Sagí Amir Gros
Theater director I Choreographer I Film maker I Dancer Sagí received a large international exposure. His DanceFilm and performance 'Silent Force' was presented at the Louvre Museum in Paris and EYE Film institute in Amsterdam starring Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) soloist Shirley Esseboom. His newset DanceFilm 'Printemps 22' was presented at FilmForum NRW at Musuem Ludwig in Cologne. His choreographic work was co-produced by Carolyn Carlson and CCN Roubaix in France. He was invited to create works for Deutsche Tanz Kompanie in Germany, Grand Rapids Ballet Michigan in The United States, Pori Dance Company in Finland and Austinmer Dance Theatre in Australia. Earlier in his career, he has been selected to choreograph for English National Ballet dancers at the 'LAB' project in collaboration with DanceEast Jerwood in The UK. Sagí was chosen to take part in ‘Siwic project’ in Dance House Zurich. He participated in The Hannover International Choreography Competition and at The British Sadler’s Wells theater's international competition. Since September of 2021, Sagí is the artistic director and choreographer of WDTanztheater in Germany, a company he runs together with manager, choreographer and painter Jozsef Csaba Hajzer. Since 2012, he is directing Foundation GrossDanceCompany Amsterdam in The Netherlands. In addition, he is currently researching his self-developed artistic philosophy, 'Physical Script,' within a project titled 'Scripting Dance - a Physical Script,' collaborating with art and dance scientists: Dr. Derrick Brown (Melbourne / Bern universities), Bertha Bermúdez (Dance researcher Biarritz, France), and dramaturg Anne Marije van den Bersselaar (St. Joost University, The Netherlands). This project also encompasses the exploration of 'Physical Script' as a choreographic film philosophy, offering a fresh perspective on portraying physicality, queerness, and individuality through the lens of vulnerability in camera movement and cinematography. The team includes film producer Annemiek Van der Hell (Windmill Film, Amsterdam), film coach Harry Bos (Centre Pompidou, Paris), and cinematographer Michael Maurissens (Cologne, Germany). Next to choreography, film, and theater direction, Sagí Amir Gross has also collaborated as an artistic researcher with neuroscientist Professor Beatrice de Gelder from the University of Maastricht, The Netherlands, and Professor Antonio Camurri from the University of Genova, Italy, on the project 'DANCE', which was funded by the European Union and involved the intersection of art, science, AI & technology. Sagí has collaborated with international companies and academies (to name a few): Sydney Dance Company PPY, The German Opera houses: Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Theater Hagen, Oldenburgisches Staatstheater, Staatstheater Braunschweig, Grand Rapids Ballet Michigan, Architanz in Tokyo, Royal Ballet School of Antwerpen, The National Conservatory of Lisbon Portugal, Dansateliers in Rotterdam, The Dutch Royal Ballet Conservatory in The Hague, Marameo-Tanzprobebühne in Berlin, Harmonic studio in Paris, Rietveld Art Academy in Amsterdam, Danza - L'AED in Livorno Italy, Busan Dance Academy in South Korea, Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Frankfurt, Korzo Theater, Arte&Balleto Italy and many others. As a dancer he has worked with: Bat-Dor Dance Company, The Israeli Opera House, Dede Dance Company, The Netherlands Opera House in Amsterdam, De Dutch Don't Dance Division The Hague and Resextansa Company in Bari, Italy. Sagí was educated at The Dutch National Ballet Academy in Amsterdam, Bat-Dor Dance Academy and Tellma Yellin High School for the Arts in Tel-Aviv. During his studies he won five scholarships for both choreography and dancing from the American-Israel Sharet Foundation. |
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