Cultivating dance from within.
Unlocking artistry with grace, flow & sensory expression
Artistic contemporary dance work and choreography by
Rita Aozane Bilibio & Damian Gmür
The Artists
DAMIAN GMÜR
RITA AOZANE BILIBIO
We are Rita&Damian – an artistic duo working as dance educators, choreographers and researchers.
Our practice comes from a contemporary approach to dance, where the body is both, instrument and source of inquiry. Our artistic work is rooted in a ongoing fascination with movement. Through sensing, listening and attentive practice, we keep exploring its possibilities and cultivating dance from within.
Our work draws on the many years in the field as dance artists and performers, as choreographers and teachers. It has grown through inspiring collaborations with artists from different disciplines and contexts.
We see our practice as an living and ongoing process – driven by curiosity, exploration and exchange.
Teaching Activities
Dancing begins with moving.
At the heart of our work as teachers and choreographers lies a lasting commitment to dance and to the moving body as a source of knowledge, experience, and transformation.
We aim to develop a dance practice that is physically dynamic, expressive, articulate and nuanced, drawing on a wide range of movement approaches, dance techniques and styles.
We belief that dancing – at its best – is both technically demanding and deeply enjoyable.
Rita’s schedule
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2026/27 AcademicYearProfessor for Contemporary Dance (Contemporary Dance Techniques, Partnering, Repertory, Choreography)
Damian’s schedule
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2026/27 AcademicYearProfessor for Contemporary Dance (Contemporary Dance Techniques, Partnering) & Vice-Rector for Artistic Affairs
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20279-10 JanuaryWorkshop Dance Teacher Program (Contemporary Dance, Choreography)
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20279–11 FebruaryProfessionals Dance Training
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20278-9 MayWorkshop Dance Teacher Program (Contemporary Dance, Choreography)
Actual or upcoming choreographic projects.
Choreographic Works
"NUREJEW"
He was a comet in the world of dance, a man with an extraordinary life story: Rudolf Nureyev.
In their new choreographic work, Nureyev, Guido Markowitz and Damian Gmür turn their attention to the man behind the legend. Together, they create an emotionally vivid portrait of this exceptional artist, tracing the images and feelings of a life lived, above all, in one place: on stage.
"RAUSCH:BOLERO"
Maurice Ravel’s Boléro has been called the soundtrack of the twentieth century. Its hypnotic power springs from the interplay of modernity’s contradictions: machinery, chance, obsession, freedom.
Rita and Damian take Ravel’s tension between rhythm and melody as their starting point, bringing the seemingly irreconcilable extremes of our time into a powerful encounter.
"CHASE"
Chase is a short, energetic choreography created by Rita for the students of the Palucca University of Dance Dresden – performed at a Palucca Soirée, Semperoper Dresden and Oper Leipzig.
"UNTAMED"
A new creation by Rita for the students of the Palucca University of Dance Dresden – performed at a Palucca Soirée, Staatsschauspiel Dresden.