Johannes Wieland (dancer)

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Johannes Wieland

Johannes Wieland (born November 20, 1967 in Berlin ) is an internationally active German dancer , choreographer and dance teacher . Since the 2006/2007 season he has been dance director of the Kassel State Theater .

Biography & career

Wieland received his training as a dancer in Berlin with Ellys Gregor and at the Ballet Academy of the Deutsche Oper . This was followed by a scholarship for the ballet of the Hamburg State Opera under John Neumeier (1987/1988). After studying classical and contemporary dance at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Amsterdam , from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Wieland was a semi-soloist at the Braunschweig State Theater (until 1993) and a semi-soloist at the Berlin State Opera for 5 years . Here he worked with several well-known choreographers, including Roland Petit and Maurice Béjart . In 1998 he became a soloist in Béjart's company in Lausanne and took part in their worldwide tours.

In search of new artistic challenges, Wieland moved to New York at the turn of the millennium , where he studied choreography and contemporary dance at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University or deepened his studies, graduating with a Master of Fine Arts in 2002 . In the same year he founded his own company johannes wieland there . His first choreography tomorrow was described in the New York Times as "a spectacular exploration of relationships". It was the beginning of a series of powerful and striking dance pieces that Wieland created for his company, so that the renowned specialist journal Dance Magazine included him in the list of 25 to watch as early as 2003 . In addition to New York, his works have also been shown in Toronto , Chicago , Philadelphia , Cologne and Berlin.

Wieland has also made a name for himself as a dance teacher. He gave or gives lessons u. a. at New York University, at the Juilliard School (New York), at the AURA Dance Theater in Kaunas ( Lithuania ), at the Folkwang University in Essen , at the Oldenburg State Theater and at the Cologne University of Music .

style

Wieland's choreographies show an architecturally shaped understanding of body, movement and space; he explores the human psyche in them and creates an abstract, metaphor-rich repertoire for his company. The development of the pieces is subject to a demanding process in order to explore various situations of causality. This intense and busy process promotes an intimate and innovative relationship between the performers / dancers, composers, designers and the other artists involved in Wieland's work, and creates a fluid boundary between the areas of drama and performance art . That is why Wieland often uses video installations, texts, photographs and original compositions in his pieces. Wieland and the members of the company often allow their audience to participate in their working methods and their knowledge. This includes taking part in discussions before and after performances, offering "lecture demonstrations", public rehearsals and training in various styles.

Awards, honors, grants

  • 2002: 16th International Choreography Competition Hanover, semi-finalist
  • 2003: 25 to watch , Dance Magazine
  • 2004: Kurt Jooss Prize
  • 2004: Hubbard Street , Chicago: Choreography competition winner
  • 2004–2006: Funding from the Goethe Institute
  • 2004: Grant from the Harkness Foundation for Dance
  • 2004: Grant from the Choo-San Goh & H. Robert Magee Foundation
  • 2004–2006: Greenwall Foundation grant
  • 2006: Guglielmo Ebreo competition, Italy: semi-finalist
  • 2006: Funding from Poseidon Services
  • 2007: Funding from the Trust for Mutual Understanding
  • 2007, 2009: Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation grant
  • 2009: William J. Cooper Grant
  • 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011: New York State Council on the Arts grant

Artistic collaborations

Web links

Commons : Johannes Wieland  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The New York Times: A Dash of Von Furstenberg and Splashes of Emotion
  2. ^ The Financial Times: Johannes Wieland, New York
personal data
SURNAME Wieland, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German dancer, choreographer and dance teacher
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin