Simone Truong : Choreographer
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Simone Truong
Gelderse Rooslaan 27-1
6841 BB Arnhem-NL
Tel:+31(0)6 225 368 74
mail
www.simonetruong.org

born 1983 in Solothurn, CH
Nationality: Swiss

EDUCATION
 
Since 2004
Former EDDC, ArtEZ Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Arhnem, Dancemaker Departement, NL
Studied with Ime Essien, Mary O’Donnell, Angus Balberie, Pieter Hulton,
Kurt Koegel, Markus Grolle, Tony Verzich, Aryeh Weiner, Joao Da Silva,
Martin Sonderkamp, Eric Kaiel
October 2006
Classes with Janet Panetta in Panetta Movement Center, Jeremy Nelson,
Gwen Welliver in Movement Research, Laura Hymers, Tiffanny Mills in
Trisha Brown Studio, New York City, USA
Tai Chi with Maggie Newman, New York City, USA
April 2006
Workshop with Katie Duck and Michael Schumacher
2005
Workshops: Katie Duck, Vincent Cacialano, Sharon Smith
2001-2004
Workshops: Corine Rochet, Nicolas Pettit, Urs Stauffer, Krassen Krastev, Kylie Walters
Directors: Patrice Delay and Sean Wood
1995-2003
Matura in Music, Kantonsschule Solothurn, CH
Danse et Cie Tournai, pre-professional dance course, BE
Artistic Director: Xavier Gossuin
Open class ballet and contemporary dance: P.A.R.T.S., Brussels, BE
Singing lessons, Markus Oberholzer, Solothurn, CH

WORK EXPERIENCE
 
2006
Improvisation Performance with Anna Massoni at the Opening of the
Art Exhibition Best Before_/_/_, New York City, USA
Artists: Elaine Ho Wing-Ah, Asuka Yamaguchi
Remind, Cie Gisela Rocha, piece for 6 dancers
Choreography by Gisela Rocha
Performed in the Swiss Contemporary Dance Days 2006, Lausanne, CH
Tea Time, piece for 5 dancers
Choreography by Danielle Brown
Performed in Café Antzokia, Act Festival Bilbao 2006, ES
Wody Allen is in the Audience, piece for 10 dancers
Choreography in collaboration with the dancers by Marcus Grolle
Performed in Arnhem, Den Haag, Amsterdam
2005
Blink, Magpie Music Dance Company, Improvisation performance with
Katie Duck(Dance) and Mary Oliver(violin)
Performed in Arnhem, NL
Fresh, Magpie Music Dance Company, improvisation performance with 9 dancers and 2 musicians
Peformed in Rotterdam and Tillburg, NL
Closed Extensions piece for 3 dancers choreography by Malgven
Gerbes
Performed in Arnhem, NL
2004
Overlaps piece for 14 dancers choreography by Malgven Gerbes
Performed in Arnhem and in ITS Festival 2005, Amsterdam, NL
X piece for 3 dancers choreography by Gabriella Tarcha
Performed in  Arnhem,NL and in Tanzhaus NRW Düsseldorf, DE
With Le Collectif de Marchepied, choreography by Corinne Rochet and Nicolas Pettit in collaboration with the dancers:
Le Lapin Rose piece for 8 dancers
45° de l’Axe piece for 7 dancers
Le Talent des Autres piece for 12 dancers
La Pertinence du Non piece for 10 dancers
Piece created for the festival Steps#9
Prier les Temoins de rester piece for 10 dancers
Performed in Lausanne, Vevey, Geneva, Zürich, Sion, Biel, CH


OWN WORK
 
2007
As Long As It Lasts
Choreography and dance: Simone Truong
Video, light design, music: Cesar Harada
Costume advies: Hiroaki Kanai
Performed on the 29th and 30th of March 2007 in Arnhem
2006
Between
Choreography: Simone Truong
Dance: Elpida Ornafidou, Ixchel Hernandez Mendoza, Magga Bjarnadottor
Costum:Hiroaki Kanai
Performed  in Arnhem, NL
Brro Checked,
Concept: Simone Truong, Eva Küpfer, Cesar Harada
Choreography: Simone Truong, Eva Küpfer
Dance in Paris: Simone Truong, Eva Küpfer, Cesar Harada, Asuka Yamaguchi, Edmund Fung
Dance in Arnhem and Baden: Simone Truong, Eva Küpfer, Pedro Rosa, Hiroaki Kanai, Hella Immler, Ilan Gold, Rebecca Weingartner
Performed in Paris, FR, Arnhem, NL, Baden, CH
The Martyr of the Imperfect Automat
Choreography: Simone Truong
Dance: Simone Truong, Magga Bjarnadottir
Performed in Arnhem, NL
2005
Duet and a Ghost, a dance and video collaboration
Choreography and Dance: Simone Truong, Eva Küpfer
Film and dance: Cesar Harada
Performed in Arnhem, NL
Der Mensch ist des Menschen Tier, a dance and video collaboration
Choreography and dance: Simone Truong
Film: Flurin Bertschinger
Performed in Arnhem, NL and in Barkaldo Antzokia, Act Festival Bilbao
2006, ES
2004
Angesicht
Choreography and dance: Simone Truong
Performed in the Arnhem and in Tournai