Thomas Lehmen works since 20 years in diverse formats with amateurs and professionals: workshops between 2 hours and several weeks, lectures, seminars, site specific workshops, lectureships, semester design. Usually informal presentations but also ready for stage works result.
Education, Places of Work, Scholarships, Commissions, Countries, Contributions about T.L:
Academic work (selected):
Professor Arizona State University, Dance Department
Guest Professor Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Angewandte Theaterwissenschaft/Applied Theater Studies
Guest Professor Universität der Künste Berlin, Hochschulübergreifendes Zentrum
Guest Professor University of Hamburg, Performance Studies
Guest Professor Iceland University of the Arts, Contemporary Dance
Lectureships Freie Universität Berlin, Institute for Theatre Studies
Long-term cooperation through several weeks of workshops at S.N.D.O Amsterdam, BA
Co-design of the Amsterdam Master of Choreography, AMCH, and seminars there
Numerous individual seminars, teaching assignments and workshops in the above and other universities in Germany and worldwide.
Non-academic teaching (selected):
Development and implementation of the choreographic dialogues at the PACT Zollverein and the Nottdance Festival.
Numerous workshops and projects in festivals, theatres, dance houses and private studios in Germany and worldwide.
Long-term artistic activity in Theater/Institutions (selected):
Theater am Halleschen Ufer, Berlin
Fabrik Potsdam, Potsdam
Podewill, Berlin
Van Kraahl Theater/Kanuti Gildi Saal, Tallinn, Estland
Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin
PACT Zollverein, Essen
Arizona State University, Tempe, USA
Participations and long-term artistic cooperation with festivals (selected):
Tanzplattform Deutschland
Springdance, Utrecht
Nottdance Festival, Nottingham
Uzes Dance Festival
Panorama, Rio de Janeiro
Scholarships and artistic work stays (selected):
Goethe Institut Kyoto, Villa Kamogawa, Japan
Freie Universität Berlin, Fellowship Interweaving Cultures
Resident Podewill Berlin
Goethe Institut Seoul, Korea
Commission work (selected):
Research of contemporary and traditional dance in Indonesia on behalf of the Goethe Institute
Work experience in the following countries:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Mexico, Moldavia, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan
Essential contributions about Thomas Lehmen can be found in the book publications at:
Dr. Franz Anton Cramer, Dr. Susane Foellmer, Dr. Pirkko Husemann, Prof. Dr. Gerald Siegmund