Anton Valdbauer
Anton Valdbauer, is a contemporary dancer, choreographer and dance teacher. Born in a small city in northern Russia, his prolific career has taken him all over the world.
High points include dancing with the NDT, Cullberg Ballet, and the Royal Swedish Ballet.
Anton has had the privilege to dance and co-create with names such as Jiri Kylian, Ohad Naharin, Mats Ek, Crystal Pite, Johan Inger, Marco Goecke, Sharon Eyal, Alexander Ekman, Wim Vandekeybus, and Sasha Waltz.
As a choreographer, Anton Valdbauer has created more than 20 works. In 2005, his piece “6 Seconds” won a Diploma at the 10th International Ballet Competition in Moscow. With “Lemniscate” he won Best Performance at the Burgos-New York Contemporary Dance Competition.
He was awarded a Fellowship during the first edition of the Pina Bausch Fellowship Program in 2016 and spend 6 month collaborating with Mask Theatre Company Family Flöz in Berlin.
In 2019, his first short film “33 Questions” was chosen for the official programming of the Stockholm Dance Film Festival. His choreography was presented in Russia, the Netherlands, Germany, France and Spain.
In 2020 Anton founded Deep Dive Dance as an extension of his career. A platform for support, expansion and development of contemporary Dance and Moving forms of Art.
Anton has extensive experience teaching contemporary dance and improvisation. He has been sharing his physical knowledge with various dance training centers and schools throughout Europe. He is currently a visiting professor at Cullberg Ballet (Stockholm), DansCentrum and DOCH (Stockholm), Elephant in the Black Box (Madrid), Dance Area (Geneva), Marameo Studio and DOCK 11 (Berlin), Russian Ballet Camp (Alicante), Kasok Dance Project (St. Petersburg) and more. He teaches a wide range of people including professional dancers, dance students, and stage actors.
Anton’s teaching style is unique and combines various contemporary dance techniques he acquired during his career. Inspired by improvisational principles from Crystal Pite, Ohad Naharin and Jiri Kylian, participants are encouraged to explore their own movement and experiment with their body language in different and unique ways. He works with leading points and tension levels and puts a strong emphasis on a pure physical theatre approach. Playing a variety of physical and intellectual games allows participants to approach movement from the perspective of their «inner child». The class is aimed at preparing the body for a day of rehearsals, allowing for a flexible and open state of mind.
Showreel Anton Valdbauer
" If I could say with words what my dances express, I would not have a reason to dance"
Mary Wigman.
TEACHING EXPERIENCES:
Cullberg Ballet (Stockholm, Sweden)
Batrak Dance Company (Moscow Russia)
Danscentrum Stockholm , DOCH, Balettakademien,
Base 23, (Stockholm, Sweden)
Elephant in the Black Box (Madrid)
Kasok Dance Project (St-Petersburg, Russia)
Russian Ballet Master Camp (Spain)
DOCK 11 and Marameo Studio (Berlin,Germany)
Carmina Ocaña Ballet School (Madrid, Spain)
Dance Area (Geneva, Switzerland)
EA! Teatro (Albacete, Spain)
AWARDS:
X International Ballet Competition and Contest of Choreographers
Diploma as choreographer (Moscow, Russia 2004)
Burgos-New York Choreography Competition
Best interpretation award (Spain 2007)
Pina Bausch Foundation Fellowship Grant
For collaboration with Familie Flöz (Berlin, Germany 2016)
Stockholm DanceFilmFestival 2019 movie “33 Questions”
CHOREOGRAPHY WORKS:
– Lemniscate
– 6 Seconds
– Aurora Borealis
– A Hoax
– Vulpe
– Good Rebel
– Marker Place
– Pavana For Her
– Winter Was Hard
– Islands of Silence
– Estas Solo
– Nevesta
– 33 Questions
– Gnossienne 1