Simon Mayer (AT)

born 1984 in Austria, is a choreographer, musician, performer, lecturer and curator. He studied at the Vienna State Opera Ballet School and at the P.A.R.T.S. in Brussels and was a member of the Vienna State Opera Ballet.
As a musician and singer, Simon founded and played in various bands (Rising Halfmoon, C.O.P.), released audio performances of his stage productions, and continues to create his own music.
As a dancer, choreographer and musician, he has been involved in productions by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker/Rosas (The Song), Wim Vandekeybus and Zita Swoon. His choreographic repertoire includes solos, duets, group pieces, operas, and socially engaged and immersive events: SunBengSitting, Sons of Sissy, Oh Magic, Volxfest, Being Moved, Bones & Wires, Gaz / Nova Opera (Ukraine). His pieces are performed internationally: Festival Actoral (FR), Kunstenfestivaldesarts (BE), ImPulsTanz (AT), steirischerherbst (AT), BelluardBollwerk (CH), BIT Teatergarasjen (NO), Tweetakt Festival (NL), Homo Novus Festival (LV), The Place (UK), The Dance Center (CA), Power Station of ART (CN) among others. Together with his brothers, Simon curated the festival “Spiel” in Upper Austria and was co-curator of festivals such as Tanzplan Ost (CH) and The Ecstatic Body Festival (Tanzquartier Vienna).
Simon offers workshops in the arts (contemporary, traditional and community dance) and practices of Tantra, Mindfulness, Trance & Creation (together with Corine Sombrun). He is a guest lecturer at international festivals and universities and holds seminars (HfMDK Frankfurt, Impulstanz Festival, MUK Vienna, RITCS Brussels). He received the Outstanding Artist Award of the Austrian Federal Chancellery in 2017 and the Recognition Award of the State of Upper Austria in 2018.
www.simonmayer.at