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Willi Dorner lives and works in Vienna. His internationally touring artistic work include pieces for the stage as well as site specific performances. He also has a great interest in photography, film and visual arts. Togehter with the photographer Lisa Rastl he created the photo book „bodies in urban spaces“ about the live performance of the same name, which was presented in more than 80 cities worldwide. Willi Dorner has released several short films in collaboration with Austrian film makers, a.o. „body trail“ (2009), „set in motion“ (2012) and „every-one“ (2015). He was awarded with the Österreichischer Tanzproduktionspreis 2000 as well as in numerous other international choreography competitions. For his performance „bodies in urban spaces“ he recieved the BLAULAUT-Price for interdisciplinary art in 2011. Awards for his films include Pearls 07 – International Dance Film Festival Berlin and Choreographic Captures – Munich film festival 2009.
Vienna/Austria based Cie. Willi Dorner was founded by Willi Dorner in 1999. Besides his internationally touring dance performances Willi Dorner is keen on creating events that give the audience the opportunity for new experiences, insights and a different perception of every day life. His interdisciplinary works are developped in cooperation with artists and scientists of different fields. Cie. Willi Dorner’s works are invited by international festivals and promoters like Wiener Festwochen, Wien Modern (Austria), Musica Strasbourg, Biennale de Danse du Val-de-Marne, Festival de Marseille (France), FTA – Festival TransAmériques Montreal (Canada), Dance Umbrella London (UK), Springdance Utrecht (NL), Tanz im August Berlin, Theater der Welt Essen (Germany), Crossing the Lines New York (USA) and b:om Festival (South Corea).
08.11.2022
