Stephan Brinkmann was trained at the Folkwang University in Essen. After his studies he joined the Folkwang Tanzstudio and at the same time began to work with Pina Bausch, whose company he joined two years later. After having left the Tanztheater Wuppertal as a permanent member he concentrated on choreography and teaching.

He created works in Germany, Costa Rica and Australia and taught in Germany, Italy, Poland, Korea, Costa Rica, Australia and China. He is now a teacher for Contemporary dance at the Folkwang University in Essen. His class is based on the Jooss-Leeder-Method that was developed by Sigurd Leeder and Kurt Jooss on the basis of Rudolf Laban’s principles of dynamics, direction and design.

Folkwang Universität der Künste

Raum: HfMDK / Dance Studio 3