Dance is an International Language Inspiring
Hearts, Minds and Souls Without One Word
❝ In his choreography, MICHAEL SHANNON emanates from the animal impulse launched by the music. There are no beautiful or ugly movements for him: everything coming from the inside is right. He is very musical and knows how to support the plot with wholesome musical dramaturgy. The visual characters I created were inspired by great artists and their works as prototypes torn apart in his language of movement. Hence a new concept and the atmosphere necessary for our production was born. If the people and creatures on Dali’s paintings could speak in the language of dance, they would be very Shannon-like.
Artistic Director Mare Tommingas
Theatre Vanemuine . 2015 . 2016
❝ In his choreography, MICHAEL SHANNON emanates from the animal impulse launched by the music. There are no beautiful or ugly movements for him: everything coming from the inside is right. He is very musical and knows how to support the plot with wholesome musical dramaturgy. The visual characters I created were inspired by great artists and their works as prototypes torn apart in his language of movement. Hence a new concept and the atmosphere necessary for our production was born. If the people and creatures on Dali’s paintings could speak in the language of dance, they would be very Shannon-like.
Artistic Director Mare Tommingas
Theatre Vanemuine . 2015 . 2016
❖ 2014---Present
STUDIO ARCHITANZ Tokyo, Japan ❖ 2010—2014 Royal Ballet School Antwerp Artistic Director Patron: Her Royal Highness Queen Mathilde Patron: Belgian Multi-Disciplinary Artist Jan Fabre 2011---Appointed Topcultuur Institution By the Ministries of Culture and Education ❖ 2006—2010 Co-Founder . Artistic Director Chairman of the Faculty Greenwich Ballet Academy ❖ 1995 Choreographer "Monday After the Miracle" by William O. Gibson Moscow Art Theatre of Anton Chekhov Director L. Gerchikov Awarded "Best Play of 1995" Awarded "Best Actress Kristina Orbakajte" Televised MIBC TV-6 Moscow Independent Broadcasting Corporation |
❖ 2018—Present
JAPAN BALLET THEATRE Founding Artistic Director & Chief Choreographer ❖ 2008–--2010 Resident Choreographer Configuration Dance Theatre (CDT) New York Artvoice Best Dance Company 2008 . 2009 . 2010 2008---YAGP Outsanding Choreographer Dance Magazine: “Living Art Gallery” ❖ 1998 and 1999 Co-Artistic Director Chief Choreographer Russiches Kammertheater Berlin ❖ 1996 and 1997 Artistic Director Chief Choreographer Revived Russian Imperial Opera & Ballet Theatre Patrons: Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna Romanova Russian Nobility Assembly Prince Andrei Golitsyn Prince Oleg Lopukhin |
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