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Sander, Vera

Jessica — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:17:54 +0000

Vera Sander is director of the Centre for Contemporary Dance and Professor for Contemporary Dance at the University for Music and Dance Cologne and has since been central to its development as teacher, publisher and organizer. She teaches e.g. contemporary dance, choreography and performance practice. She worked as choreographer, dancer or teacher with e.g. Tanzforum Köln (D), Dansgroep Krisztina de Chatel (NL), Itzik Galili (NL), Semperoper Dresden (D), DV8 (UK), Adventures in Motion Pictures (UK) as well as for a diverse range of international Festivals.

Her interest centers on choreographic and body knowledge as a source for interdisciplinary and intercultural creativity. She has been regularly invited to lead workshops and classes as well as to collaborate to share her research.

She is one of the four speakers of the “Dance Education Conference Germany” and as such member of the steering group of the Dance Education Biennale, a national forum for exchange and encounters between students and teachers that provides a platform for artistic presentations, lectures, workshops and professional trainings to create a lively exchange atmosphere about dance and choreography, as well as about different approaches in education and work between students, teachers, artists, researchers and audience.

She participated in the research project “Dance Techniques 2010” initiated by tanzplan deutschland and is currently occupied with the establishment and development of study programs and exchange formats in the field of dance.

Vera Sander studied at London Contemporary Dance School (UK) and Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Amsterdam (NL).

Lokers, Kim

Svenja — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:25:53 +0000

Kim Lokers works independently in the field of fine arts, dance and theatre and as art programmer at the university of Nijmegen. She studied arts management and comparative arts sciences. In the creation process she facilitates, moderates and realizes a project from the inside out together with artists.
“Dance and people invite me permanently to look closer. It is inspiring and delightful to be part of this international project.”
For Internationally Mixed Kim is in charge of the project management for ArtEZ School of Dance (NL) and production of the tour in Germany and the Netherlands.

Allard, Gaby

Svenja — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:34:56 +0000

Gaby Allard was educated at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. For 15 years she was contracted as dancer with Dance Works Rotterdam, a repertory company in contemporary dance. In the final years of her dancing she developed her teaching skills and became artistic assistant / rehearsal director.In the four years prior to her work at ArtEZ she worked at Codarts Dance Academy. Besides coordinating the Bachelors and Master program in choreography she developed a complete health program for the school and did research on injurybehaviour of dance students as well as periodising /tapering in dance. This as a continuation of her work and research for the company Dance Works with NOC*NSF on Load and overload which have led to publication. Allard is chairman of the Dutch Health Care Foundation and active within the Rotterdam Art Council as adviser. In 2002 she was awarded the ‘Prijs der verdienste’ from the Dansersfonds 79 for her overall contribution to the dance in The Netherlands.

Arazo, Guillermo

Svenja — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:05:10 +0000

BA in Journalism (CEU-San Pablo, Valencia) and Master in Cultural Studies & Mass Media in Morley College (London). Currently: PR and Community Manager of Teatres Generalitat Valenciana. Press Officer of ArtinGroup. Dircom and Community Manager of the Film Festival Abycine (Albacete). Dircom of Festival Observatori (Valencia). Freelance: El País, Valenciaplaza, Vanidad, DDanza, and Shangay among others.

Bas Palmero, Gloria

Svenja — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 05:40:35 +0000

Gloria Bas Palmero includes in her formation profile the University Degree in Fine Arts and a master in Cultural Management in Performing Arts, to name a few. In the field of dance, Gloria has the degree in Classical Dance by the Conservatorio superior de Danza of Valencia and has worked as a cultural promoter in the Palau de la Musica of Valencia for several years. Since 2004 she is the coordinator of the Fundación de las Artes in Valencia, leading and coordinating several proyects and Dance Festivals as Sagunt a Escena and the European Project INTERNATIONALLY MIXED . In the meantime she is teacher of cultural management and production at the Conservatorio superior de Danza of Valencia.

Brichese, Diego

Svenja — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:25:18 +0000

Born in Tortona (Italy), Diego has been a professional ballet dancer, working in Compagnia del Teatro Nuovo di Torino (Italy) Schindwsky Ballet (Germany) and Introdans( Netherlands). At present time he is a guest teacher in schools and festival at an international level. Since 2009 he is co-director of ARTE LIBERA, and together with Pilar Martí, he develops dance and performing arts in various aspects as workshops, intercultural projects, dance productions, etc….