ABOUT US
COMPANY STEVE was founded in 2020 in Berlin by the dancer/choreographer Verena Steffen.
Having worked nationally and internationally over several years, Verena Steffen decided to form a Contemporary Dance Company with the dancers/performers of her DanceTheater piece DANCE LITTLE SPARROW that she had created in 2019.
Company STEVE locates its art where people are. In doing so, they dissolve the boundary between stage and
audience space and people sometimes even become part of the danceartwork themselves. Socially relevant themes are
made accessible and directly tangible for everyone through the setting, time and character of the performances. They present themselves not only as performers but also as contact partners at eye level in order to incorporate the encounters with the audience into their artistic work.
In 2024 the Company welcomed the Dramaturg and Body-Voice Artist Daniela Marcozzi and Stefano Ciardi, composer and live Musician who now, together with Verena Steffen form the Artistic Direction.
The defining feature of Company STEVE’s new approach lies in the fusion of movement, sound, voice and scientific information. The presence of the voice on stage serves as a bridge between soundscape and choreography, also playing the role of delivering scientific information that adds depth and context to the performance.
That way the three artistic directors combine their creative languages in a synesthesia so that the artistic and scientific value of the performance emerges from the interaction between these three forms.
Having worked nationally and internationally over several years, Verena Steffen decided to form a Contemporary Dance Company with the dancers/performers of her DanceTheater piece DANCE LITTLE SPARROW that she had created in 2019.
Company STEVE locates its art where people are. In doing so, they dissolve the boundary between stage and
audience space and people sometimes even become part of the danceartwork themselves. Socially relevant themes are
made accessible and directly tangible for everyone through the setting, time and character of the performances. They present themselves not only as performers but also as contact partners at eye level in order to incorporate the encounters with the audience into their artistic work.
In 2024 the Company welcomed the Dramaturg and Body-Voice Artist Daniela Marcozzi and Stefano Ciardi, composer and live Musician who now, together with Verena Steffen form the Artistic Direction.
The defining feature of Company STEVE’s new approach lies in the fusion of movement, sound, voice and scientific information. The presence of the voice on stage serves as a bridge between soundscape and choreography, also playing the role of delivering scientific information that adds depth and context to the performance.
That way the three artistic directors combine their creative languages in a synesthesia so that the artistic and scientific value of the performance emerges from the interaction between these three forms.
ARTISTIC DIRECTORS
Verena Steffen (DE)
- At the center of Verena Steffen's choreographic process is the subconscious - a creative pool that captures small nuances, wiser than the mind and infinitely multifaceted. She consciously lets the subconscious take the lead in the creation of her works developing new surprising artistic approaches. -
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
- At the center of Verena Steffen's choreographic process is the subconscious - a creative pool that captures small nuances, wiser than the mind and infinitely multifaceted. She consciously lets the subconscious take the lead in the creation of her works developing new surprising artistic approaches. -
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
Daniela Marcozzi (Dramaturg/Body-Voice Artist) (It.)
- has been working professionally in the performing arts for at least 15 years as a performer, director, trainer and university theater researcher. She also works with voice and body-resonators - inspired by the body-voice training from Peter Rose, Grotowski's former student.
She is highly experienced in staging existing texts, and with working on textual, stage creation based improvisation and devised theater. Her special interest lies in the interplay between movement and sound, music, voice, and drama.
www.danielamarcozzi.net
- has been working professionally in the performing arts for at least 15 years as a performer, director, trainer and university theater researcher. She also works with voice and body-resonators - inspired by the body-voice training from Peter Rose, Grotowski's former student.
She is highly experienced in staging existing texts, and with working on textual, stage creation based improvisation and devised theater. Her special interest lies in the interplay between movement and sound, music, voice, and drama.
www.danielamarcozzi.net
Stefano Ciardi (Musician) (It.)
- is an Italian Musician, Composer, Sound Designer and Sound Engineer based in Berlin (Germany). He began studying classical guitar from the age of 14 and electric bass and double bass from the age of 16, subsequently playing in numerous musical projects, both in Italy and in EU. In 2003 he began his studies at the University of Florence, Faculty of Letters and Philosophy. At the same time, he began studying Electronic Music and New Technologies applied to the audio with, among others, Giancarlo Lanza (focused on Ableton Live Software).
As a founding member of Zaches Teatro he has made numerous artistic Productions of Contemporary Dance and Theater for Adults and Children and won numerous Awards over the last decade.
- is an Italian Musician, Composer, Sound Designer and Sound Engineer based in Berlin (Germany). He began studying classical guitar from the age of 14 and electric bass and double bass from the age of 16, subsequently playing in numerous musical projects, both in Italy and in EU. In 2003 he began his studies at the University of Florence, Faculty of Letters and Philosophy. At the same time, he began studying Electronic Music and New Technologies applied to the audio with, among others, Giancarlo Lanza (focused on Ableton Live Software).
As a founding member of Zaches Teatro he has made numerous artistic Productions of Contemporary Dance and Theater for Adults and Children and won numerous Awards over the last decade.
Choreographers Assistant/Dancer
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
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
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. 
Annekatrin Kiesel (De)
Anne studied dance in Cologne (HfMT/Center for Contemporary Dance) and Antwerp (Artesis/Hooger Instituut Voor Dans). In addition to her variuos engagements in both freelance and opera productions she recently got her Master‘s degree in Dance Studies. www.annekatrinkiesel.com |
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. |
FILMING/EDITING
JOSEPH DEVITT TREMBLAY / ALVARO RODRIGUEZ / STEFANO CIARDI
PUBLIC RELATIONS/ SOCIAL MEDIA
SINJA VÖLL
WEBSITE
VERENA STEFFEN
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