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COLLABORATORS

LAURA FERNÁNEZ

TRAINING, GOOD COLLABORATOR

Education.

- Diploma in Dance from Hochschule für Musik Köln, Germany Classical Dance, Modern Dance, Composition, Dance Theory, Kinetography. Prof. Dr. Lohman
- Degree in Classical Dance and Contemporary Dance from the Conservatorio Superior
de Danza de Valencia.
- Qualified to teach higher dance studies by the MEC (Ministry of Education and Culture)


Professional experience

- Assistant and rehearsal director, Balletmaster at Valencia Dancing Forward.
- High-performance workshops at 180 Madrid and teacher at various dance schools
in Valencia
- Staging and rehearsal director for choreographers: Cayetano Soto, Annett Ghö re,
Ihsan Rustem, Philip Taylor, etc.
- Restaging various pieces at the Ulm Theater (Germany), Innsbruck Theater
(Austria), Ekodance Torino (Italy), etc.
- Theater assistant for Jaime Pé rez. Perez-Disla Company.

Dancing experience

Worked and danced in repertoires for different companies with guest choreographers such as: Davide Bombana, Maryse Delente, Nacho Duato, Lucinda Childs, Andonis Foniadakis, Rui Horta, Jiri Kylian, Robert Cohan, David Nixon, etc.
National Opera of the Rhine in Mulhouse, France. Solo ballerina. Director Bertrand d'At.
Ballet Theater München am Gärnerplatztheater, Germany. Dancer. Soloist. Director: Philip Taylor.
Euregio Tanz-forum Heerlen dance company, Netherlands, and Tanz Forum Director Jochen Ulrich at the Cologne Philharmonic (Germany). Volkstheater Rostock Theater, Germany.
Laura Fernández Castelló, born in Valencia, began studying dance at a very early age in schools in her city. Her curiosity led her to go abroad to participate in dance courses such as the Rosella Hightower School Course in Cannes (France), and various events with national and international choreographers.
In 1996, she took the leap to enter the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne, Germany, where she obtained a diploma in classical and contemporary dance, composition, dance theory, and choreology under the tutelage of Dr. Lohmann in 1999. At the same time, she graduated in classical and contemporary ballet from the Conservatorio Superior de Danza in Valencia.

From 1997 to 1999, she worked for the Volkstheater Rostock (Germany) company, as a guest in ballets such as Coppelia and Romeo and Juliet. In the latter year, she also participated in productions with the Tanz Forum in Cologne together with the city's philharmonic orchestra, as well as with the Euregio Tanz-Forum company in Heerlen (Netherlands), both under the direction of choreographer Jochen Ulrich.
She joined the Ballet Theater München am Gärtnerplatz (Germany) where she danced as a soloist from 1999 to 2004, under the direction of Philip Taylor, dancing the repertoire of the director and guest choreographers such as Rui Horta, Jiri Kylian, Robert Cohan, and Cayetano Soto, among others.
In 2004, she joined the Ballet de l'Opéra du Rhin in Mulhouse (France) as a soloist, under the direction of Bertrand d'At. She danced classical repertoire and worked with guest choreographers such as Davide Bombana, Maryse Delente, Nacho Duato, Lucinda Childs, Andonis Foniadakis, David Nixon, among many others.
In 2006, she bid farewell to the stage and joined choreographer Cayetano Soto as a rehearsal director and choreography assistant. She worked for him in numerous companies in Europe and America.
She is also a guest teacher in numerous companies, schools, and summer workshops in Spain and the Valencian Community.

Laura is also a rehearsal director and assistant to choreographer Annett Ghöre, with whom she works in various dance and opera companies in Germany and Beijing (China). She also assists
choreographer Ihsan Rustem for several theaters in Europe, such as the theaters in Ulm (Germany), Innsbruck (Austria), and Ekodance in Turin (Italy).
Since the summer of 2018, she has been working for the company Joven Valencia Dancing Forward as a ballet master, rehearsal director, stage director, and assistant to choreographers such as Gustavo Ramírez, Ramon Oller, Philip Taylor, Ihsan Rustem, and Nacho Duato.
In 2020 and 2021, Laura is teaching classical dance and repertoire courses to professionals at 180 (Madrid) with repertoire by Cayetano Soto and Ihsan Rustem, as well as at the ADAM International Dance Campus with repertoire by Ihsan Rustem.

COLLABORATIONS WITH OTRADANZA


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PERCUSSIONIST, MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS
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PERFORMER
COMPOSITION
SET DESIGN
SET DESIGN
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SCHOLARSHIP GOOD, GOOD COLLABORATOR
PERFORMER
PERFORMER
PERFORMER, TRAINING, GOOD COLLABORATOR
TRAINING, GOOD COLLABORATOR
PERFORMER, SCHOLARSHIP GOOD
COMPOSITION
PERFORMER
COSTUMES
GRAPHIC DESIGN
PERFORMER, SCHOLARSHIP GOOD
PERFORMER
MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS
SCHOLARSHIP GOOD, SOCIAL MEDIA
PERFORMER, SCHOLARSHIP GOOD, GOOD COLLABORATOR
COMPOSITION
PERFORMER, SCHOLARSHIP GOOD, GOOD COLLABORATOR
DIRECTION
COSTUMES
GOOD COLLABORATOR, TAX ADVICE ADMINISTRATION
PERFORMER
TRAINING, GOOD COLLABORATOR
ASSISTANT, PERFORMER, GOOD COLLABORATOR
AUDIOVISUALS
PERFORMER
COMPOSITION
COMPOSITION
AUDIOVISUALS, TECHNICAL COORDINATION
PERFORMER
PERFORMER
PERFORMER
LIGHTING, TECHNICAL COORDINATION, GOOD COLLABORATOR
COMPOSITION
PERFORMER
PERFORMER
STAGE DIRECTION
CHOREOGRAPHY
PERFORMER
PERFORMER
PERFORMER
CHOREOGRAPHY, PERFORMER, GOOD COLLABORATOR
PERFORMER
PERFORMER
PERFORMER, GOOD COLLABORATOR
PERFORMER, SCHOLARSHIP GOOD, GOOD COLLABORATOR
PERFORMER, MANAGEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION, RESEARCH
PERFORMER
PERFORMER
TRAINING, GOOD COLLABORATOR
DIRECTION AND CHOREOGRAPHY, DIRECTION, PERFORMER, GOOD COLLABORATOR
WEBMASTER, PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO
VISUAL ARTIST
PERFORMER, SCHOLARSHIP GOOD
SCHOLARSHIP GOOD, GOOD COLLABORATOR
PERFORMER
COMPOSITION
PERFORMER
PERFORMER
DIRECTION
PERFORMER
PERFORMER
COSTUMES, CHOREOGRAPHY, ASSISTANT, PERFORMER, GOOD COLLABORATOR
DIRECTION, PERFORMER
COMPOSITION
PERFORMER
COSTUMES
MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION, GOOD COLLABORATOR
PERFORMER, GOOD COLLABORATOR
CHOREOGRAPHY, GOOD COLLABORATOR
AUDIOVISUALS
PERFORMER, GOOD COLLABORATOR
COMPOSITION
GRAPHIC DESIGN
ASSISTANT, PERFORMER, GOOD COLLABORATOR
LIGHTING
BODY PERCUSSION ADVISOR
COSTUMES
PERFORMER, SCHOLARSHIP GOOD
TECHNICAL COORDINATION
PERFORMER
PERFORMER
ASSISTANT, PERFORMER, SCHOLARSHIP GOOD, GOOD COLLABORATOR
LIGHTING
SET DESIGN
PERFORMER
PERFORMER
TRAINING, RESEARCH , GOOD COLLABORATOR
COSTUMES
LIGHTING
PERFORMER