Petrushka Choreography and performance: Ildar Tagirov (Russia) Who is Ratatouille? He amuses even on his deathbed. He is used to indulging people, their customs and concerns. He is tired of being a comedy. No one see the tragedy in his eyes. He decides to stop being a clown. He is a normal, sensual and feeling person, yet society has caused him to internalise something which he will never lose: the fear of being misunderstood. Ratatouille is a prototype of a 19th century Russian marionette. Ildar Tagirov (Russia) Education: 2017: Brussels International Ballet School Internship, Brussels, Belgium 2016: National Conservatory of Music & Dance of Paris Internship, Paris, France 2015: Сinevox Junior Company Scholarship, Switzerland 2014: Kyiv State Choreographic College, Ukraine Workshops: 2018: Sergey Vanaev, Bremerhaven Theater, Bremerhaven, Germany 2017: Amanda Bennett, Theater Basel, Basel, Switzerland 2017: Yamit Kalef, Kibbuz Dance Company, Israel 2017: Lesley Telford, Nederlands Dans Theater 1, Nederlands 2017: Pina Bausch Theater, Wuppertal, Germany 2016: James Sutherland, Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern, Germany 2015: Adi Salant, Batsheva Dance Company, Israel 2014: Wim Vandekeybus, Ultima Vez Dance Company, Brussels, Belgium Engagements: 2017 – 2018: Principal Dancer and Actor, Immersive spectacle "Dialogues" (Artistic Director: Polina Baranichenko), Ukraine 2015 – 2018: Principal Dancer at Leningrad Center Theater (Artistic Director: Felix Mikhailov), Russia 2017: Soloist Dancer for a Project at The Bolshoi Theatre “Faces”, Youth Ballet Program (Director: Sergei Filin), Russia 2014 – 2015: Principal Dancer at Kiev Modern Ballet Theater (Artistic Director: Radu Poklitaru), Ukraine 2013 – 2014: Soloist Dancer at Young Ballet of Kyiv Theater (Artistic Director: Dmitrii Kaigorodov), Ukraine Free projects: 2018: Certamen Internacional de Coreografía Burgos, New York, USA 2018: Festival “10 Sentidos”, Valencia, Spain 2018: Quinzena de Dança de Almada 2017: XIII Moscow International Ballet Competition and Choreographers 2018: Marius Petipa Gala, Paris, France 2017: Anniversary Dance Gala, Berlin, Germany 2017: Brussels International Ballet Gala, Rome, Italy 2017: Presentation of the new Lexus brand space, Moscow, Russia 2016: Russian concert project “Opera – Hit”, Moscow, Russia 2016: Solocoreografico 2016, International solo dance showcase, Turin, Italy 2015 – 2016: VKIBC, New York, USA 2016: Spoleto IDC 2015: Tripudium Ballet IDC, Milan, Italy Gennadi Choreography: Rotem Weissman (Israel) Performance: Márton Gláser (Hungary) The performer explores the desire to control and direct the audience. The solo creates a dark yet intimate atmosphere, inviting, commanding and confusing, captivating yet sensitive. The audience is invited into a dark, unique world full of mystery and imagination, and to be hypnotized by the quality of the body language and the visceral journey of the dancer. Rotem Weissman (Israel) Education: 2009 – 2015: High School: Dance Department at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance; 7th grade –12th grade, Jerusalem, Israel 2015 – 2017: Maslool – Professional Dance Program. Artistic Directors: Naomi Perlov, Offir Dagan, Tel Aviv, Israel (The 'Maslool' is a professional dance program of the Bikurey Ha'Itim performing arts center) 2017 – 2018: International Choreographic Exchange program in sead – a one-year postgraduate program that offers young choreographers the opportunity to create their own work independently within a supportive artistic environment Engagements: 2015: Got an "Excellence dancer" position from the Israeli army Summer 2018: Residency in Play Practice Residency – Bangalore, India 2018 – 2019: Artist in residence at Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance, Salzburg, Austria Free projects: 2017: "And the woman had spoken", a piece that took part in “Gvanim” dance festival – a stage for young choreographers at the Suzanne Dellal dance Center, Tel Aviv, Israel 2018: "All the possible ways to fall" piece that preformed at the "New Faces New Dances" festival in Salzburg, Rapoblic theater June 2018: "BAUHAUS" a piece that preformed at "because the night" in ARGEKULTUR, Salzburg, Austria – with three dancers from Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance December 2018: performance at the International choreography competition – Machol Shalem, Jerusalem, Israel Márton Gláser (Hungary) Education: started dancing early got involved with several dance styles and forms started studying dance at Dance and Fine art school in Győr,Hungary currently student at Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance – 3rd year Engagements: Worked with different choreographers like: Anton Lachky, Sadé and Kristina Alleyne, Edivaldo Ernesto, Michikazu Matsune, Konstandina Efthimiadou SIRI Choreography: Julia Maria Koch (Germany) Performance: Siri Elmqvist (Sweden) SIRI is a cyber fantasy which plays with mixing an artificial and a human identity. Above all, it asks what it means to be human. Are empathy and true love characteristics that only we are privileged to have? Are they maybe the only things impossible to replicate? This work appeals to the responsibility we bear in dealing with artificial intelligence. Julia Maria Koch (Germany) Education: 1995 – 2000: Advanced training Christine Reiner, Weilheim, Germany 1999 – 2000: Advanced Training Rolleff King, Munich, Germany 2000 – 1999: Full-time training at the Nuremberg-Fuerth Ballet Centre, Germany 2000 – 2002: Full-time education (EAT) at Studio Harmonic in Paris, France 2005 – 2010: Study of choreography at the Conservatory of Barcelona (Institut del Teatre), Barcelona, Spain 2011: Title of the choreography (Licenciatura) of the Institut del Teatre 2010 – 2018: workshops as with Russell Maliphant, Sasha Waltz&Guests, Travers / Copenhaguen etc. Engagements: As a dancer: 2002 – 2003: Robert Solomon Company, Duesseldorf, Germany 2003 – 2004: Staatstheater Darmstadt, Germany 2006 – 2014: Gran Teatre del Liceu in 13 Productions and two tourings, Barcelona, Spain 2009: Compania La Veronal (“Los pájaros muertos”) 2013: Tanzcompanie Flamencos en route 2014: Festival de Perelada As a choreographer: 2009: choreographic Assistent / Ridge Theater / Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) “Lightning at our feet”, New York, USA 2017 – 2018: “HEIMAT” (perfect tragic place), triple bill evening / Deutsche Tanzkompanie Free projects: 2007 – 2011: Festival de Tardor, Barcelona, Spain 2008: Events for Museums, Barcelona, Spain 2009: “Grup 21” / Music of Amber / CCCB Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 2009: “Multimedia reciclada”, Barcelona, Spain 2008 – 2009: “Coreografias Polifonicas” with choirs, Barcelona, Spain 2010: “Quina” with Lluis Sola 2010 – 2012: Projecte: La Plage / La Travesia 2012: Hirundo Maris Catalonia, Spain 2014: Dancefilm “Solarliod” Berlin / Iceland 2014/15: Hither and Thither/ Uferstudios, Berlin, Germany 2014/15: Charon 2015/16: Zenith / Nadir 2015/16: Before we reel 2017/18: Deals with god 2018/19: Humanoid Series Siri Elmqvist (Sweden) Education: 2004 – 2007: Professional Danceprogram, Piteå, Sweden 2007 – 2010: Balettakademien, Gothenburg – Director Hugo Tham 2010 – 2012: Maslool Bikurey Ha’Itim, Tel Aviv – Directors Naomi Perlov and Offir Dagan 2018 – 2019: Universal Perfomer, Die Etage, Director Thomas Zimmerman, Berlin, Germany Engagements: 2013: ilDance, Sweden, Directors Israel Aloni and Lee Brummer 2014 – 2015: AURA Dance Theatre, Director Birute Letukaite, Lithuania 2016: Siciliano Contemporary Ballet, Director Salvatore Siciliano, Berlin, Germany 2017: ilDance, Directors Israel Aloni and Lee Brummer, Sweden Free projects: 2014: Rehearsal Director and Rehearsal Assistant for “CV’s”, by Paul Hess, Germany 2015: Dancer in solo performance “Iris”, by Francesco Dalmasso, Italy 2017: Part of Research and Development, by Tobiah Booth Remmers, Austria Danced and choreographed musicvideo for singer Joey Ryan Danced and choreographed musicvideo for singer Ken Burke Dancer in “Deals with God”, by Julia Maria Koch, Germany The Hidden Garden Choreography: Jill Crovisier (Luxembourg) Performance: Samuli Emery (Finland) Growing up we loose the ability to live in connection with our mind. We become increasingly preoccupied by what is useful. The desire for power, control and perfection. Man becomes comparable to a supernatural creature. Obsessed, this creature sucks the life out of those who dare to confront it. Dreams, simple pleasures and poetry are suffocated. The Hidden Garden is a mysterious place where the real and the fantastic are intertwined. A choreography inspired by the gothic novel, fantastic literature, and the modern customs today’s society. Jill Crovisier (Luxembourg) Education: - 2014 – 2018: Share Intensive, Hofesh Schechter Company Intensive, Eastman summer intensive, Batsheva Gaga intensive - 2014: study of Balinese dance and music with the Semara Pegulingan Mandala Giri Company, Indonesia - 2012 – 2013: MASA dance journey with the KCDC; Rami Be'er, Matz Ek, Ohad Naharin repertory, Israel - 2010 – 2011: Winter intensive Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, Alvin Ailey school NYC., New York City, USA - 2009: LACDC intenisve - 2007 – 2009: EPSE dance Montpellier, France - 2005: China EU art school Bejing, China - 1994 – 2007: Conservatory of music and dance LU, Prix Supèrieur in Ballet and Contemporary dance Engagements: - 2018: NO MAN'S LAND - B.Dance company, Taiwan (choreographer) - TNUA university master degree exam choreography, Taiwan - 2017 – 2018: Cie mirage, France (dancer)