Konzept – Jean Abreu

Artist Profile

Testimonials

Artist Profile

Jean Abreu

(Artistic Director / Choreographer)
Jean Abreu graduated from the Laban Centre in 1999 and was quickly singled out as a unique and exciting contemporary dance talent.He choreographed his first work in 2003, and has since toured throughout the UK (including London Dance Umbrella and the Southbank Centre); as well as to the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Brazil, Ukraine, Croatia and Mexico.

Winner of the prestigious Jerwood Choreography Award (2003), Jean has been an Associate Artist at The Place and an Artist-in-Residence at Dance East.

In 2008 he collaborated on the Young Vic Theatre‘s production Amazonia and in 2009 he premiered The Boulevard of Broken Dreams in collaboration with Mavron String Quartet, touring it in England and Wales. Jean is currently an Associate Artist at Swindon Dance and the Hat Factory.

Testimonials

“Highly physical yet mysteriously introspective, melding contemporary and Latin American dance forms… full of feline stealth and curiosity. Muscular but fluid, Abreu possesses the ease of an animal inside its own skin.”
The Times

Jean Abreu Dance

‘Blood’ (2013)

Inspired by the intensely beautiful images of Gilbert and George’s Fundamental Pictures collection that depict microscopic images of bodily fluids, BLOOD uses cutting-edge motion-capture technology and animation to heighten the audience’s experience of the body in motion.

This ground-breaking new solo has been created with an outstanding team of collaborating artists including: Italian software artists Mirko Arcese and Luca Biada from BCAA, award-winning production designer Alan Macdonald, critically-acclaimed composer Paul Wolinski of 65daysofstatic with whom Jean collaborated on INSIDE, voice coach Nia Lynn and dramaturge Lootie Bibby-Johansen.
BLOOD is a Royal Opera House London co-commission and is available for international touring.

Jean Abreu website