Nikolaus Selimov

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Nikolaus Selimov (born May 9, 1962 in Vienna ) is an Austrian choreographer and dance teacher. He lives and works in Vienna.

Career

Selimov studied pedagogy for modern dance at the then Conservatory of the City of Vienna (since 2005 private), acting at the Franz Schubert Conservatory in Vienna and theater studies and German studies at the University of Vienna . Together with the Viennese choreographer Manfred Aichinger , he directed the Homunculus dance theater from 1981 to 2011 , where he was engaged as a dancer and choreographer until 1994.

Selimov has been the curator of the Austria dance festival at the Festspielhaus St. Pölten since 2008 together with Manfred Aichinger. From 1987 to 1993 he taught body training for actors at the Volkstheater drama school in Vienna. Since 1993 he has been teaching improvisation and choreography at the Vienna Conservatory. He has been head of the dance department at the Vienna Conservatory since 2002 .

From 1997 to 2000 Selimov was the spokesman for the Vienna Choreographers Platform, which played a key role in the establishment of Tanzquartier Wien . He is a board member of the Professional Association for Modern Dance Education in Austria and the Rosalia Chladek Working Group in Austria.

Choreographies

  • 1995: Oh, it's Vienna
  • 1997: Voices of dead friends
  • 1998: 365 days left ... why?
  • 2000: now or never!
  • 2001: ... at the borders
  • 2003: nn

Choreographies together with Manfred Aichinger

  • 1992: Angels slaughterhouse
  • 1994: Jacqueline du Pré - A gymnastics lesson
  • 1998: Ice Mountain
  • 1998: [dialog: // virtual]
  • 2004: On the way to the promised land - childhood and youth under the dictatorship
  • 2006: Viennese cuisine
  • 2008: Mind mapping 1020 - slides of memory

Awards

  • 1995: Quality award from the Federal Ministry of Art and Culture for the choreography Oh, it's Vienna.
  • 1998: Quality award from the Federal Ministry for Art and Culture for the choreography Dialog: virtual
  • 1997: OE Hasse Prize
  • 2003: (with Manfred Aichinger) Special Prize: Austrian Dance Production Prize
personal data
SURNAME Selimov, Nicholas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian choreographer and dance teacher
DATE OF BIRTH May 9, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna