International professionals
We provide international experienced artists and teachers, who want to share their knowledge with you.
Nimalan Sathiyakumar / Anushaant Wijayakulasingam
Nimalan has studied Indian Classical Dance and is performing and teaching internationally.
Together with Anshuaant who completed his Diploma in South Indian Drum “Miruthangam” at the Orienal Fine Arts Academy London in the U.K. they merge as a perfect team to express dance and music in a perfection of traditional and modern storytelling.
Anna Pollert
Anna finished her “Tanzabitur” at the Gymnasium in Essen-Werden, Germany. Since her childhood, she was very much trained in Ballet and Modern Dance. She is teaching a series for Contemporary Dance Youth.
Meet the Trainers
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Cheng-Yang Peng
Contemporary Dancer, Kung Fu & Tai Chi expert.
Master Degree at Folkwang University. -
Julia Torggler
Dancer in Contemporary, Modern Ballet & Show as well as specialized in Aerial Artistic, Workout & Yoga.
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Prof. Lutz Förster
Co-Founder of Pina Bausch Company, Tanztheater Wuppertal. He was 20 years head of the dance department of Folkwang University.
Winner of the German Dance Award 2023. -
Hayato Yamaguchi
All round dancer and Upside down artist from Tokyo. From open air stages to the opera house or city theaters, he knows it all and performes always 100%.
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Saskia Heming
Saskia Heming was trained in classical ballet according to the system of the Royal Academy of Dance. After graduating from high school, she completed her training as a state-certified stage dancer at the Freiburg Academy of Dance from 2010 to 2013.
Our Team
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Bashar Al Murabea
Videographer
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Mohan C. Thomas
CEO, Choreographer, Dancer, Docent
studied dance at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen. In New York and London he completed numerous courses in modern dance technique, choreography and yoga.
In 2003 Mohan C. Thomas founded the TANZMOTO DANCE COMPANY. Guest Performances at the Joyce SoHo Theater in New York in 2004 with his first multimedia dance production »Orientation«. Danced from 2002-2008 as a guest dancer with Sasha Waltz & Guests in the production »noBody«. In addition he managed national and international community projects under the name "Moving School" by TANZMOTO e.V.. Teachers Training in Palestine and for young yoga teachers in Tokyo and Berlin. For the UN climate summit COP projects "Go4BioDiv" in the Bavarian Forest and on Mount Fuji in Japan, he choreographed for young environmental activists in 2008 and 2012. Mohan C. Thomas also works as a choreographer for various theaters and opera houses. As already for example for the Dresden Semperoper or the Frankfurt theatre. His TANZMOTO STUDIO SPACE is located in Essen-Kettwig and has a wide range of dance and movement options for all age groups.
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Ashraqat Thomas
Head of Finance