jean laurent sasportes
Jean-Laurent SASPORTES studied dance with Anne Marie Porras (Jazz), Peter Goss,
Hans Züllig, Jean Cebron (modern dance), Nina Vyroubova, Suzanne Oussov (ballet).
Diverses experiences with choreographers (Kei Takei, Alwyn Nikolais) completed his dancer and teacher formation (French diplom for modern dance teacher).
He practises Kinomichi (with M. Noro, founder of Kinomichi and of the International Kinomichi Center in Paris) and Tai Chi since more than twenty years.
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jean laurent sasportes
Jean-Laurent SASPORTES studied dance with Anne Marie Porras (Jazz), Peter Goss,
Hans Züllig, Jean Cebron (modern dance), Nina Vyroubova, Suzanne Oussov (ballet).
Diverses experiences with choreographers (Kei Takei, Alwyn Nikolais) completed his dancer and teacher formation (French diplom for modern dance teacher).
He practises Kinomichi (with M. Noro, founder of Kinomichi and of the International Kinomichi Center in Paris) and Tai Chi since more than twenty years.
1952
born in Casablanca
1970-75
Studies Mathematics, Physics an Philosophy in Marseille
1975
Breaks-off his University studies and begins to study modern dance in Paris with Peter Goss
Since 1979
solo-dancer in the Pina Bausch Company, dances in all repertory pieces through most of almost all important performing events around the world
Since September 1996
- independant dancer, choreographer and teacher
- guest soloist with the Pina Bausch company for the repertory pieces but dedicates himself
- mainly to his own work.
Works also regularely with the director Yoshi Oida for theatre plays and operas
directing and choreographing and, later on as choreograph as well as actor with
the director Burkhard C. Kosminski in the Duesseldorfer Schauspielhaus.
Since 1989 and till September 2002
worked together with the musician Peter Kowald. This collaboration will the beginning of his work in improvisation and structured improvisation dance. Different little dance pieces have been created out of those collaborations (Stock, Security, Diva, Jeune Fille, Money, "let the trouble come when the trouble comes", "electroshock", "la vecchia" and "Ur"). This Duos work have been and still are presented through many countries around the world under the title "Short pieces".
In 1998
works with the students of the Folkwanghochschule in Essen on a choreographic project. The dancetheatre piece "Wumm Wumm, immer..." will be the result of this project.
In 1999
works with the students of the Arnhem Dance Academie and EDDC in Holland on
a choreographic project. The dancetheatre piece "Meeting with an angel" will be the result of this project. Since then and till now, he will teach in the Academy as guest teacher.
In 2000
starts to work in collaboration with the musician Hans Reichel (e-guitar, daxophon).
In 2001
start his work with the Theater director Burkhard C. Kosminski and the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus (Germany) as:
- Choreographer for the theatreplay "Dancer in the dark" (a stage version of the film
- from Lars von Trier). Premiere 21st. October, in collaboration with the director
- Burkhard C. Kosminski.
- an actor in the role of Enrique for the theatreplay "39,90" in the Düsseldorfer
- Schauspielhaus, directed by Burkhard C. Kosminski. Premiere 21st. November.
- This play will be showed through the whole season 2001-2002 and 2002-2003.
- First appearence of "Short Pieces" (Duo with Peter Kowald) in Canada at the Festival
- "a Pina Bausch Hommage" in Toronto (October 2001)
2002
- Choreography and directing work in collaboration with the choreographer
- Anne Marie Porras, as well as main role in the dance theatre piece "Paroles d'ange".
- Presented through France at the "Montpellier Dance Festival" in July 2002.
- First appearence of "Short Pieces" (Duo with Peter Kowald) in the U.S.A. at the Vision Art
- Festival in New York (June 2002). Unfortunatly, a few months later, Peter Kowald will die
- in New York from a heart attack after a concert.
- Performing the wohle season through with the Pina Bausch Company (repertory pieces)
- and as an actor in the play "39,90" (Duesseldorfer Schauspielhaus).
2003
his work with the Theater director B.C. Kosminski and the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus (Germany) continue as:
- Actor in the role of "Osip" for the theater play "Platonov" (Tchekov),
- (First on June, 5th)
- Choreograph for the theaterplay "Platonov"
- Leading the "Body and Movement" training for the whole Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus
- Ensemble
and also performing the wohle season through with:
- the Pina Bausch Company (repertory pieces)
- the musician Hans Reichel in the Duo "Short Pieces"
- as an actor in the play "39,90" and the play "Platonov" (Tchekov) at
- the Duesseldorfer Schauspielhaus
2004
- First work with the direcor Michael Simon for the role of "Djami" in the opera
- "L'Espace Dernier", written by Matthias Pinscher for the "National Opera Bastille
- in Paris" (first: February 23rd. 2004)
- Start to work with the Japanese doublebass player Tetsu Saitho in Tokyo
- Performing and choreographing for the company "Mademoiselle Cinema" at SessionHouse - in Tokyo (8th. and 9th. August)
- Work as actor-dancer for the choreograph Caterina Sagna (Italy) for the creation
- "Heil Tanz" (First: Nov. 2004) and tour in many French towns
- Choreographic work for the play "the cat on a burning deck" from T. Wiliams with the
- director B.C. Kosminsky at the Duesseldorfer Schauspielhaus
and also, still performing the wohle season through with:
- the Pina Bausch Company (repertory pieces) in Tokyo, and Wuppertal,
- Pina Bausch Festival
- the musician Hans Reichel in the Duo "Short Pieces"
- as an actor in the play "39,90" and the play "Platonov" (Tchekov) at
- the Duesseldorfer Schauspielhaus
and still teaching in Wuppertal, Holland (ArtHez), Japan (Session House and Universities)
2005
- First work with the violinist Gunda Gottschalk in "Short Pieces" at the Theatre Festival
- "Escenas Abiertas" in Burgos (Spain)
- First work with the doublebass player Pierro Leveratto in "Short Pieces" at the
- Teatro Modena "dell'Archivolto" in Genova (Italy))
- In the role of "Umberto" for the new play "Café Umberto" from Moritz Rinke with the
- director B.C. Kosminsky at the Duesseldorfer Schauspielhaus (world first premiere was
- 25th.September)
- Choreography for the play "Mythos, Propaganda and Catastrophe in Nazi
- Germany and today America" from Stephen Sewell for the Düsseldorfer
- Schauspielhaus, in collaboration with the director Burkhard C. Kosminski.
- Workshop "Omagio a Andrea Pazienza" at the Teatro Modena in Genova (Italy)
- Artistic Director for the "Ikonoclaste dance Festival, First Edition" in Wuppertal
and also still performing the wohle season through, with:
- the Pina Bausch Company (repertory pieces) in Wuppertal, London, Anvers, Salzburg,
- Lissbon)
- the company "Caterina Sagna" in the piece "Heil Tanz" (France, Rome)
- the company "Mademoiselle Cinema" (Japan) in the piece "Tokyo Tango" (Japan Tour)
- the musicians Hans Reichel, Gunda Gottschalk, in the Duo "Short Pieces"
- as an actor in the play "Platonov" (Tchekov) at the Duesseldorfer Schauspielhaus
2006
- Worshop for professionnal dancers and mentorship for the choreograph
- Newton Moraes in Toronto, Canada (January)
- Workshop "about Italo Calvino" at the Teatro Modena in Genova (Italy) in May
- "Short Pieces 2" in trio with the musicians Gunda Gottschalk (violin) and
- Pierre Jaquemyn (doublebass) at the Teatro Modena in Genova (Italy), both in May
- Training for the new Manheim Theater Ensemble from B.C. Kosminski (new theatre director of the Manheim Stadt Theatre) in June
- Workshops in Japan (Tokyo, Yokohama) in August
- For the first time "Short Pieces 1 and 2" on tour in Japan with the musician Tetsu Saitoh
- (double bass) in September
- Artistic Director for the "Ikonoclaste dance Festival, Second Edition" in Wuppertal
and also still performing the wohle season through, with:
- the Pina Bausch Company (repertory pieces) in Wuppertal, Bruxelles, Tokyo)
- the company "Caterina Sagna" in the piece "Heil Tanz" (Strasbourg, Alés, France)
- the company "Mademoiselle Cinema" (Japan) in the piece "Tokyo Tango" (Japan Tour)
- as an actor in the play "Cafe Umberto" (Moritz Rinke) and the play "Platonov"
- (Tchekov) at the Duesseldorfer Schauspielhaus
2007
- Found the new Dance-theatre Company "CafeAda" and present a new Dancetheater creation "Autant en Emporte le Temps" (choreography and directing: JL Sasportes and Malou Airaudo)
25th. January (first), 2nd. and 10th. February in Cafe AdaOben, Wuppertal
3rd. November at the Teatro Festival Parma in Parma (Italy)
- Choreography for the theater piece "Europa" (directing Sebastian Baumgarten) for the Dusseldorferschauspielhaus.
Also Performing:
- - with the Pina Bausch company (Paris, Wuppertal)
- - "Short Pieces" (Germany, Spain, Japan Tour 2007)
and Teaching:
- Body training for the Mannheim Theatre Ensemble
- workshop "Creation in progress part two" in Session House (Tokyo)
2008,
- Japan Tour 2008 (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Yokohama, Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Osaka, Hikone, Nagoya, Yugawara) with the musician
Tetsu Saitoh and the musician Olivier Manoury (bandoeneon), the Trio Chie no wa in the new performance «Remembering
Astor Piazzolla »
- first performance with the german musician Günter Baby Sommer (drums, percussions) at the first Internationales Tanztheater
Festival in Erfurt (Germany).
- first performance with the german musician Paul Hubweber (trombone) at the Klappsthzle festival in Wuppertal (Germany)
- is nominated Professor at the Tokyo Tech University for the “Center for World Civilisations”, and leads the Workshop “introduction to Dance and Choreography, a Metting between Dance and Science”.
- leads the Body and Movement Training for the Theatre Company of the Mannheim Theatre Ensemble (Mannheim, Germany)
- choreographer for the Theatre Company of the Mannheim Theatre Ensemble (Mannheim, Germany)
- performance of Café Müller and “Palermo,Palermo” with the Pina Bausch Tanztheatre in London Saddler’s Wells (February),
Tokyo (March), Lisabon – Portugal (Mai), Barcelona – Spain (September), Wuppertal (October), Dusseldorf (November).
Jean Laurent Sasportes works in his own studio and performing place, "AdaOben" Wuppertal, Germany. He founded the dancetheatre company “CafeAda” and leads this company as artistic director (the details of this work will be find in the brochure
« About my work , as CafeAdaDanceTheatre« PDF part 5).
The third Edition of the “Ikonoclastes dance Festival" in Wuppertal Germany which was founded in 2005, took place on the 17, 18, 19 of October 2008 (twelve different pieces in three days event).
2009,
- second creation for the CafeAda dancetheatre company in collaboration with Mark Sieczkarek, René Alejandro Huari Mateus and Damian shöneberg as dancers and, Malou Airaudo as artistic adviser. This piece named «On Verra» was presented for the first time on February 12. and 13th. in CafeAdaOben and will be presented in the same place on May 14th. at the NRW09 dance Festival.
- First improvisation with the russian musician Arkady Shillkloper in collaboration with the great sculptor Tony Craag, at the Tony Craag Skulpturenpark in Wuppertal (Germany), April 2009 )
- «Short Pieces» in Lecce (Italy) for the Dance Festival «La Francia si muove), April 2009, with the trombonist Paul Hubweber, in collaboration with the French Ambassy in Italy.
- first work with the opera director Julia Heabler as dancer in the role of Faust for the production «Faust 2» with the Bremen Kammer Philharmonic, Dominique Horvitz, Etta Scolla and the 300 schoolchildren of the GSO in Bremen (Germany, June 2009)
- World Tour 2009 with the musician Tetsu Saitoh, Shizuoka (Japan) and for the first. Internationnal Dance Festival of Bogota (Columbia) "Impulse" with the piece "Short Pieces" (first apperance in South America).
- "Cafe Müller" with the Company Pina Bausch Tanzztheatre in Wuppertal and Sao Paolo (Brasil).
- still permanent guest teacher at:
the Mannheim national theatre for the «Body and Movement training for the theatre company.
the TokyoTech University in Tokyo as professor.
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