Katja Keya Richter

Germany
Year of starting to practice
1982
Year of starting to teach
1994
Katja Keya Richter

Katja Richter studied Choreographie at the Academy of Arts "Ernst Busch". In 2007, she received a scholarship for the choreographic exchange to Dartington College of Art in England, followed by an assistant to Ismael Ivo. Her choreographic work included, for example, productions at Hebbel am Ufer, Gripstheater, Berliner Festspielhaus and Tacheles et al .. She choreographed music videos such as Dickes-B and Dancehall Caballeros of the Berlin band Seeed and let her performers in dizzying heights of 89 meters for the 50th anniversary of Gropiusstadt conquer the skies. As a stunt woman, she worked in more than 50 films. by Tom Tykwer, the Wachowski brothers, Paul Anderson and Wolfgang Becker. She also teaches choreographic craft in international workshop series.

Significant teachers
Kirstin Simpson, Leg Luukonen, Xavier Le Roy