Jefta van Dinther | |
|---|---|
 Jefta van Dinther at Tanz im August (2017) | |
| Born | 4 March 1980 |
| Nationality | Dutch-Swedish |
| Occupation(s) | choreographer, dancer |
| Website | official website |
Jefta van Dinther (born 4 March 1980 in Utrecht) is a Dutch-Swedish choreographer and dancer. [1] Today van Dinther lives and works in Berlin and Stockholm.
Van Dinther grew up in the Netherlands and Sweden. From 1999 to 2003 he attended Amsterdam School of the Arts, where he studied modern and contemporary Dance. He worked as a dancer with various choreographers, including Mette Ingvartsen, Xavier Le Roy and Ivana Müller. [2] Since 2008 he has been creating his own performances as a choreographer.
Van Dinther's performances are regularly presented at international venues, such as at Volksbühne, HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Komische Oper Berlin, Sadler's Wells in London, [3] Tanzquartier in Vienna, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, Centre Georges Pompidou and Théâtre national de Chaillot [4] in Paris, as well as at the festivals Tanz im August in Berlin, Festival TransAmériques in Montreal and at ImPulsTanz in Vienna.
In addition to producing his own pieces, van Dinther teaches choreography at various institutions, including Stockholm University of the Arts, where he was appointed senior lecturer and artistic director of the master program in choreography between 2012 and 2014. [5]
Many of his performances are created in collaboration with lighting designer Minna Tiikkainen and sound designer David Kiers, with whom van Dinther has worked for many years. [6] Most of van Dinther's performances are produced by himself, but his work has also been commissioned by the Swedish Cullberg Ballet (Plateau Effect in 2013 and Protagonist in 2016). In 2019 van Dinther remounted Plateau Effect from 2013 for Berlin State Ballet and it was included into their repertory in Komische Oper Berlin. [7] [8] Between 2019/20 and 2021/22 van Dinther is an associated artist at the company Cullberg.
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