Neon Dance Competitors

Die Folkwang Universität der Künste vereint seit 1927 die verschiedensten Kunstrichtungen und ist die zentrale Ausbildungsstätte für Musik, Theater, Tanz, Gestaltung und Wissenschaft. Mit dem Namen „Folkwang“ verbindet sich eine unverwechselbare Idee künstlerischer Ausbildung und Kunstvermittlung: das disziplinübergreifende Zusammenwirken der Künste. Mit jährlich über 400 öffentlichen Veranstaltungen, über 50 Studienprogrammen und rund 1.600 Studierenden ist die Folkwang Universität der Künste auch international ein kulturelles Markenzeichen geworden. Impressum: https://www.folkwang-uni.de/impressum Datenschutz: https://www.folkwang-uni.de/datenschutz

Founded in 1986 by David Y. H. Lui, Jean Orr and Sheila Begg, with Annette av Paul as first Artistic Director, the company has been under the artistic direction of Reid Anderson, Patricia Neary and Barry Ingham, followed by John Alleyne for 17 years and Emily Molnar for 11. As of July 2020, the company is proudly under the directorship of Medhi Walerski. Ballet BC is an internationally acclaimed collaborative and creation-based contemporary ballet company that is a leader and resource in the creation, production and education of contemporary dance in Canada. Bold and innovative, the Company’s distinctive style and approach has made a unique and valuable national contribution to the development of dance. In 2019, the Company was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production for their tour to Sadler’s Wells in London.

Studio Wayne McGregor is the creative engine of multi award-winning choreographer and director Wayne McGregor’s life-long enquiry into thinking through and with the body. It encompasses his own touring company of dancers, Company Wayne McGregor; creative collaborations across dance, film, music, visual art, technology and science; and highly specialised learning, artist development and research programmes. Studio Wayne McGregor is based at Here East on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London.