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.

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.
REPERTOIRE JOHAN INGER

October 2025
Zoran Marcović
was born in Belgrade, Romania (1974), trained at the National Ballet School “Lujo Davico”, the Princess Grace Academy in Monaco, and the Hamburg Ballet School. He began his professional career with the Dresden Ballet, later joining Thoss-TanzKompany and the Netherlands Dance Theatre I.
An experienced dancer, teacher, and choreographic assistant, he has worked with renowned artists such as Crystal Pite, Lukas Timulak, and Stephan Thoss, and has taught internationally.
He will be taughting Johan Inger repertoire, a unique blend of physicality, theatrical expression, and emotional depth that explores the complexity of human relationships and movement poetry.
KOMOCO DANCE

October 2025
Komoco Workshop,
through guided improvisation and playful exploration, dancers discover new possibilities within their bodies. This practice, known as Kreaturistic Character (KC), reconnects us with our innate, instinctive “creature,” awakening deeper awareness of our unique artistic individuality and allowing expression to flow from powerful, expansive forms to the most subtle gestures.
Senne Reus, as a member of KOMOCO for the 24/25 season, will be teaching the KOMOCO workshop, which invites participants to experience a sense of totality—both physical and sensorial.
CHOREOGRAPHIC
CREATION

October 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.
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.
In addition, Vecchione 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.
REPERTOIRE,
JACOPO GODANI

November 2025
Nora Sitges Sardà,
born in Barcelona, she studied classical dance with Laura Mas and music at the Conservatori dels Germans Claret. A member of the first generation of IT Dansa under Catherine Allard, she later danced with companies in Germany and Austria, working with Roberto Galvan, Robert Pool, and Nicolas Musin.
As a freelance artist, she collaborated internationally and co-founded Contrapunctus Danceport in Barcelona with choreographer Claudi Bombardó. She has worked with renowned artists such as Jacopo Godani, Wim Vandekeybus, Wayne McGregor, and Itzik Galili, performing pieces by Forsythe, Kylián, Naharin, Preljocaj, and Duato.
From 2012 to 2015, she was part of the artistic team at Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich, later joining The Forsythe Company under Jacopo Godani. Since 2016, she has serves as rehearsal director with IT Dansa.
REPERTOIRE, ALEXANDER EKMAN

December 2024
Mathilde, van de Meerendonk
after dancing with the Nederlands Dans Theater in 1981, she settled in Barcelona, where she combined her career as a dancer with teaching. She has taught at both private institutions and the Institut del Teatre, and has been a guest teacher for companies such as Gothenburg Ballet, Cullberg Ballet, Swedish National Ballet, Norrdans, Finnish National Ballet, Dansgroep Amsterdam, DV8, Sydney Dance Company, Wim Vandekeybus, and Pina Bausch Dance Company, among others.
Since 2005, she has been a rehearsal director for IT Dansa, the young company of the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona.
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.”
CHOREOGRAPHIC
CREATION

January 2026
Aleix Martinez
was born in Barcelona, Spain, Aleix is currently a principal dancer & Choreographer with the Hamburg Ballet. He debuted as a choreographer in 2012 with Trencadís for the Hamburg Schauspielhaus, earning the “Tanz” Young Talent Award.
His work blends dance with visual arts, exploring new forms of expression and communication. Since 2012, he has created pieces for numerous festivals and institutions, including Le Surréalisme c’est moi, Origens, For 2, and several works for the Hamburg Ballet such as Soledad en compañía and Dogma.
In 2018, he founded ManNera, an artistic platform supporting his creative research, premiering Lorca in Barcelona. He has since choreographed Seelen Spiel for The Royal Ballet and Shakespeare Sonnets for the Hamburg Ballet.
Appointed Artistic Director of Festival Franquesa in 2022, Aleix continues to expand his artistic vision, with new works upcoming for IT Dansa and Festival Dansaneu in 2024.
IMPROVISATION AND THEATER

February 2026 – 1st and 2nd years
Sebastian Zuber
was 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

March 2026 – 2nd years
Hiroki Ichinose
was born and raised in Maui, Hawaii. He received his B.F.A in dance with a minor in computer programming from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. He has worked as a freelance artist touring internationally with Aszure Barton & Artists, Kyle Abraham/A.I.M, Rashaun Mitchell, among others. He has most recently been dancing as a soloist with Staatstheater Nuremberg Ballet where he has performed works by Hofesh Schechter, Ohad Naharin, Alexander Ekman, Johan Inger, and Goyo Montero. He was featured in Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2016.
Hiroki has been a member of the GöteborgOperans Danskompani since 2018 and has performed in: Au Revoir, Solo Echo, Love, Sacre, Contemporary Dance, Forever, Maybe, Wild Poetry, Hammer, Dust and Disquiet, 12 Songs, Oblivion, Here Not Here, Continuim, SAABA, Skid.
CHOREOGRAPHIC
CREATION

April 2026 – 1st years
Rober Gómez
graduated from the Institut del Teatre i de la Dansa in 2005. He has worked with companies such as IT Dansa, Bonachela Company, Galili Dance, Gelabert-Azzopardi, Staatstheater Oldenburg, Staatstheater Mainz, Cooperativa Maura Morales, Club Guy & Roni, La Veronal, Sol Picó, and with Eulàlia Bergadà and Ariadna Montfort (Institut del Teatre Dance Awards 2015/2016), among others.
As a rehearsal director, he has restaged works by Guy Weizman for Ballet Konzert Bern and the Amsterdam University of the Arts (AHK). He is also trained in Ashtanga Yoga and its pedagogy.
Rober Gómez is much more than a dancer or an actor, he is a total performer, a creator in constant learning and transformation. His ability to reinvent himself is living proof that it is never too late to discover and conquer new horizons. Throughout his career, he has shown that art is an endless journey of discovery, where every experience deepens and enriches the next.
JIRI KYLIAN
REPERTOIRE

May 2026 – 1st years
Sebastien 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.