Rainer Behr
Workshop
Date: 16.- 17.Sept 2023
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 am
Days: 2
Studio: Studio 2
THE DISCOVERY OF ESSENCE (DIE ENTDECKUNG DER ESSENZ)
Rainer Behr's work revolves around finding a space where movement emerges. Achieving a constitution that targets body language. An inner need to bring movement into the space. Cutting out what does not belong in order to find an essence that speaks clearly.
The workshop consists of three parts: // Technique/Instruction // Repertoire work // Creative part.
Biography
Rainer Behr was born in 1964 in Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Germany. After completing his training as a gymnastics teacher, he studied dance at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen. In 1989, he created his first choreographic works. He won the first prize at the choreographic competition in Cagliari, Italy, with "Die Wendung der Dinge" (The Turn of Things). In 1990, he was awarded the Claasen Dance Award.
From 1990 to 1995, Behr danced and choreographed for the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen. Since 1995, he has been a member of Tanztheater Wuppertal. His work "Freudentanz" (Dance of Joy) premiered at the Choreographic Center in Essen. During the Pina Bausch Festival in Wuppertal in 2004, he performed in his creation "Der eiserne Pudel" (The Iron Poodle).
In 2012, he served as a guest choreographer at Tanztheater Bielefeld. In 2016, he received the Diploma Prize from the Association de la Critique in France as "Personality of the Year."