MARIJKE ELIASBERG - native of the Netherlands and Co-Artistic Director of The Next Stage Project (TNSP), has been dancing, teaching and choreographing for the past 10 years in New York City and the Netherlands.

As a dancer, she has had the opportunity to work with Jana Hicks, Kevin Wynn, Max Stone, SunHwa Chung, Jenni Hong, Guido Tuveri, among others as well as many choreographers in The Netherlands.

As a teacher, Marijke has taught in NY at Dance Space Center, Steps on Broadway, Ballet Arts and Dance Forum. In the Netherlands she has taught and choreographed for the Amsterdam Theaterschool, Rotterdam Dance Academy, 5 O'clock Class, Dance Company Dimovi, Studio K'Dans, Amsterdam Dance Centre, Holland Dance Festival, Henny Jurriens Foundation, and as well in Belgium (Brugge) and France (Vannes).

Her choreography has been shown in the Netherlands (Amsterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Rotterdam), France (Vannes), Germany (Hannover), New Jersey, Michigan, New Hampshire, Hawaii (Maui), and India (Pune).
In New York City her works have been showcased at City Center Studios, the Evolving Arts Theater, Dance Forum, Steps on Broadway, CRS (Center for Remembering and Sharing), University Settlement, Ailey Citigroup Theater, and the Cunningham Studios among others.

In New York, Marijke produced and directed REDSHOES, a monthly dance showcase featuring prominent dance artists at One Arm Red in DUMBO Brooklyn and has been assistant to choreographers: Kevin Wynn, Gabrielle Roth and Johannes Wieland.

In 2002 she founded The Next Stage Project (TNSP) - a dance collective creating performance opportunities and experiences to help dancers further their careers and realize their dreams. By forming partnerships between artists from around the globe, TNSP aims to push artists to their next level and to challenge and encourage creative artistic growth through dance, choreography, performance, education and exchange programs. Currently with TNSP she travels around the world, collaborating with Jana Hicks, teaching performance workshops and creating performance projects.

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UPCOMING PROJECTS:

*** November 13 & 14: Marijke will teach at The Holland Dance Festival 2009 in The Hague (Netherlands).

*** Oktober- December 2009 - Marijke is commissioned to set a new work at The Theaterschool of Amsterdam.

*** Marijke will teaching a choroegraphy workshop in The Hague Dec 11-13, 2009

RECENT PROJECTS:

*** Marijke is a new resident Artist at CRS - Dharma Road Productions in New York City since March 2008.

*** Marijke presented her new work: THE WEATHER REPORT at CRS/Dharma Road productions in New York City on Jan 9-11, 2009.

*** TNSP Choreography Workshop took place Feb 11-March 7.

*** Marijke traveled with choreographer Johannes Wieland to Swarthmore College to stage manage the performance: newyou, Feb 26 & 27.

*** Teaching at The Amsterdam Theaterschool March 16 & 23.

*** TNSP performed The Weather Report (excerpts) on Sunday March 29 @7pm at :pushing progress Artist Showcase.

*** TNSP performed Marijke's newest piece: COUNTDOWN at CRS in NYC, May 1-3.

*** TNSP performed Marijke's piece Don't Touch/Alleen Kijken at The Ready or Not Showcase in Brooklyn, April 29.

*** Dancing and teaching in New York City!
Marijke was in NYC from March 24th - June 1st.

*** Marijke performed in Jana's piece Dissonance on May 29 & 30 at Dance New Amsterdam in NYC.

*** June 2-14 - Marijke taught classes and workshop in Amsterdam & The Hague, the Netherlands

*** June 15 - Marijke started her own classes at Dance New Amsterdam for the whole summer: Mon, Wed & Friday at noon.

*** June 26 & 28 - Marijke presented a new work in GENEPOOL at Dance New Amsterdam in NYC

*** Aug 15, Marijke & Jana perofrmed a new duet: YOU & ME at CRS in NYC.

*** Marijke traveled with choreographer Johannes Wieland to Lithuania to stage manage the performance: newyou, Oktober 3.

*** October 5-29: TNSP European tour, classes and workshops in Amsterdam, The Hague (Netherlands) and Oslo (Norway)

Performance at CRS in NYC:
Jan 9th-11th, 2009
Friday, Saturday & Sunday @ 7:30pm

The Weather Report
A Story of Accomplished Undersized but even so Grand Liberty

Concept: Marijke Eliasberg
Choreography: Marijke Eliasberg in collaboration with the dancers

Dancers: Marijke Eliasberg, Jana Hicks, Paige Constable, Barbara Russo, Akiko Tomikawa, Emma Hoette, Bobbie Marchand