SLATE / ANNELIESE CHAREK CHOREOGRAPHER INTRODUCTION /

Anneliese Charek is an American artist living in Shanghai. She is a choreographer, dancer and arts facilitator. She is the founder of SLATE contemporary dance company and co-founder of Basement 6 Collective. In her years in Shanghai she has choreographed and produced numerous projects, working both commercially and within the art world.

ADDITIONAL LINKS /

BRUTA / DANCE FILM https://vimeo.com/184608522

AS ONE / PERFORMANCE + DANCE FOR CAMERA https://vimeo.com/163123596

MOCA SHANGHAI https://vimeo.com/212465688

WAKE UP TO DREAMS / CHRONUS ART CENTER https://vimeo.com/176256055

ENVISION 2116 https://v.qq.com/x/page/z039966pnjq.html

SLATE /

SLATE contemporary dance company is multi-national group of professional dance artists active in Shanghai’s dance and arts scene. It was founded 2013 by Anneliese Charek, out of the desire to contribute to the independent dance scene is Shanghai. It’s members have included both local and international dance artists. The group has performed regularly at prominent institutions and as part of collaborations with local artists working in various mediums. Original pieces have been shown at: The Power Station of Art, Chronus Art Center, Minsheng Art Museum, Minsheng 21, MOCA Shanghai, Basement 6 Collective, ART021, A-Piece Gallery, Vision Art Center, and Hangzhou’s 1st International Dance Festival, 1933 Micro theater and many more. This year, the group’s documentary dance performance project ‘Why?’ Has been accepted to the main stage at the International Factory theater festival in Laiwu and Spazio Diamente theater in Rome for a collaboration with Italian dance company RITMI SOTTERANNEI. The company works to cultivate local contemporary dance by creating original works amongst it’s members, as well as creating initiatives for local dancers in the community. SLATE has hosted workshops for the public and local professional dancers. SLATE acts as a springboard for dancers and choreographers to train and produce work. More information about the company can be found here: http://www.contemporarydanceshanghai.com/

BIO / ANNELIESE CHAREK Anneliese Charek is an artist, dance educator and arts facilitator. She has dedicated herself to creating grassroots initiatives to incubate independent arts and artists in Shanghai. A Los Angeles Native, she graduated from California Institute of the Arts, with a BFA in dance: performance / choreography and production.

She began her dance training at a young age at the Performing Arts Center in L.A., with a focus in Ballet. She continued her studies in contemporary dance, receiving a BFA from California Institute of the Arts. There she was trained by numerous dancers and choreographers including; Tina Yuan (of Alvin Ailey), Glen Eddy (Nederlands Dans Theater), Colin Connor (Limon), Lyndon Branaugh (Martha Graham Company) to name a few.

During her dance training she participated and performed in various workshops and festivals around the world; American Dance Festival, ImpulsTanz Vienna, Thodos Dance Chicago, Holly Johnson’s Legdes and Bones Intensive (Los Angeles), International Contemporary Dance Workshop Prague. As artistic director of SLATE contemporary the program IN THE FLESH. She has staged, dance company, she works to create a place for produced and directed numerous works of dance Upon graduating from CalArts she joined the Li dance artists to train and create together. She and film both including the opening ceremony of Chiao-Ping Dance Company, performing locally founded the group in 2014, and is co-founder the Shanghai project on a large scale structure and abroad with them for two years. While in the independent art space Basement 6 collective in designed by renowned architect Su Fujimoto, company she began an MFA program at the 2013. She has lived, worked and studied in the which involved twelve local and international University of Wisconsin-Madison in the field of U.S , Europe, South East Asia and China. dancers. She has created numerous site video installation. After moving abroad to Through various roles in education and arts specific works at renowned art museums and Europe in 2009, she furthered her studies the institutions, she has amassed experience in the galleries, and has performed extensively in Prague Film School, receiving a certificate in film areas of film production, performance Shanghai, directing. production, arts management and arts education for children and adults. She is currently a Master’s student at Shanghai Theater Academy, and is re-launching a platform for experimental and independent performance-based artists with https://www.anneliesecharek.com/ Shanghai with notable local artists such as UMA body Theater, Inch Dance and Fangling Huang.

As an educator, she has amassed experience in teaching dance to children and adults from zero experience to the professional level. She teaches Modern, Contemporary, Ballet, Yoga and dance composition.

She has developed curriculums, implemented classes and advised schools on dance education. In 2015 she was invited as a guest artist to work with the Suzhou dance company, creating courses for their professional dancers as well as setting an original piece on the group.

She has created and conducted dance and movement workshops for adults in the community with the forum Creativity and Movement sponsored by Shanghai Theater Academy and through her group SLATE.

She has been invited to speak about her work at various institutions and events included the American Consulate and Ted X Suzhou. A complete bio, CV and list of works can be found at: https://www.anneliesecharek.com/ PREPARED BY : ANNELIESE CHAREK

EMAIL : [email protected] WECHAT : AnneliesCharek

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