![]() I doubt that this is possible in the USA, as I know that many dancers in that country must do a second "normal" job to pay their bills. So I was able to survive and live from only these freelance dance projects. The government funds most of the theatre projects in the country. I mostly have been working here as a freelancer Joy Alpuerto Ritter & Lukas Steltner | © David Azurzo(with choreographers like Christoph Winkler, Anja Kozik, Heike Hennig and Constanza Macras), and feel that the German state has many institutions that support the dance scene. I grew up in Freiburg im Breisgau, and have been living in Germany for 31 years. I was born in LA and moved to Germany with my mom when I was 5 years old. ![]() What are the biggest differences you notice between North American culture and European (specifically German) culture? Joy, you were born in Los Angeles, but have lived in Europe for most of your life. Philip Szporer conversed with both artists via email about the upcoming residency. ![]() ![]() ![]() Especially with the mix of my educational background combining ballet, contemporary dance and urban dance, it is an exciting exploration to find a unique language that defines my style.ĭuring the residency, she will collaborate with actor and breakdancer Lukas Steltner on a new duet creation with the working title Wiederkehr, which deals with the subject of war and its cross-generational impact. ![]()
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