Lisa Densem

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Lisa Densem
Densem at Re:publica Portland 2019
Occupations
  • Choreographer
  • Dancer
3/4 headshot of Lisa with headphone mic. She has short hair. An out-of-focus figure is in the background.
Lisa Densem in 2019

Lisa Densem (born 1965) is a New Zealand choreographer.[1][2]

Biography

Densem grew up in Christchurch, New Zealand. Her father, John Densem, was a composer and musician.[2] She trained at New Zealand School of Dance in 1985 and 1986.[3] In 1998 she received a Creative New Zealand scholarship to study in New York and in 1999 she moved to Berlin, Germany, to work with the German dance company Sasha Waltz & Guests run by Sasha Waltz.[3][4] She remained with the company until 2004, when she became a freelance performer and choreographer.[3]

In 2013 Densem returned to New Zealand to create a new dance work for Footnote Dance; she also created No Such Place for Footnote in 2005.[3][4]

Densem collaborated in 2021 with Miriam Jakob and Jana Unmüßig who are on scholarship with Berlin Artistic Research on the performance Meandering nearby Breathing.[5]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Forever Dancer [6]
1999 Losing Sleep Choreographer and dancer [7][8]
2010 American Night Choreographer [9]
2011 Broke But Sexy Herself [2][10]
2012 Virtuosi Herself [2][11]

References

  1. ^ "Radio NZ interview with Lisa Densem – Arts on Sunday". Footnote New Zealand Dance. 2013-03-03. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  2. ^ a b c d "Densem, Lisa, 1965?-". Densem, Lisa, 1965?- | Items | National Library of New Zealand | National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  3. ^ a b c d "The brain behind the movement". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  4. ^ a b "Lisa Densem, Berlin, Germany". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  5. ^ "Meandering nearby Breathing by Miriam Jakob and Jana Unmüßig with Lisa Densem". Künstlerischeforschung Berliner Förderprogramm (in German). Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  6. ^ "Forever (1994)". BFI. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  7. ^ "Losing Sleep". New Zealand Film Commission. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  8. ^ "Neil Pardington - Filmography". www.neilpardington.com. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  9. ^ "American Night (2010)". BFI. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  10. ^ "Broke but sexy". The Big Idea. 2011-12-14. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  11. ^ "VIRTUOSI - NZ dancers in their element, writ large". www.theatreview.org.nz. Retrieved 2021-06-29.


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