RESUME
Born: September 18th 1965
Place of Birth: Rhode Island, USA
Education
- 1983 graduate: Monte-Vista High School, San Diego, CA
- 1983-84 Undergraduate studies: UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
- 1984-85 Dance Department Member: BROWN UNIVERSITY, ROGER WILLIAMS COLLEGE, RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE
- 1985-89 Bachelor of Arts Degree in Performance & Choreography, SUNY PURCHASE, NY
- 1987-89 Limon School, Cunningham Studio, NYC
- 1989-present Extensive studies in Contemporary Dance, Contact Improvisation & Voice with Merridith Monk, Carol Swan, Steve Paxton, Susan Klein-Barbara Mahler, Kirstie Simson
Performance Companies
- 1989-94 MARGARET JENKINS DANCE CO., San Fransisco, CA,
Choreographic Collaborator & Performer - 1995-98 CORE Interdisciplinary Performance Collective, San Fransisco, CA
Jess Curtis, Stanya Kahn, Keith Hennessey, Jules Beckman - 1996-present COLLUSION Cofounded with Kathleen Hermesdorf, San Fransisco-Berlin
- 2002-present PONDEROSA PRODUCTIONS Stolzenhagen Tanzland Project/Berlin k77 studios
Choreographies & Improvisations in Collaboration with...
- "Flux", Jo kreiter & Kathleen Hermesdorf 1992
- "Urgency", Jo Kreiter 1993
- "Sex & Gravity", Jess Curtis 1994-96
- "Broken Ero", Susan Copich 1995
- "Entertainment for The Apocalypse", CORE 1995-98
- "Wishbone", COLLUSION 1996
- "Is That all There Is?", COLLUSION 1997
- "Minneapolis Project", Ka Rustler, Ray Cung, Möns Erlandson, Stephen Yoshin & Scott Smith 1998
- "Catcher/Jumper", Karen Nelson 1998
- "Ibits", Howard Katz FireHeat 1998
- "kisses", Howard Katz Fireheart 1999
- "Step on Sparks", Andrea Warzner, Kurt Koegel 2000
- "Praire", Sten Rudstrom & The King Annabells 2000
- "Facades", Christa Cocciole 2001
- "Dogs Without Tails", COLLUSION 2003
- "Schwebezustand", COLLUSION 2004-present
- "Ich Herz Berlin", Sten Rudstrom 2005-present
Choreographies by S. Maher
- "Newport", 1990
- "Eggs and Branches", 1993
- "Black is the Color", 1994
- "The Travellors", 1995
- "My Rape, Your Death", 1996
- "Monumental Drink", 1997
- "Angel Ten 20", 1997-98
- "The Stone Trilogy", 1999-2000
- "Behind the Stone", "Into the Stone", "One Stone" "Orange Dress Improv Series", 2000-2005
- "Three Legged Dog", 2005
Presented by:
- Highways, Los Angelos
- SUSHI, San Diego
- In San Fransisco: Theater Artaud, Dancers' Group, 848 Community Space, Brady Street Dance Center & Dance Mission, SanFransisco International Arts festival
- Ps122 NYC, NYC Improvisation Festival
- Links Hall, Chicago
- Art Blau, Braunschweig
- Potsdam Fabrik
- In Berlin: Hallesches Theater, Tanzfabrik, Akademie der Künste, Pfefferberg, Dock 11, k77 studios
- Europäisches Theaterfestival Kassel
Funded By:
The Zellerbach Grant, Art Blau, Niedersächsische
LottoStiftung,Stadt Braunschweig, and Land Niedersächsischen,
Teaching
Stephanie Maher has taught extensivly in the US and throughout Europe at a
professional level. She has been invited by universities/schools and or
companies, such as Roger Williams College, Brown University, Movement
Research, EEDC, Dock 11, Irina Pauls Tanz Theater, Area (Barcelona), SUNY Purchase, UdK-Berlin, ECLA-Berlin, Palucca Schule Dresden, Sasha Waltz Company, University of Illinois, Tanzfabrik, Etage, Potsdam Fabrik, Freiburg Festival, k77 studios, NYC Improvisation Festival and other studios throughout Europe.
She teaches Release Based Technique, Contemporary Modern Dance, Creative Movement for Children, Contact Improvisation, Improvisation, The Voice in Motion, Composition, Alignmment & Upsidedown Movement.
Other Interests
Accupressure Massage Certification 1996
As a Singer:
Land Of Thin Dimes 97-98, Post Holocaust Pop 1998 (back up,
live theatrics ), Boogie Splinter , (Country music band) , Trap Happy ( Solo Music Events )
As a Curator:
1998-present, k77 studios in Berlin. International guest
project, creating workshops and performance salons for international guests.
PONDEROSA TANZ/LAND FESTIVAL 2001- present, Curating an artist retreat/ festival for the creative process in performance and living.