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GESINE MOOG

Photo: Jubal Battisti

Gesine Moog was born in Germany in 1976 and received her Bachelor of Arts at Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts 1997. After graduating she danced for several German companies, including the Frankfurter Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Staatstheater Mainz, Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Saarländisches Staatstheater Saarbruecken and Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz Munich. In 2004 Gesine was named a “dancer to watch” by the leading European magazine tanz.

In 2007 she went to Sweden, where Riksteatern and Batsheva Dance Company toured Ohad Naharin’s Kamuyot to schools. She was awarded the Riksteatern’s award for “Dancer of the year 2007” for her outstanding performance and dedication.

Since 2008 Gesine Moog has been a member of Cullberg Ballet, touring in Sweden and internationally. Throughout her career in Germany and Sweden she has performed a rich repertoire of multifaceted styles and pieces. Her experience spans classical and neoclassical ballet, modern and contemporary dance, body mind centring and many more. She has worked with, among others, Mats Eck, Ana Laguna, Ben van Cauwenbergh, Jiří Kylián, Crystal Pite, Johan Inger, Alexander Ekman, Gaetano Soto, Carolyn Carlson, Edouard Lock, Robert Cohan, Antony Rizzi, Benoit Lachambre, Eszter Salamon, Deborah Hay, Jefta van Dinther and Ian Kaler.

Since 2001 she has also created her own choreographic and creative works such as paintings, crafting with wood and performative installations.