Christoph Winkler
Christoph Winkler (* 1967 in Torgau ) is a German choreographer . Since 1998 he has worked on numerous dance pieces as a freelance artist in Berlin.
Life
Winkler grew up in the GDR . As a teenager, he was a multiple Spartakiade winner in weightlifting and judo . He completed his training at the State Ballet School in Berlin. This was followed by appearances as a dancer in MTV video productions and performances in Berlin techno clubs . Christoph Winkler then studied choreography at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin . In 1998 he started working as a freelance choreographer. He also runs an independent record label for electronic music.
In 2014, Winkler was awarded the German Theater Prize Der Faust in the category “Best Choreography” for the play The True Face - Dance is not enough at Ballhaus Ost . In 2020 he received a Tabori Prize .
Stations
- 1999: Tanzfabrik Berlin : Artist in Residence
- 2002: Tanzplattform Deutschland : FAQ and The Wandering Problem
- 2002: Tanznacht Berlin : Jerusalem
- 2002: Rencontres Chorégraphiques Internationales de Seine-Saint-Denis: Jerusalem
- 2003: Residence in Nancy : Development of Behind the Lines in a co-production with CCN / Ballet de Lorraine
- 2003: ImPulsTanz Wien : Lifelong, danced by Bettina Thiel and Margaret Illmann
- 2004: Dance Platform Germany : Fatal Attractions
- 2004: Dance Celebration, Lyon: Homo Sacer (broadcast live by ARTE )
- 2007: Foundation of the Berlin GoGos agency - an agency for professional go -go dancing
- 2009: Choreography for Toronto Dance Theater
- 2010: Intradance project in cooperation with IOD Compagnie St. Petersburg
Pieces
- Taking Steps (2010), 3 dancers
- Ride on Time - A Second Hand Phrase (2010), solo
- True Style (2010), 4 dancers
- A Taste of Ra (2009), 6 performers
- Biopics (2009), 2 solos, 60 min
- One story (2009), 2 performers
- Posed (2008), 4 dancers, 95-115 min
- Hall A (2009), trio, 60 min
- Tales of the Funky - B-Boys & Breakgirls (2007), 7 dancers, 110 min
- Who by Fire - About mimesis, goats and other scapegoats (2006), 8 dancers, 70 min
- We Are Time (2006), 1 dancer, 40 min
- Charly Bagdad (2006), 1 dancer, 20 min
- Routines (2006), 1 dancer, 15 min
- The last duet (2006), 2 dancers, 60 min 8 × 8 m
- Lazarus Sign (2005), 8 dancers, 80 min 14 × 10 m
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Triple Bill (2004), production in 3 parts
- A white sheet / Bartleby Solo, 30 min 9x9
- The Long Song
- Sexuality and Truth 10 dancers, 50 min 15x10;
- Homo Sacer (2004), 8 dancers, 60 min 14x12
- Behind the Lines (2003), 8 dancers, 70 min, 12x10
- Jerusalem (2002), 6 dancers, 15 min, 12x10
- Lifetime (2002), 2 dancers, 50 min, 12x10
- Fatal Attractions (2002), 7 dancers, 60 min, 14x12
- Apparat - (for Sam) (2002), 4 dancers, 30 min, 10x10
- Berst (2001), 6 dancers, 70 min, 12x12
- The Wandering Problem (2000), solo 50 min, 10x10
- FAQ (2000), 1 dancer 25 min, 9x9
Web links
- Official website of Christoph Winkler
- Photo portrait of Christoph Winkler from 2010 on photoxpress.ru , accessed on July 21, 2012
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tabori Prize 2020 to "Gob Squad" , deutschlandfunkkultur.de, published and accessed on May 20, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Winkler, Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German choreographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Torgau |