Mehmet Sander, who defines himself as an architect of movement, shares with the audience his take on choreography and his "movement manifesto."
Mehmet Sander (1967, Germany) started dancing with Geyvan Mcmillen in 1984 in Istanbul. He continued his dance education at the London Contemporary Dance School, California State University (Long Beach), Harvard University and American Dance Festival. Inspired by postmodern architecture and physics, Mehmet Sander was influenced by Merce Cunningham and Jeff Slayton in his early career. He founded the Mehmet Sander Dance Company in 1990 and received the Long Beach Public Arts Fund Artist's Award for his performances and choreographies and the Lester Horton Dance Award (1992-1993) for the success of his company.
In the United States, Mehmet Sander and his company were presented in contexts such as Sushi Gallery (San Diego), Highways (Santa Monica), Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles), Los Angeles Festival (1993), Japan-American Theater and Alaska Performing Arts Center (Anchorage). The company participated in numerous events and festivals such as the Holland Dance Festival, New Moves in Europe Festival (Scotland), ICA - a National Look at Live Arts (UK), Klapstuk Festival (Belgium), Munich Dance Festival (Germany), Szene Festival Salzburg (Austria), Belluard Bolwerk International Festival (Sweden), Transform Copenhagen (Denmark), Istanbul Music Festival (Turkey), Festival International de Danza (Brazil). Mehmet Sander's work entitled Inner Space was presented by one of the most important American dance companies to date, the Joffrey Ballet, at prestigious venues such as the Kennedy Center and Smithsonian Institute. Joffrey Ballet will present this piece again for its 50th year anniversary.
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Mehmet Sander manifesto (.PDF)
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