Susanne linke biography examples

CURRICULUM VITAE Susanne Linke- dancer, solo dancer and choreographer



Susanne Linke unifies the heritage of German pre-war Ausdruckstanz with contemporary German dance theater.

She has had decisive influence on Germany's choreographic landscape.

She received her education from Mary Wigman in Berlin before studying at the Folkwang-Hochschule in Essen.

From 1970-1973 she was a dancer at the Folkwang Tanzstudio with the Artistic Director Pina Bausch.

At the same time she developed her own first choreographic works.

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Within a few short years she attained international acclaim for her solos (" Im Bade wannen", "Schritte verfolgen",

her Dore Hoyer reconstruction "Afectos humanos", among others) and her group pieces. She was awarded numerous prizes for her choreographies and she toured throughout Europe, India, Australia and South and North America.

For almost ten years, until the summer of 1985, Susanne Linke headed the Folkwang Tanzstudio.

Since then she