Volker Eisenach is a freelance choreographer, Youth Dance Director and writer. He is the Artistic Director of the Faster-Than-Light-Dance-Company and lives in Berlin, Germany.
The main focus of his work is to make dance accessible to everyBody.
March 2012
Book Release for iPad and iPhone in collaboration with Christian Jänicke.
23.-26.02., 01.-03.03, 08.-11.03.12, 8 p.m.
Theater im Schokohof, Ackerstraße 169/170, 10115 Berlin
An exciting One-Woman-Show starring Isabelle Gensior about the fight to walk on the sunny side of the street – written and directed by Volker Eisenach.
Tickets: +49-(0)30-4410009, ticket@tisch2009.de
Volker Eisenach trained at the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance and the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing in London. He first got involved with dance at his grammar school at the age of 15. In 1992 he co-founded Faster-Than-Light-Dance-Company (FTL) and became Artistic Director in 1998.
During his career he has worked with Berliner Philharmoniker, Carnegie Hall, Bregenz Festival, Vienna Festival, Harare International Festival of the Arts in Zimbabwe, Opera Neukölln, Bach-Days Halle, International Music Festival Holstebro in Denmark and „Jedermann“-Theatre-Festival at Berlin Cathedral.He has also choreographed for numerous schools and community projects in Germany and abroad.
With Berliner Philharmoniker, Volker Eisenach has worked since „The Rite of Spring“/“’Rhythm is it!“ as choreographer, assistant and rehearsal director on a variety of education projects. Since 2003 he has worked extensively with his former teacher Royston Maldoom for projects in Europe , North America and New Zealand.
Currently, he joined up with Christian Jänicke to write a book for iPad and iPhone, which is scheduled to be released in March 2012. The exciting One-Woman-Show “Zwischen Stühlen” (Between Chairs) starring Isabelle Gensior about the fight to walk on the sunny side of the street will be performed at the Theater im Schokohof, Berlin. The play is written and directed by Volker Eisenach.
23.-26.02., 01.-03.03, 08.-11.03.12, 8 p.m.
Theater im Schokohof, Ackerstraße 169/170, 10115 Berlin
Tickets: +49-(0)30-4410009, ticket@tisch2009.de
From 1999 – 1994 Volker Eisenach was the co-writer for all new productions of Faster-Than-Light-Dance-Company – in the following years he wrote „Verkorkst!“, „Schnittchenschlacht“ and „Crazy Castle“. Volker Eisenach co-wrote various plays for Spielwerkstatt Berlin from 2000 – 2005.
Volker Eisenach
+49-30-50914448
mail@volkereisenach.com