Mentors and protégés in Dance
Through the years
2012-2013
Lin Hwai-min & Eduardo Fukushima
The mentor is from the East and trained in the West, and the protégé looks from Brazil to the East for inspiration. With their diverse backgrounds, their year of collaboration promises to be extraordinarily creative.
2010-2011
Trisha Brown & Lee Serle
Lee Serle is one of Australia’s most gifted young dancers; after a year performing for internationally acclaimed choreographer Trisha Brown, he is back in his home town, Melbourne, ready to create new dances enriched by the experiences of his mentoring year.
2008-2009
Jiří Kylián & Jason Akira Somma
The mentor was seeking a new direction in his work, focusing on technology. In his protégé, he found a gifted young talent ready for a playful, enriching and exacting exchange of knowledge.
2006-2007
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker & Anani Dodji Sanouvi
For both the protégé and his mentor, the relationship of dance to music is fundamental. This strong connection brought them together in Brussels for a year of learning and sharing.
2004-2005
Saburo Teshigawara & Junaid Jemal Sendi
It began with Junaid watching Saburo Teshigawara managing lights and arranging the stage. It ended with him dancing a major role in the Tokyo premiere of Kazahana.
2002-2003
William Forsythe & Sang Jijia
Forsythe was impressed by Sang Jijia’s concentration and watchfulness. “That level of concentration is all I work on! It’s our only product.”
Featuring Dance
Lee Serle
P.O.V.'s Australian debut
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Lee Serle
New production of P.O.V. in Australia
December 2012 A year after its New York debut, Lee Serle is starting rehearsals in Melbourne, Australia, on the latest adaptation of his contemporary dance work P.O.V.
