Martha Moore

Studies: She belongs to a generation of dance artists with one foot in modern dance and the other firmly planted in the post modern. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance from the University of California-Santa Barbara (dir. Rona Sande), where she worked intensively with a former assistant to Mary Wigman and Kurt Jooss, Isa Partch-Bergsohn, as well as several members of the Graham, Limon and Cunningham companies. She received a Master of Fine Arts degree in dance under the direction of Martha Myers, exploring somatic methods, improvisation and choreography. She moved to New York City in 1977. Performer and choreographer: She has performed for several artists on stage and in film, notably Mark Tompkins, Lila Greene, Stephanie Aubin, Charles Cré-Ange, and Jacques Patarozzi. She formed her company Toss in 1985. In 1993 she created with Patricia Lopez the film "Killing was Easy" (Réalis. Sylvia Callé), selected for the Festival des Assassins at the Cinémathèque de Paris. In 1995, she co-founded the collective company Les Penelopes and collaborated with the Quatuor Albrecht Knust for the re-creation of “Continuous Project Altered Daily” by Yvonne Rainer and Steve Paxton’s “Satisf’n Lover”, and later with Dominique Brun, Valeska Gert’s “La Mor” and “La Sorciere” by Mary Wigman. She currently collaborates with the sculptor Félix Perrotin on the performance series “john and jane” and on her latest solo “that was easy”. Teacher: From 1992 to 2000, she was regularly invited to teaching residencies at the European Center for New Dance Development in Arnhem. She was also frequently commissioned to work for the Centre's twin school in Dusseldorf. She has taught professional classes and workshops for several national choreographic centres and companies in Europe, as well as the Centre National de la Danse, and the Ménagerie de Verre in Paris. She has been cooperating with SE.S.TA since 2009, regularly lecturing in Prague and working on events for Czech and Slovak dancers – these are scheduled for 2012 and commissioned by SE.S.TA.