MEDIATHEK

He started his career as a soloist with the Royal Ballet in London, but formed the "Jonathan Burrows Group" in 1988 to present his own work. The company travelled widely and gained an international reputation with pieces such as Stoics (1991), Very (1992), Our (1994), The Stop Quartet (1996) and Things I Don't Know (1997). Since 2000 Jonathan has worked with other performers. In 2001 he presented Weak Dance Strong Questions, a collaboration with the Dutch theatre director Jan Ritsema, followed in 2002 by Both Sitting Duet with the composer Matteo Fargion. Since then he has worked again with Matteo Fargion on The Quiet Dance, which opened in Munich in 2005 and began its touring in Brussels and London. Other high profile collaborators include Sylvie Guillem's performance of his choreography in Adam Robert's film Blue Yellow in 1996, and his invitation in 1997 to choreograph for William Forsythe's Ballet Frankfurt. He was an associate artist 1992-2002 at Kunstencentrum Vooruit in Gent, Belgium, and was Artist-In-Residence at London's South Bank Centre 1998/9. In 2002 Jonathan was given an award by the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts in New York, in recognition for his ongoing contributions to contemporary dance. Both Sitting Duet was the winner of a 2004 New York Dance and Performance 'Bessie' Award. (Quelle: www.londondance.com)