SR&Company

S R & C o m p a n y is a freelance, independent and self-financed contemporary dance community since 2008.
We develop project-related contemporary choreographies and dance performances for Berlin dance scene's events
as well as for in-house productions.

S R & C o m p a n y is an encounter of dancers, choreographers, musicians and visual artists to merge individual work.
The common subject?
The engagement with ourselves, the human being, its downs and ups;
to cause thoughts, to bother, to become concerned about things.

We strive for intensive and interdisciplinary cooperation with other artists. For quite a time now we are accompanied by the photographers F a r i F o t o a l i s t and H e n r y k W e i f f e n b a c h.
There is a deep artistic relationship with the musicians of Theatrical Rock BandT h e B a r S i n i s t e r.
Furthermore we work on cooperative projects with the percussion band F r i e d d r u m s, with cameraman J a v i e r M o y a, sculpturist and metal-artist P e t e r S c h ü t z e, visual artist S a n d r a D i c k, wo designed the stage setting for our production Haut in 2016, cellist M u n s h a and W E R K . S T A T T . 4 4.
There is a strong connection to Eschschloraque Rümschrümp and its serie of events Bande à Part.

We offer a diverse repertory of contemporary choreographies, dance performances, show and classical dance pieces and create for commissional work according to your personal wishes.
Engage us for your event, for dance, choreography and coaching.

S t e f a n i e D o u g l a s

is a freelance dancer and choreographer.

She received her dance education at balance 1 in Berlin and was dancing among others for Trisha Brown at documenta 12, Angus Balbernie, Gilbert Passe-Coutrin and long-term for Norman Douglas & Company.

She was rehearsal director and choreographic assistant with Norman Douglas at the Leipziger Tanztheater, The Place London, Marameo Berlin und Tramway Glasgow.

2008 she founded S R & C o m p a n y.

C a r o l i n e R o g g a t z

is a freelance dancer, choreographer and dance educator.

She studied dance education at Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden and in 2011 she received a scolarship from the Esther-Arnhold-Seligman Foundation to participate in the International Choreographers Residency Program at the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina.

In addition to this she worked with Avatara Ayuso, Wagner Lucio Moreira and Norman Douglas.

Since 2008 she is a company dancer of S R & Co m p a n y and since 2014 part of the company's artistic direction.

C a r o l i n e G e r b e c k x

is a freelance dancer and apprenticed integral-therapeutic dance educator in Berlin.

She received her dance education at the National Ballet School of Oper Leipzig, during which she worked with Uwe Scholz, Martin Wende, Mario Schröder und Mirko Mahr.
Under the direction of Adelinde Knorr she was dancing in shows of large-scale enterprises such as Puma, BMW and Mary Kay.

In 2012 she founded The Sexy Mistakes with focus on contemporary show performances for projects entertaining Berlin's night life.
Since 2011 she organizes and directs her own weekly series of events called Bande à Part | The Dance(ish) Event for Misfits at Eschschloraque Rümschrümp, Berlin.

Since 2012 she is a company dancer of S R & C o m p a n y and since 2014 part of the company's artistic direction.

A n g e l a S t e l i a

received her dance education at The State Ballet School of Berlin.

In 2010 she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts at The Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Art, in 2013 she started her Master of Arts in dance sciences at the Freie Universität Berlin.

She has performed in choreographies created by Marguerite Donlon, Thorsten Händler and Marc Bogarts among others. Likewise she has worked with Tamar Ben Ami and was assistant to Jean Hugues Assohoto, who had a profound affect on her as a dancer and person.

Since 2014 she is a company dancer of S R & C o m p a n y and enhances us since.

L i n d a S c h o l z

is a freelance dancer, choreographer and dance educator.
She received her education at the Iwanson Institute for Contemporary Dance in Munich.

Next to her longterm educational work in Trier, she realised own choreographic works and projects for its independent art and design scene.
In 2009 her work experienced an expansion into licenced sports rehabilitation.
She works as movement educator and offers Germany-wide workshops in awareness and perception, often in a socio-pedagogical context.

Since 2014 she is a company dancer of S R & C o m p a n y.

C a r o l i n W i s c h n i o w s k i

was a member of the dance team Step by Step for over 10 years, where she received her dance education in jazz, modern, musical, folk, show and hip hop under the direction of Evelyn Richter.

Since 2009 she takes classes in jazz and burlazz with Sabine Hack.
In 2011 she won first prize as dancer and percussionist at the Berlin festival
Karneval der Kulturen in cooperation with Frieddrums and Comparsa Chamanes.
Since 2013 she expands her performing potential by classes in aerobatics with
Shosha Lilienthal.

Since 2014 she is a company dancer of S R & C o m p a n y.

K i r a M e t z l e r

is a freelance dancer and dance educator in Berlin.
She studied at the New English Contemporary Ballet School in England and at the Fontys Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in the Netherlands, developing a strong passion for physical theater and instant composition.
As a contemporary dancer she worked among others with Nanine Linning and Marcel Lehman.
Dance and its diversities, exploration in physicality, moments of sharing and an enriching working process for both performer and choreographer is what fascinates her.

In 2016 she joined S R & Co m p a n y for its new production Haut.

A l e x e y S a t a r e v

is a freelance dancer with focus on Breakdance, Popping and Locking, acquiring his physical skills and artistry by constant exchange and interaction with Berlin's dancers.
He worked among others for Mercedes, KPMG, Cisco, Deutsche Bahn,
on trade fairs such as IFA and A+A, as well as on TV at ARD, RTL and ARTE.
A main focus he puts on his artistry is the constant imparting and communication of knowledge.
Therefore he does not only give classes and workshops himself,
but is always interested in new challenges enhancing his dance repertory.

In 2016 he faces contemporary dance and became first male dancer at
S R & C o m p a n y.

M a r i e H a u ß d ö r f e r

received her dance education at Heinrich-Schütz-Konservatorium Dresden,
where she was trained in modern and jazz dance, as well as ballet for 13 years
and danced in full-length choreographies by Nora Schott.

Until 2014 she studied dance education at Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden.
In 2012 she participated in the ERASMUS exchange program,
which allowed her to study at ArtEZ Dansacademie in Arnhem, Netherlands.

Before she moved to Berlin this year in August 2016, she worked as a dance teacher at the Conservatory and as a freelance dancer in Dresden. After having appeared several times as a guest dancer, she is a permanent member of S R & C o m p a n y since 2016.

B r i t t a H e i t k a m p

studied architecture and urban construction at Stuttgart University and received the diploma for her architect's conception of a new venue for Ballet Frankfurt.

She got her dance education in Stuttgart and Braunschweig.
In 2006 she moved to New York to undertake the Professional Studies Program of the Limón Institute. Within the framework of Motion Bank Workshops at Frankfurt LAB her next interdisciplinary research work "Dance and Architecture" with P. Lang and M. Steinbusch came into being.

Britta dances with S R & C o m p a n y since 2016.

T a m a r a B u s c h e

Since her childhood she is interested in Modern Theatre Dance and took her first ballet classes at Lymer Dance Centre Hildesheim.
She fell in love with Modern Dance being trained in various dance clubs participating three years in Dance Cup Niedersachsen. Furthermore she was educated at Ars Saltandi Dance and Drama School and took part in the Ars Saltandi Company.
Since 2012 she is dancing at Flatback and cry e.V. Company 1 and developed herself as a board director. She organized dance festivals and worked as a dance teacher as well.
Since 2016 she is dancing for S R & C o m p a n y.

F i n n j a H e s s e

started her dance education at the Children's Ensemble of Friedrichstadtpalast Berlin. She was a student at Staatliche Ballettschule Berlin and a member of the Children's Ballet of Deutsche Oper Berlin.
Furthermore she was an active competition dancer and participated in Jazz Modern Dance tournaments which brought her a 7th place at the Berlin Masters 2014.
She graduated in dance at Essen-Werden's academic high school in 2017 and recently came back to Berlin as a dancer for S R & C o m p a n y.

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T a t j a n a Z e m a n n

experienced her dance education at Staatliche Ballettschule Berlin.
In 2014 she completed her studies at Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch and graduated as Bachelor of Arts.

Since then she become a part of the freelancing dance community in Berlin. She worked among others for Staatsoper Berlin, Fernsehballett, Nathan Clark, Kelvin Hardy, Jean-Huges Assohoto, Eric Dunlap, Aarne Khyutt and John Wildbrett.
Furthermore she was dancing at Dinner Shows and cruise liners, lived and worked for half a year in Marrakesh.

In 2017 she was dancing for the first time for S R & C o m p a n y and will be again for the new production in 2018 Goethe.