DAMIAN
RITA
Teaching Work - Overview
Teaching Dance Companies &
Dance Universities
- Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden Lecturer in the Bachelor "Dance" and Master "Dance Teacher" programmes, with teaching responsibilities in Contemporary & Modern Dance Techniques, Partnering/CI, Improvisation and Repertory.
- Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln Lecturer: Teaching Modern/Contemporary Dance, Dance Repertoire (Guest Artist)
- Taipeidea: Taipei National University of Arts (Taiwan) Bachelor Dance Program: Teaching Contemporary Dance Techniques (Guest-Artist)
- Tanztheater Staatstheater Darmstadt Company Dancer´s Training: Teaching Contemporary Dance (Guest-Artist)
- Tsoying High School (Taiwan) Highschool Dance Program: Teaching Contemporary Dance Techniques. Creating choreographic work (Guest-Artist)
- Iceland Dance Company (Iceland) Company Dancer´s Training: Teaching Contemporary Dance (Guest-Artist)
- Klassiski Listdansskolinn Reykjavk (Iceland) Teaching Contemporary Dance for the dance education program (Guest-Artist)
- Tanzhaus NRW Professional Dancer Training: Teaching Contemporary Dance (Faculty Member)
- TanzMoto Dance Company Company Dancer´s Training: Teaching Contemporary Dance & Choreographic Assistant (Guest-Artist)
- Neuer Tanz (Düsseldorf) Company Dancer´s Training: Teaching Contemporary Dance
- Tanz Frankfurt Teaching Workshops (Modern/Contemporary Dance)
Teacher for Dance Schools
- Tanzhaus NRW - TeachingCreative Dance for Kids, Modern Dance, Contemporary Dance
- Terpsychore Wuppertal - Creative Dance & Ballet for Children, Contemporary & Modern Dance for Adults, Choreographies for School Performances
- Tanzsport Zentrum TSZ Royal Wulfen - Modern & Contemporary Dance for Children and Teenagers, Choreographies for National Dance Competitions
- Wuppertaler Werkstatt / Freie Schule für Tanz und Musik - Creative Dance for Children, Modern Dance for Children
- Dance School Rotrand Hantke Duisburg - Classical Ballet & Modern Dance for Adults
Teacher for Social & School Projects
- Wilhelm-Leuschner School Darmstadt Participatory dance project created for/with students of the school.
On Stage / Professional Experiences
2013 - now
Professor for Contemporary Dance, Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden
2000 - 2016
Project-based work as a dancer in cooperation with choreographers Rodolpho Leoni, Samir Akika, Jussara Miranda, Ben Riepe, Mohan Thomas, Magali Sander-Fett and more
2002 - 2009
Dancer with Sasha Waltz & Guests, Berlin: "NoBody", "Dido & Aeneas", "Gezeiten"
2006
Holder of the annual scholarship for "Professional Dancers/Artists" by Kunststiftung NRW
2006
Practice programme with The Forsythe Company, Frankfurt; Ultima Vez / Wim Vandekeybus, Brussels; Company Cena 11, Brazil
2005
The Forsythe Company, Frankfurt: "Human Writes"
2004
Tanztheater Pina Bausch, Wuppertal: "Tannhäuser", "Sacre du Printemps"
1989 - 1998
Muovere Companhia de Dança Contemporânea, Brazil (first student, later steady member of the dance company)
Studies & Training
2014 - 2016
Training Programs in Contact Improvisation, Tanzfabrik Berlin, Jörg Hassmann & Daniel Werner
2011 - 2013
Master of Arts, Sporthochschule Köln, Germany / Masterstudies "Tanzkultur V.I.E.W."
2005 - 2017
Intensive Dance Workshops amongst others Ultima Vez, Gaga Labs & Workshops, Impuls Dance Festival, Tanzhaus nrw
2002 - 2004
Folkwanghochschule, Germany / Aufbaustudium
1998 - 2002
Folkwanghochschule, Germany / Bühnentanz-Diplom
1983 - 1998
Muovere Cia. de Dança, Brazil / Classical and Contemporary Dance