Rochelle Gatt, Maltese, DOB: 18/07/1989, Height: 1.68m, Eye Color: Dark Brown,
[email protected],(00356)99648669
TURBULENCE may be a direct way to describe the way I generate movement. Inspirations are
usually the arousal of indirect and deviated thoughts linked to listening to others speak, or
watching movement and reactions to variations in stimuli particularly in animals. I often loose
myself in studying personal flaws, possibly pivoting them to problem solving challenges. I have a
strong belief in the existence of polarity and the counterpoints that often repel each other. As a
dancer I strive to experience both extremes in their farthest range.
Training and Qualifications
[09/2012 –2015]
Graduated with First Class Honours Ba Dance Studies at UOM (University Of Malta). Trained in contemporary Ballet, Graham,
Cunningham, Release, Flying low, Contact Improvisation alongside other devising, theoretical frameworks: dance and the
Camera, Perf. Theory, Choreography, Choreological Perspectives, Movement Analysis and Dance Criticism. Under the
supervision of Prof. Jo Butterworth (UK- previous Chair of Wayne McGregor | Random Dance Board, Mavin Khoo (Malaysia/UK)Artistic Director ZFin Malta Dance Ensemble, Francesca Tranter (Malta) – Artistic Director of Contact Dance Company), Prof.
Malaika Sarco Thomas (USA) & Lucia Piquero (Spain)
[2012-2015]
Several workshops and courses with professional teachers visiting UOM & ZfinMalta - Iván Pérez Avilés (Spain) Peter Agardi
(Hungary) Celia Amade (France) Nico Monaco (Italy, Akram Khan) Patsy Kuppe-Loew (Stuttgart) Ricardo Vitello (Italy) Paolo
Mangolia (Italy- Random) Athanasia Kanellopoulou (Greece) Louis McMiller and Jessica Wright (UK- Random)
BSc Radiography (Diagnostic) University of Malta
Workshops and Intensives
[2007- 2013]
[2015]
Freiburg Contact Dance Festival – one week intensive with 5 leaders including Martin Keogh & Eszter Gál & Peter Pleyer
[2015]
Dance Hybrid July, 14th Edition, one week intensive with Anton Lachky (Brussels) and Yen- Ching Lin (Taiwan) –Vertical Road
Repertoire (Akram Khan Company)
[2014]
Batsheva – Dance Hybrid July, 13th edition
Gaga intensive learning repertoire from Batsheva Dance Company and creating a work in progress for Contact Dance
Company with Idan Porges. (Israel- Batsheva Dance Company/ Barak Marshall, Inbal Dance Theatre Company) also
completed with Idan another intensive in 2013 and learnt excerpts from Batsheva repertoire. [Mamootot, 2009]
Limon and Cunningham released based classes with Volkard Samuel Guist, (Germany, Cocoon Dance Compnay) having
elements of yoga and gyrokinesis.
[2011]
Dance Hybrid 10th Edition Roberto Oliván (Spain/Belgium- Enclave Dance Company) one week intensive
Professional work
[07/2015]
Taught Contemporary Sessions for the Summer Intensive at Dance Conservatoire – JDCD [Malta]
[07/2015]
‘Kantuniera’– Solo Work choreographed by Rochelle Gatt (Malta)
[09-11/2014]
Nocaut Joshua Cienfuegos (Spain – Cienfuegos Danza) UOM Dance Tour 2014
Did the sheep eat the (white) rose?- Lucia Piquero (Spain) UOM Dance Tour 2014
The bitter lightness of falling- Athanasia Kanellopoulou (Greece- Pina Bausch, C de la B, Jasmin Vardimon Dance Company)
[7/2014]
Rat in a box- Idan Porges (Israel- Batsheva Dance Company/ Barak Marshall, Inbal Dance Theatre Company)
[01/2014]
-(-) Astarti Athanasiadou (Greek_/Netherlands)- An assemblage that explores restriction, unavailability and ambiguity of
meaning.
[09/2013]
‘Sync in progress’ - A collaborative process with RedTape Dance company, actors & visual artists as Part of the ZIguzajg festival
for teenagers, using Kinekt Device and Java programming to create live projections corresponding to movement of dancers.
[10/2012]
‘Open Waters’ Irina Pauls (Germany) – – Site Specific perf. at St. Georges’s Square Valletta
[07/2012]
‘Excuse me, May I’ (RedTape Dance Company) Commissioned by London Live Arts for Olympics 2012, in collaboration with Big
Band Brothers’.
Links and Other Portfolios
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VtmwIZlE8A&feature=youtu.be -Solo by Lucia Piquero
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDlXCsqqI0E - Solo Part by Athanasia Kanellopoulou
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1WZsMFgaNA&feature=youtu.be -Trailer for The Bitter Lightness Of Falling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ5BErsJxEY&feature=youtu.be Kantuniera’ Solo by Rochelle Gatt