Richard Siegal
Performance
Richard Siegal is the artistic director of Ballet of Difference (2019), associated to Schauspiel Köln. Recognized by a New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Award, The German National Theater “Faust” Award, Munich Dance Prize, Richard Siegal has generated international attention for a body of work that includes performances, new media projects, work- shops and publications.
He has been commissioned by arts institutions including Bayerisches Staatsballett, Staatsballett Berlin, Ballet National de Marseille, Ruhrtriennale, GöteborgOperans Danskompani, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, São Paulo Dance Company, Body- traffic, Festival d‘Automne, Munich DANCE Biennial, The Forsythe Company, IRCAM, Centre Pompidou, Tanz im August, Ballett Frankfurt, Théâtre National de Chaillot, and Kolumba Museum Köln.
His work with live musicians has led him to collaborate with Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch, Alva Noto, Alberto Posadas, L’Ensemble Intercontemporain, Diane Labrosse, Arto Lindsay and Hubert Machnik, a.o.
Collaborations with visual artists, architects and industrial designers include Anish Kapoor, Konstantin Grcic, François Roche and Didier Faustino. Collaboration with costume and fashion designers include Alexandra Bertaut, Flora Miranda, Bernhard Wilhelm, Becca McCharen/Chromat, and Marta Jakubowski, together with stylist Edda Gudmundsdottir.
Richard Siegal has been Artist-in-Residence at Ruhrtriennale, The Baryshnikov Arts Center, ZKM/Karlsruhe, Bennington College, Festspielhaus St. Pölten, and Muffatwerk/Munich. From 2005–2015 he was an Associate Artist of The Forsythe Company. He is a MacDowell fellow and honorary member of The Bolshoi Ballet‘s „Benois de la Danse.“