Curriculum Vitae_

         _the dry facts    ;)

Photo by David Peskens

Education

  • MA COMMA, Co-creation Of Movement Masters of Arts, CODARTS University of the Arts Rotterdam and FONTYS Tilburg (NL)
  • Rabten Choëling | University of Tibetan Studies, (CH)
  • Post Graduate École-Atelier Rudra Béjart Lausanne, (CH)
  • BA Amsterdam University of the Arts, (NL)

Training and research

  • Shaolin Temple Traditional Wushu Institute Dengfeng, China
  • Grotowski Praxis & Alive Body Bowen Island BC, Canada
  • C.V.N. Kalari Nadakkavu Calicut India Kalaripayattu, India
  • Wushu Institute Hoyer, martial arts training, The Netherlands
  • David Zambrano Research Group 2012, Belgium

Awards

  • World Champion Ship 2017 at the WMC Kerkrade, 1st prize with Rite of Spring
  • Nomination Silver Camera 2016 for collaboration with photographer David Peskens 
  • 5th Best Cultural Event U.S.A. 2013 for The Rite of Spring
  • The Dutch Dance Festival Award 2008
  • Honorary Inspiration Award Prince Bernhard Culture Fund 2013, awarded by the King’s Commissioner Th. J. F. M. Bovens 
  • VSB Foundation Stipendium 2003

Choreographies

  • 2021 SCAPINO Ballet Rotterdam • Fall of a sparrow
  • 2021 Zürch University of the Arts (ZHdK) • Cry baby cry
  • 2021 CODARTS University of the Arts • Baby X  
  • 2020 Performing Arts Fund NL • Such sweet sorrow
  • 2020 The Red Circles · solo tour through the Netherlands in all 352 cities
  • 2019 The Dutch Dance Festival · MAD second song of the cuckoo
  • 2019 CODARTS University of the Arts · Jolly Roger
  • 2019 Ho Chin Minh Ballet and Symphonic Orchestra · The Rite of Spring · Bolero
  • 2018 Ho Chin Minh Ballet and Symphonic Orchestra
  • 2018 GOTRA Dance Company · VESTIS
  • 2017 CUBE Museum · Zygote #1
  • 2017 City Theater Narrenschift · Monk(ey) Home
  • 2016 Holland Dance Festival
  • 2016 GOTRA Dance Company · FRONTIER
  • 2016 CODARTS University of the Arts Rotterdam · BOOM !
  • 2016 Ulrike Quade Company · Android Project
  • 2016 City Theater Aachen · [N]EMO BODY
  • 2015 GOTRA Dance Company · KOKORO
  • 2015 GOTRA Dance Company · CHARLIE GOES
  • 2015 City Theater Aachen · PANDORA
  • 2015 Sino Dutch Dance Festival Guangzhou · China Woman
  • 2014 City Theater Aachen · West Side Story
  • 2014 Hoge Fronten & GOTRA · i-Am
  • 2014 GOTRA Dance Company · YATRA
  • 2014 GOTRA Dance Company · Skin & (m)eat
  • 2014 BMW Beijing, Launch Future Luxury Car · Lines
  • 2014 Borletti-Buitoni Trust & Renzo Piano Theater l’Aquila · Heroes Quest
  • 2014 Ulrike Quade Company · D.O.G. Project
  • 2014 City Theater Basel · Kazimir und Caroline
  • 2014 ArteZ University of the Arts Arnhem · Swanbitches and Tigerpussies
  • 2013 GOTRA Dance Company · CHARLIE
  • 2013 ICRA Project & GOTRA · Go Charlie ! #2
  • 2013 Southern Methodist University Dallas · Le Sacre du Printemps
  • 2012 GOTRA Dance Company · The Pilgrim Project
  • 2012 GOTRA Dance Company · C-Boy (Simon Bus)
  • 2012 GOTRA Dance Company · Go Charlie ! #1
  • 2011 Dutch Dance Festival· Mt. 2 : 16-18 (censored)
  • 2011 GOTRA Dance Company · LOCKED-IN
  • 2011 Dance Company Nanine Linning Theater Osnabrück · Schwarze Heimat
  • 2010 GOTRA Dance Company · (S)NOW
  • 2009 Béjart Ballet Lausanne · Ex Orbis
  • 2009 GOTRA Dance Company · Requiem for Coriovallum
  • 2009 GOTRA Dance Company · 5MB + Moonboards
  • 2009 GOTRA Dance Company · Songs from the Backyard
  • 2009 GOTRA Dance Company · Koffie verkeerd
  • 2008 GOTRA Dance Company · Blank Spot !
  • 2008 GOTRA Dance Company · I have a dream...
  • 2008 Danshuis Station Zuid · Transmission
  • 2008 GOTRA Dance Company · TURO
  • 2008 GOTRA Dance Company · Notre Jardin de Cages
  • 2008 GOTRA Dance Company · Notes on the body
  • 2008 Southern Methodist University Dallas · Needs & Dreams
  • 2007 GOTRA Ballet · The Alchemist
  • 2005 National Ballet of Chile · re-creation Les Enfants du Monde (Maurice Béjart)