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The Dance On Ensemble was founded in 2015 by the Berlin-based cultural non-profit organisation Bureau Ritter as part of the Dance On initiative that celebrates the artistic excellence of dancers aged 40+ and explores the relationship between dance and age both on stage and in society. Working with internationally renowned choreographers and directors including among others Rabih Mroué, Meg Stuart, Lucinda Childs and Jan Martens, the Dance On Ensemble is developing a repertoire of groundbreaking and challenging contemporary dance works. Its aim is to create a solid base for a rich and ambitious future repertoire for dancers 40+.
As a member of the Dance On Ensemble since the beginning of the project, Ty Boomershine is responsible for its artistic direction since 2019. Further members of the Dance On Ensemble are: Javier Arozena, Alba Barral Fernández, Ziv Frenkel, Anna Herrmann, Christine Kono, Emma Lewis, Gesine Moog, Omagbitse Omagbemi, Miki Orihara, Tim Persent, Jone San Martin, Marco Volta, Lia Witjes Poole – all of them are professional dancers between the ages 43 to 71 who have danced in leading companies, among them Lucinda Childs Dance, Ballet Frankfurt, Martha Graham Dance Company, Netherlands Dance Theater, Hamburg Ballet and Cullberg Ballet.
The Dance On Ensemble was founded in 2015 by the Berlin-based cultural non-profit organisation Bureau Ritter as part of the Dance On initiative that celebrates the artistic excellence of dancers aged 40+ and explores the relationship between dance and age both on stage and in society. Working with internationally renowned choreographers and directors including among others Rabih Mroué, Meg Stuart, Lucinda Childs and Jan Martens, the Dance On Ensemble is developing a repertoire of groundbreaking and challenging contemporary dance works. Its aim is to create a solid base for a rich and ambitious future repertoire for dancers 40+.
As a member of the Dance On Ensemble since the beginning of the project, Ty Boomershine is responsible for its artistic direction since 2019. Further members of the Dance On Ensemble are: Javier Arozena, Alba Barral Fernández, Ziv Frenkel, Anna Herrmann, Christine Kono, Emma Lewis, Gesine Moog, Omagbitse Omagbemi, Miki Orihara, Tim Persent, Jone San Martin, Marco Volta, Lia Witjes Poole – all of them are professional dancers between the ages 43 to 71 who have danced in leading companies, among them Lucinda Childs Dance, Ballet Frankfurt, Martha Graham Dance Company, Netherlands Dance Theater, Hamburg Ballet and Cullberg Ballet.
