About

Karola Lüttringhaus

Karola Lüttringhaus

PSYCHOLOGICAL SPACE. EXPANSION. TRANSFORMATION. BREATH.

PROCESS & PHILOSOPHY
Merging American experiences with her European roots, Karola Lüttringhaus creates interdisciplinary expressions in choreography, scene design, visual art, lighting, sound, and film.

Her dance theatre work is marked by a unique visceral and kinetic voice that traces the changeable electricity of thought and sensation that underlies human interaction and interpersonal relationships.

Her process is characterized by a simultaneously analytical and intuitive approach; manifesting itself as complex nestings of parallel 'stories' that bare witness to the complexity of the situations explored.

For her, art is an intellectual exercise, excavating the components of socially accepted norms, and igniting conversation about points of friction. Through the creative process she seeks to de- and reconstruct embodied, visual, political and philosophical renderings of life experiences, to open eyes and to fine-tune our perceptiveness and our appreciation for life and all those who share it with us.

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MOVEMENT RESEARCH
Lüttringhaus' research in movement focuses on studying the human body's sensory and articular mechanisms, based on a rich exchange with the Axis Syllabus International Research Community, and their investigations into biomechanical, anatomical, and physical principles as relevant to the moving body.

SHORT BIO
Karola Lüttringhaus was born and grew up in Berlin, Germany, where she lived until the age of 23. She received a BFA in Choreography and Modern Dance in 1998 from the University of north Carolina School of the Arts and an MA in Scenic Design and Scenography from the Teschnische Universität Berlin in 2013. She is currently enrolled in the PhD Program in Performance Studies at UC Davis, CA.

She is a recipient of the 'North Carolina Arts Council Fellowship in Choreography' ('06) and a 'Verein Deutscher Ingenieure - Award for Outstanding Achievements in Scene Design' ('14).

Lüttringhaus currently leads a semi nomadic life, splitting her time between the US and Berlin, Germany, while working wherever opportunities take her.
She is a freelance designer, choreographer and educator at theatres and universities across Europe and the US.

Since 1999 she has been the artistic and executive director of ALBAN ELVED DANCE COMPANY and founded a number of regular events including the SARUS FESTIVAL for Site-specific & Experimental Art.

TEACHING
She currently offers 'BII-the Body's Intrinsic Intelligence' and 'DYNAMIC BODYWORK' at UC Davis, California, as well as CEU continuing education workshops for massage therapists, and, as regular workshops for movement enthusiasts of all backgrounds.

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> BFA Dance/Choreography (Univ. of NC School of the Arts, USA)
> MA Scene Design (Technische Universität Berlin, Germany)
> Student in the PhD Performance Studies program at UC Davis
> Candidate in the certification program of the Axis Syllabus International Research Community

> LMBT CA #76349
> NCBTMB approved continuing education provider #1006

> Artistic & Executive Director of Alban Elved Dance Company
> Co Artistic Director of A FORTIORI
> General Director of the SARUS Festival
> Adjunct Professor of Dance at Salem College
> student PHD program in Performance Studies, UC Davis

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born in Berlin, Germany.

freelance designer, choreographer and educator across Europe: Landesbuehnen Sachsen, T-Werk Potsdam, MoBe Berlin, Dock 11, Prague Quadrennial, Juggling Convention UK, Ballahus Naunynstrasse Berlin, Tanzfabrik, Hau Berlin, and numerous others.

artistic & executive director of Alban Elved Dance Company

Licensed Massage Therapist NC 8931, CA #76349

freelance designer, choreographer, artist in residence, and educator across the US: UN Las Vegas, American Dance Festival, Int. Aerial Dance Festival, Snowy Range Dance Festival, Bricolage Arts Festival, SARUS Festival for Site-specific & Experimental Art, various New York Festivals, Auburn University, Salem College, Wake Forest University, University of Southern Mississippi, Coker College, East Carolina University, UNC Wilmington, Salem College, the H-Street Playhouse, and many more.

faculty at Salem College, USA, (Movement Science, Interdisciplinary Approaches)

faculty at College of Wilmington (kinesiology)

NCBTMB approved provider (#1006) for continuing education: 'BII - The Body's Intrinsic Intelligence', 'Dynamic Bodywork'

PhD Student at UC Davis, Performance Studies
Instructor in BII, Intro to Modern Dance, Intermediate Modern Dance
TA in Design Department, Intro to Design
TA in Woodshoop, set-building
Theatre rigger and carpenter