Sten Rudstrøm
Parkstrasse 15
13086 Berlin
Germany
Tel: +49 (0)30 6959 8848
Mobile: +49 (0)160 106 2309
Email: info@stenrudstrom.com
DOB 14 May 1960
Education
1992 M.F.A Writing & Poetics
Naropa University, Boulder, CO, USA
1989 M.F.A Fine Art/Performance
California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA, USA
1990 Action Theater™ Certified Teacher
over 25 years of study with Ruth Zaporah — annual 10 day training, 6 month long intensive trainings, 3 month training, 5 month training, weekly instruction, California, New Mexico
Trainings &Workshops:
Contemporary Dance/Theater: Julyen Hamilton, Kirstie Simson, Stefanie Maher, Jerome Bel, Felix Ruckert, Jess Curtis, Yuko Kaseki, Minako Seki, Anna Halprin, Nita Little, Nancy Stark-Smith
Roy Hart Voice Work: Rossignol, David Goldsworthy, Carol Mendelson, Saule Ryan
Viewpoints: Ilka Metzner, Sandrine Hudl
Alexander Technique: Babette Markus, Martin Clausen
Somatics, Body-Mind Centering® & Laban/Bartenieff: Satu Palokangas
Meditation & Contemplative Arts: meditation workshops Shambhala, daily Vipassana practice; yoga training with Beate Cuson, Detlev Alexander, Jivamukti
Work Experience
1999 to present — Action Theater™ Instructor — freelance instructor of Action Theater™ physical improvisation practice, teaching internationally public and professional workshops, extended trainings
2020 to present — London Contemporary Dance School, Guest Faculty improvisation instructor for 2nd year BA and MA dance/choreography students
2016 to present — Codarts University for the Arts, Rotterdam, Guest Faculty in improvisation for 2nd year BA Circus Arts students
2012 to present — NOW! Festival, Artistic Director, week-long improvisation festival including teachers’ exchange, public lectures, workshops and performances, Berlin
2010 to present — Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (HfMDK) – Improvisation Instructor, Guest Faculty in improvisation for 2nd and 3rd year BA & MA students in dance and choreography
2008-2010 — Dartington College of the Arts, Guest Faculty instructor in improvisation for 2nd year BA students in the Devised Theater program
2008 to present — Fooling Time, improvisation instructor, 2 week improvisation training for professsionals including directing and coaching public performance
2004 to present — August Month-Long Improvisation Intensive – improvisation instructor 4 week Action Theater™ including directing and coaching of public performance
2002 to present — Royal Institute for Theater, Cinema & Sound (RITCS), Brussels, – Improvisation Instructor, Guest Faculty in body-based improvisation for 2nd year Masters Students in Acting & Directing
2002 to present — Danscentrum Jette, Brussels, Guest Faculty for body-based improvisation for students in 2 year dance/choreography training
Selected Artistic Work
2020
Agnes — solo language improvisation, 24Hours Neukölln Festival, Berlin, Germany
Rivets — solo language improvisation, Patrick’s Trans-Atlantic Stay-At-Home Cabaret, Minneapolis, MN
2019
Here Come the Clouds — solo improvisation, ONCE Improvisation Festival, Freiburg
Out of the River — ensemble improvisation, Amsterdam Improvisation Festival
The Trees Are Shaking — solo improvisation, NOW! Improvisation Festival, Berlin, Germany
2018
EAT: Unknown Territory — ensemble improvisation, Biel, Switzerland
Out of the Blue — ensemble improvisation, Santa Fe, NM, USA
Endless Monologue — solo improvisation, NOW! Improvisation Festival, Berlin, Germany
EAT: Grabbing For Riches — ensemble improvisation, La Fabrica, Marseille, France
2017
Pluto — solo improvisation, Det Andre Teater, Oslo, Norway
Out of Control 17.1 — Streugut, ensemble improvisation, dock11, Berlin, Germany
Improvisation # 204: Feed The Babies — solo improvisation, L’Implusion, Marseille, France
We Are One — duet improvisation with Peter Krempelsetzer, NOW! Improvisation Festival, Berlin, Germany
2016
Improvisation # 201: The Tree — solo improvisation, LeBAMP, Brussels, Belgium
Distant Cousins — duet improvisation with Nina Wise, NOW! Improvisation Festival, Berlin, Germany
2015
95 Rituals (for Anna Halprin) — dance/theater piece, co-creator, inkBoat, San Francisco, CA
Improvisation # 197.5: Tsunami — solo improvisation, Amsterdam Improvisation Festival
2014
Improvisation # 195: Sparrows — solo improvisation, Freiform Frankfurt Improvisation Festival, Frankfurt, Germany
Duets w/Andrew Morrish, Sten Rudstrom & Peter Trotman, ImproExchange, Berlin, Germany
2013
Improvisation # 169: Ship of Headless Souls — solo improvisation, ImproExchange, Berlin, Germany
2012
Improvisation #168: Crushed Flowers — solo improvisation, Danscentrumjette, Brussels, Belgium
2011
Improvisation #167: The Little One — solo, evening length improvisation, Joensuu City Theater, Joensuu, Finland
Improvisation # 164: There’s A Package — solo, evening length improvisation, Danscentrumjette, Brussels, Belgium
White Walls & Electricity #3 — director, improvisation ensemble performance, TanzFabrik, Berlin, Germany
2010
Marathon of Empty Bowls —ensemble evening length improvisation performance, Railroad Performance, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Improvisation #63: Sheila is blind — solo, evening length improvisation, TanzWerk, Bremen, Germany
The Duets Project -Episode # 2:Improvisations from the South Stream, w/ Owen Walker, Oakland, CA
Collaborations
InkBoat, Physical Theater & Dance, company member, collaborator in award winning productions, www.inkBoat.com
Action Theater, The Improvisation of Presence, copy and line editor of published book, Ruth Zaporah, North Atlantic Press
EAT, European Action Theater Ensemble, founder, 7 member international improvisation ensemble; w/ Kate Hilder, Sabine von der Tann, Peter Krempelsetzer, Andres Noormets, Estelle Sorribas, Matthias Rüttimann
Streugut, founding member of Berlin-based improvisation group w/Heide Moldenhauer, Ingo Reulecke, Zufit Simon, Alexander Frangenheim, Martin Clausen
Adapt, founding member of site-specific dance/theater company with Shinichi Momo Koga, Minako Seki, Nils Willers, Yael Karavan and Yuko Kaseki
Digital Works
Websites
www.nowfestival.net
Performances
She Comes In On Clouds
Sten_Rudstrom, solo improvisation, ONCE_Improvisation Festival, Freiburg, Germany, 9 Nov. 2019, 30 min
Rivets
Sten Rudstrom, solo online language improvisation, Patrick’s International Stay-At-Home Cabaret, Minneapolis, MN, USA via Zoom, 10 May 2020, 8 min
Out of Control
Sten Rudstrom & Sabine von der Tann, duet improvisation, 1 May 2019, Ufer Studios, Berlin, 36 min, video by Katelyn Stiles
The Trees Are Shaking
Sten Rudstrom, solo improvisation, 5 May 2019, Uferstudios, Berlin, 34 min, video by Katelyn Stiles