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Douglas Becker
Douglas Becker, based in Brussels, Belgium is a freelance choreographer and educator working in many idioms. A former dancer with the Joffrey Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada, The Dallas Ballet and The Frankfurt Ballet, under the direction of William Forsythe, of which he has reconstructed numerous works by the choreographer for professional companies, festivals, and institutions across the globe. Within his studio practice he was taught and influenced by Nathalie Krassovska, Stanley Hall, Marjorie Mussman, Maggie Black, David Howard, and Melissa Hayden; thus, carrying a broad resume teaching Ballet, improvisation, composition, and repertory. His own choreography has been featured on the stages of Belgium’s Royal Flemish Theatre, Switzerland’s Grand Theatre de Genève, and the Choreographic Centers of Grenoble and Nancy in France, and he is guest faculty for P.A.R.T.S. Brussels, New York University, The University of California Irvine, and The National Conservatories of Paris and Lyon among others. Mr. Becker's collaborative process of choreographic development improvises upon and utilizes dancers' individual talents and characteristics. Between 2007 and 2011 Douglas Becker founded and curated the Hollins University Masters of Fine Arts international extended studies program, under the direction of Donna Faye Burchfield; introducing students to new ways of imagining their research, advancing their abilities to realize their work in a larger context, and supporting their participation in dialogues that move across geographies as well as disciplines. In 2011/12 Douglas Becker began as a visiting master lecturer at The University of the Arts Philadelphia, directing The Forsythe Project.
