Anne-Mareike Hess
(c) AMHESS
Dancer and choreographer Anne-Mareike Hess (LU/DE) has a keen eye for analysing the body with great precision. Her interest lies in the “construction” of identities and their effects on the body. Educated at the HfMDK in Frankfurt/Main and HZT in Berlin, she has worked since 2007 with choreographers such as William Forsythe, Ingri Fiksdal, Rosalind Goldberg, Antje Velsinger and Nicole Seiler. Since 2012, her choreographic work, notably "Warrior," has gained international acclaim, featured in festivals like Aerowaves Twenty20, New Baltic Dance Festival (LT), SIDance (KR) and Want to Dance Festival (TWN). She works in close collaboration with TROIS C-L (LU) Neimënster (LU) and Dock11 (DE) and is an associate artist at Weld (SE). Recipient of the Emerging Artist Award (2012) and the "Danzpraïs" (2015) of the Ministry of Culture of Luxembog.
The Luxembourg based company Utopic Productions was founded in 2018 as a structure to support and develop artistic projects which, through dance, create and strengthen the awareness of the body and its role in society. The focus lies on the dancing body and its inherent potential for transformation, as a mirror of our society. Initiated by artistic director and choreographer Anne-Mareike Hess, a continuous artistic research and movement practice gives birth to projects that bring together an international team of artists from different fields (music, light, costume, and stage design). Together they create intense and sensual stage experiences that tour internationally thanks to the established network and the loyal partners. Since 2020, Utopic Productions is funded by the Ministry of Culture, Luxembourg.