Nicole Berndt-Caccivio was born in Biel (Switzerland) and lives in Berlin. After her dance education she continued studying at the Cunningham Studio in New York, and is working as a freelance dancer, choreographer and teacher since 1983. Between 1988 and 1994 she headed the company LJADA together with Roberto Galvan in Biel, touring extensively through Europe and presenting their work at Eurodanse Mulhouse, ImPulsTanz Festival Vienna, The Kitchen N.Y.C., Theater Lantaaren Rotterdam, Suzanne Dellal Center Tel Aviv, Theater am Halleschen Ufer Berlin, a.o.

Since then she worked as guest choreographer and teacher at the State Ballet in Sarajevo, at MDT Ankara (Technical University Istanbul), IDA Linz, Louisiana University Baton Rouge, Homunculus Vienna, Tanzquartier Vienna, Private University Vienna, High School for music and performing arts in Frankfurt am Main (Germany), and the Cathy Sharp Company (Basel) and was creating her own productions and collaborations with Rubato in Berlin, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. Since 2009 she is the artistic director of the Age Company in Vienna, whose dancers are from 55 to 80 years old.
Since 2007 Nicole Berndt-Caccivio works als Cranio-Sacral-Therapist in private practice in Berlin.
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