Danish Dance Theatre - Dancers

Dancers

Alessandro Sousa Pereira

Brazilian. Born 1983. Educated at Galpao 1 Dance School in Indaiatuba, Saö Paulo. In 1999 he danced at Lina Pentiado Danca Cia. In the year 2000 he danced at Bahia Ballet (Ballet do Teatro CastroAlves). In the year of 2002 at Tanz Graz in Austria. In the period of 2003–2007 he was engaged at Ballet Theatre Munich under the direction of Philip Taylor. He has been working with choreographers like Carolyn Carlson, Jirí Kylián and Richard Alston. Alessandro Sousa Pereira started as dancer at Dansk Danseteater July 2007.

Luca Marazia

Italian. Born 1979. He is educated at the Rome Opera Dance School under direction of Elisabetta Terabust and at the École-Atelier Rudra Béjart in Lausanne, Switzerland. During his education he danced with the Rome Opera Ballet and with the Béjart Ballet. From 1998 to 2005 he was dancing at the Nürnberg Ballet. He has danced under the choreographic direction of William Forsythe, Jo Stromgren, Stijm Celis, Nicolo Fonte, Daniela Kurz, Jo Kanamati, Rui Horta, Javier de Frutos and Russel Maliphant. Luca Marazia started as a full time dancer at the Danish Dance Theatre in the summer of 2005.

Ana Sendas

Portuguese. Born 1977. Educated at Academia de Dança Contemporânea de Setúbal in Portugal in 1994. Danced at Göteborg’s Opera Ballet, Ballet Gulbenkian in Lissabon, Ballet Theater Augsburg in Tyskland and at Galili Dance Company in The Netherlands. Started as dancer at the Danish Dance Theatre in July 2009.

Maxim-Jo Beck McGosh

Danish. Born 1981. Educated at the Danish National School of Contemporary Dance in Copenhagen. Maxim-Jo Beck McGosh has worked with Recoil Performance Group – Tina Tarpgaard, Granhøj Dance – Palle Granhøj, Marie Brolin-Tani, Virpi Pahkinen, and Helena Franzén. She joined Danish Dance Theatre in 2010.

Milou Nuyens

Born in Amsterdam in 1985. Educated in The Netherlands. Worked with Staatstheater Darmstadt under direction of Mei Hong Lin, Landestheater Linz under direction of Jochen Ulrich, Campany Nanine Linning and Intro Dans under direction of Roel Vorintholt. Milou Nuyens started as dancer at Dansk Danseteater July 2010.

Stefanos Bizas

Born in Greece in 1979. Educated at London Contemporary Dance School at The Place. Worked with The National Dance Company Wales. Works by Itzik Galili, Andonis Foniadakis, Stijn Celis, Stephen Petronio, Joanne Fong, Stephen Shropshire, Viivi Keskinen, Juan Carlos Garcia and Roy Campbell-Moore. Stefanos Bizas started as dancer at Dansk Danseteater July 2010.

Björn Nilsson

Born in Sweden in 1985. Educated at London Studio Center. Worked with Det Unge Dansekompagni under direction of Marie Brolin-Tani. Works by MBT, Mats Ek and Didy Veldman. Björn Nilsson started as dancer at Dansk Danseteater July 2010.

Fabio Liberti

Italian. Born 1981. Educated at Rotterdamse Dansacademie. Fabio Liberti has worked with AIEP – Ariella Vidarch, Theater Saint Gallen, Stadttheater Hildesheim, Conny Janssen Danst, and Balletto Teatro di Torino. He will join Danish Dance Theatre in 2010.

Erik Nyberg

Swedish. Born 1990. Educated at the Royal Swedish Ballet School. He has worked with Det Unge Danskompagni, Tim Rushton, Marie Brolin-Tani, Virpi Pahkinen, Johan Inger and Alexander Ekman. Erik Nyberg joined Danish Dance Theatre in 2010.

Emily Nicolaou

American. Born 1989. Educated at The University of North Carolina School of the Arts, USA. Danced with Hubbard Street II under the direction of Taryn Kaschock. Emily started as a dancer with Danish Dance Theatre in July 2011. She has premiered in: Fallen from Heaven, Rocking, Rhapsody, Monolith.

Joel Fritzon

Swedish. Born in 1989. Educated at Danish School of Contemporary Dance in 2011. Joel started as a dancer with Danish Dance Theatre in July 2011. He has premiered in: Love, Fallen from Heaven, Rocking, Rhapsody, Monolith.

Arina Trostyanetskaya

Russian. Born 1986. Educated at Vaganova Ballet Academy (bachelor), St-Petersburg, Russia; Ecole - Atelier Rudra Bejart, Lausanne, Switzerland. Danced with Netherlands Dance Theater II, Den Haag, Netherlands; Freelance projects, St-Petersburg, Russia. Arina started as a dancer with Danish Dance Theatre in August 2012.

Niya Teodorova

Bulgarian. Born 1990. Educated at the Danish National School of Contemporary Dance and Bulgarian National School of Dance Arts. Performed at Dansescenen, Skuespilhuset and the National Gallery of Denmark and danced as an apprentice with Skånes Dance Theatre, Sweden. Niya has worked with choreographers such as Lotte Sigh, Kim Brandstrup, Rasmus Sørinus Jensen, Angels Margarit and Anne Zacho. Niya started as a dancer with Danish Dance Theatre in June 2012.

Paul James Rooney

British. Born 1984. Educated at the Royal Ballet School, London and Elmhurst School for Dance. Danced with The Pantomime Theatre, Denmark, English National Ballet, New Adventures, England, and Alvin Ailey Dance Company, USA. Paul has worked with choreographers such as Christopher Hampson, Didy Veldman, Marie Brolin-Tani, and Matthew Bourne, and in addition he represented The Royal Opera House in London, at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympics. Paul started as a dancer with Danish Dance Theatre in January 2013.

Jàn Spoták

Slovak. Born 1984. Educated at the Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in Bratislava, Slovakia. Danced with Slovak Dance Theatre, Slovak National Theatre, Bralen Dance Theatre in Slovakia, and Norrdans in Sweden. Ján has worked with choreographers such as Mats Ek, Felix Landerer, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, Jo Strømgren, Annabelle Bonnery, Martin Forsberg, and Jan Ďurovčik. Ján started as a dancer with Danish Dance Theatre in November 2012.

Jernej Bizjak

Slovenian. Born 1987. Educated at CODARTS, Rotterdam Dance Academy, Netherlands. Danced with IT Dansa, Barcelona and in 2010 with Cross Connection Ballet Company. Jernej has worked with choreographers such as Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Ohad Naharin, Jiri Kylian, Alexander Ekman, Rafael Bonachela and Martin Fosberg. Jernej started as a dancer with Danish Dance Theatre in November 2012.

Maria Pilar Abaurrea

Spanish. Born 1984. Diploma in classical dance at the Spanish Ministry of Education and educated at Escuela Oficial de Navarra, Spain. Danced wit Landerer & Company, Norrdans, Donlon Dance Company, Germany and IT Dansa, Barcelona. Maria has worked with choreographers such as Mats Ek, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, Jo Strømgren, Jiri Kylian, Maguerite Donlon and Martin Forsberg. Maria started as a dancer with Danish Dance Theatre in November 2012.

Reija Heinonen

Finnish. Born 1989. Educated at the Finnish National Ballet School. Danced with The Small Finish Ballet Company, Finnish National Ballet, Centro ProDanza de Cuba and IT Dansa, Barcelona. Reija has worked with choreographers such as Alex Ekman, Toer van Schayk, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Rafael Bonachela and Ohad Naharin. Reija started as a dancer with Danish Dance Theatre in November 2012.