choreographer



URI SHAFIR (1983) is a dancer, choreographer and a performance artist. Graduate of MASPA (kibbutz Ga’aton dance workshop). As a dancer, worked in Ensemble Batsheva Dance Company, and collaborated with Choreographers such as Yasmeen Godder, Niv Sheinfeld & Oren Laor, Dana Ruttenberg, Maya Levy & Anando Mars, Guy Gutman, Dafi Eltabeb and others. Creating independent works since 2009, and has presented them in different platforms such as Curtain Up, Hazira, Macholohet, (IL), L1DanceFest (HU), APAP (USA) Tanec Praha (CZ), Lucky Trimmer (DE), Dance Waves (CY) and more. Uri is a Gaga teacher (Ohad Naharin’s movement language), leading Gaga classes/workshops across the world. Uri is a currently in his MA studies in Choreography under the Master Exerce program in University of Montpellier, France.   urishafir.com

Uri Shafir


Sebastien Perrault began his dance training at the Conservatory of Angers. In 2000, he joined the Young International Ballet of Cannes, Rosella Higthower. In 2001 he joined the Ballet Junior de Genève for two years and performed there Mozart à 2 and Gnossiennes by Thierry Malandain, First Impression by Ruth […]

Sebastien Perrault





Canadian dancer Dorotea Saykaly is currently working with the Goteborg Danskompani since 2014. Since joining the company, she has worked with choreographers Ina Christel Johannessen, Michael Keegan-Dolan, Marina Mascarell, Saburo Teshigawara and Alan Lucien Oyen. She has also performed works by Sidi-Larbi Cherkaoui, Hiroaki Humeda, Ohad Naharin and Sharon Eyal. […]

Dorotea Saykaly



Jasmine Ellis, born in Canada, is a dancer and choreographer. Since 2006, Ellis has worked for companies including; Dorky Park -­‐ Costanza Marcas (DE), Random Collison (NL), Satellite production -­‐ David Russo (DE), Bavarian State Opera and choreographers including; Edan Gorlicki NL), Ido Batash (IS), and Anna Reiti (HG). Her […]

Jasmine Ellis


OpenFLR would like to open its doors to a young talent. After the successful past editions, OpenFLR 2017 (6th/23rd July 2016) is looking for one emerging choreographer to come to Florence and create a new piece, alongside internationally acclaimed choreographers. If selected, you will deliver two half-day workshops/auditions to the […]

OpenFLR Young Talent – Call for a young choreographer




Christopher began his career with the Hofesh Shecter Company.  Since 2006 he has been one of it’s original company members, making and touring Internationally.  His relationship to the work has always been strengthened through leading workshops and intensives  worldwide. During this time he has also worked with Jonathan Lunn to […]

Christopher Evans



Elisa Zuppini is an Italian dancer and choreographer based in Amsterdam. Her background is strongly signed by a technical and experimental training in dance of which she made experience in Italy (Ascoli Piceno, Teramo, Florence, Rome) and abroad (Belgium, Austria, Turkey, India, France, Portugal, Netherland). The experience in the dance […]

Elisa Zuppini



Guido Sarli began his dance studies in Rome, later continuing his training in Holland where he graduated as a dancer at the Rotterdam Dance Academy (Codarts). In his career he has worked with companies like IT Dansa (Barcelona), where he has danced works by Gustavo Ramirez, Alexander Ekman, Stijn Celis, […]

Guido Sarli



Rosalba Torres Guerrero is French-Spanish-Belgian, born in Switerland in 1974. After studies in the Geneva Conservatory and the CNDC in Angers, she began her carrier in 1995 with Philippe Decouflé with ‘Decodex’ and in 1997 with Ismaël Ivo in Weimar in ‘Medeamaterial’. From 1997 to 2005, she has joined the […]

Rosalba Torres Guerrero



Fernando Troya is an independent artist willing to break borders. He has performed internationally with Nederlands Dans Theater, Staattheater Wiesbaden and Staattheater Nürnberg for 7 years (2008-2014). He is currently freelancing in many different project, recently working with Lukas Timulak & Cathy Marston. He also performs in his own creations, […]

Fernando Troya





Joeri Alexander Dubbe (NL) was born in Haarlem, The Netherlands. After his 9 year eductation at the National Ballet School, Joeri joined the Dutch National Ballet. During his time as a classical dancer he danced all the major ballets such as Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty and Romeo and Julliet. […]

Joeri Dubbe


Riccardo Meneghini was born in Italy in 1979, he graduated from I.S.E.F. (University of Verona) Diploma in Physical Education and attended a professional courses at “Accademia Isola Danza” in Venice, artistic director Carolyn Carlson. In the academic year 2001/2002 he joined “Transitions”at Laban Centre London achieving diploma in performance with […]

Riccardo Meneghini


Natalia Horecna studied at the Bratislava Dance Conservatory and was already dancing in productions of the National Theatre of Slovakia. In 1993 she won a prize at the Prix de Lausanne. From 1994 till 2003 she was a member of the Hamburg Ballet and was promoted as soloist. From 2003 […]

Natalia Horecna



Edan’s work always explores psychological and emotional realms. His work demands from his dancers high levels of physical awareness and performance presence. Improvisational tools take a large part in the research and creation process and in live action on stage as well. The source of physicality comes from enhancing the […]

Edan Gorlicki