Daniel Linehan

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Daniel Linehan (* 1992 in Seattle ) is an American choreographer and dancer . In his performances he combines movement, language, song, video, and rhythms.

youth

Daniel Linehan is the son of a doctor and a nurse and has six siblings. In his own words, his parents did not expect him to perform in any special way, but gave him the freedom to do what he pleased. In his youth he took part in theater courses and musical theater performances.

Artistic career

Linehan studied dance at the University of Washington in Seattle before moving to New York in 2004 at the age of 21. There he took part in performances by the choreographers John Jasperse and Miguel Gutierrez , but could only win a few permanent engagements.

In 2004 he made his debut at the Dance Theater Workshop with the solo choreography Digested Noise . In 2005 and 2006, The Sun Came and Human Content followed, as a collaborative effort with four other dancers . He became better known for Not About Everything , a solo in which Linehan whirls around like a dervish for 35 minutes while reading a text - a performance that, according to his own words, allows him to grow beyond his limits:

«Je ne peux qu'être sincère dans ce solo. Je dois aller jusqu'au bout. »

“In this solo I can't help but be sincere. I have to go to extremes. "

- Daniel Linehan

In the same year he started a research cycle. He graduated in 2008, after moving to Brussels , at Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's international dance school PARTS.

In 2009 he created the duo Montage for Three . Based on a slide show that groups people in different poses, he shows that many human attitudes are universal.

In the piece Zombie Aporia , which he created in 2011, he dances, sings, recites and presents videos on stage. He also wrote lyrics for the piece and learned to sing specifically for it.

Since January 2013 he has been resident choreographer at the Lille Opera for three years .

In 2014 he performed The Karaoke Dialogues at the international Rencontres choréographiques in the Seine-Saint-Denis department . It deals with human error, guilt, justice, and punishment. From various literary texts, including by Socrates , Shakespeare , Dostojewski , Kafka , he created a collage that is recited by seven actors. In varied dance interludes, he demands abrupt, quick movements from the dancers.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c biography on the artist's website, accessed June 7, 2014
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Rosita Boisseau: Daniel Linehan: Danseur à textes. Le Monde , 6 June 2014, p. 17
personal data
SURNAME Linehan, Daniel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American choreographer and dancer
DATE OF BIRTH 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH Seattle