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Lisa Densem

Lisa Densem

Choreographer from New Zealand

Lisa Densem (born 1965) is a New Zealand choreographer.[1][2]

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Lisa Densem in 2019

Biography

Densem grew up in Christchurch, New Zealand. Her father, John Densem, was a composer and musician.[2] She trained at New Zealand School of Dance in 1985 and 1986.[3] In 1998 she received a Creative New Zealand scholarship to study in New York and in 1999 she moved to Berlin, Germany, to work with the German dance company Sasha Waltz & Guests run by Sasha Waltz.[3][4] She remained with the company until 2004, when she became a freelance performer and choreographer.[3]

In 2013 Densem returned to New Zealand to create a new dance work for Footnote Dance; she also created No Such Place for Footnote in 2005.[3][4]

Densem collaborated in 2021 with Miriam Jakob and Jana Unmüßig who are on scholarship with Berlin Artistic Research on the performance Meandering nearby Breathing.[5]

Filmography

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References

  1. [1]
    "Radio NZ interview with Lisa Densem – Arts on Sunday". Footnote New Zealand Dance. 2013-03-03. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  2. [2]
    "Densem, Lisa, 1965?-". Densem, Lisa, 1965?- | Items | National Library of New Zealand | National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  3. [3]
    "The brain behind the movement". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  4. [4]
    "Lisa Densem, Berlin, Germany". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  5. [5]
    "Meandering nearby Breathing by Miriam Jakob and Jana Unmüßig with Lisa Densem". Künstlerischeforschung Berliner Förderprogramm (in German). Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  6. [6]
    "Forever (1994)". BFI. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  7. [7]
    "Losing Sleep". New Zealand Film Commission. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  8. [8]
    "Neil Pardington - Filmography". www.neilpardington.com. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  9. [9]
    "American Night (2010)". BFI. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  10. [10]
    "Broke but sexy". The Big Idea. 2011-12-14. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  11. [11]
    "VIRTUOSI - NZ dancers in their element, writ large". www.theatreview.org.nz. Retrieved 2021-06-29.


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