GURTNER MIRJAM SABRINA CURRICULUM VITAE

• Address: Waldenburgerstrasse 32, 4052 / Flughafenstrasse 19, 12053 • Email: [email protected] • Date of birth: 25 March 1980 • Web: www.mirjamgurtner.com

CHOREOGRAPHIC WORK

2020 FIGURES durational performance installation Created in collaboration with 14 amateur, professional and refugee dancers 17 January 2020, Museumsnacht Basel 2020/19 January 2020, Museum der Kulturen Basel

2018 - 2019 SKINNED evening length work for the theatre. durational performance installation for the gallery 14/16/17/19/21 October 2018, Theater ROXY Birsfelden A duet 9/11 January 2019, Tanztage Festival, Sophiensaele Berlin 14/15 June 2019, 48-Stunden-Neukölln Festival, Neukölln Arcaden, Berlin 13-15 September 2019, ZK19 Novosibirsk Centre for Visual Arts (ZK19), Siberia/RU A duet 11 October 2019, Exhibition opening A.T.E.N.A., Chapelle du Quartier Haut, Sète/FR

2015 - 2018 unknowing duet September/October 2015, Residency Kunsthaus Essen A duet 20/21 October 2015, Theater ROXY Birsfelden 6 May 2016, Wellcome Collection London 24-26 June 2016, 48-Stunden-Neukölln Festival, Berlin (site specific performance) 2018 Swiss Tour with Tanzfaktor 2018 (Geneva, Brig, Losone, Steckborn, Chur, Basel, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Bern, Sierre, Zürich, Luzern)

2018 FISH OUT OF WATER piece for 3 dancers Inkubator, Fabriktheater Rote Fabrik Zürich

2017 CORPUS piece for 14 dancers. Created in collaboration with the inclusive company BewegGrund, Bern. 10/11 June 2017, BewegGrund. Das Festival, Dampfzentrale Bern

2016/2017 Public Affairs piece for 20 dancers. Created in collaboration with 20 amateur and refugee dancers. 29 October 2016, Offene Kirche Elisabethen Basel 8 June 2017, Wildwuchs Festival, Kaserne Basel

DISPLAY durational performance installation. Created for Candoco Dance Company London. 6 May 2016, Wellcome Collection London

2011 Inside, Outside, On! duet. Created and performed in collaboration with multidisciplinary artist Javier Cura. Residency at Shawbrook, performance at Longford Dance Festival/IRL

2010 DreamWalking XXIV, II durational performance installation. Created in collaboration with visual artist Lise Chevalier. 25 June 2010, 48-Stunden-Neukölln Festival, Berlin (12-hour performance installation) 6 November 2010, Nacht und Nebel Festival, Berlin (6-hour performance installation)

PERFORMANCE WORK (SELECTION)

2011 - 2016 Candoco Dance Company, Stine Nilsen/Pedro Machado (UK) Jérôme Bel, Trisha Brown, Thomas Hauert, Javier de Frutos, Hetain Patel, Rachid Ouramdane, Claire Cunningham, Marc Brew, Nigel Charnock, Wendy Houstoun, Emanuel Gat

2004 - 2010 Dance Theatre of Ireland, Robert Connor/Loretta Yurick (IR), Turner Dance, Jane Turner (UK), Cie. Felix Ruckert, ACE Dance and Music, Gail Parmel (UK), Bawren Tavaziva, Henri Oguike H2O (UK)

Sept 01 - Aug 02 Transitions Dance Company (LABAN), Jan de Schynkel, Jasmin Vardimon, Henri Oguike, Maresa von Stockert (UK), Robert Moses (US)

1998, Ballet Company Zurich, Heinz Spoerli (CH)

1992 – 1996, Ballet Company Basel, Youri Vamos (CH)

DIRECTING/FACILITATING/TEACHING (SELECTION)

Movement Directing

2016 Movement director for Walks of Desire by Marco Pando for an amateur cast of 50 performers

Rehearsal Directing

2013 - 2017 Rehearsal director for Candoco Dance Company, international touring May/June 2014 Rehearsal director amateur cast, A. Buonomono/I. Wernli: Story of a Night Pianist, Aarau/CH March/April 11 Assistant rehearsal director, Royston Maldoom: Tanz Bewegt Visionen, Zurich

Teaching

Contemporary dance technique / Improvisation and Instant Composition / Choreography

2010 - present LABAN, ImPuls Studio Berlin, University of the Arts Berlin (UdK, Uferstudios), Hiver de Danses Neuchâtel, Chronos Studio Basel, Semiramis Basel Professional class, School/University Workshops, intermediate and amateur level.

Candoco Dance Company

2011 - present Leading international dance projects (choreographing/workshop facilitating/mentoring): Jakarta, India, Ukraine, Nigeria, Germany, Armenia, Belgium i.e. Professional class: LABAN, Greenwich Dance Agency London, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Leeds, Platform London, ASPIRE London

Inclusive dance practice

2020 Inclusive Dance Workshop, Mit Tanz zur Toleranz/Projekt Seite an Seite, Hamburg 2019 Choreographic research, Grupo Dançando com a Diferença, Madeira Symposium and Inclusive Workshop Tanz_bar Bremen 2018 / 2019 Teacher Training and Mentoring, Making A Difference (Uferstudios Berlin) Inclusive Workshop BewegGrund Bern and Tanzfähig Berlin 2017 Teacher training and Mentoring, Lucerne Ballet (Kathleen Mc Nurney), Lucerne/CH 2015 Mentoring, Candoco Dance Company, Lagos/Nigeria

TRAINING

Dance 2002 - 2003 Master of Arts (MA) Dance Performance (Distinction), LABAN Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London

2001 - 2002 Graduate Diploma in Performance, LABAN Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London

2000 - 2001 One Year Certificate Dance, Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, Liverpool

1997 - 2000 Matura (Swiss final exams), Gymnasium Oberwil/CH Professional dance training (BA Dance Theatre equivalent), Basel

1996 - 1997 One Year Certificate Classical Ballet, Ballet School State Opera

1992 - 1996 Professional ballet training, Theater Basel, Junior member Ballet Company Basel

Martial Arts 2008 - present Wudang Deutschland, Ismet Himmet, (Qi Gong, Tai Ji Quan, Bagua Zhang), Berlin 2010 - 2012 Tai Ji & Qi Gong Teacher Diploma, Annette Kaiser, Schule für Tai Ji, Wilderswil/CH Sept - Oct 2008 Sanfeng Martial Arts School, Yuan Li Min, (Qi Gong, Tai Ji Quan, Bagua Zhang), Wudang Shan/

Other . 2011 – 2015 Movement research: Yasmeen Godder, Anouk Llaurens, Hagit Yakira, Jane Okondo i.e. Contact Improvisation: Javier Cura 2014 Voice: Dominic Stichbury 2010 Fabulous Beast, physical theatre, Michael Keegan-Dolan, Longford/Ireland 2005/2007 Frantic Assembly, physical theatre, Scott Graham, Steven Hoggett, London 1997 - 1999 Martin Frank, acting, Theater Basel

AA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2018 -2019 Artist Residency A.T.E.N.A. (Atelier Temporaire Européen de Navigation Artistique), two year residency program for female European artists in Sète/FR

2017 watch&talk, Zurich Thaterspektakel 2017, artistic director Sandro Lunin

2017 TANDEM, professional development module for producers and independent choreographers, Tanzbüro Berlin

2016 Dance UK Mentorship award for Future Leaders in Dance

2015 UK Theatre Award for The Show Must Go On (Jérôme Bel/Candoco Dance Company)

PRESS

SKINNED (2018/19) 3Sat Kulturzeit: https://vimeo.com/311888882

RBB Abendschau: https://vimeo.com/311888637

Review Basellandschaftliche Zeitung: https://www.basellandschaftlichezeitung.ch/kultur/buch-buehne- kunst/einatemberaubender-abend-133586260