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Joanna Kotze
Joanna Kotze is a Bessie-award winning choreographer, dancer and teacher. Her choreography has been presented at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Wexner Center for the Arts, The Yard, Bates Dance Festival, Opera House Arts, Baryshnikov Arts Center, American Dance Institute, New York Live Arts, Danspace Project, Bard College, Jacob’s Pillow, Dance New Amsterdam, Movement Research at the Judson Church, Roulette, and other venues and galleries. She has created new works on Toronto Dance Theatre, Ririe-Woodbury, Zenon Dance, James Sewell Ballet and Gibney Dance. Joanna has had residencies at Movement Research, Baryshnikov Arts Center, LMCC, New York Live Arts, 92nd Street Y, Exploring the Metropolis, Jacob’s Pillow, The Camargo Foundation, The Bogliasco Foundation, Milvus Artistic Research Center, The Yard, Marble House Project, Djerassi, and Bennington College. She danced with Wally Cardona from 2000-2010 and again in 2018 and currently dances with Kimberly Bartosik. Joanna has taught at Gibney Dance, NYU’s Tisch, The New School, Barnard, Purchase, LIU, Southern Utah University, Miami University (OH), Salt Dance Fest, and ADF. She is originally from South Africa and has a BA in Architecture from Miami University.
Upcoming Classes & Events
Past Classes & Events
[Cancelled] Morning Class |
Tue & Thu, Mar 17 – Mar 19, 2020 | class |
Movement Research at the Judson Church |
January 20, 2020 | performance |
[SUB] Klein Technique™/Stretch and Placement |
January 16, 2020 | class |
[SUB] Klein Technique™/Stretch and Placement |
October 08, 2019 | class |
Morning Class |
September 24, 2019 | class |
Morning Class |
Mon & Fri, Sep 13 – Sep 20, 2019 | class |
[SUB] Klein™/Barre: Klein Technique™ as related to dance |
April 19, 2019 | class |
[email protected] – Morning Class |
January 23, 2019 | class |
Klein Technique™/Stretch and Placement |
October 18, 2018 | class |
Morning Class |
Fri, Sep 7 – Sep 21, 2018 | class |
Klein Technique™/Stretch and Placement |
Tue & Thu, Jun 19 – Jun 28, 2018 | class |
Morning Class |
Mon & Fri, Jun 18 – Jun 29, 2018 | class |
Klein™ Technique – for movers of all kinds |
October 17, 2017 | class |
Morning Class |
Mon, Wed & Fri, Sep 18 – Sep 29, 2017 | class |
Technique Laboratory |
Jan 16 – Jan 20, 2017 | melt |
Morning Class |
Mon, Wed & Fri, Nov 16 – Nov 21, 2016 | class |
Klein Technique™ |
September 29, 2016 | class |
Klein Technique™ |
September 27, 2016 | class |
Morning Class |
Mon, Wed & Fri, Jul 18 – Jul 22, 2016 | class |