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Short CV’s:<br />
Nullo Facchini (concept & director) (DK/<br />
Italy) artistic director of <strong>Cantabile</strong> 2 and of<br />
the international theatre festival Waves,<br />
that takes place every second year in Vordingborg,<br />
as well as director of most of the<br />
theater’s productions since the beginning in<br />
Italy in 1983. Has among others received<br />
the Kjell Abel Prize, the Yearly Cultural<br />
Prize and the Danish Theatre Critics Initiative<br />
prize.<br />
Ole Fogh Kirkeby (concept & philosopher)<br />
(DK) is professor of The Philosophy<br />
of Management at CBS and director of<br />
Center for Art & Leadership. Has created a<br />
new line within phenomenological philosophy<br />
with its main accent on the concepts<br />
of the “body-mind” and the “event”. Is a<br />
Doctor of Philosophy from the University of<br />
Aarhus and widely known as the one who<br />
grounded and developed philosophy of<br />
leadership in Scandinavia.<br />
Kristian Knudsen (set designer) (DK) architect,<br />
set designer and developer of designs, constructions<br />
and ergonomics within the physical<br />
stage art. Has among others cooperated with<br />
<strong>Cantabile</strong> 2 in Mermaids, City Circus Berserk<br />
and Haiku, with Neander in Blow Job, The<br />
Return of the Saviour and Creature, and with<br />
Produktion Fantasia in My Head and Don’t<br />
Let Me, Down. His latest work is the doll performance<br />
Tosserier with Peter Holst.<br />
Sofie Salfelt (costume designer) (DK) educated<br />
from Central Saint Martins College of<br />
Art & Design in London. Among her latest<br />
works are costume design for Haiku, set design<br />
assistent The Venus Labyrinth (both for<br />
<strong>Cantabile</strong> 2); a dance installation/exhibition<br />
for Gallery Kling&Bang in Iceland, set design<br />
for Don Giovanni (Cochrane Theatre, London)<br />
and set design and visual concept for a dance<br />
performance in London.<br />
Allan Hansen (light designer) (DK) is<br />
employee at <strong>Cantabile</strong> 2 since February<br />
2008 as technician, light designer and<br />
production manager in the performances<br />
City Circus Berserk, The Beggar’s Opera,<br />
Bombshells and Haiku as well as at the theatre<br />
festival Waves. During the last 12 years he has<br />
worked for several Danish Theatres.
Mette Aakjær (director’s assistent) (DK)<br />
explores the interactivity and sensuality within<br />
the stage art. As artsitic director of Wunderland<br />
she made the international project<br />
Butterfly Effects. Is also freelance dancer<br />
and actress for among others Kitt Johnson,<br />
<strong>Cantabile</strong> 2, Pernille Garde and SIGNA.<br />
Siri Haff (director’s assistent & permanently<br />
employed performer by <strong>Cantabile</strong><br />
2) (DK) graduated from School of Stage Arts<br />
in 2004 and ever since member of <strong>Cantabile</strong><br />
2. Has among others performed in the solos<br />
Inca Cola and Bombshells. She works in<br />
a large range of scenic expressions within<br />
the artistic universe of the theatre - counting<br />
physical and visual work, installation and<br />
one-to-one experiences, classic text work,<br />
singing and expressive voice work.<br />
Nora Amin (performer) (Egypt) writer, choreographer<br />
and theatre director. One of the<br />
founders of the Cairo Opera House’s modern<br />
dance company, and runs her own theatre.<br />
Directs for the state theatres of Germany and<br />
USA. A former professor at Mount Holyoke<br />
College/Massachussetts and at Freie university/Berlin.<br />
Announced by the British Council<br />
as Egypt’s cultural leader in the performing<br />
arts.<br />
Eva Balzer (performer) (Germany) has a<br />
theoretial background in Cultural Anthropology/Indology.<br />
Her training is besides European<br />
Theatre Methods based on movement<br />
works developed on the basis of Asian Philosophies.<br />
Her working method is focusing<br />
on Improvisation/Awareness work and her<br />
performances are related to autobiographic<br />
themes and search an intimate, personal<br />
contact to the spectator.<br />
Sharron Devine (performer) (Scotland)<br />
classically trained Actor from East 15 Acting<br />
School in London. Has for 12 years<br />
predominantly been working at theatres in<br />
Scotland and England. The last five years<br />
she has been focusing on devising and<br />
making her own theatre projects as well as<br />
cooperating with international artists in Italy,<br />
Slovakia and Denmark. Sharron performed<br />
in <strong>Cantabile</strong> 2’s The Venus Labyrinth in<br />
Glasgow, 2010.<br />
Nisrin Fendi (performer) (Syria) graduated<br />
from the high institute of Dramatic Arts<br />
in Syria. Has participated in several works<br />
within theatre, film and TV. Working also<br />
in children’s programmes at the national TV<br />
of Syria.
Mohamed Habib (performer) (Egypt)<br />
actor, dancer, choreographer and theatre<br />
director. Has participated in many productions<br />
presented in international festivals<br />
and won prizes. A former member of the<br />
Cairo Opera House Modern Dance Company.<br />
Has attended several modern dance<br />
workshops with international choreographers<br />
around the world.<br />
Signe Harder (performer) (DK) living in<br />
Malmø, Sweden, with husband and child.<br />
graduated in 2006 from <strong>Cantabile</strong> 2´s<br />
School of Stage Arts. Has <strong>here</strong>after performed<br />
in <strong>Cantabile</strong> 2´s The Venus Labyrinth<br />
and on different occasions with Kristjan<br />
Ingimarsson and the theatre Neander.<br />
Aude Henrye (performer) (France)<br />
trained in physical theatre. Is primarily<br />
working with the theatre company NIE,<br />
but also involved in international projects.<br />
Collaborating with artists of different backgrounds<br />
such as dance, clown, graphic<br />
art design, video direction, butho…such<br />
as Déclins d’oeil, Merveill’ Europe, <strong>Cantabile</strong><br />
2, Gerry Flanagan and Les Ateliers<br />
Intermediaires.<br />
Shehab Ibrahim (performer) (Egypt/Sudan)<br />
A prominent comedian in Egypt who<br />
has taken part in more than 40 theatre<br />
productions, several of which were presented<br />
at international festivals. He also<br />
acts for the cinema and Television and is<br />
dubbing cartoons. Shehab is a <strong>short</strong> man.<br />
Mazz Marsden (performer) (Australia) based<br />
in Edinburgh, Scotland. Has a background in<br />
Physical Theatre, Dance & Movement, Clowning,<br />
Cabaret, Circus, Fire Performance, Aerial<br />
and Street Theatre. Has been involved with<br />
te POOKa (Performance Arts Charity) for four<br />
years, and five years with the Beltane Fire<br />
Society community arts theatre (both in Edinburgh)<br />
and performed in Australia and Europe.<br />
Participated in <strong>Cantabile</strong> 2’s The Venus Labyrinth<br />
in Glasgow (2010).<br />
Nina Matthis (performer) (Sweden) graduated<br />
from School of Stage Arts in 2008. Based<br />
in Belgrade and has worked with <strong>Cantabile</strong> 2<br />
in The Beggar’s Opera, City Circus Berserk,<br />
The Guardian Angels and Haiku. Among her<br />
special skills are stage fight, aerial dance, circus,<br />
juggling, acrobatics, stilts, fire arts, and<br />
mask-making.
Nanda Mohammad (performer) (Syria)<br />
graduated from the High Institute of Dramatic<br />
Arts in Syria. Has performed in many plays in<br />
both Arabic and English with different directors<br />
in Syria as well as in Europe. Is also an important<br />
soap-opera performer in Syrian television.<br />
Kamel Najmeh (performer) (Syria) graduated<br />
from Damascus High Institute of Drama and<br />
from the Damascus University, Faculty of Letters<br />
(French Literature). Has participated in<br />
many local and international workshops and<br />
performances i.e. with Theatre Du Soleil (Paris,<br />
France), with Astragali Acting group (Brindisi,<br />
Italy), with Al-Hamra Theatre (Tunis, Tunisia)<br />
and many othersin Spain, Yeman, Egypt, Jordan,<br />
Iran and Syria.<br />
Jacob Nossell (stand-up comedian) (DK)<br />
studying journalism and social science at<br />
RUC. Has written articles to magazines and<br />
newspapers, participated in tv-programmes<br />
and film and entertained audiences with<br />
lectures and comedy. Is known for his participation<br />
in the documentary ”The Red<br />
Chapel” with comedian Simon Jul and<br />
journalist Mads Brügger. Jacob Nossell is<br />
born spastic.<br />
Karolina Pietrzykowska (performer) (Poland)<br />
graduated at Lart Sudio acting school in<br />
Cracow; has also studied psychology at<br />
Warsaw University and English philology<br />
at Jagiellonian University. She has mainly<br />
worked with Theatre MasQuera, KTO Theatre<br />
and Theatre A PART and also participatedin<br />
<strong>Cantabile</strong> 2’s The Venus Labyrinth. She is one<br />
of the founders of KoME Theatre Group.<br />
Ea Christiansen (teenager) (DK) a highschool<br />
student in Vordingborg who has participatedin<br />
several workshops at <strong>Cantabile</strong> 2<br />
as well as performed as Dol and Dod in the<br />
theater’s performance The Ocean Sea (2005)<br />
and as Oracle in the The Venus Labyrinth<br />
(2009).<br />
Amalie Grønkjær Hansen (teenager) (DK)<br />
a highschool student in Vordingborg<br />
who has participated in several workshops at<br />
<strong>Cantabile</strong> 2 and performed as Oracle in the<br />
The Venus Labyrinth (2009). Besides she is<br />
a student at Eventyrteatret on her 2nd year,<br />
w<strong>here</strong> she is taught in drama, singing, dance<br />
and stunt.
Helga Rosenfeldt-Olsen (DK)<br />
has a MFA from Dell’Arte International<br />
School of physical<br />
theatre and has besides been<br />
studying antropology. Works<br />
with different projects, as actress<br />
and clown in Denmark,<br />
US and India. Is co-founder of<br />
the theatre company Teaterministeriet<br />
and has lately performed<br />
in <strong>Cantabile</strong> 2’s The Venus Labyrinth<br />
(2010).