MARIA HASSABI Born in 1973 in Nicosia, Cyprus Lives and Works in New York, NY

MARIA HASSABI Born in 1973 in Nicosia, Cyprus Lives and works in New York, NY

EDUCATION 1994-2003, Alexander Technique with Shelley Senter, Judith Lakin, June Ekman 1994-98, Movement Research, New York 1997, "Pilates Method of Body Conditioning", certificate 1994-96, Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, New York 1994, BFA, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA 1992, Harvard University, Summer Dance Intensive, Boston, MA

WORKS * PLASTIC (2015) Live Installation Museum of Modern Art, New York / February 21 - March 20, 2016 Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, US / January 31 – March 1, 2015 Stedelijk Museum, The Netherlands / April 16 – 23, 2015 Museum of Modern Art, New York, US / February – March 2016

* A Dance without Dance (2015) Installation DESTE Prize 2015, Cycladic Museum, Athens Greece / May 27 - September 30, 2015

* PREMIERE (2013) Quintet Het Veem Theatre, Amsterdam, Netherlans / April 10, 11, 2015 Festival fur̈ Aktionskunst, Bern, Switzerland / December 3, 2014 steirischer herbst, Graz, Austria / September 27,28 2014 River to River Festival, New York, US / June 27,28 2014 NEAT Festival, Nottingham, UK / May 23, 2014 Goteborgs̈ Dans & Teater Festival, Goteborg,̈ Sweden / May 20, 2014 Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Brussels, Belgium / May 3,4,5 2014 XING, Bologna, Italy / April 10, 2014 Premiere: The Kitchen co-presented with Performa as part of Performa 13, New York, US / November 6 – 9, 2013

* Intermission (2013) Live Installation Australian Center for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, Australia / October 10 – November 23, 2014 55th Venice Biennale 2013, as part of “Oo”, the Cyprus and Lithuanian Pavilion, Venice, Italy / May 29 – June 5, 2013

* Counter-relief (2011-2013) Duet (collaboration with Jimmy Robert) Performatik Festival, Kaaitheater, Brussels, Belgium / February 22 – 24, 2013 Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago / August 24, 2012 Premiere: CCS Bard Galleries, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York / May 1, 2011

* CHANDELIERS (2012) Installation Centre d’Art Contemporain Geneva, as part of Coming Soon, Geneva, Switzerland / May 31 – August 12, 2012

* SHOW (2011) Duet REAL DMZ PROJECT 2015, Art Sonje Center, Seoul, Korea / August 28, 2015 Pavilion Dance South West, Bournemouth, UK / July 19, 2015 Kunsthall Oslo, Norway / September 6, 2014 Le Mouvement: Performing the City, Biel, Switzerland / August 26 – 31, 2014 Volcano Extravaganza 2013 - Evil Under The Sun, Stromboli, Italy / August 22, 2013 American Realness, New York, US / January 10 – 13, 2013 Vienna Fair, Vienna, Austria / September 19 – 22, 2012 River to River Festival, New York, US / June 28 – 30, July 1, 2012 Middelheim Museum, Antwerp, Belgium / May 27, 2012 Premiere: The Kitchen, New York, US / November 3 – 5, 2011

* The Ladies (2011) Short Film or Public Performances Soft City, Inter Arts Center, Malamö, Sweden / September 4-19, 2015 CentrePasquArt as part of Le Mouvement: Performing the City, Biel, Switzerland / August 30 – November 2, 2014 Cipriani Wall Street, LMCC at The Downtown Dinner, New York, US / April 23, 2012 FIAF’s Crossing the Line Festival, New York, US / September 17 – November 5, 2011

* Robert and Maria (2010) Duet Nottdance Festival 2013, Dance4, Nottingham, UK / March 15, 2013 Festival Contemporaneô de Danca,̧ Saõ Paulo, Brazil / November 16 – 18, 2012 Panorama Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / November 12 – 13, 2012 Frascati Theater, Amsterdam, The Netherlands / May 1 – 2, 2012 Springdance Festival, Utrecht, The Netherlands / April 21 – 22, 2012 Danspace Project, New York, US / January 9 – 10, 2012 Tanz im August, Berlin, Germany / August 17 – 18, 2011 ImPulsTanz, Vienna, Austria / August 11, 2011 deSingel Internationale Kunstcampus, Antwerpen, Belgium / January 27 – 28, 2011 Premiere: Danspace Project, New York, US / April 15 – 17, 2010

* SoloShow (2009) Solo City of Women Festival, Ljubljana, Slovenia / October 8, 2012 deSingel Internationale Kunstcampus, Antwerpen, Belgium / April 28, 2011 Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, as part of TBA Festival, Oregon, US / September 11 – 14, 2010 Kaaistudios, as part of WoWmen! Festival, Brussels, Belgium / March 19 – 20, 2010 Performance Space 122, as part of COIL Festival, New York, US /

January 11 – 12, 2010 Premiere: Performance Space 122, co-presented by Performa 09, New York, US / November 12 – 15, 2009

* SOLO (2009) Solo From Minimalism into Algorithm, The Kitchen, New York, April 2, 2016 PLAYGROUND Festival, M Museum, Leuven, Belgium / November 21, 22, 2015 Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, Porto, Portugal / September 19, 20, 2015 Nottdance Festival 2013, Nottingham, UK / March 10, 2013 Lavanderia a Vapore, Torino, Italy / March 7, 2013 Beit Hair Center for Urban Culture, Tel Aviv, Israel / November 27, 2011 Soumaya Museum, Mexico City, Mexico / April 8, 2011 BOUGE B Festival, deSingel Internationale Kunstcampus, Antwerpen, Belgium / April 23, 2010 Premiere: Performance Space 122, co-presented by FIAF’s Crossing the Line Festival, New York, US / September 29 – October 4, 2009

* GLORIA (2007) Duet In-Presentable 08 Festival, Madrid, Spain / June 21, 2008 Performance Space 122, as part of COIL Festival, New York, US / January 11 – 12, 2008 Premiere: Performance Space 122, New York, US / November 7 – 10, 2007 Movement Research Festival, New York, US / June 8, 2007 Trio Premiere: Ballroom Marfa, Texas, US / May 11, 2007

* Still Smoking (2006) Sextet ImPulsTanz Festival, [8:tension] Young Choreographers' Series, Vienna, Austria / August 7, 2006 9th European Dance Festival, Rialto Theater, Limassol, Cyprus / June 24, 2006 Premiere: The Kitchen, New York, US / April 7 – 13, 2006

* Dead is Dead (2004) Sextet Premiere: Dance Theater Workshop, New York, US / December 9 – 11, 2004

* LIGHTS (2001) Trio Athens, Greece / March 29, 2002 Fringe Tomar International Festival of Contemporary Dance, Portugal / September 23, 2001 Premiere: Biennale of Young Artists of Europe and the Mediterranean, Sarajevo / July 22, 2001 PS 1 Contemporary Art Center, New York, US / July 14, 2001

Movement Research at Judson Memorial Church, New York, US / 2001 Dixon Place, New York, US / 2001

SHORT-FORM WORKS * “come in my house i want to hurt you!” (2008) Solo DMAC - Duo Multicultural Arts Center, New York, US / October 8 – 9, 2008

* UnNamed (2006) Solo TSEH-Springdance/Dialogue, Moscow, Russia / July 28, 2006

* Forest near Chelsea (2003) Duet Dance in Progress, The Kitchen, New York, US / December 18 – 19, 2003 Dance Theater Workshop Benefit Performance, The Joyce Theater, New York, US / June 7, 2003 The Kitchen Benefit Performance, Chelsea Museum, New York, US Dixon Place, New York, US

* HAPPINESS (2003) Duet Self-produced, New York, US

* Late Night Future (2002) Quartet Dance Theater Workshop: Split Stream, New York, US / October 29, 2002

* a solo (2002) Danspace Project at St. Marks Church, Food for Thought Series, New York, US / June 2002

* sketch one (2000) Solo Dance Theater Workshop, Fresh Tracks, New York, US / February 27, 2001 Diana Von Fustenberg Theater, New York, US / 2000 Dixon Place, New York, US / 2000

AWARDS / GRANTS 2015 The Herb Alpert Award

2014 Jerome Foundation, Grant

2013 “Special Mention” for the Cyprus and Lithuanian Pavilion at 55th Venice Biennale The MAP Fund, Grant LMCC’s Extended Life Program, Grant Jerome Foundation, Grant Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and administered by the LMCC, Grant Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Grant

2012 LMCC (Lower Manhattan Council of the Arts) President's Award for Performing Arts

2011 Guggenheim Fellowship The MAP Fund, Grant The Brown Foundation, Inc. of Houston, Grant Jerome Foundation, Grant Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and administered by the LMCC, Grant

2009 Foundation for Contemporary Arts, 2009 Grants to Artists Award National Performance Network Creation Fund, Grant The Brown Foundation, Inc. of Houston, Grant Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and administered by the LMCC, Grant

2007 Foundation 2021, Grant Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and administered by the LMCC, Grant

2006 Foundation 2021, Grant The Brown Foundation, Inc. of Houston, Grant

2004 Foundation 2021, Grant

RESIDENCIES / TEACHING / LECTURES 2015 School for New Dance Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands / Setting new work on students / November 30 - December 11, 2015 Rauchenberg Residency, Captiva Florida / September 21 - October 23, 2015 Hammer Museum, Los Angeles / Residencey for the creation of PLASTIC / January 17-30, 2015

2013 Mount Tremper, New York, US / Residency for the creation of PREMIERE / October 16 – 26, 2013 Pa-f, St Ermes, France / Residency for the creation of PREMIERE / August 2 – 17, 2013 Kaaitheater, Brussels, Belgium / Residency for the creation of PREMIERE / June 17 – 30, 2013 Dance4, Nottingham, UK / Residency for the creation of PREMIERE / March 11 – 22, 2013 Dance4, Nottingham, UK / Guest Teacher Balletto Teatro di Torino, Turin, Italy / Guest Teacher

2012 Plesni Teater Ljubljana, Slovenia / Workshop and Presentation / September 30 – October 7, 2012 ImPulsTanz Festival, Vienna / Coaching Workshop with Kroõ t̃ Juurak / August 6 – 10, 2012 Mentoring Europe in Motion, Springdance Festival, Utrecht / April 16 – 26, 2012

2011 ImPulsTanz Festival, Vienna / Residency for the creation of SHOW Kaai Theater, Brussels / Residency for creation of Counter-relief deSingel, Antwerp / Guest Teacher

2010 Pacific Northwest College of Art / Guest Lecturer and Teacher DANSLAB, Den Haag, The Netherlands / Guest Teacher and Residency for the creation of Robert and Maria

2009 Herberger College of the Arts at Arizona State University, Tempe / Guest Lecturer, Teacher and Residency for the creation of SoloShow

2004 Residency at LEXDance Under the Radar Residency Program / Residency for the creation of Dead is Dead

COLLABORATIONS

SAY SOMETHING: six speech acts (2013) Directed by Philipp Gehmacher / Performer Premiere: ImPulsTanz, Vienna, Austria / July 17, 2013

threeASFOUR (2012) Spring Fashion Show / Choreographer

Kiss of the Damn (2011) Film, directed by Zan Cassavetes / Actress

Oidipous, my foot (2011) directed by Jan Ritsema / Collaborator and Performer Steirischer Herbst, Graz, Austria / October 13 – 15, 2011 Pact Zollverein, Essen, Germany / April 15 – 16, 2011 Premiere: Kaai Theater, Belgium / January 21 – 22, 2011

Temporary Collective (2010) Danspace Project / December 3, 2010 The Movement Research Festival Fall 2010 at Judson Church, New York, US / November 29, 2010

VPL (2010) Film by Jessica Mitrani and Victoria Bartlet / Choreography and Performance

Rock Opera with TV Baby (2010) MH / 113 W 27 Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10001 / Phone: +1 917 449 2703 / [email protected] / www.mariahassabi.com

Performance by Spencer Sweeney / Choreography and Performance WV Gallery, Berlin Gavin Brown Enterprises, New York, US

Blind Sculpture (2010) Installation by art-collective, Gelitin / Artist Assistant, part of a live sculpture Greene Naftali Gallery, New York, US

OK/Zero Killed (2008) Film by Alexandre Roccolli and Christophe Chemin / Performer Radialsystem V, Berlin, Germany ASVOFF, Centre Pombidou, Paris, France

DANCE WITH THE GOLDEN AXE (2008) Film by Gordon Hull / Performer

Karen Kartch Campaign (2007) Film by Holle Singer / Choreography

Chamecki/Lerner Dance Company (1999-2005) Dancer

and the black snakes (2003) Performance by Marcos Rosales / Choreography and Performance Movement Research at Judson Memorial Church, New York, US

CALVIN KLEIN, Spring Campaign 2002 (2001) Photography by Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin / Movement Stylist for still photography

IMPROVISATION FESTIVAL NEW YORK (2001) Chamecki/Lerner Company / Collaborator and Performer Danspace Project at St. Marks Church, New York Movement Research at Judson Memorial Church, New York

UNTITLED (1999) With Amanda Loulaki / Collaborator and Performer Hothouse, PS 122, New York, US

DAY 9 (1998) Performance by Katerina Kana / Choreography and Performance Part of Hybrid Series, The Kitchen, New York, US

BLUE PIGS (1997) Installation by Kana & Olympios / Choreography and Performance Lehman Maupin Gallery, New York, US MuseeGè oCharles,̀ Grenoble, France

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