Doris Uhlich, born in 1977 in Upper Austria, studied „Contemporary Dance Pedagogy“ at the Conservatory of the City of Vienna from 1997 to 2001. From 2002 to 2009, she was a performer in the theatercombinat and has been choreographing her own projects since 2006. She received the „Outstanding Artist Award“ in the field of performing arts from the bm:ukk (Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture) in 2013, followed by nominations as „Dancer of the Year“ in the magazine „tanz“ in 2011 and 2015, and as „Choreographer of the Year“ in 2018 and 2019. In 2017, she received the Nestroy Prize together with Michael Turinsky for „Ravemachine“ in the „Special Prize“ category. Doris Uhlich teaches and tours in Austria and internationally, and has frequently worked as a mentor for artists, such as in the Federal Chancellery's mentoring programme and at ImPulsTanz. In 2019, she was a jury member at the Viennale for the Vienna Film Award. In 2024, Doris Uhlich received the Austrian Art Prize from the BMKÖS in the „Performing Arts“ category.
Of importance for my teaching is:
Contemporary dance training, improvisation and choreography are the areas into which we are moving ever deeper and more precisely. Above all, it is about opening up the body, about an archaeology of physical energy, in order to embark upon a physicality that follows inner impulses and goes into action.
Aesthetic concepts of dance, movement and the body are constantly being reassessed – I create a physical, fear-free experiential space for students in which the body activates its vitality and its thinking. We give the body a voice.
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