Our based staff will be with you throughout the 10-month program. Their classes are part of the general schedule.
ADDA
INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
ADDA
INTERNATIONAL
NETWORK
Ballet, Composition, Pointe, Career mentoring
Ismael Gil
is a graduate of the Hamburg Ballet School, where he studied under the direction of John Neumier. He began his professional dance in Hamburg and later joined the Hannover StaatsBallett as a soloist. He continued collaborating on various dance projects and also started teaching dance internationally in conservatories and universities.
In 2019, Ismael started gathering professionals from diverse fields, including business and the arts, to create a new methodology of learning. This resulted in a strong and secure project.
In 2023, he founded ADDA with the goal of fostering new talent and promoting a new way of learning. ADDA opened its doors to students with a strong foundation of established professionals already in place. Today, ADDA continues to thrive with a team of dedicated professionals working towards a unique direction. Ismael designed the artistic framework of ADDA, which unites artists from around the world under a common philosophy for a strong and secure dance career for future dancers.
Horton, Ballet, Contemporary, Improvisation, Composition and Yoga
Josianne Fleming
is a graduate fellowship student from the Alvin Ailey School in New York City. She danced professionally in companies in the US and Colombia. She has worked as a freelance internationally and co-directed long-term productions for the Ministry of Culture of Colombia.
She currently works as an independent artist and she’s an international teacher in Universities and dance programs.
Ballet, Contemporary, Improvisation and Composition
Andrea Thompson
trained at the JKO School of American Ballet Theater in New York City and subsequently studied at the Alvin Ailey School and the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. She danced professionally for Hubbard Street 2, Shen Wei Dance Arts, and Tanz Luzerner Theater.
She currently works as a ballet and contemporary teacher and is pursuing a master’s degree in dance science at the University of Bern.
Acting for dancers, Creation and Yoga
Rober Gómez
graduated from the Institute of Theater and Dance in 2005. He has worked with companies such as It Danza, Bonachela Dance Company, Galili Dance, Gelabert-Azzopardi, Staatstheater Oldenburg, Staatstheater Mainz, Moonstein Cie, Wir Sind Zu Hause, Cooperativa MaurMorales, Club Guy & Roni, La Veronal and Sol Picó. He has worked with Eulàlia Bergadà and Ariadna Montfort (Barcelona Theater Institute Dance Awards 2015/2016), among others. Nominated twice as best male dance performer at the 2019/2022 Butaca de Barcelona Awards.
As a repeater he has worked restaging pieces of Guy Weizman for the Ballet Konzert Bern company, and at the Higher School of Arts (AHK) in Amsterdam. And he has been assistant director of Adventures of Nicole, a tragicomedy directed and written by Greta Griniüté 2023/24. In 2014, he qualified as an Ashtanga Yoga and Rocket Yoga instructor. Since then, she combines dance and yoga. He is a member and founder of Hotel Colectivo Escenico, his own artistic project. Currently, they are on tour with their piece HERE by Lorena Nogal. Currently, Rober combines dance with acting and works in fiction by directors Pablo Maestres and Greta Griniüté.
Contemporary and Composition
Virginia Gimeno
began her training in classical and contemporary dance at the Instituto de Teatro de Barcelona. Since then, she has performed on numerous international stages, interpreting works by renowned choreographers and directors. Since 2005, Virginia has combined her artistic career with teaching students and professional dance companies. Her interest in human thought led her to explore Hatha Raja Yoga, which she has integrated into her stage practice.
She founded the project Adoctrinats and in 2017, consolidated the company by presenting “Arrels” at the “Premios Ciudad de Barcelona”.
Virginia is passionate about stage presence and the exploration of emotional states through the connection between body, heart, and mind. As a choreographer, she seeks greater awareness in the content of her pieces to explore their emotional and social effects on the audience, believing that artists have the responsibility to imbue their works with meaning and contribute to societal transformation.
Flying Low
Edward Tamayo
is a dancer and choreographer born in Colombia, and he is the Co-Director and founder of Colectivo LaCerda in Barcelona, Spain. He has extensive experience as a teacher in various national and international schools. He has been teaching the Flying Low technique for years, which focuses on the ability to enter and exit the floor efficiently and spontaneously.
Tamayo trained with David Zambrano, the creator of the technique. Additionally, Tamayo has developed a new choreographic training approach called Mantra. With his vision of dance and his Latin American roots, he channels the relationship between bodies, space, the group, and musicality.
Yoga, Pilates and Improvisation
Joaquín Collado
is a choreographer, dancer, and pedagogue from Castilla-La Mancha based in Barcelona. He is self-taught in sports ballroom dance, urban dance, and contemporary dance, and at the same time studied Fine Arts at the Polytechnic University of Valencia and Acting at ESAD in Valencia, studies still he’s working on. He is also a Stott Pilates instructor and practices Ashtanga Yoga Mysore.
Recently, he has studied choreographic research, dance, and writing at the University of Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis in Paris. All these experiences have shaped his multifaceted approach to the practice and thought of artistic gesture.
Gyrokinesis and Nutrition
Leticia Plans
is a professional dancer, teacher, and nutritionist with extensive training and experience in Pilates, Gyrokinesis®, and Gyrotonic® methods. She teaches classes in specialized studios and as a guest instructor at dance festivals in Europe and the USA. As a dancer, she collaborates on projects for independent companies and joint creations for dance videos. Leticia received her training in Ballet and Contemporary Dance at the Superior Institute of Fine Arts in Asunción and was a member of the Municipal Classical and Modern Ballet of Asunción.
She holds a Master’s degree in Pilates for Physical Activity and Sport from the University of Alcalá de Henares, and is certified in Gyrokinesis and Gyrotonic Level 1-2, Gyrotonic Applications for Dancers, and Gyrotonic Applications for Scoliosis.
Mental Coach and Dramaturge
Montserrat Prats
is a dancer with more than 15 years of experience and with over 35 years of experience as a teacher of contemporary dance, dance-theater, body technique, anatomy for dance, acting for dancers, and personal coaching for dancers and dance. She is a qualified contemporary dance teacher by the Generalitat de Catalunya and a licensed actress in text interpretation at the Institut del Teatre de Barcelona.
She holds postgraduate degrees in Pedagogical and Scenic Projects, University Expert in Psychomotricity, Personal Coaching and Leadership. Including Emotional Leadership, Neuroscience and Personal Leadership, and RBMS Mindfulness. She has also studied Anatomy for Movement and Anatomy for Voice with Blandine Calais-Germain.
Currently, she has been awarded the ” Excellence in Teaching Award at IE Business School in Madrid”, where she has been teaching as an expert in “Body and Emotions” for over 11 years.
URBAN AND
CONTEMPORARY
All year
Emma Evelein
is a dancer, choreographer, and director. She graduated from the Amsterdam School of Arts in 2015 and performed with various companies. She has choreographed 32 film works and 12 theatre works, winning awards for some of them. Emma is an emerging choreographer in Springboard Danse Montreal and has taught in over 23 countries. She won the NDT partnership award in 2021 and is a guest teacher at the Amsterdam School of Arts. Emma also coaches other directors in movement in film.
Emma’s class is focused on training in Urban/Contemporary. In the first half we will visit technique, improvisation, musicality, stamina, and the challenge to search for your own creativity. In the second half of the class Emma will teach repertoire from her projects and pieces.
“In my collaborations I look for freedom and vulnerability. I believe the magic happens when a team is inviting risk, guided by passion, in a process with a positive work environment for dancers and creatives. I’d rather choose a project blindly led by gut feeling and passion, then guided from intellect, usual ways, and habits.”
FELIX LANDERER
REPERTOIRE
October 2024 – 1st and 2nd years
Luigi Sardone
was born in Altamura, Italy, in 1994 and began his studies in Classical and Contemporary Dance at the age of 6. In 2011, he moved to Rotterdam to attend Codarts, University for the Arts, where he obtained a Dance Degree. He then joined Scapino Ballet Rotterdam in the Netherlands. In 2015, Luigi transitioned to the freelance scene, joining Landerer & Company in Germany.
From 2018 onwards, Luigi participated in creations by ConTrust Collective Dresden, Yotam Peled in Berlin, and 18 MONKEYS DANCE THEATER by Jitti Chompee in Bangkok, performing and touring across Europe and Asia. After being a member of TanzRaum Nord – Of Curious Nature in Germany, Luigi returned to Landerer & Company in 2022 as a permanent member, performing works by Fabio Liberti, Dimo Milev, and Felix Landerer.
In addition to his dancing career, Luigi has been teaching workshops and Profitraining classes for various dance companies in Germany and abroad over the past few years.
CREATIVE TOOLS
AND FLOORWORK
November 2024 – 1st and 2nd years
Sade Mamedova
is a performer, choreographer, teacher, and mentor based in Mannheim. As a child, she trained as a dancer in Moscow and later toured with the Riverdance Company in 2010, which led her to Germany to pursue a bachelor’s degree from the University of Music and Performing Arts in Frankfurt am Main. After her graduation, she gained varied work experience from Staatstheaters, including Regensburg Theater (2014-2016) and Luzerne Theater (2016-2018).
For the past few years, she has chosen to direct her career within a freelance path, exploring alternate universes and deeply diving into creative processes. This journey has taken her to choreographic competitions worldwide, from Hannover to Copenhagen and the Canary Islands, where she has been honored with dancing and choreographic awards. She has also created works for various institutions such as Dantzaz company in San Sebastián, Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts, Dance Professional Mannheim, Cologne University of Music and Dance, TanzLabor Roxy, Ulm, and the TanzBiennale Heidelberg.
Through her experiences, she has discovered a true passion for teaching, mentoring, and choreographing. She is dedicated to supporting the next generation of dancers and aims to expand her workshops and classes called “Body Intelligence” worldwide. These sessions are focused on enhancing body awareness, strength, flexibility, and floor work.
FORSYTHE
REPERTOIRE
November 2024 – 1st years
Thierry Guiderdoni
born in Nice, France, trained at the Academie de Danse Princesse Grace in Monte Carlo. He won the Professional Prize at Prix de Lausanne in 1982 and joined The Stuttgart Ballet the same year. He later joined Frankfurt Ballet until 2004. In 2005, he became Ballet Master and Artistic Assistant to William Forsythe and currently works as a freelance stager and rehearsal director for The Forsythe Productions.
Thierry’s workshop offers dancers the chance to learn William Forsythe’s Repertoire and Improvisation Technology.
“I’m joining the ADDA ecosystem to be able to participate in an educational program and propose to the dancers a targeted artistic and technical vision I built observing closely a master for over two decades and share humbly what I think I understood from this experience and care to accompany them the closest to it.”
MARCO GOECKE
REPERTOIRE
December 2024 – 1st and 2nd years
Alessandra Labella
is an Italian born teacher and choreographer, currently based in Berlin. After graduating at the Hamburg Ballet School, Alessandra has been working as a dancer for companies such as Gauthier Dance//Theaterhaus Stuttgart and Staatstheater Hannover.
Her repertoire includes works by Marco Goecke, Ohad Naharin, Sharon Eyal-Gai Behar, Jiri Kylian, Medhi Walerski and many others. As a choreographer her creations are seen and developed in various festivals and residencies, such as Jerusalem International Solo Dance Festival, Residenzzentrum tanz +, LOT Theater Braunschweig. Her short dance film “A quiet thriller” has been invited to several film festivals across the world, and won “Best Director” in the category “Short dance film” and the Vesuvius International Film Festival 2023 (IT). She choreographed for the Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater (Schwerin, Germany) Teatro Bellini, (Naples, Italy) and for the Landesbühnen Sachsen (Radebeul, Germany). She teaches ballet and improvisation in both private and state institutions across Europe.
CHOREOGRAPHIC
CREATION
January 2025 – 1st years
Jacob Gómez
was born in 1991 in Valencia, Spain, began his training at Conservatorio Profesional de Danza de Valencia. Graduated from Institut del Teatre. Began dancing professionally in 2014 in IT Dansa in Barcelona under the Artistic Direction of Catherine Allard. Relocated to Germany in 2015, dancing in two different theaters; first in Theater Pforzheim under the Direction of Guido Markowitz and then from 2016-2018 Theater Bielefeld under Artistic Director Simone Sandroni.
Jacob Gómez is an independent dancer and choreographer, he has worked in companies such as IT Dansa (Bracelona), Theater Pforzheim (Germany), Theater Bielefeld (Germany) and Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (Israel). In these companies he created choreographic works with professional dancers and other non-professional groups. He currently works as a freelancer in companies such as Siberia / Siberia/Paloma Muñoz, Vero. Cendoya, Raquel Klein among others.
In 2020 Jacob Gómez received the Butaca Award for best male performer with the piece Wu Wei by Raquel Klein.
CHOREOGRAPHIC
CREATION
February 2025 – 2nd years
Antonin Rioche,
a French choreographer and director, trained as a dancer at Ballet Junior of Geneva. He diversified his movement vocabularies while working with various choreographers throughout Europe, including Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, who encouraged him to create his first solo. He slowly built himself up as a choreographer.
Explore with Antonin internal and external motion with exercises designed to develop the clarity of mind and the sensitivity to the body.
Focus on remaining aware of your internal flow of energy while playing with gravity, exploring weight and connection to the floor to move between fluidity and stability, to building trust, and opening new paths in your dancing.
“I am very excited to be part of the ADDA ecosystem. In fact, I am very interested in the development of educational programs for young dancers and how to create a healthy and inspiring environment.”
IMPROVISATION AND THEATER
February 2025 – 1st and 2nd years
Sebastian Zuber,
born in Basel, graduated from Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance in 2015. He has performed in various productions including with the Johannes Wieland Company and Christoph Marthaler. As a choreographer and producer, he has created the works such as “Accalia”, “Industrial Seagrass”and “Shallow Waters”. He curates and produces guest shows at Walzhalle/Muenchenstein. Currently choreographing the opera Turandot under the direction of Sebastian Baumgarten.
My focus while teaching is to work on the individual taste, skills and confidence of the student. I have a very physical approach, mainly working with different tools for improvisation. I insist on the full engagement of the student towards her/his/their goal. To accept your own dream, working hard, but not through self-destructive judgement, but constructive feedback. I believe in healthy, competitive, and supportive environments. To work one on one and as a collective.
Looking forward to being part of creating a supportive, smart, and positively challenging platform for the upcoming dance students.
CHOREOGRAPHIC
CREATION
February 2025 – 2nd years
Francesco Vecchione,
born in Napoli, Italy, in 1982, has had an illustrious career dancing with renowned companies such as Ballet Basel, Nederlands Dans Theater II, Compañía Nacional de Danza (under the direction of Nacho Duato and later, José Carlos Martínez), and the Ballett des Saarländischen Staatstheaters (under the direction of Marguerite Donlon and later, Stijn Celis).
He has had the privilege of performing both established repertoire pieces and new creations by eminent choreographers including Jiří Kylián, Ohad Naharin, Nacho Duato, Paul Lightfoot and Sol León, Stijn Celis, Marguerite Donlon, Johan Inger, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, Alexander Ekman, Stephan Thoss, and Hans van Manen, among others.
Francesco began his dance training at the Balletto Teatro Scuola di Rossella Rossi in Napoli and later received a scholarship to join the Academie de Danse Classique of Monte Carlo, directed by Marika Besobrasova. His exceptional talent was recognized when he won the Sponsor Club Prize for Best Dance in his leading role in Stijn Celis’s ballet “Peer Gynt.” Today, Francesco Vecchione is recognized as an independent artist.
In addition to his performing career, Vecchione is also active as a guest dance teacher in Italy and has created five works for the ensemble of the Ballett des Saarländischen Staatstheaters. His choreographic piece “ANNA” was honored with the “Castilla y Leon” Prize at the Burgos-New York International Choreography Competition in 2015.
JIRI KYLIAN
REPERTOIRE
April 2025 – 1st years
Sebastien Mari,
Sébastien Mari is a dancer, international dance teacher, assistant director and teacher. He lives in Barcelona and teaches classes and workshops in training centers and international dance companies. He began his training as a dancer at the conservatory of his hometown, La Rochelle (France). After graduating with the Gold Medal from the French Conservatories, he began his career in 1989 with the Jeune Ballet de France.
He developed a large part of his professional career in prestigious companies such as the Nederlands Dans Teather, under the direction of Jiri Kylian, the National Dance Company, the Gulbenkian Ballet, the BallettMainz, the Ballet de Genève, the Moscow Ballet, Leipziger Ballet or Les Canadian Grands Ballets. During these years, Sebastien has danced a very heterogeneous repertoire signed by the most influential choreographers of the 20th century. Among them, Nacho Duato, Mats Ek, William Forsythe, Jiri Kylian, Ohad Naharin, Hans Van Manen, Itzik Galilli, etc.
In 2011, he began a new stage as a dance teacher and assistant to choreographers of the stature of Ohad Naharin, Jiri Kylian, David Dawson, Johan Inger, Tyler Peck, Pascal Touzeau and Jeroen Verbruggen.
Sébastien’s concerns have led him to experiment with different methods such as Gyrotonic, the Alexander technique and yoga, providing him with a broader vision of body learning to finally develop his own teaching system.