It is often easier said than done to make the move across the Atlantic. We introduce five dancers who have done it. Their stories and impressions are meant to encourage others and convey what the work routine looks like in the other country.
Antje Pfundtner was trained at the Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in the Moderne Theaterdans Department. Since 1999, she has been a freelance dancer and choreographer. In 2007 she was the first recipient of the the residency program of the Goethe-Institute Montreal, where she created her latest piece R(e)set. It premiered on April 23, 2008, at Kampnagel Hamburg.More ...
Shannon Cooney, an independent dancer, choreographer and trainer, has lived in Berlin since 2006. She was a permanent member of the Toronto-based Company Dancemakers from 1994 to 2006.More ...
Berit Jentzsch, an independent dancer and trainer, lives in Dresden, where she studied stage dance at the Palucca School of Dance. Since 2006, she has been collaborating on a regular basis with the Compagnie Isabelle van Grimde/Corps Secrets in Montreal. Starting June 21, 2008, Jentzsch will perform in Mond...Days, a production directed by Luc Dunberry at the Theater Osnabrück.More ...
Laurie Young is originally from Ottawa where she danced with Le Groupe DanceLab from 1992 to 1996. Since 1996 she has worked with Sasha Waltz & Guests and performs in several of her pieces. In addition she creates her own choreographies.More ...
Isabelle Schad studied classical dance in Stuttgart from 1981 to 1990. From 1990 to 1996, she danced in various classical companies. Subsequently she has worked as an independent choreographer. In 2005, she created the piece White Trash together with Benoît Lachambre as part of the ongoing international performance project Good Work.More ...
