Annika works as professional and international freelance dance artist, choreographer and teacher.
In 2021 she graduate from the first MfA in performing Arts at The Danish National School of Performing Arts in Copenhagen.
2014 first honoured BPA degree from the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds, UK:
In addition to a variety of performances inside school, she has performed in side specific works, on street festivals, charity events, at FRESH North East, Newcastle (https://freshnortheast.wordpress.com), as well as in a music video (with Organiq Music Leeds,by Cissie Redgwick:“Gimme That Swing” (http://youtu.be/FALYmqt-7TQ). Best Video Performance at the Leeds Music Videos Awards.
2011 degree in Dance and Education at Erika Klütz School, Hamburg, DE:
She has performed in several summer showcases, graduation shows and solo performances, in public buildings such as Lichthof Theater, Sprechwerk (http://www.hamburgersprechwerk.de) and Kampnagel (http://www.kampnagel.de/de/home/ ). Furthermore, she has collaborated with different artists such as fashion design students of the HBE Hochschule Hamburg, architecture students of the HCU Hamburg, musicians as well as sign language students.
PROFESSIONEL EXPERIENCE:
2023 being supported by Bergischer Kultufonds to research a new project VINTAGE TANZ
2023 presenting I am Mephisto as part of NIGHT OUT at die börse Wuppertal, DE
2023 dancing in WUNDERTAL by Boris Charmatz and Tanztheater Wuppertal, DE
2023 performing Himmelskörper by Barbara Cleff at Tanz Station- Barmer Bahnhof Wuppertal, DE
2023 3 month fulltime working grand from Dachverband für Tanz Deutschland
2022 presenting I am Mephisto at Det Frie Felts Festival in Copenhagen, DK
2022 dancer/ performer for Cantabile 2 by Kasper Ravnhøj in Mémoire sans Souvenir, DK
2022 dancing& teaching for Sascha Waltz& Guests with IN C in Marl, DE
2022 Guest play with Mephisto in die Börse Wuppertal, DE
2022 associated artist to Tanz Station Barmer Bahnhof Wuppertal, DE
2022 dancing in Allegori by Glimt Danseteater, DK
2022 Production residency with Mephisto at Holstebro Danseteater, DK
2021 Residency on AraKnit with lolaandyukaomeet at Chateau Ephémère, FR
2021 TID I RUM at Folketeatret together with Udviklingsplatformen, DK
2021 Winner of the semi final of northern Europe in dance with MArte Live Europe
2021 Assistant choreographer for a new creation at Tanztheater Wuppertal, DE
2021 Co Creator of Tanz Station Barmer Bahnhof Wuppertal, by Thusnelda Mercy & Pascal Merighi, DE
2021 La marraine de festival danser de Centre Culturel de l'Université de Bourgogne,FR
2020 dancing/performing at Schauspielhaus Wuppertal with Gintersdorfer/Klaßen
2020 start up residency, company TanzKompArt at BIRCA, Bornholm, DK
2020 Online Intensive with Thusnelda Mercy and Aida Vainieri Özkara in collab with Uni-Tanz Lecce, ITA
2020 Dancer/ performer for Oriantheatre by Medhi Farajpour at Archives Nationales des Paris, FR
2020 Artistic Residency together with Sisters hope (http://sistershope.dk/) curated by Trevor Davies in CPH, DK
2020 dancing with Gazart in Sneøjne at Folketeatret in CPH, DK
2020 presenting Treffpunkt Speech(less) together with Kollektiva at Probebühne eins, invited by K3 Tanzplan Hamburg, DE
2020 Guest play at Teater Momentum with Treffpunkt Speech(less)& lolaandyukaomeet, DK
2019 Connections Artistic Residency at Performing Arts Platform together with Sarah Fdili Alaoui (FR), DK
2019 performing with Reckless Sleepers A String Section at Triennale Brugge, BE
2019 MoZert a violin dance duet by Annika KompArt together with Nicolaj Frederik Wamberg, presented at Opernloft Hamburg as part of Tanzfest, DE
2019 performing with Reckless Sleepers A Sting Section at Studiobühne Köln, Festival Theaterszene Europa, DE
03/2019 dancing with Gazart (http://gazart.dk/) touring Sneøjne to Hakawy International Arts
Festival for children, in Cairo, EGY
02/2019 in residency with WeAreNotUnique at Åben Scene Godsbanen, DK
01/2019 performance TREFFPUNKT SPEECH(LESS) together with lolaandyukaomeet (https://www.lolaandyukaomeet.com/) at Bådteatret by Annika KompArt, DK
12/2018 Gaga Intensive (http://gagapeople.com/english/) in Tel Aviv, ISR
11/2018 Company classes with Tanztheater Wuppertal, DE
10/2018 performer in A String Section with Reckless Sleepers, on tour in Scotland, Aberdeen UK.
08/2018 WeAreNotUnique FROSTkompART at Teater Momentum Odense,DK
07/2017 performer in A String Section with Reckless Sleepers
(https://theatreanddance.britishcouncil.org/artists-and-companies/r/reckless-sleepers/)
at the Metropolis Festival Copenhagen, DK
04/2017 NOW, dancing in the Performance/ Installation by Torbjörn Johansson in Dansehallerne
(http://www.dansehallerne.dk/forestilling/now/), DK
2017 dancing, performing and touring in ´What is left´ with GLIMT (http://glimt.info), DK 03/2017 timeING an improvised Solo to Angela Merkels New Years speech, inspired by Julyan Hamilton,
performed at Teater Tapas (http://teateroen.dk), DK
11/2016 MoZERT, a violin/dance duet with Nicolaj Frederik Wamberg, premiered at Aben Laboratorium
Roskilde (http://abendans.dk)
09/2016 Butoh offering in Time Square NY, with (http://www.vangeline.com)
08/2016 ChangINGroom a residency at Laboratoriescenen in Dansehallerne, with Candoco dancer
Toke Broni Strandby, DK
08/2016 Research and showing with GLIMT (http://glimt.info), DK
05-08/2016 performed and toured with IDE (Integrated Dance Exploration), DK
11/2015 timeING, an improvised Solo about rhythm and placement in time to Angela Merkels New Years
speech 2015, inspired by Julyan Hamilton, premiered at Loona Nights in Dansehallerne, DK
09/2015 Performing the BIRTHday countown, a contemporary dance duet in collaboration with Pierre Enaux,
presented at Loona Nights as well as a hired performance in Dansehallerne, DK
05/2015 Mute Comp. internship performance at Teateroen, DK
04/2015 'Sharing experiences of life after stroke' project, by Dr. Campbell Edinborough
(http://campbelledinborough.com) Lecturer in Drama and Theatre Practice,
to The University of Hull, UK
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
"I am motivated in my teaching to explore ways of sharing my knowledge and giving guided opportunities to the learner to suit their individual needs. At the same time it is a useful, reflective way of understanding and deepening my own knowledge and skills."
http://www.idocde.net/idocs/1083
Since 2012 she has taught several classes and professional contemporary training for example at Yorkshire Dance Leeds, at Dansehallerne, at Sceneindgang, at AFUK (http://www.afuk.dk), for the Copenhagen Contemporary Dance School (CCDS, http://www.cph-dance.com/engelsk-forside/), Dansebryggeriet, the youth- talent Company (http://standsogdans.dk/dansehold/dansebryggeriet/). In addition she is a regular guest teacher to the BPA students at the Erika Klütz School Hamburg, DE.
EARLIER CHOREOGRAPHIC EXPERIENCE:
10/2016 An Early Bird (https://vimeo.com/198472430) a durational performance with dAb
(http://standsogdans.dk/dansehold/dansebryggeriet/) at Kulturnatten
08/ 2015 Project assistance to Kitt Johnson at the Metropolis Festival CPH, DK
07/ 2015 Performing The First Stitch at the ARGITART Festival in Figueres, ES
07/ 2015 Siegel im Spiegel a choreographic study in collaboration with the second year students from
Erika Klütz School, presented as part of their summer- show at Lichthoftheater, Hamburg, DE
04/ 2015 Presentations of her durational performance installation The First Stitch at ARoS Museum of Modern
Art, Aarhus, DK
12/ 2014 Funded by the Arts Council England to restage and develop her durational performance The Last Knit
and One More Dress. (https://vimeo.com/116750112)
03/ 2014 The Last Knit a durational performance installation, presented as part of her studies at NSCD
(http://youtu.be/rDrlEDDz48c)
INTERNSHIPS/ WORKSHOPS:
Trained in Ballet, Ballroom, Cunningham, Limon and Release Technique.
Participated several dance classes lead by Theo Clinkard, Hagit Yakira, Julyan Hamilton, Robert Hewitt, Peter Jasko, Jennifer- Lynn Crawford, Fiona Gordon, Viktoria Zaripov, Rosemarie Butcher….
2020 a five month Internship at Tanztheater Wuppertal (http://www.pina-bausch.de/), DE
09/2020 UniTanz Lecce ( online format) with Thusnelda Mercy, Aida Vaineri, Georgia Maddamma, Pascal Merighi
08/2020 Paris Summer Academy, in collaboration with Oriantheatre, Micadanses and Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, FR
07/ 2019 Intensiv with Rainer Behr at B12,DE
07/2018 Intensiv with Rainer Behr at B12, DE
07/2018 Intensiv with Milan Tomášik at B12 Berlin, DE
04/2018 Company classes Tanztheater Wuppertal (Pina Bausch), DE
03/2018 Company classes with Staatstheater Mainz, DE
01/2017 Masterclass with Pina Bausch dancer Helena Pikon at K3, Hamburg,(DE)
12/ 2016 Wayne Mc Gregor (http://waynemcgregor.com) in Aarhus, (DK)
12/2016 Butoh with Tadashi Endo (http://www.tadashi-endo.de), in Göttingen (DE)
10/2016 Choreography with young people, with Suzie West & Robert Mennear from UK, in (DK)
08/2016 Lab Sweden at Värlandskulturmuseet in Göteborg, lead by Danskompaniet Spinn (SE),
Quarantine (GB) and Candoco Dance Company (GB)
06/2016 Contactimprovisation with Scott Wells, in Dansehallerne (DK)
06/2016 Butoh with Yael Gaethon& Vangekine France at Teaterøen(http://teateroen.dk), (DK)
05/2016 tamed, Tanzmedicin Congress (http://www.tamed.eu), Dresden (DE)
03/2016 Audition& Recall Camilla Stage (http://www.camillastage.dk), (DK), as well as Tina Tarpgaard
(http://recoil-performance.org), (DK)
02/2016 Workshop InMotion, Movement Workshop, Aleksi Koskelin& Sophia Mage, (DK)
07/2015 "Rhythm and Placement in Time" one week with Julyan Hamilton, Berlin (DE)
05/ 2015 Internship and Performance with Mute Company Physical Theatre, Kopenhagen
02/ 2015 Workshop with Theo Clinkard , London (UK)
01/ 2015 Audition& Company classes with Skanes Danseteater, Malmö (SE)
10/ 2014 Company classes with Candoco Dance Company, London (UK)
09/ 2014 Assistance to Theo Clinkard to restage Ordinary Courage, London (UK)
09/ 2014 Choreography intensive with Ben Wright, London (UK)
08/ 2014 Movement& Voice Workshop Gary Clarke, Leeds (UK)
08/ 2014 One week Flying Low with Peter Jasko at ImpulsTanz, Vienna (AUT)
07/ 2014 International Dance Week Budapest (HUN)
05/ 2014 3 days Intensive with Julyan Hamilton in Glasgow, (GB)
04/ 2014 5 days Easter Intensive with Niku Chaudhari, dancer by Sidi Larbi Cherkaouiin Cologne, (DE)
04/ 2014 One week residence with Theo Clinkard in Shawbrook, (IRL)
02/ 2014 One week Company Classes with Scottish Dance Theatre (GB)
ADDITIONAL SKILLS & INTERESTS
Since 2004- 2011 Several Ballroom Competitions (A- Level)
She is playing the violin and got taught a variety of different dance techniques such as Lindy Hop, Tango Argentino, Flamenco and Folklore.
