A member of the "Münchner Kreises für Historische Tänze" since 1995, I meanwhile lead the group together with Karin Feneberg and Johannes Feneberg as of spring 2002 under its new name "Les Plaisirs – Münchner Kreis für Historische Tänze".
I deal with reconstructing and teaching the baroque dances in our regular dance class for the advanced students.
I first started with historical dancing when I came to Munich in 1983 to study musicology. I kept on dancing...
I have the privilege to count Barbara Sparti (Quattrocento), Lieven Baert (Quattrocento, Cinquecento, Baroque), Deda Cristina Colonna (Baroque), Bernd Niedecken (Baroque), Andrea Francalanci (Quattrocento), Lenchen Busch (Biedermeier), Madelaine Inglehairn (Cinquecento), Philippa Waite (Baroque), Christine und Ellis Rogers (Regency and Victorian), Jane Gingell (Baroque) und Markus Lehner (Country Dances) among my teachers. Many summer schools and courses have deepened my skills and knowledge.
I am a traverso and curtle player, which helps me to find direct access to the dance music.
Two yearlong spells in England have widened my horizon. While I was in London, I visited Bernard Thomas's Renaissance music class at the Morley College. I also studied the traverso with Stephen Preston at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama for a year. I performed with a number of dance groups such as the Company of Dancers (Madelaine Inglehairn) at the Queen Elizabeth Hall (South Bank), Quadernaria (Jennifer Kiek), Quadrille Club (Chris and Ellis Rogers), Pastime (then led by Chris Rogers). Various performances in Germany, Austria as well as England have contributed to a wide range of experience.
After my training as a translator and interpreter and an MA course at the Augsburg University in English studies and lexicography as well as at the University of East Sussex at Brighton, I have been working as a translator in the field of intellectual property since 1994. As of December 2000 I have been working as a freelance translator.
last updated on: 09.01.2009