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Jutta Hell and Dieter Baumann / RUBATO

The Berlin based Tanzcompagnie Rubato was founded in 1985 by dancer / choreographer Jutta Hell and Dieter Baumann. Up to this day Rubato has developed 52 full – length pieces in various artistic constellations and cultures and presented them in numerous tours around the world. 1989 to 1992 Rubato worked with Gerhard Bohner (one of the most important dance artist in Germany for a new approach to contemporary choreography in the 80 and 90) and received the „Award for performing Art“ by Akademie der Künste, Berlin in 1992.
1993, 1997, and 2005 three commissioned works have been realised for the international art festival „steirischer herbst“ in the city of Graz / Austria.
Since 1995 Rubato has regulary worked and co-produced in China (Guangdong, Peking, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenyang, Yunna Province). Beside other productions, the international project „Duty Free“(2001) has been produced with dancers from China, Estonia, Canada and Germany. „Person to Person“ (2002) a duet between Dieter Baumann and the chinese star dancer Jin Xing became a successful toured piece throughout Europe. „zukunft_erinnern“ (remembering_future) 2003 was a solo piece commissioned by the Academy of Art, Berlin. „America! Question“ (2004) a piece with six US dancers produced in the USA and toured in Atlanta, Houston, San Francisco, Boston, New York. In 2005 Rubato created two commissioned pieces for the „House of World Cultures“ in Berlin: „Shanghai Beauty“, a piece with 14 chinese dancers and „Eidos_Tao“ with 5 chinese dancers. „Shanghai Beauty“ toured in 2006 world wide and was the most successful piece in Switzeland during the „Steps 2006“ Festival.
With the British art – cooperation „mes:a Art Collective“, Cardiff and Taliesin Art Centre, Swansea, Wales/UK, two productions have been realised: „Gloria Days“ (2007) and „3 men running“ (2008).
A generous grant from the Cultural Foundation of the Federal Republic of Germany made it possible to create from 2009 to 2010 a work with six independent young chinese dancers / choreographers from Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai: „Look at me, I´m Chinese“. The piece was successfully premiered 2010 in Berlin, at the prestigious international dance festival: TANZ IM AUGUST. In 2011 „milk&bread / rice&water“ was produced in Shanghai and Berlin and connected three chinese dancers and three western dancer. This production toured in 2012 in Germany and China and was invited to the „Asia Contemporary Theater Festival“ in Shanghai and Beijing.
The Swiss Swatch Group, selected and invited Jutta Hell and Dieter Baumann as first dancers/choreographers to join the “The Swatch Art Peace Hotel Residency Program” from December 2012 until March 2013 in Shanghai. In cooperation with the British visual artist Jonathan Baldock and the Chinese dancer / choreographer Li Ling Xi, two works: “Two Figures in a Landscape” and “Happiness / Xing Fu” have been created. The work in progress preview has been presented in Shanghai 2013, the premiere of the piece will be in May 2014 in Berlin.

In 2013 and 2014 Rubato receive again a 2 years grant from the „cultural department, city of Berlin“ for their artistic work.

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Nationality

German

Status

Artist

Preferred Language

German

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Theatre & Dance