Janet Rühl

Date of birth: 11.06.1970 in Leipzig

1994 Education at the "HS für Musik und Theater F.Mendelsohn Bartholdy" Leipzig, department dance, area of study: Dance teacher ­training

1996-97 Projects:Dance-Video-Project fiscH-züge by Andrea K. Schlehwein, Callas Dance-Photo-Video-Project, with Uly Felsing, „HGB" Leipzig

1997 four month study trip to San Francisco

1998 Diploma as a Dance-teacher, Dissertation Topic: Choreography with the title: Krähenfüße... Leipzig

1998 / 99 DAS Dance Anzu School, Butoh with Anzu Furukawa in Berlin

Projects & Productions:

1998

Solo-work: Ich gehe fort, u.s.w.. Potsdam, Fabrik

switchgrass Project by Heike Albrecht, Leipzig

1999

Die Entfernung vom Original, Solo-Dance-Performance, Vernisage of a Sculpture-Exhibition :“Leben- weiblich" by Berit Molau, Berlin

Orfeo ed Euridice Choreography and dance for „amici musici“, Leipzig

Der zweite stirbt Drama for actors, dancer and musicians, Leipzig. Choreography: Alexandra Auf der Straße, Berlin

Foundation of the Kompanie Janet Rühl / Arnd Müller. Documentation of the work.

2000

Now oder Nie guest at Tanztheater Homunculus, Vienna. Choreography: Nicolaus Selimov

Someday the rain will stop Tanztheater by Andrea K. Schlehwein, Cologne with an tour to the „Interaction 3“ Festival, Java, Indonesia

if – then by Iris Sputh, Kryptonale Berlin

bodyfragments Choreography: Tanja Matjas, Weimar/Erfurt

24 h by Stuart Lynch, Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona

2001

...an den Grenzen guest at Tanztheater Homunculus, Vienna. Choreography: Nicolaus Selimov

Variation über Chaos und Ordnung Choreography: Tanja Matjas, Volkenroda

2002

Visages from Lothar Voigtländer, Choreography by Iris Sputh, Schlosstheater Reinsberg

transForma 2, Choreography: Iris Sputh (Berlin), Music: Manuel Berenguer (Barcelona), Lange Nacht der elektronischen Klänge, Akademie der Künste, Berlin

transtetra, by Iris Sputh, City - Tag, by Daniela Zehnder, Kryptonale Berlin

2004

Messa da Requiem by Verdi, Director: Achim Freyer, Deutsche Oper Berlin

2005

Orlando (Solo to the Novel from Virginia Woolf) Director: Katrin Ackerl Konstantin, Choreography: Andrea K. Schlehwein, Neue Bühne Villach