Works (Excerpt)

Estonia

with Company 51, Filderstadt, Germany
Premiere: 4th of November of 2023
Tanzraum 51, Filderstadt, Germany
Music: Urban Symphony, Elina Born, Gustav Ernesaks a. o.

Creation für Company 51, Filderstadt, Germany

Carmina burana

together with Gregor Zöllig, Susan McDonald, the Tanztheater Braunschweig, singers, the Braunschweiger Domchor, as well as with the Staatstheater Braunschweig's Kinderchor, Chor and Staatsorchester, Germany
Premiere: 4th November of 2023
Staatstheater Braunschweig, Germany
Music: Carl Orff
Stage design: Jasna Bošnjak
Costumes: Imme Kachel
Dramaturgy: Ira Goldbecher
Photo: Leszek Januszewski

Creation for the Staatstheater Braunschweig, Germany

Crowning

with the KaRi.Tanzhaus dance students, Kempten, Germany, and independent dancers
Premiere: 13th of October of 2023
Hofgarten, Kempten, Germany
Music: Bobby Krlic, Ná Ozzetti, The Cure a. o.

Creation for the KaRi.Tanzhaus, Kempten, Germany

Murmurations

with the German Berlin Dance Institute graduation students
Premiere: 14th of July of 2023
Uferstudios, Berlin, Germany
Music: Steven Price

Creation for Berlin Dance Institute, Germany

Queerverbindungen (Queer Connections)

together with Tiago Manquinho
and 23 participants of the Bielefeld Theater project "Schrittmacher"
Premiere: 17th of March of 2023
Theaterhaus TOR 6, Bielefeld, Germany
Music: Dmitri Shostakovich, Alva Noto, Dead Combo, Brian Firkus, Orville Peck a. o.
Stage design and costumes: Dinara Nenortaite
Photo: Lioba Schöneck

Creation for the Theater Bielefeld, Germany

Studio Project

Improvisation with the Formaió CobosMika SEEDs dance students, Vall-llobrega, Spain
Premiere: 20th of January of 2023
Espai CobosMika, Vall-llobrega, Spain
Music: Stwo, Elvett, Sara Danielle, Blood Cultures, Weval a. o.

Creation for the Formació CobosMika SEEDs, Vall-llobrega, Spain

Siegfried - eine Bewegung (Siegfried - a Movement)

together with Gregor Zöllig, Susan McDonald and the
Tanztheater Braunschweig, Germany
Premiere: 29th of October of 2022
Staatstheater Braunschweig, Germany
Music: Steffen Schleiermacher
Stage design: Hank Irwin Kittel
Costumes: Julia Burkhardt
Video: Konrad Kästner
Dramaturgy: Ira Goldbecher
Photo: Ursula Kaufmann

Creation for the Staatstheater Braunschweig, Germany

In Her Mind

with the dance students at Die Etage - Schule der darstellenden Künste, Berlin, Germany
Premiere: 23rd of September of 2022
Jugendtheaterwerkstatt Spandau, Berlin, Germany
Music: Alva Noto, Son Lux, Uther Moads, Gazelle Twin, Insolente, Sharon Van Etten, Vendredi sur Mer

Creation for Die Etage - Schule der darstellenden Künste, Berlin, Germany

Blick Feld (Vision Field)

Improvisation with Crystal Schüttler
Premiere: 4th of August of 2022
Semilla - School of Dance, Performance and Iyengar Yoga,
Mühlhausen-Rettigheim, Germany
Music: Alva Noto, Nils Frahm
Video: Gothamfotografia

funding provided by Semilla - School of Dance, Performance and Iyengar Yoga, Mühlhausen-Rettigheim, Germany

Ansichtssache (Point of View)

with the KaRi.Tanzhaus junior company and dance students, Kempten, Germany, and independent dancers
Premiere: 15th of July of 2022
Hildegardplatz, Kempten, Germany
Music: Alva Noto, Surma, Måneskin a. o.

Creation for the KaRi.Tanzhaus, Kempten, Germany

Untitled Score

Improvisation with the Formaió CobosMika SEEDs dance students, Vall-llobrega, Spain
Premiere: 20th of January of 2022
Espai CobosMika, Vall-llobrega, Spain
Music: Uther Moads, Pepe Mujica, Sofiane Pamart, Giudi, Odetta Hartman a. o.

Creation for the Formació CobosMika SEEDs, Vall-llobrega, Spain

Emerging

with the German Berlin Dance Institute graduation students
Premiere: 18th of Dezember of 2021
Berlin Dance Institute, Germany
Music: Grandbrothers, Ólafur Arnalds, Arnor Dan and JFDR

Creation for Berlin Dance Institute, Germany

My Heart as a River

with Company 51, Filderstadt, Germany
Premiere: 27th of November of 2021
Tanzraum 51, Filderstadt, Germany
Music: Robot Koch
Video: Fabian Hernando, Marcel Zuber

Creation für Company 51, Filderstadt, Germany

The (love) Song Book

with Izumi Ose and Joshua Haines
Premiere: 18th of October of 2021
Stadttheater Kempten, Germany
Music: Tetsuya Hori
Singer: Izumi Ose

funding provided by Kemptener Tanzherbst

Tree Tunk Directory

with the KaRi.Tanzhaus junior company and dance students, Kempten, Germany, and independent dancers
Premiere: 15th of October of 2021
Hofgarten, Kempten, Germany
Music: Sabrosa Purr, Geomungo Factory, Go_A a. o.
Singer: Linda Nneca
Costumes:Steffen Kustemann

Creation for the KaRi.Tanzhaus, Kempten, Germany

Narben (Scars)

together with Jörg Wesemüller, Gregor Zöllig
and the Tanztheater Braunschweig, Larissa Semke, Roman Konieczny, and Klaus Meininger
Text: Katharina Kern
Premiere: 4th of June of 2021
Staatstheater Braunschweig, Germany
Music: Art Zoyd, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Uma a. o.
Stage design and costumes: Hank Irwin Kittel, Julia Burkhardt
Video: Gabriele Nagel
Dramaturgy: Ira Goldbecher
Photo: Bettina Stöß

Creation for the Staatstheater Braunschweig, Germany

What We See

Improvisation with the Formaió CobosMika SEEDs dance students, Vall-llobrega, Spain
Premiere: 23rd of April of 2021
Espai CobosMika, Vall-llobrega, Spain
Music: Grandbrothers, Sam Otto, Ifi Ude, Ane Brun, Kumisolo a. o.

Creation for the Formació CobosMika SEEDs, Vall-llobrega, Spain

Roots

with the KaRi.Tanzhaus junior company and dance students, Kempten, Germany
Premiere: 9th of October of 2020
Residenz, Kempten, Germany
Music: Tetsuya Hori, Yma Sumac
Costumes: Steffen Kustermann

Creation for the KaRi.Tanzhaus, Kempten, Germany

Solar Flares

Improvisation with the Formaió CobosMika SEEDs dance students, Vall-llobrega, Spain
Premiere: 31st of January of 2020
Espai CobosMika, Vall-llobrega, Spain
Music: A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Amy Winehouse, Sia a. o.

Creation for the Formació CobosMika SEEDs, Vall-llobrega, Spain

Der Feuervogel (The Firebird)

with the KaRi.Tanzhaus junior company and dance students, Kempten, Germany
Premiere: 3rd of January of 2020
KaRi.Tanzhaus, Kempten, Germany
Music: Igor Strawinsky
Costumes: Lena Grimm

Creation for the KaRi.Tanzhaus, Kempten, Germany

Männersache (Man's Business)

together with Gianni Cuccaro
and 23 participants of the Bielefeld Theater project "Schrittmacher"
Premiere: 12th of April of 2019
Theaterhaus TOR 6, Bielefeld, Germany
Music: Christian Reddeker, Hans Zimmer, Peter Gabriel, James Blake, Fever Ray a. o.
Costumes: Katharina Rode
Photo: Tetsuya Hori

Creation for the Theater Bielefeld, Germany

Lola

with Company 51, Filderstadt, Germany, and the band Jazzworkshop
Premiere: 26th of January of 2019
Tanzraum 51, Filderstadt, Germany
Music: Sarah Vaughn

Creation for Company 51, Filderstadt, Germany

Untitled Score

Improvisation with the Formaió CobosMika SEEDs dance students, Vall-llobrega, Spain
Premiere: 25th of January of 2019
Espai CobosMika, Vall-llobrega, Spain
Music: Agnes Obel, Devendra Bahnhart, Ólafur Arnalds a. o.

Creation for the Formació CobosMika SEEDs, Vall-llobrega, Spain

Cierre de ciclo básico

Improvisation with the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana dance students, Bogotá, Colombia
Premiere: 16th of November of 2018
Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
Music: Max Richter, Mick Pedaya, Eydie Gorme y Los Panchos

Creation for Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia

Homestead

with the KaRi.Tanzhaus dance students, Kempten, Germany
Premiere: 15th of September of 2018
Stadttheater Kempten, Germany
Music: Tetsuya Hori
Singer: Izumi Ose
Picture: Tetsuya Hori

Creation for KaRi.Tanzhaus, Kempten, Germany

Untitled Score

Improvisation with the Formació CobosMIka SEEDs dance students, Vall-llobrega, Spain
Premiere: 26th of January of 2018
Espai CobosMika, Vall-llobrega, Spain
Music: Max Richter, Tetsuya Hori, Chelsea Wolfe, Message to Bears

Creation for Formació CobosMika SEEDs, Vall-llobrega, Spain

All Things Considered

Improvisation with Alan Fuentes-Guerra, Diane Gemsch,
Tetsuya Hori (music), Sonia Prado, and Gieorgij Puchalski
Premiere: 7th of October of 2017
Stadttheater Kempten, Germany

funding provided by Kemptener Tanzherbst

Fragments and Presence

Improvisation with Mirva Mäkinen, Ralf Jaroschinski, and
Antonio Alemanno (music)
Premiere: 11th of October of 2016
Stadttheater Kempten, Germany

funding provided by Kemptener Tanzherbst

Hundert - Szene III (Hundred - Scene No. 3)

with the KaRi-dance.COMPANY, Kempten, Germany
Premiere: 15th of October of 2015
Stadttheater Kempten, Germany
Music: Amon Tobin, Nino de Angelo a. o.

Creation for the KaRi-dance.COMPANY, Kempten, Germany

Piedra caliente (Warm Stone)

Improvisation with Ralf Jaroschinski and Renzo Zavaleta
Premiere: 26th of March of 2014
ICPNA MIraflores, Lima, Peru
Music: Adam Gallina, Tivadar Nemesi
Picture: Javier Gamboa
Poster: Yiuki Doi

funding provided by Terpsicore Proyectos

Como capas de una cebolla (Like Layers of an Onion)

Improvisation with Ralf Jaroschinski
Premiere: 20th of November of 2013
Plaza Mayor, Trujillo, Peru
Music: Max Richter
Picture: Luis Federico Cisneros
Poster: Yiuki Doi

funding provided by Terpsicore Proyectos

Viaje de a dos (Trip for Two)

Improvisation with Ralf Jaroschinski and Renzo Zavaleta
Premiere: 1st of December of 2012
ICPNA Miraflores, Lima, Peru
Music: Max Richter
Poster: Yiuki Doi

funding provided by Terpsicore Proyectos

Square Dance

with students of the Dance Academy of the Mannheim University for Music and Performing Arts, Germany
Premiere: 26th of November of 2011
Wilhelma Theater, Stuttgart, Germany
Music: Carl Maria von Weber, Johann Strauß a. o.
Picture: Georg Stein
Poster: Yiuki Doi

Creation for the Dance Academy of the Mannheim University for Music and Performing Arts, Germany

Big Time

Improvisation with Ralf Jaroschinski and Andrew Wass
Premiere: 30th of September of 2011
Norddeutsche Tanzwerkstatt, Hannover, Germany
Music: Yann Tiersen, Other Lives, SIA a. o.
Poster: Susanne Bauer

Never Felt This Way Before

Improvisation with Ralf Jaroschinski and Andrew Wass
Premiere: 29th of September of 2010
Kulturhaus Schwanen, Stuttgart-Waiblingen, Germany
Music: Alva Noto, Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes, Los Panchos a. o.
Pictures: Kwai Lam and Kelly Dalrymple-Wass
Poster: Susanne Bauer

Die Abenteuer des Peer Gynt (The Adventures of Peer Gynt)

with Magdalena Flade, Rupert Hausner, Marion Maucher,
Christian Beppo Peters, and Claudio Schulz-Keune
Premiere: 10th of April of 2010
Landestheater Tübingen, Germany
Music: Edvard Grieg, Aram Khatshaturian, Apocalyptica
Production design: Jürgen Westhoff
Dramaturgy: Susanne Schmitt
Picture: Felix Schmidt
Poster: Nina Klotz

Creation for the Kinder- und Jugendtheater (KJT) at the Landestheater Württemberg-Hohenzollern Tübingen Reutlingen (LTT), Germany

Sci-fi Poetry

Improvisation with Ralf Jaroschinski and Andrew Wass
Premiere: 17th of October of 2009
Kochertal-Metropole Abtsgmünd, Germany
Music: Richard Strauß, Alexander Courage, Lou Bega, Air a. o.
Picture: Kwai Lam
Poster: Susanne Bauer

funding provided by Kreissparkasse Ostalb

Suite sportive

with the Baden National Ballet Company, Karlsruhe, Germany,
Inna Martushkevych, and Wolfgang Wiechert
Premiere: 13th of June of 2009
Baden National Theater, Karlsruhe, Germany
Music: Johannes Brahms
Stage design, light installation, costumes: rosalie
Picture: Jochen Klenk

Creation for the Baden National Ballet Company, Karlsruhe, Germany
taught to the Dance Academy of the Mannheim University for Music and Performing Arts, Germany, in 2014

Space Cowboys

Improvisation with Bruno Festa, Ralf Jaroschinski, and
Nahuel Tomasella
Premiere: 25th of September of 2008
Altes Magazin, Hannover, Germany
Music: Dean Martin, Calexico, The Cinematic Orchestra,
Son Lux a. o.
Mix: Micha Phonem
Dramaturgy: Simone David
Picture: Helmut Gentner
Poster: Cem Koc

funding provided by Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur and Kulturbüro der Landeshauptstadt Hannover

Postmodern Superheroes

Choreography by Ralf Jaroschinski and Margit Nagler
with Ralf Jaroschinski and Michael Veit
Premiere: 27th of September of 2007
Altes Magazin, Hannover, Germany
Music: Georg Friedrich Händel, PJ Harvey, Shakira a. o.
Dramaturgy: Simone David
Picture: Joachim Giesel
Poster: Cem Koc

funding provided by Kulturbüro der Landeshaupstadt Hannover and Niedersächsische Lottostiftung

Pool

with Ariane Funabashi, Jessica Lööf, Andrew Suseno, and
Michael Veit
Premiere: 28th of September of 2006
Altes Magazin, Hannover, Germany
Music: Arvo Pärt, Radiohead, Kate Bush a. o.
Costumes: Jürgen Westhoff
Dramaturgy: Simone David
Picture and poster: Cem Koc

funding provided by Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur, Kulturbüro der Landeshauptstadt Hannover, Fonds Darstellende Künste e. V., Niedersächsische Lottostiftung, and Kreissparkasse Ostalb

Eins (One)

with Gianni Cuccaro, Carolyn Hall, Sabrina Hauser, and Michael Veit
Premiere: 22nd of September of 2005
Altes Magazin, Hannover, Germany
Music: Giovanni Battista Pergolesi a. o.
Costumes: Jürgen Westhoff
Dramaturgy: Simone David
Picture: Ralf Jaroschinski
Poster: Cem Koc

funding provided by Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur, Fonds Darstellende Künste e. V. and Niedersächsische Lottostiftung

Bizarre Love Triangle

with Sabrina Hauser, Ralf Jaroschinski, and Michael Veit
Premiere: 2nd of December of 2004
Bürgerschule, Hannover, Germany
Music: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Johann Pachelbel a. o.
Picture: Klaus Fleige
Poster: Cem Koc

Scheherazade

with the Baden National Ballet Company, Karlsruhe, Germany, and Birgit Bücker 
Premiere: 24th of April of 2004
Baden National Theater, Karlsruhe, Germany
Music: Nicolai Rimskij-Korsakow
Stage design: Christian Floeren
Costumes: Ute Frühling
Picture: Jochen Klenk

Creation for the Baden National Ballet Company, Karlsruhe, Germany

T'embers - Die vier Temperamente (T'embers - The Four Temperaments)

with Anja Habermann, Sabrina Hauser, Helmut Ott, and Michael Veit
Premiere: 18th of October of 2003
Altes Pumpenhaus/TanzAkademie Brakel, Hannover, Germany
Music: Paul Hindemith
Costumes: Jürgen Westhoff
Poster: Cem Koc

funding provided by Fonds Darstellende Künste e. V. and Bezirksregierung Hannover

Trash

with the Dance Company of the City Theater of Hildesheim, Germany, and Gotthard Hauschild
Premiere: 16th of March of 2002
City Theater of Hildesheim, Germany
Music: Antonio Vivaldi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jimi Hendrix,
Frank Sinatra, Baccara a. o.
Stage design and costumes: Frank Lichtenberg

Schulamit

with the Dance Company, Choir and Orchestra of the City Theater
of Hildesheim, Germany, and Isabell Bringmann, Aleksandra Söchtig, Vadim Volkov, Johannes Nordhausen-Schmidt, Michele Marie Reber, and Giora Feidmann
Premiere: 7th of June of 2000
City Theater of Hildesheim, Germany
Music: Wilfried Hiller
Conductor: Werner Seitzer
Stage design: Susanne Balmus
Costumes: Barbara Noack
Dramaturgy: Simone David

Dämonen (Demons)

with the Dance Company of the City Theater of Hildesheim, Germany, Paula de Castro, and Andrzej Berezynski
Premiere: 1st of April of 2000
City Theater of Hildesheim, Germany
Music: Claude Debussy
Stage design and costumes: Susanne Balmus
Dramaturgy: Simone David
Picture: Joachim Giesel

Karmen

Karmen

with the Dance Company of the City Theater of Hildesheim, Germany, and Helmut Ott
Premiere: 10th of April of 1999
City Theater of Hildesheim, Germany
Music: Georges Bizet, Rodion Shchedrin
Stage design and costumes: Barbara Noack
Dramaturgy: Simone David
Poster: Johann Zambryski

flux

with Carolyn Hall, Mirja Kühn, Helmut Ott, Katja Wachter, and
Sander Zylstra
Premiere: June of 1998
Landesbühne Hannover, Germany
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach, nature sounds
Dramaturgy: Simone David
Poster: Cem Koc

funding provided by Kulturamt der Stadt Hannover and Ballett Gesellschaft Hannover e. V.

Intuition Blast

with Ralf Jaroschinski and Michael Veit
Premiere: March of 1998
Altes Pumpenhaus/ TanzAkademie Brakel, Hannover, Germany
Music: Peter Tschaikowsky

taught to the Bavarian National Ballet, Munich, Germany, in 1999 and 2000 and to Stichting EuregioDans (Heerlen - Aachen - Liege, Netherlands - Germany - Belgium) in 2000

Audience's Prize at the International Competition for Choreographers Hannover, Germany, 1998
Winner at the Choreographers' Competition at the Days of the Dance of Ettlingen, Germany, 1998

Auflösen (To Dissolve)

with Steffany George, Carolyn Hall, Ludger Orlok, and Helmut Ott
Premiere: 24th of October of 1997
Altes Magazin, Hannover, Germany
Music: Franz Schubert, nature sounds
Dramaturgy: Simone David
Poster: Cem Koc

funding provided by Kulturamt der Stadt Hannover and Ballett Gesellschaft Hannover e. V.

Dance Matinee

with dancers of the Ballet Company of the National Theater of Lower Saxonia, Hannover, Germany, and students of the University for Music, Theater and Media, Hannover, Germany
Premiere: 22nd of June of 1997
National Opera House Hannover, Germany
Music: Luigi Cherubini, Wolgang Amadeus Mozart a. o.
Masks: Hans-Ulrich Buchwald
Poster: Cem Koc

tantalizing

with Steffany George, Ludger Orlok, and Helmut Ott
Premiere: April of 1997
Altes Magazin, Hannover, Germany
Music: Henryk Górecki, Andrews Sisters
Dramaturgy: Simone David
Poster: Cem Koc

funding provided by Niedersächsische Lottostiftung and Ballett Gesellschaft Hannover e. V.

Babette

with dancers of the Ballet Company of the National Theater of Lower Saxonia, Hannover, Germany, Steffany George, Ralf Jaroschinski, Ludger Orlok, and Helmut Ott
Premiere: 7th of March of 1997
Bürgerschule, Hannover, Germany
Music: contemporary electronic music from the Netherlands, traditional music for flute from Peru a. o.
Dramaturgy: Simone David
Poster: Cem Koc

Mutig zu sein bedeutet nicht, keine Angst zu haben (To Be Courageous, Does Not Mean To Have No Fear)

with Miguel Gutierrez and Ralf Jaroschinski
Premiere: 1st of November of 1996
Bürgerschule, Hannover, Germany
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach, Giacomo Puccini a. o.
Dramaturgy: Simone David
Poster: Cem Koc

Auf der schönen blauen Erde (On the Beautiful Blue Earth)

with dancers of the City Theater of Nuremberg, Germany, and Ludger Orlok
Premiere: June of 1995
Theater am Aegi, Hannover, Germany
Music: Johann Strauß
Costumes: Jürgen Westhoff

taught to the National Ballet Company of Lower Saxonia, Hannover, Germany, in 1995 and 1998

1st Prize at the International Competition for Choreographers Hannover, Germany, 1995