Kuo-Chu Wu
Kuo-Chu Wu ( Chinese 伍國柱 , Pinyin Wŭ Gúozhù , born August 18, 1970 in Kaohsiung , † January 6, 2006 in Taipei ) was a Taiwanese choreographer .
Life
After studying at the National Institute of the Arts in Taiwan from 1997 to 2004, Kuo-Chu Wu studied dance at the Folkwang University in Essen , which significantly influenced his work. During this time he made a name for himself with his own choreographies . In 2002 he won the dance prize of the Josef and Else Classen Foundation . In June 2004 he gave the world premiere of “Fugue” at the Folkwang dance evening with the third class. In addition to several choreographies for the Cloud Gate Dance Theater in Taiwan, with which he toured Hong Kong and Taiwan , he choreographed on behalf of the Wuppertal Opera House and the Folkwang University.
Following his studies in the 2004/2005 season, Kuo-Chu Wu became director of the Tanztheater Kassel and took some Folkwang dancers with him into his company. The first dance evening, which in the Nov. 5, 2005 Documenta-Halle in Kassel State Theater premiere , had continued to work with the Cloud Gate Dance Theater.
Kuo-Chu Wu died of leukemia on January 6, 2006 .
In June 2006 the premiere of the piece Windschatten , which the dancer Malou Airaudo choreographed in honor of Kuo Chu Wu, took place.
Pieces
literature
- Cooperative of German Stage Members (publisher), German Stage Yearbook 2007 , Verlag Bühnenschriften-Vertriebs-Gesellschaft mbH, Hamburg, 2007, page 875 ISSN 0070-4431
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz Förster: Young Choreographers 2006 - dedicated to the dancer, choreographer and dance theater director Kuo-Chu Wu. Folkwang University , accessed on May 8, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wu, Kuo-Chu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Taiwanese choreographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th August 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kaohsiung |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 6, 2006 |
| Place of death | Taipei |