Teachers
Natalia Iwaniec
Dancer, choreographer and certified Gaga teacher since 2012. Natalia was a guest teacher and choreographer in many professional contemporary dance schools like Trinity Laban, The Place or in the dance companies and theaters such as National Dance Company Wales or Rambert Dance Company. She was teaching Gaga on many international contemporary dance festivals like International Dance Week Budapest. Natalia is developing her choreographic language working with actors and dancers. Her latest work is work wiht Migro Theater – ECHA.
Marion Spraber
Originally from South Tyrol in Italy, Marion is a professional dancer and choreographer based in Berlin, Germany. She received her dance training at Varium in Barcelona and Iwanson Contemporary Dance School in Munich. As a teacher she has been working in several schools and festivals in Europe, America and Southamerica, Canada and Asia, a.o. at Deltebre dansa (Spain), B12 Festival Berlin, Atlas Festival, Camp In, La Cantera, Encuentros Mutantes (Mexico), Vim Vigor Workshop New York, Diavolo Company LA, Flow Movement Colorado, Athletic Playground San Francisco (USA), Circuit- Est (Canada), Performact, Lagos Sea Dance (Portugal), Marameo, Tanzfabrik, Dock 11, Danceworks, Etage, Seneca TanzAHOI Festival, Sozo Vision in Motion, Tanzcompagnie Rostock, Toula Limnaios Company and Stadttheater Bielefeld, BFZ Nürnberg, KariTanzhaus, Profitraining and TIP- Bewegungsart (Freiburg), Profitraining Leipzig, DancePAT Munich, Tanz s.a.l., Yizong Bagua and Tanzfaktur Köln (Germany), CI and Solo Festival (Austria), Tanzhaus Zürich, IGTZ Luzern and Profitraining Basel (Switzerland), Oliva Dance Project and Alter-Art Festival (Italy), Cyrculacje Festival, Do Festival and Sfera Ruchu Festival (Poland), Academy Dancer Russia, Summer for friends and at the University of St. Petersburg (Russia), DASS Summer Intensive (Portugal), La Machine Festival, Espacio Nómada (Costa Rica), Festival Nómada (El Salvador), Guatemala, Goa Contact Festival, Play Practice (India), Tierras en danza festival, Descalzinha Danza and Varium (Spain), GAU – Pera University at Cyprus and at Kunsthumaniora (Belgium). Marion has collaborated as a dancer with choreographers and companies such as Francisco Córdova/ Physical Momentum in the piece "To be", Stella Zannou in the piece “Strange”, Sonia Rodriguez, performing “Mabel”, ADN-Dialect in the pieces “Zeitzone”, “Urban Shaman and “L’affaire Wettstein”, Eldon Pulak in "The Wetting Party" and as a guestdancer of Weedance Company. Her solo-work, duets and group-pieces are supported by Amt für deutsche Kultur der autonomen Provinz Südtirol and produced by IDEA-Tanz Theater Performance under the direction of Doris Plankl. Marion´s choreographies have been performed internationally at several theaters and festivals. She also created work alone and together with Alan for Descalzinha Danza, Kunsthumaniora Antwerp, Etage, Danceworks, Aorca – Lagos Sea Dance and Kari.Tanzhaus. More information: https://www.marionsparber.com/
Alan Fuentes Guerra
The mexican dancer and teacher received his education in dance at the academy SEAD Salzburg, Austria, studying at the post-graduate program BODHI Project and at the EPDM in Mazatlán, Mexico receiving his Bachelor in Contemporary dance. Currently he is based in Berlin and is researching in improvisation and theater showing a strong connection with physical dance and movement. After graduating he could gather performing experience with several choreographers and companies: in the piece „Myth“ by Karolin Stächele with performances at E-werk Freiburg, Germany, „Ohne Zwei“ with performances at Lichthoftheater Hamburg, Vierundeinzig, Innsbruck Austria, Alps Move Festival Italy and Acker Stadt Palast Berlin, „Porzellan-Haus“ with Marion Sparber, performing internationally in many festivals and venues, „Shell Shock“ and “Big boys don´t cry” and “Equinox” by Marion Sparber, performed at Tanzherbst Kempten and Alps Move Festival, Italy, performing in „All Things Considered“ by Ralf Jarochinsky at TanzHerbst Kempten, „Fragile Matter“ by Christine Gouzelis at the Battery Dance Festival, New York, „Ubuntu“ by Sita Ostheimer at the Arab-Jew Community Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, in the piece „Zeit-Bild“ by Etienne Gilloteau at the Tirol Festival, Hall, Austria, „4 visiones de paraíso“ by Cecilia Lugo danced at OC OHTIC, Merida, Mexico and in the piece „Cristalino 9o cielo“ by Miguel Mancillas, Onésimo González shown at Guadalajara, Mexico. Alan was teaching espaciocontinuo and Shared Levitation together with Marion Sparber in following schools and festivals: B12 Festival, Dock 11, Marameo, TanzRaum Wedding, Etage, Seneca, Tanzfabrik Fabrik Potsdam (Berlin), Cyrkulacje Festival, Do Festival, Rozbark en motion, Sfera Ruchu (Poland), Deltebre Dansa, Descalzinha Danza (Spain), Profitraining Freiburg, Yizong Bagua, Tanzfaktur (Cologne), Toula Limnaios Company, Tanzcompagnie Rostock and Stadttheater Bielefeld, Kari Tanzhaus, TanzAHOI Festival (Hamburg, Germany), Lagos Sea Dance (Portugal), Nijmegen and Arnhemse Meisjes - New Seeds (Netherlands), Sozo Vision in Motion (Germany), Goa Contact Festival and Play Practice Artist Residency (India), Flow Movement (Colorado), Diavolo Company (LA), Athletic Playground (San Francisco, USA), Alter-Art Festival (Italy), GAU – PERA University of Cyprus, La Cantera, Encuentros Mutantes, Camp In (Mexico), Nómada Festival (El Salvador), Espacio Nómada (Costa Rica) and Guatemala. For his choreography “The far out people” he received the grant “Solo-Distanzen” by Dachverband Tanz. Together with Marion he created commissions for Kunsthumaniora (Belgium), Descalzinha Danza (Spain) and Aorca – Lagos Sea Dance (Portugal).