nelody
dancer choreographer director movement designer teacher mentor community facilitator
NELODY (she/her) is …
the creator of conFUSION concept
mentor
dance community strategist
creator and artistic director of STRONGEST CONNECTION
nelody, a berlin-based freelance dance artist originally from finland, explores and researches the interconnections in various dance cultures and styles since 2014.
with her artistic research and dance philosophy, conFUSION concept, she experiments the unexpected fusion of dance styles and the "in-between-spaces" of dance styles and performance contexts, from stage performances to dance battles or dance films/screen dance.
nelody’s dancing background originates from hip hop and contemporary dance, popping, house, waving and other illusionary dance forms.
"Dance is communication, and Every Body has a Body - and therefore a story to tell” - nelody
next to her artistic work, nelody actively creates spaces to initiate and develop the "cross-genre discourse" within the dance scene(s), in order to allow dancers and the diverse dance communities to connect, experiment and learn with and from each other. She collaborated with international artists from filmmakers to live musicians, and regularly hosts events to revive of the social, spiritual and anthropologic contexts of dance. She teaches, choreographs, performs and actively creates spaces to foster the cross-genre-discourse within dance communities.
educated and trained in
BA in contemporary dance (graduated 2014)
hip hop
experimental dance
waving / liquid
popping
partnering
floor work
classical piano & music theory studies
acting
references
choreographer / director / performance coach
SORAH (2024) - choreographer, director, concept
WINNER of CLUB OVAL TEAM BATTLE (2024) - choreographer & dancer
POOL film festival artist prize (2023) - choreographer & MD, performance coach
1st place in OXYMORON DANCE NIGHT (2022) with the choreography “nebenHER - memory of a touch” - choreographer
JUNGE DEUTSCHE OPER (2023) - choreographer
FLY! der Film (premiered in German cinemas 2021) - personal dance coach of Svenja Jung & choreographic assistant
OPEL (2020) - choreographer & MD
SEAT (2020) - choreographer & MD
TORA: ‘mother forgot’ (2019) - choreographer & MD
LOSTBOI LINO: ‘männer’ (2021) - choreographer & MD
BERLIN MOVES - ‘CLEO - a semi digital opera’ (2022) - choreographer & MD
as a dancer NELODY has worked in
STAATSTHEATER NUREMBERG(2017&2019)
LAVAMOVER Contemporary Dance Company (2015-2016)
FLYING STEPS ACADEMY
& for various shows and events for brands:
PEUGEOT
BMW
BIRKENSTOCK
RITTERSPORT
…
artistic director & creator
‘STRONGEST CONNECTION’ - an experimental dance event focusing on the connections between interdisciplinary dance, live music and improvisation (since 2023)
“THE JOURNEY”, a dance theatre production for children produced by flying steps academy
(premiered in february 2020)