Mié Coquempot (FRA)
Birth: 24th of September 1971 in Geneva, Switzerland
Citizenship: French
Origins: French and Japanese
Studied: Ballet, Tap dance, Nihonbuyo (Japanese traditional court dance), Jazz dance, American Modern Dance, Contemporary Dance Dance Schools: mostly private + Monaco (Marika Besovrasova) + Stepping Out (junior) + NY Juilliard School 1year
Awards: 1st price Geneva Competition (jazz) 87, Gold medal Nagoya International Dance Contest (contemporary) 93, Nijinsky Price 93, Nijinsky Medal 94
Dancer for: Peter Goss, Serge Ricci, Daniel Larrieu, Odile Duboc, Simon Frearson, William Forsythe, Armando Mennicacci, Prue Lang
Choreographer: of K622 company + free lance for Japanese companies + Music Videos + Short film Search:
Intermediality and transmediality, especially music/dance = sound/movement
Interest: contemporary music, cinema, photo, Japanese literature, fashion (as a super transmedia phenomenon), body understanding (science, practice)
Special: loves to be alone but doesn't understand why. Did collaborate a lot, but as a head of projects. MÖTE 09 is THE chance to experiment collectivity in the act of creation.
Link: http://k622.free.fr/ (in French)
