Pichet Klunchun Dance Company - Thailand

Pichet Klunchun is an independent solo dance artist and international choreographer, competent in Thai Classical Dance, Contemporary Dance, and Choreography.

Pichet Klunchun is an independent solo dance artist and international choreographer, competent in Thai Classical Dance, Contemporary Dance, and Choreography.

Pichet creates pure art performance and to train a number of young-blood professional dancers with strong Thai classical dance backgrounds.

The Company was founded by Pichet Klunchun, to develop understanding of Thai Classical Dance at the international level to be able to be understood in all cultures.

Also, based on this vision they are aiming to change the unproductive attitude toward Thai Classical Dance among new generations and to create a pride and faith in Thai Classical Dance.

They want themselves to be the intermediary connecting old philosophy and beliefs from the past with the real world in the present time.

 

Black Grace - New Zealand

Black Grace founder and Artistic Director, New Zealand-born Samoan choreographer Neil Ieremia is one of New Zealand's most accomplished and respected Artists, and, through his vision imbues Black Grace with an explosive mix of Pacific culture and contemporary dance.

In 2009 the Guam Humanities Council invited Black Grace to lead a series of workshops and hold discussions and performances for the people of Guam.

Neil was a 2009 recipient of the Paul D.

Fleck Fellowship in the Arts from The Banff Centre in Canada.

Black Grace is New Zealand's leading contemporary dance company and has held a unique position on the world stage for over 17 years.

Fusing Pacific and contemporary dance in an extraordinary and dynamic form, Black Grace has become internationally renowned for its artistry, creative excellence and innovation, while also becoming the world's leading exponent of Pacific contemporary dance.

 

Quick Crew - Norway

Norwegian dance crew based in Oslo, Quick was formed in 2007 by twin brothers Suleman and Bilal Malik and their childhood friend Nasir Sirikhan.

They started dancing in 2004 and have in few years managed to become one of the most successful dance crews in Europe.

They have several National, European and World Championship titles, and were also the winners of the popular TV show Norway's Got Talent in 2009.

Quick formed its own hip hop dance style the QuickStyle and opened their dance studio called QuickStyle Studio in 2010.

 

Blondy - France(Congo)

Blondy is an exceptional dancer.

He started dancing in the streets of Paris a dozen years ago.

He developed an eclectic and original style based on movement of "Popping" and "B-boying".

He is a finalist from the Worldwide Hip Hop Championship in 2010 and collaborating with many well known artists Jean-Paul Gaultier, Madonna, etc.

He also participated in the Japanese tv program called "It's Show Time", equivalent to "America's Got Talent".

Blondy mixes his shows with acrobatics, visual effects and humor.

A formula working for his show "I Robot" which soon started to be noticed on the web gaining over 8.000.000 views on Youtube.

 

Marcin Krajewski - Poland

Marcin Krajewski is a principal dancer who has been performing with Staatsoper Berlin and Ballet de Monterrey as a soloist dancer.

Also he is an actor in a Polish TV series such as , .

 

Rodolfo & Dreisy - U.S.A & Cuba

As a choreographer and a professional dancer, Rodolfo Diaz Utra is actively working in Contemporary, Hip hop and Latin Dance, etc.

With a partner Dreisy Reyes, he is performing based on Los Angeles touring all around the world beyond the genre and theme.

 

Tokyo Electrock Stairs - Japan

TOKYO ELECTROCK STAIRS is founded by KENTARO!!, 2008 as a next-generation dance company.

They have a wide range of dance style and their original music.

They express daily life in very original and wonderful dance world.

Their first performance was "Peacing in the snow" at Kichijoji Theater in 2008, December.

After that performance, they have performed their original pieces every year, which are 4 long-pieces and 2 short-pieces.

 

TAO Dance Theater - China

Since its founding in 2008, TAO Dance Theater has taken China's dance world by storm.

The company has performed in every modern dance festival throughout the country and has collaborated with leading Chinese artists across genres including theatre, experimental music, film, visual arts and installation.

Each possesses the highest level of technical virtuosity but these dynamos are not interested in tricks or artifice.

Unlike current choreography trends in China, Tao Ye eschews representational modes and is exploring form as content, investigating musical and physical interaction and experimenting with minimalism

 

Ferenc Feher Dance Company - Hungary

As an experienced and immensely successful dancer and choreographer through the years of performing with Aniko Juhasz, he created a unique and expressive combination of freestyle dance and martial arts, and he set his own choreography for the new creations as a solo choreographer.

His dance is the result of an autodidact constantly improving and perfecting his repertoire of unique moves, which made him awarded in the renowned international dance awards.

 

Delattre Dance Compan - France

As a soloist dancer and choreographer, Delattre is an innovative choreographer who takes techniques from classical dance and blends them with modern dance.

After he has started choreographing at the age of 13, he has created several pieces even while in the school and moved to Germany in 2002 and won "Bester Tanzer 2009" by Augsburg Journal, 2009.

He founded 'Delattre Dance Company' with his associate Martin Opelt.

Delattre Dance Company is dedicated to the continued development of dance by providing choreographies a comprehensive environment for creation and presentation to a worldwide audience.

DDC is unique within the German dance scene, by developing new structures and selecting high quality interpreting dancers who break the standard form of choreography.

 

Caroline Finn - Dead Trout Dance - England & Italy

Caroline was born in England and studied at the Juilliard School.

After graduating, she went on to dance with Ballet Preljocaj, Company Carolyn Carlson and Ballett Theater Munich.

Her works have been performed at festivals and Galas in Ballet Theater Munich, Tanz luzerner Theater, Donlon Dance Company and Compagnie DIEM in France.

Active as a choreographer, teacher and dancer in Munich, Caroline founded her company, 'Dead Trout Dance' in 2012.

 

Retina Dance Company - Belgium

Retina Dance Company, under the artistic direction of Filip Van Huffel, has established itself as an innovative and dynamic voice in the European contemporary dance scene.

As an ambitious contemporary dance company, they are producing dance performances of differing scales; from theatre performances to large-scale site-specific events, multi-media projects and a wide range of accessibility and educational projects.