kai strathmann
choreographer/composer

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I'm a choreographer, composer and dance teacher with a rich and diverse background in contemporary and urban dance. My movement vocabulary spans 16 years of street dance (L.A. Hip-Hop, Popping) and 11 years of contemporary dance, holding a Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Dance and a Master of Arts in Choreography from Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen.

Since 2019, I have been working as a choreography assistant, composer and dancer with YIBU DANCE. I have been teaching international master classes and workshops in the contemporary and urban dance world for over 12 years. My creative journey is enriched by my training in Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies under Jan Burkhardt and Antja Kennedy in 2017 and 2021/22. My choreographic work has been recognized with a nomination for the Kurt-Jooss-Preis in 2019 for my piece "regnet es" at the PACT Zollverein Choreographic Center. My professional journey also includes a guest contract with the Pina Bausch Tanztheater Wuppertal from 2013 to 2017 and in the urban and commercial dance world, I was collaborating with major brands such as Nike, Adidas, Puma, Odlo, Bentley, Porsche, BMW, and Audi from 2007 to 2011.

Currently, I am pursuing a Master of Music in Integrative Composition at ICEM, Folkwang University of the Arts, which I will complete in April 2025. Prior to my focus on dance, music and art, I worked as an IT-system Engineer from 2003 to 2005 after completing my professional training at GIT in Gelsenkirchen-Buer from 1999 to 2002.

I am fluent in German and English, and consider movement my mother tongue.