I am a professionally trained dancer, an experienced community dance artist and a qualified dance therapist with almost twenty years of professional experience. At the heart of my work is the belief in the transformative power of dance and the unique potential within each of us.
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
I received my dance training in classical ballet at the Heinz Bosl Foundation and the Royal Academy of Dance, as well as in contmporary dance at the renowned Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London. After completing my undergraduate studies in pedagogics at Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich and an MA in Dance Movement Therapy at Goldsmiths College, University of London, I focused my professional career on my therapeutic and educational practice with disadvantaged children and young people.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Through my work as a dance director at the renowned community dance organisation Dance United, I have gained many years of professional experience in the field of social inclusion of vulnerable and marginalised populations. As part of this engagement, I worked with the organisation’s specific, performance-led methodology, which aims to harness the transformative power of artistic excellence to effect personal and social change. As a dance director, I delivered their award-winning Academy Programme, was involved with developing innovative programmes in mental health contexts and developed new artistic repertoire alongside established choreographers.
CURRENT ACTIVITIES
Since returning to my hometown of Munich in 2017, I have continued to develop my practice as a freelance artist at the intersection of professional dance and socially engaged arts in various contexts. Additionally, I completed my PhD on the methodological concept of Dance United at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich with the highest distinction, summa cum laude. I am the founder and artistic director of ExisTanz, an innovative dance development organisation engaging people who, for personal and social reasons, have limited access to the arts.