Gabriel Galindez Cruz was born in 1977 in Cali, Colombia. He studied Dance at the Centre National de Danse Contemporaine d'Angers, France, and at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt, Germany. Gabriel has danced among others in pieces of Dominique Dupuy, Alvaro Restrepo, Carmen Werner, Dieter Heitkamp, Toula Limnaios, and Wilhelm Groener. He was awared in Jeunes Talents Cirque Europa 2008 with the contemporary circus company AIUAIO. Together with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Gabriel is performing the piece »4 Elemente – 4 Jahreszeiten" von Juan Kruz Diaz de Garaio Esnaola. Gabriel has signed several short pieces. His last creations »Marca«,»Solo« and »Duo« were presented in march 2008 at the Dock 11 Berlin and in november 2008 an the Insoliti Festival in Turin, Italy. Since 2005 he dances in differents projects and pieces by Sasha Waltz & Guests. He can be seen among others in »Gezeiten«, »Medea« and »Jagden und Formen (Zustand 2008)« by Sasha Waltz. As a dance teacher he has worked in Colombia (Berkana Danza and Danza Común), Mexico (Bruja danza), Italy (Espacio Lyria), Frankfurt (Tanzszene) and Berlin (Dock 11, Tanzfabrik and Marameo).
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