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Curiculum Vitae: Deborah Smith-Wicke Dancer, Choreographer, Teacher, Entrepreneur, Spacemaker.
• Date of birth 15.10.1970 – British • Married to Michael Wicke – 13.08.2005 • Daughter Zoé Lilian -03.06.2006
Education 1987 – 1990 2010 2015 2013 – 2016
Student at the „Royal Ballet School” in London. Graduating in 1990 – Dipl. dancer /Dipl. Teacher -RBS TTC I.S.T.D. A.R.A.D. Benesh Notation teaching certificate. A level in Dance and Art. Trainer ausbildung for „Grund Übungen der Kraft“ from the Work of Quan Dao Kung Fu Quan Dao Kung Fu black belt. Intensive 3 year Teachers training certificate at the Quan Dao Kung Fu Academy in Berlin
Working as a dancer 1991 – 2005 2005 – 2017 2010 – 2017
Employed 14 years continously; Nürnberg Opernhaus (David Sutherland) - Élevin Theater Nordhausen (Stefan Haufe and Henning Paar) – mainly Soloist Kassel Staatstheater (Henning Paar and Ana Mondini) – mainly Soloist Also as a guest in Detmold and Eisenach. Self employed in Germany and abroad. As a guest in Braunschweig, Gärtnerplatz München, Konstanz, Documenta 12 Kassel (Company Trisha Brown), Staatstheater Kassel (Reinhild Hoffmann) Dancing in my own projects for SOZO visions in motion dance company and for Michael Langeneckert who was Guest choregrapher for SOZO
Working as a teacher 1990 – 1991 1991 – 1992 1992 – 2005 2014 - 2017 2007 – 2017 2016 - present
In London teaching classical ballet at various schools and the Junior Associates of the Royal Ballet School. Teacher for classical ballett at the Ballettförderzentrum Nürnberg (full time students) Teaching company class as a replacement in all companies I danced in. Choreographer and organisation in "Kultur macht stark", a program of the Federal Ministerium für Bildung und Forschung in cultural education for children Founder and artistic director of SOZO visions in motion Berufsfachschule für Zeitgenössische Bühnentanz in Kassel (seit 2012 Staatlich anerkannt – Bafög- Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst). Daily teaching Ballet and contemporary Teaching Contemporary dance, Ballett and Kung Fu based movement research in the BA program at the Anton Bruckner University in Linz. 9 – 11 weekly hours.
Working as a choreographer 1993 – 2004 1995 1998 – 2004 2010 – 2017 2017
Taking part in Choreografic Werkstatt Performances in the theaters i worked in, gathering my first composition and choreographic experiences Finalist in the international choreographic competition in Hannover Choreographing for Operettas, Operas and Musicals in Theater Nordhausen and Staatstheater Kassel. Founder and artistic director of SOZO visions in motion dance company. My work is supported by the department of Culture in Kassel, Land Hessen and some local charities/foundations Choreographer for the Barock Opera Antigone in Staatstheater Kassel My latest piece „Die Haut in der wir wohnen“ Panthera Tigris for „Luft Linie“ Dec 2017 at the Anton Brückner University in Linz
Nordhausen 1997 – Swanlake – Hans Henning Paar
Space maker / entreuprenuerial adventures 2007 2010 2010 – 2017 2012 – 2017
Founding of SOZO visions in motion contemporary dance studies Founding of SOZO visions in motion dance company Initiating a network for the free contemporary dance scene in Kassel (Get together) now called „tanz*werk kassel“ and organising funding for our own Tanzkalender which is printed every second month. Creating with my husband Michael Wicke, „HALLE 2“ in Kassel. The home of SOZO visions in motion. 1000 m2 studio and theater space for contemporary dance.
Kassel 2003 – Ana Mondini Prizes 2012 2015
Kulturförderpreis der Stadt Kassel für SOZO visions in motion Kulturförderpreis der Stadt Kassel für „Tanz*werk kassel“
Languages / Other English German Kulturcoaching Dance medicine
Mother tongue, speaking reading and writing Fluent in speaking and reading. Writing is also fluent but needs a grammer check 2016 - beim RKW Hessen (Regional kuratorium der Hessischen Wirtschaft) 2010 – 2014 Regular TaMed Workshops with Karin Polzer
References Hans Henning Paar Dr. Prof. Christoph Nix Olaf Pyras
House Choreographer at Theater Munster [email protected] Intendant in Theater Konstanz [email protected] Institut für Musikwissenschaften Universität Kassel. [email protected]
Romeo & Julia 1996 – Stefan Haufe
Kulturförderpreis Kassel 2012
