Dance Artist | Migrant Bodies

Jordi Gali

La briqueterie – France

Born in 1980, Jordi studies Contemporary Dance at Institut del Teatre de Barcelone. As a dancer
he works with Emilio Gutiérrez (1997-1999), Wim Vandekeybus (1999-2001), Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (2001-2003), Lies Pawels (2004-2005) and Maguy Marin (2005-2010). Between 2011 and 2014 he becomes Associate Artist of RamDam Arts Center (Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France). In 1998, he is awarded Best Dancer by the Certamen Coreográfico of Madrid, and in 2005 Best Actor by Kontact International Theater Festival of Torun (Poland) for his part in the show White Star directed by Lies Pauwels.
Since 2001, Jordi Galí has been developing his own work. In 2007 he founds Arrangement Provisoire company and becomes its Artistic Director. The dialogue between gesture and matter is at the core of his works: T, Ciel, 22 Cailloux, Abscisse, Stance, Maibaum. He has received the support of La Briqueterie / CDCN du Val-de-Marne since 2017. In 2016, he became the associate artist of Le Pacifique – CDCN de Grenoble, together with Vania Vaneau.

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Katharina Senk

Austria – d.id

Katharina Senk is an Austrian dance-performer, choreographer and pedagogue based in Vienna. She was to be seen in the works of Doris Uhlich, Liz King, Georg Blaschke, Elio Gervasi, Anton Lachky and many more.
In her personal artistic practice Katharina looks for ways to join her interests in psychotherapy, neuroscience and epigenetics with her knowledge from the fields of dance, martial arts and movement.
Her choreographical and pedagogical dedication lead to collaborations with Art-University Graz, „d.id – dance identity“, „bosch 500“-Project, „Tanz die Toleranz“, Dschungel Wien and the association „Ich bin O.K.“ where she was working with people with and without disabilities for many years. Her Bachelor-thesis explored the importance of inclusion within institutions of Contemporary Dance education in Austria. It received an award from the Viennese Municipal Department for Cultural Affairs.
Katharinas artistic efforts earned her the training scholarship from Tanzquartier Wien for 2015/16, the danceWEB scholarship for ImPulsTanz-Festival 2017 and the Start-Stipendium 2017/2018 awarded by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture.

Žak Valenta

Croatia – Hipp

Branko Valenta ( Zak ) born on 13 December 1966 in Umag, Croatia. Graduated from the School of Physical Theatre in London, and studied through programs of Mime school in Amsterdam School for New Dance Development, Moving Acadamey for Performing Arts in Berlin, Eurythmeum Stuttgart and through a variety of workshops and seminars at home and abroad. Founding Member of : Trafik dance-theater/ Rijeka, Prostor+ dance education organization/ Rijeka, PAP Performing arts program / Zagreb. As an educator works at: Art High School in Ljubljana, AGFRT / Ljubljana, Spiralle Modern dance program / Vienna , Academy for puppetry / Osijek, Prostor + / Rijeka, MAPA / Berlin, SKUC / Zagreb , Dance Centre TALA / Zagreb, Croatian National theater/ Zadar- Rijeka, Studio Zaro / Pula and elsewhere. A long-time associate of the Croatian Institute for Dance and Movement (HIPP) and the initiator producer of Festival Edition in Rijeka; Long time Artist Assocate of HIPP at Zagreb Dance Centre (Mime and Physical Theatre Classes) Member of the Croatian community of independent artists (ZUH) ,Croatian Association of Dance Artists ( UPUH), and the European Mime Federation (EMF). Known as the site-specific works of DDR / Welcome to Rijeka, Trsatska stupa, Archives (in Rijeka), Funicular (Zagreb), Courts and Potuni (Zadar), Istrijska špaš (Grožnjan) and others. For play “Imago”, directed by Natasha Lušetić awarded with „ Vladimir Nazor“ award for theater art. Twice nominated for the Croatian theatre award: 2010 for best male dance role, 2014 for dance theatre performance “Hermaphrodites of the Soul”. Works and live in Zagreb.

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