About Me.
Born in Åhus, Sweden John comes from a rigours sports background in skiing, track & field and mountain biking. It wasn't until his teenage years John found his passion for dance.
After graduating at Lunds dans- och musikalgymnasium John moved to Leeds, England to further train as a dancer at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance where he graduated with a first class honours for his achievements on his Bachelor degree, the year later he completed his MA in performance practice where he focused on the relationship between film music and film.
In 2014 John's film Young Angry Men won the first edition of the student category at Cinedans - dance on screen festival (NL), marking the beginning of his filmmaking.
Since graduating John have been seen performing for companies such as tanzmainz (Staatstheater Mainz), Skånes Dansteater, ForWorks and Van Huynh Dance Company. He has performed in original works by Sharon Eyal, Koen Augustijnen & Rosalba Torres Guerrero, Guy Weizman & Roni Haver, Rui Horta, Guy Nader & Maria Campos, Marcos Morrau, Martin Forsberg and Maxine Doyle.
Education
NORTHERN SCHOOL OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE, LEEDS, UK
Master in Performance Practice (MA), 2014 - 2015
Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Dance (PGD), 2014 - 2015
Bachelor of Performing Arts (BPA), 2011-2014
*First Class honours graduates
Professional Experience
ISHIDA DANCE COMPANY, Austin, TX, USA
July 2022 - January 2023
Original work by Brett Ishida
Stirs Up Still Things, Among dim shapes - MATCH, Houston, TX - Austin Performing Art Center, TX.
TANZMAINZ (STAATSTHEATER MAINZ) Mainz, DE
August 2016 - August 2022
Repertoire include new and original work by:
Guy Weizman & Roni Haver (house choreographers), Sharon Eyal, Victor Quijada, Roy Assaf, Koen Augustijnen & Rosalba Torres Guerrero, Guy Nader & Maria Campos, Rui Horta, Andreas Denk, Alessandra Corti, Taneli Törmä.
Dam van Huygn Dance Company, UK
May, August 2016
ĐẸP - The Place, London, UK
Martin Forsberg // Forswork, DK
February - April 2016
ULTRA
Norrlandsoperan, Umeå, SWE, Dansstationen, Malmö, SWE, Vara Konserthus, Vara, SWE, Dansehallerne, Copenhagen, DK, Bora bora, Aarhus, DK.
Skånes Dansteater, SWE
Season 2014/2015
THE FEELING OF GOING by Ben Wright
Malmö Opera, Sweden
OCH JORD SKA DU ÅTER VARA by Marcos Morau
Skånes Dansteater theatre, Malmö, Sweden
DOUBLEtake by Kenneth Kvarnström
Malmö Opera, Sweden
Kulturhuset Stadsteatern Stockholm, Sweden
Gary Clarke
Superior Vena Cava 2014,
The Riley Theatre, Leeds, UK
LUSTRUM 2013,
Dance Base, Edinburgh, UK
Education
Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds, UK
Master in Contemporary Dance, 2014 - 2015
Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Dance, 2014 - 2015
Bachelor of Performing Arts Honours Degree (BPA), 2011-2014
Training in: Floor work, Somatic and kinesthetic work, Ballet, Cunningham, Graham, Limón, , Improvisation and Composition, Physical Theatre, Pilates, Feldenkrais Method, Yoga, Partnering and performance technique
Performances: Dirah by John Ross, Delicate Strings by Kathinka Walter, We would call it.. by Hagit Bar, Superior Vena Cava by Gary Clarke
Lund Dance & Musical Gymnasium, lund, SWE
Fulltime Professional Dance Education, 2008-2011
Training in: Ballet, Pas des Deux, Jazz, Graham, Limón, Cunningham Drama, Improvisation and Composition, Hip-hop; popping, locking, house, breaking.
Performances: Summershow 2009, 2010, 2011 by Martin Palmkvist, Remember by Martin Palmkvist , Christmas Cabaret by Martin Palmkvist, Sweet Charity, Fiddler on the roof by Karin Nedergaard, High School Musical, West Side Story by Sian Playsted, Rent by Martin Palmkvist.
Springboard danse montreal, montreal, canada
Summer 2015
Creative process with Punchdrunk UK
Research and creative process Evangelos Paulinos
TEACHING
Lavanderia a Vapore choreographic center, Torino, ITA, 2019
Staatstheater Mainz "Open house", Mainz, DE, 2017
Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds, UK, 2017
Lunds School of Performing Arts, Lund, SWE 2016
DANCER | ACTOR | FILMMAKER CHOREOGRAPHER | TEACHER
