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About us

Overhead Project stands for performances between contemporary circus and dance – two languages that allow different perspectives on the human body and a multidimensional approach to space and architecture.The company, directed by choreographer and circus artist Tim Behren, evolved from an intense acrobatic duo work with (former) co-founder Florian Patschovsky. Today, the artistic core team consists of composer Simon Bauer, visual artist Charlotte Ducousso, performer Mijin Kim and other long-time performers and experts from various fields.

Numerous productions and several guest choreographies for city theaters with large ensembles have been created. The company has received several (inter)national awards and choreography prizes for its works, most recently the Tabori Award 2022 from the Fonds Darstellende Künste and the Cologne Dance Theater Award 2023.

Awards

2023
Kölner Tanztheaterpreis

2022
Tabori Auszeichnung des Fonds Darstellende Künste

2021
Nominierung Tanztheaterpreis Köln

2019
Dreifachauszeichnung des Tanz und Theaterpreis der Stadt Stuttgart und des Landes Baden-Württemberg

2018
Leipziger Bewegungskunstpreis

2018
Stücknominierung für den Tanzpreis Köln

2018
Ground Support Preis des Favoriten Festival Dortmund

2017
Tanz- und Theaterpreis der Stadt Stuttgart und des Landes Baden-Württemberg

Team

overhead project Tim Behren (Artistic Direction)
overhead project Simon Bauer (Music)
overhead project Mijin Kim (Performer)
overhead project Charlotte Ducousso (Visual Dramaturgy)
overhead project Emanuel Breno Caetano (Performer)
overhead project Anna Menzel (Dramaturgy, Research)
overhead project Leon Börgens (Performer)
overhead project Florian Patschovsky (Co-Founder)
overhead project Francesco Germini (Performer)
overhead project Maria Madeira (Performer)
overhead project Maiol Pruna Soler (Performer)
overhead project Mechtild Tellmann (Management & PR)
overhead project Lisa Lehnen (Production Management)
overhead project Philipp Zander (Technical Management)
overhead project Valentina Barone (International Relations)
overhead project Eric Eggert (Philosophical accompaniment)
overhead project Mirjam Hildbrand (Dramaturgical accompaniment)
overhead project Matthias Quabbe (Dramaturgical accompaniment)
overhead project Johanna Hilari (Dramaturgical accompaniment)
overhead project Garlef Keßler (Technical Support)
overhead project Margot Charbonnier (Costumes)
overhead project Hrista Panayotova (Performer)
overhead project Leonardo García (Performer)
overhead project Lena Peters (Buchhaltung)
overhead project Susanne Schneider (Performer)
overhead project Laura Nataf (Costumes)
overhead project Paul Behren (Performer)
overhead project Silvia Ehnis (Performer)
overhead project Monika Odenthal (Costumes)

Partners & Funders

The company receives excellence funding from the state of NRW, the three-year project funding from the city of Cologne, as well as the conception funding of the Fonds Darstellende Künste and from 2019 to 2022 the excellence funding TANZPAKT Stadt-Land-Bund for the project "CircusDanceFestival".

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