Lisa Densem (born 1965) is a New Zealand choreographer.[1][2]
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Biography
Densem grew up in Christchurch, New Zealand. Her father, John Densem, was a composer and musician.[2] She trained at New Zealand School of Dance in 1985 and 1986.[3] In 1998 she received a Creative New Zealand scholarship to study in New York and in 1999 she moved to Berlin, Germany, to work with the German dance company Sasha Waltz & Guests run by Sasha Waltz.[3][4] She remained with the company until 2004, when she became a freelance performer and choreographer.[3]
In 2013 Densem returned to New Zealand to create a new dance work for Footnote Dance; she also created No Such Place for Footnote in 2005.[3][4]
Densem collaborated in 2021 with Miriam Jakob and Jana Unmüßig who are on scholarship with Berlin Artistic Research on the performance Meandering nearby Breathing.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1994 | Forever | Dancer | [6] |
| 1999 | Losing Sleep | Choreographer and dancer | [7][8] |
| 2010 | American Night | Choreographer | [9] |
| 2011 | Broke But Sexy | Herself | [2][10] |
| 2012 | Virtuosi | Herself | [2][11] |