INTERNATIONALES THEATERINSTITUT / MIME CENTRUM BERLIN

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FÜR TANZ

UND THEATER

Lewis, Ligia Manuela

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Ligia Manuela Lewis wurde in Santo Domingo (DR) geboren und ist in Venice, FL (USA) aufgewachsen. Derzeit arbeitet sie als Tanzkünstlerin in Berlin. 2005 hat sie an der Virginia Commonwealth University einen Abschluss (Bachelor of Fine Arts) in Tanz und Choreografie erhalten. Sie hat mit Superamas, Les Ballets C de la B zusammengearbeitet und arbeitet derzeit u.a. mit Kat Valastur, Lewis Forever und Jeremy Wade. Ligia hat das DanceWEB-Stipendium 2010 gewonnen und war in diesem Jahr Artist-inresidence bei Tanz im August (sommer.bar). Ligia Manuela Lewis is a dance artist currently working in Berlin. She received her B.F.A from Virginia Commonwealth University and upon graduating moved to Europe. She has performed/collaborated with the following: theater company Superamas (FR), dance company Les Ballets C de la B (BE), Christoph Winkler (DE), Martin Hansen (AU), Anat Eisenberg (IS/DE), Mirko Winkel (DE) and she continues on going collaborations with Lewis Forever (Berlin/NY) and Kat Valastur (GR/DE). She most recently began a collaboration with Jeremy Wade for his latest creation. She was awarded the DanceWEB scholarship (AT) for 2010. Ligia co-authored with Martin Hansen the two works a call for empathy (2008) and you first then me (2008). Currently she is working independently on a series of works which marry movement and sensation with the sensational. Sensation 1 is the first of these works. Ligia’s work was featured in this year’s Tanz im August festival where she was an artist in residence inside the frame sommer.bar. [Quelle: Tanztage Abendzettel und Tanztage 2012 Booklet]

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