ABOUT US
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
VERENA STEFFEN (DE)
Verena Steffen completed her dance education at Tammy Allen Dance Academy in the USA and at Iwanson Internationale Schule für zeitgenössischen Tanz in Munich. Among others, she has danced for Cinevox Junior Company, Company Raumflucht and Company urbanReflects and has been on stage at Gasteig in Munich and at Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. She has toured through France for the Theater Festival in Avignon with the Company Cie.Se7en SiStars. During the seasons 2014 and 2015 she has worked at Bad Hersfelder Festspiele as an assistant Choreographer and has been engaged as a dancer and choreographer in the production of the dance theater piece B.R.O.T. under the direction of Phillipe Tibbal in Berlin. Her own choreographies, such as the dance art project REALITY CHECK have been shown in various theaters in Germany and Switzerland.
www.verenasteffen.de
Verena Steffen completed her dance education at Tammy Allen Dance Academy in the USA and at Iwanson Internationale Schule für zeitgenössischen Tanz in Munich. Among others, she has danced for Cinevox Junior Company, Company Raumflucht and Company urbanReflects and has been on stage at Gasteig in Munich and at Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. She has toured through France for the Theater Festival in Avignon with the Company Cie.Se7en SiStars. During the seasons 2014 and 2015 she has worked at Bad Hersfelder Festspiele as an assistant Choreographer and has been engaged as a dancer and choreographer in the production of the dance theater piece B.R.O.T. under the direction of Phillipe Tibbal in Berlin. Her own choreographies, such as the dance art project REALITY CHECK have been shown in various theaters in Germany and Switzerland.
www.verenasteffen.de
DANCERS/PERFORMERS
BIANCA DAKLI (IT)
Bianca studied ballet at the National Dance Academy of Rome and got a degree with honours in Contemporary Dance at The Place (London Contemporary Dance School) with a specialization in improvisation into performance. She then moved to Sicily for an apprenticeship with Roberto Zappala and the Compagnia Petranura Danza before taking a masterclass with Jan Fabre, learning new sides of performing arts. As a freelance dancer based in Berlin, she performed at Bad Hersfelder Festspiele, in the dance art project 'Reality Check' and Kollektiv Anderer Tanz Würzburg. She did various Solo performances in art galleries, collaborating with the German painter Sabina Grzimek and participated in music collaborations, exhibitions and art videos. Alongside being a performer, Bianca is also a certified massage therapist. |
LAURA GIUNTOLI (IT)
Laura began her studies in ballet and modern dance at the “Pontedera Danza” School in Italy, where she graduated in both categories. She attended the “Modem-Scenario Pubblico” intensive studies guided by Roberto Zappala, thanks to which she specialised in contemporay dance. Laura has been working as a freelance dancer in several dance projects throught Europe: “Bodies in Urban Space” directed by Willi Dorner in Eindhoven, “Don Quijote” directed by Tobias Bungter and Laura Quarg for the Bad Hersfeld Festpiele, “Exploring Visual” and “Body Play” in Berlin with the coreographer Chaim Gebber/Open Scene, “The Life of Fine Lines” and “Fluid Horizons” choreographed by Niels Weijer, in Berlin. Since 2015 Laura works with InCorpo/Raffaella Galdi in research and performative projects and is part of Jannis Polyzos/Mundart dance company since 2018. Laura is actively working at Deutsche Oper and at Staatsoper in Berlin. |
MARIA GORBUNOVA (EST)
Maria is a native of Tallinn, Estonia. She graduated from a Tallinna Tantsuakadeemia in Estonia at the age of 16. Alongside dancing, she also successfully finished LA Klaverikool with a major in a Classical Piano. After receiving her Bachelor Degree in Dance and Anatomy from LeSoCo (London, UK), she moved to Budapest, Hungary, where she joined Budapest Dance Theater. She continues to work as a freelance dancer and a dance teacher till now. "The thing that triggers me the most in any form of art lies in reaching and surpassing the limits of my own body and mind in a range of different styles and techniques. " |
SINJA VÖLL (DE)
Sinja is working as a contempory dancer, choreographer and teacher, based in Berlin. After receiving her Bachelor Degree in Contemporary Dance from "Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln" she worked with choreographers such as Ted Stoffer, Georg Reischl, Sarah Vella and "Kollektiv Anderer Tanz Würzburg". She created her own choreographies as a member and founder of the "white.spot.kollektiv". Since 2016 she is performing the shadow theater piece "Der standhafte Zinnsoldat" of Stefan Wey Kompagnie in different theaters in Germany, Switzerland, France and Luxembourg. Lately she was seen in a project of C-Company led by Jan Peter Uhr in an interdisciplinary dance installation at Uferstudios Berlin. She is a certified teacher for Vinyasa and Yin Yoga. www.sinjajvoell.com |
ASSISTANT:
KATHARINA SCHEIDTMANN
MUSICIAN/COMPOSER
MORITZ MENTZEL
FILMING/EDITING
JOSEPH DEVITT TREMBLAY / ALVARO RODRIGUEZ
PUBLIC RELATIONS/ SOCIAL MEDIA
MARIA GORBUNOVA, SINJA VÖLL
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