Cultivating dance from within.
Unlocking artistry with grace, flow & sensory expression
Artistic contemporary dance work and choreography by
Rita Aozane Bilibio & Damian Gmür
The Artists
DAMIAN GMÜR
RITA AOZANE BILIBIO
As the artistic team Rita & Damian, we are active as dance educators, choreographers and researchers.
Our practice is grounded in a contemporary movement perspective in dance: exploring how movement works, its infinite potential, and the many ways it creates meaning.
Our work draws on the years of experience in the field – as dance performers, choreographers, and teachers. It has developed through inspiring collaborations with a range of artists across different contexts.
We understand our practice as an ongoing process – driven by curiosity, exploration and exchange.
Teaching Activities
Dancing begins with moving.
Central to our practice as teachers and choreographers, is a sustained commitment to dance and to the moving body as a source of knowledge, experience, and transformation.
Our aim is to develop a dance practice that is physical dynamic, expressive, articulate and nuanced, drawing on a range of movement approaches, dance techniques and styles. Our approach is shaped by the belief that dancing – at its best – is both technically demanding and deeply enjoyable.
Rita’s schedule
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2026/27 AcademicYearProfessor for Contemporary Dance (Contemporary Dance Techniques, Partnering, Repertory, Choreography)
Damian’s schedule
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2026/27 AcademicYearProfessor for Contemporary Dance (Contemporary Dance Techniques, Partnering)
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202604–07 MarchProfessionals Dance Training
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202602–05 JuneTeaching for Dance Teacher Program
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20279-10 JanuaryWorkshop Dance Teacher Program (Contemporary Dance, Choreography)
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20278-9 MayWorkshop Dance Teacher Program (Contemporary Dance, Choreography)
Actual or upcoming choreographic projects.
Choreographic Works
"NUREJEW"
He was a comet in the world of dance, a man with an extraordinary life story: Rudolf Nureyev.
In their new choreographic work, Nureyev, Guido Markowitz and Damian Gmür turn their attention to the man behind the legend. Together, they create an emotionally vivid portrait of this exceptional artist, tracing the images and feelings of a life lived, above all, in one place: on stage.
"RAUSCH:BOLERO"
Maurice Ravel’s Boléro has been called the soundtrack of the twentieth century. Its hypnotic power springs from the interplay of modernity’s contradictions: machinery, chance, obsession, freedom.
Rita and Damian take Ravel’s tension between rhythm and melody as their starting point, bringing the seemingly irreconcilable extremes of our time into a powerful encounter.
"CHASE"
Chase is a short, energetic choreography created by Rita for the students of the Palucca University of Dance Dresden – performed at a Palucca Soirée, Semperoper Dresden and Oper Leipzig.
"UNTAMED"
A new creation by Rita for the students of the Palucca University of Dance Dresden – performed at a Palucca Soirée, Staatsschauspiel Dresden.