Simon Mayer (BE/AT)

BIOGRAPHY

Simon Mayer, born in Austria in 1984, is a choreographer, musician, performer, lecturer and curator. He studied at the ballet school of the Vienna State Opera and at the P.A.R.T.S. in Brussels and was a member of the Vienna State Opera Ballet. Further training in the areas of Self Induced Cognitive Trance, Boundary and Consent, Mindfulness and Trauma Work followed. Simon studied singing with Prof Ingrid Doll and played as a multi-instrumentalist and singer in various bands. He has released several audio performances and albums of his musical compositions and stage productions

As a dancer, choreographer and musician, he has been involved in productions by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker/Rosas (The Song), Wim Vandekeybus and Zita Swoon, among others. His choreographies and commissions include works for the European Forum Alpbach, choreographies for colleges and universities and even Paris Fashion Week 2024, where Simon choreographed and performed for Vivianne Westwood and Andreas Kronthaler. His choreographic repertoire includes solos, duets, group pieces as well as socially engaged and immersive events: SunBengSitting, Sons of Sissy, Oh Magic, Volxfest, Being Moved, Bones & Wires, Somatic Tratata. His plays are performed internationally (Europe, China, Chile, Canada): Festival Actoral (FR), Kunstenfestivaldesarts (BE), ImPulsTanz (AT), steirischerherbst (AT), BelluardBollwerk (CH), BIT Teatergarasjen (NO), Tweetakt Festival (NL), Homo Novus Festival (LV), The Place (UK), The Dance Centre (CA), Power Station of ART (CN) and others.

As a curator and artistic director, he has managed and co-directed the festivals Spiel (AT), Tanzplan Ost (CH) and the Ecstatic Body Festival (Tanzquartier Wien). In addition to his stage work, Simon works as a dramaturgical accompanist, coach and workshop leader. Simon is a facilitator at the Trance Science Institute Paris (Corine Sombrun), holds his own seminars and teaches as a guest lecturer at international festivals and universities (HfMDK Frankfurt, ImPulsTanz Festival, MUK Vienna, RITCS Brussels, Beaux-Art Academy Paris, Camping Asia in Taipei). 

In 2017 he received the Outstanding Artist Award from the Austrian Federal Chancellery and in 2018 the Recognition Award from the Province of Upper Austria.

19.06.2024

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