Damian studied dance at the SBBS (Tanzakademie Zürich) and lives in Düsseldorf nowadays. After his study he worked as a dancer for several dance companies and projects in Europe: MS Schrittmacher Berlin / Staatstheater Oldenburg, Iceland Dance Company, Tanzkompanie Theater Darmstadt, Theater St.Gallen, wo er u.a. mit Gregor Zöllig, Johannes Wieland, Roberto Olivan, Guy&Ronnie, Nils Christe, Örjan Anderson, Philippe Blanchard, Richard Wherlock, Tamas Juronics. Since 2007 Damian works as an international freelance teacher and choreographer. On a regular basis he teaches professional companies such as Johannes Wieland/Staatstheater Kassel, Gregor Zöllig/Theater Bielefeld, Nanine Lining/Theater Osnabrück, Jan Pusch/Theater Braunschweig. Furthermore gives classes at Marameo Berlin, Tanzhaus nrw Düsseldorf and at Kampnagel in Hamburg. In addition to this he is a regular teacher at SOZO visions in motion in Kassel, a new contemporary dance education in Kassel, where next to dance also martial arts are being taught.As choreographer he creates own pieces in cooperation with Rita Aozane Bilibio for TanzArt Festival/Theater Giessen, Reykjavik Dance Festival, Urban Street Art Festival Pottporus and at Tanzhaus nrw. He also made pieces for German film productions.
The training for professionals: Flow - Contemporary Dance
Contemporary dance is characterized by it's versatility of all present dance art. Different dance styles are melting together and new possibilities of a valuable body training occur. Damians training plays with the changing of tension and relaxation (Release technique), as well as the gravity (Floor Work, Capoeira, Limon). Lightness in movement and flow in the body get revived, freedom in dynamical movement sequences will be discovered to improve the quality and to push own boundaries. The principal of melting different styles together makes the training more dynamical and creates new forms of movements with a lot of expression possibilities. Another aspect of his training is to create an awareness for the body and the natural alignment to train healthy. During the classes different types of music are used such as classical music, world music and Hip Hop.
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