-Theater begann und später auf Mailands Bühnen wechselte, wo sie mit Rudolf Nurejew und Natalia Makarowa arbeitete. Anschließend schloss sich Ana dem Teatro Verdi Triste der Oper von Rom an und ging mit verschiedenen Ballettkompanien auf Tournee. Beim Israel Ballet in Tel Aviv war Ana unter der Leitung von Berta Japolsky drei Jahre lang als Solistin beschäftigt und tanzte eine breite Palette des George-Balanchine-Repertoires. Ihre Neugier und der Wunsch, ihr Repertoire zu erweitern, führten sie zurück nach Europa, wo sie mit Victor Ullate in Madrid und später an der Oper von Lyon arbeitete und Werke von Angelin Preljocaj, Maguy Marín, Jiří Kylián, Mats Ek und William Forsythe aufführte. Mit Letzterem besteht eine Kollaboration in der Weitergabe und Vermittlung seines Repertoires und seiner Improvisationstechniken an junge Tänzer*innen bis heute fort. Die letzten zehn Jahre ihrer Solistenkarriere verbrachte Ana beim Semperoper Ballett in Dresden unter der Leitung von Aaron Watkin und stellte zufrieden fest: "Das waren meine besten Karrierejahre". Als Choreografische Assistentin und Maître de ballet arbeitete Ana mit der Frankfurt Dresden Dance Company unter Jacopo Godani, dem Augsburger Ballett, dem Göteborg Ballett, dem Semperoper Ballett und dem Ballett des Oldenburgischen Staatstheaters zusammen. Als Regieassistentin war Ana fünf Jahre lang am Theater Ulm engagiert. Mit Beginn der Spielzeit 21/22 ist Ana Ballettmeisterin der Kompanie Richard Siegal / Ballett der Differenz am Schauspiel Köln. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1631781835523-1UBKUGK5CBET3MFAFJSC/SEAN_LAMMER%C2%A9Ana_Lukenda.jpg Kompanie am Schauspiel Köln - Make it stand out SEAN LAMMER – TANZ (he/him) Sean Lammer is an American dancer, choreographer, and teacher. He began training seriously at age 13 while in attendance at The Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet under the direction of John White and Margarita De Saá. Sean is an alumnus of Walnut Hill School for the Arts (’15) and The Juilliard School (’19) and, throughout the course of his education, has had the good fortune of dancing the work of Merce Cunningham, Nacho Duato, Roy Assaf, Twyla Tharp, Ohad Naharin, Martha Graham, José Limón, and Stephanie Batten Bland. Sean spent the years of 2019-2021 freelancing professionally in and around New York City, working and collaborating with a breadth of artists and companies including GALLIM, Helen Simoneau Danse, MADBOOTS, Madeline Hollander, David Michelak and Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison. As of August 2021, Sean is a member of the Richard Siegal Company / Ballet of Difference at Schauspiel Köln. Sean Lammer ist ein amerikanischer Tänzer, Choreograf und Lehrer. Er begann seine Ausbildung im Alter von 13 Jahren, als er die Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet unter der Leitung von John White und Margarita De Saá besuchte. Sean ist Absolvent der Walnut Hill School for the Arts ('15) und der Juilliard School ('19) und hatte im Laufe seiner Ausbildung das Glück, die Werke von Merce Cunningham, Nacho Duato, Roy Assaf, Twyla Tharp, Ohad Naharin, Martha Graham, José Limón und Stephanie Batten Bland zu tanzen. Sean verbrachte die Jahre 2019-2021 als Freelancer in und um New York City und arbeitete mit einer Vielzahl von Künstler*innen und Kompanien zusammen, darunter GALLIM, Helen Simoneau Danse, MADBOOTS, Madeline Hollander, David Michelak und Robert und Shana ParkeHarrison. Ab August 2021 ist Sean Mitglied Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference am Schauspiel Köln. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57a66018b8a79b2fec26dbbb/1490121089474-3WIWL1L1U5NONGS38KY5/image-asset.jpeg Kompanie am Schauspiel Köln TOBIAS STAAB – DRAMATURGIE Tobias Staab, geboren 1981 in Stuttgart, studierte Theaterwissenschaft, Philosophie und Neuere Deutsche Literatur an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München und lehrte im Anschluss am Institut für Theaterwissenschaft. Zudem arbeitete er am theaterwissenschaftlichen Forschungszentrum Sound and Movement (SaM) für Gegenwartstheater und Neue Medien. Parallel dazu trat er als Konzertveranstalter, DJ und Musikjournalist in Erscheinung. Mit Ritournelle etablierte er 2012 ein Festival für avancierte elektronische Pop-Musik in den Münchner Kammerspielen und begann dort seine Arbeit als Dramaturg. Von 2015 bis 2017 arbeitete er als Kurator und Dramaturg für die Ruhrtriennale unter Leitung von Johan Simons. 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