last update:  2003-05-23

delta RA'i
detailled artist-vita

1995- work as director, light- and stage artist for "Lord of the Flies" with Kim Itoh in Tokyo.

1995/96 - dance performer and light arfist for several performances produced by TEN PEN CHii - Art Labor/Schloss Bröllin with Yumiko Yoshioka and Joachim Manger

1995 - he created and directed together with Yumiko Yoshioka: "Ex... it!'95" the 1st international Butoh symposium dance exchange project at schloss bröllin <broellin castle> (International Theatre Research Location) in ex-East Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

1996 - idee & concept as artistic director and dancer, choreographer & light artist for "Trans... it!" (international Choreography & DanceProject) at schloss bröllin <broellin castle>and St. Petersburg & on tour

1996/97/98 choreography, dance and light art for "Province Europa I+II" multimedia  art project by Elke Siml in Mecklenburg and Sicily

1997- light art for "Equinox  Terminal" action theatre performance produced by antagon-theater action/ Frankfurt/M.

1998 - danceperformer & light art for:  "Windcross"  open air installation & dance project by Daniel Weißroth with the DO-Teatr /St. Petersburg at schloss bröllin <broellin castle>
- danceperformer in:  "Lachende Steine" <laughing stones>  dance perfomance by Sonja Romeis TanzTheater (dir: Yoshiko Waki)
1998 - idea, development and first public appearance with his solo-action:   "ritual feetwash ceremony - an interactive art-installation"

1999 - he created and directed together with Yumiko Yoshioka: "Ex... it!'99" the 2nd international Butoh symposium dance exchange project at schloss bröllin <broellin castle> (International Theatre Research Location)
- danceperformer and choreographer in:  "Urlaub in Mörtschach" <holidays in Mörtschach>  grotesque dance perfomance with Sonja Romeis

2000 - "ritual feet washing ceremony" performed for the federal week of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the German pavilion at the expo 2000 in Hannover as part of the MultiMedia art project "Rastplatz 2000" created by "Provinz Europa" directed by Elke Siml
- designed and published: the own website: www.feetwash.de
- start of the collaboration with Felix Ruckert as dance performer in: "Deluxe Joy Pilot" an interactive dance performance created by Felix Ruckert

2001 - dance performer in: "Ring" an interactive dance performance created by Felix Ruckert
- start of the intensive collaboration with Gregor Weber as light artist in: "QUO" an open air performance created by antagon-theaterAKTtion • directed by: Gregor Weber
- work as director for: "Die Mondtücher" – puppetplay for children created by FLIEGENDES THEATER BERLIN with Rudi Schmid and Ulrike Schladebach
- ritual feet washing ceremony performances at: "Konstkaravanen" – art performance caravan around Uppsala/Sweden together with SU-EN Butoh Company • idea & direction: Susanna Åckerlund
- light artist for: "Panther" - dance performance created by Gregor Weber
- work as co-director and light artist for: "Forever JUNG" - dance performance created by Gregor Weber

2002 - dance performer in: "SECRET SERVICE & STILLEN" interactive dance performances created by Felix Ruckert
- work as co-director and light artist for: "Pulpa Paradox" - dance performance created as opening performance of the theatre festival „Anno Domini 2002“ in Pula/Croatia • direction & choreography: Gregor Weber
- art director for and ritual feet washing ceremony performances in: "Füsse runter" – Kunst-Karawane Vorpommern 2002” art performance caravan produced by schloss broellin

2003 - work as director, video and light artist for: "KASPAR HAUSER – body solo by Gregor Weber”.
- as dance performer touring with: "SECRET SERVICE" & "Deluxe Joy Pilot" interactive dance performances created by Felix Ruckert
- idea, concept and art direction together with Yumiko Yoshioka for: "ex... it!'03 - 3rd. international dance exchange project & symposium: Butoh meets modern contempory dance” at schloss broellin (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

he studied biology, psychology and theatre science

since 1978 - he started to work at different free-theatre companies as actor, technician and manager in Berlin

1978 - he founded the FLIEGENDES THEATER BERLIN with others

since 1985 - he autodidactically experiments with dance, especially with the German "Ausdruckstanz" (expressionism dance) of the 1920th

since 1986 - he studied the Japanese Butoh dance with Tetsuro Tamura, Anzu Furukawa, Akaji Maro and Kazuo Ohno in Tokyo

1986/87/89 - he was dancing in several Butoh dance performances in Tokyo with DANCE LOVE MACHINE (directed by Tetsuro Tamura) and with DANCE BUTTER TOKYO (directed by Anzu Furukawa)

1987/88 -  foundation of tatoeba-THÉÂTRE DANSE GROTESQUE  with Minako Seki in Berlin and since then its managing artistic and technical director
1988 - start of the collaboration with Yumiko Yoshioka (Mizelle Hanaoka) as member of tatoeba-TDG

1988 till 1998 - he was playing as dance performer, choreographer and/or art director as well as as light & stage artist and as producer at all tatoeba-TDG's own productions on touring Europe, Japan and North Amereica (see also production chronic):
"Von hinter der Mauer" o "Tanz & Lesung" o "Kyobu to sogu - Begegnung im verrückten Tanz" o "Hidamari - Sunday in Life" o "T. for Three" o "Rent-a-body - The last Night of Ballhaus" o "All Moonshine" (Duo) o "Night on a Bare Mountain" o "Hana-mo Dango-mo - A Micro Love" o "Ju-ni Hitoe - Die Zwölf Kimonos" o "The Last Dinner I+II" o "All Moonshine" (Solo Yumiko Yoshioka) o "ECLIPSE" o "OUT OFF - Rabenstein/The Collector" o "Il Giorno del Ritorno al Mare" o "Demontage paradox" o "Il Retorno dell'Era Glaciale" o "Terminal Paranoid" o "Nuba" o "Il Giorno del Ritorno al Sole" o "Der letzte Klang der Erde"

1991-  stipendium of the cultur department of the Berlin Council for an art work residence in Japan

1994 - stipendium of the Japanese cultur ministery for the directing work of  "OUT OFF- Rabenstein/The Collector" in Tokyo with Yumiko Yoshioka and Kim Itoh.