BIO
Choreographer, director of "DieTanzKompanie", aerospace engineer
Having grown up in France, Gregory Darcy’s background is related to the following studies:
- Dança Expressiva, Yoga and Choreography with his mentor Elise Ribeiro Ralston in Berlin Tanzfabrik
- Aerospace, engineer diploma with final thesis at Houston - N.A.S.A. for manned spacefligths
- Film Analysis with teacher P. Berthomieu at University Paris VII
At the age of 14, he attended his first course in contemporary dance. Before and after his aerospace diploma, he has been working as a director assistant for radio fiction (Radio France), in the music video & feature film industry.
He worked and lived in different countries (USA, France, UK, Germany). Free-lance filmmaker and choreographer mainly in Germany since 2010.
2010, Art video “Tanz mit der Dunkelheit”, financed by the German foundation EVZ and the Humboldt University Berlin. Exhibition at the Freies Museum Berlin.
2015, Art und documentary film „Menschen“, selected in many film festivals as well as contemporary art museums (Berlin, Munich, Freiburg, Kassel, Ludwigsburg, Karlsruhe, Esslingen, etc.)
2016, Choreography International dance project „Menschen tanzen“ with 10 dancers, 7 musicians, 12 nations on stage. On tour at Festivals (ZKM Modern Art Museum Karlsruhe, Altes Schauspielhaus - Linden-Museum-JES Theater in Stuttgart, E-Werk in Freiburg, etc.). Financed by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry for Science, Research and Art.
2019, Choreography "Solo for two ears" selected in international festivals (International Solo-Dance-Theater Stuttgart Contest, Solo Dance Contest Gdansk in Poland, Festival InciDanse in Switzerland, etc.)
2019, Start of five years financial support from the city of Esslingen to develop a professional and inclusive dance company (www.dietanzkompanie.de).
2020, Darcy´s dance company is Prize Winner "The Power of The Arts 2019", one of the most endowed art german prize, with award ceremony in F.A.Z. Atrium Berlin.
2021/2022, Darcy created two dance pieces: "Innere Stimmen" (5 dancers, 3 musiciams) and "Renaissance" (10 dancers, 3 musicians), selected at the Shanghai International Experimental Theater Festival in China in 2022 and in several german festivals.
2022/2023, Choreography "Human Design", for an industrial Robot with artificial intelligence (AI) and professional dancers with and without disabilities. Selected in international festivals (inkl. at the Staatstheater Stuttgart)
2024, Darcy creates DieTanzKompanie-Junior with teenagers with disabilities developping their creativity with DieTanzKompanie professional dancers.
Premiere of "The Meaning of Life" with an AI Robot and DieTanzKompanie-Junior planned for the Esslingen Biennale Festival at the Württembergische Landesbühne (09/29, 6:30 p.m.)
Selected Exhibitions & Events
"Human Design" (Choreography)
2024
Festival About Pop, Main Stage in Wizemann Halle, Stuttgart.
Fair für Artificial Intelligence DigiSustain, Frankfurt am Main
Articles about DieTanzKompanie and “Human Design” in the magazine “Theater der Zeit (TDZ)” one of ]the most important media in the german theater industry.
2023
International Science and Theater Festival Heilbronn (Openning), Science Dome
Festival Made in Stuttgart, Staatstheater Stuttgart (Kammertheater)
CREATIVES NIGHT (organised by the Wirtschaftsförderung Stuttgart), Studio Amore mit Film, Interview about Human Design
"Innere Stimmen" (Choreography)
2023
Tagung Lechler Stiftung, Hospitalhof, Stuttgart
Inklusionskonferenz, Scala Ludwigsburg
Benefizgala, Württembergische Landesbühne Esslingen (WLB)
Festival STRAKU Leonberg Steinturnhalle
2022
Shanghai International Experimental Theater Festival, China International Theatre Institute
Festival Tanzwoche Dresden, Projekttheater Dresden
Deutschen Katholiken Tag, HMDK Stuttgart - Konzerthaus
Festival Tanz im Gasteig, Gasteig Salle X, Munich
Berlin Festival Neuköln tanzt 2022, Gemeinschaftshaus Gropiusstadt
BW Landesministerium Tagung, Liederhalle Stuttgart, Hegel-Saal
Documentary Film produced by SWR TV "DieTanzKompanie und der Traum von wir"
Film Premiere über DieTanzKompanie in Koki Esslingen und Passage Kino in Berlin Neukölln
2021
Open Air Festival "Ein kleine Abendmusik" Pop-Büro Region Stuttgart in front of Kunstmuseum Stuttgart
Festival Made in Stuttgart, Theater Rampe Stuttgart
Paintings exhibition and live-performance at Kulturkiosk Stuttgart
"Modern Love" dance short film
2022 International Dance Film Festival Brussels (opening film)
Tanzt mit mir! (Outdoors Performance)
2022
Kubi-s in Residenz award for Choreograf Darcy to develop an new inclusive performance in Stuttgart
Street Art Labyrinth Festival Stuttgart, Kulturkiosk Stuttgart
Street Art Festival STRAKU Esslingen
"Renaissance" (choreography)
2021
Festival "Stadt im Fluss", Württembergische Landesbühne (WLB Theater) Esslingen
Festival "FTTS@THEATERHAUS", Theaterhaus Stuttgart
"Solo für zwei Ohren" (choreography)
2021
Festival "Bühne Frei" Landesmuseum Stuttgart
Festival "Shorties", FITZ! Theater Stuttgart
2019
23rd International Solo-Dance-Theatre Festival Stuttgart 2019 (Germany)
International Solo Dance Context 2019 Gdansk Festival (Poland)
Dance Festival InciDanse Fribourg (Biennial) (Switzerland)
De Hallen Amsterdam - 5-year anniversary (Holland)
Art videos Menschen Video 1, Menschen Video 2, Menschen Video 3
2019 Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart , Group Exhibition „Könnte aber doch“
2016 City Art Museum Städtische Galerie (Karlsruhe-Germany) - Group Exhibition „Frontex |Schutzbefohlene | Menschen" (with works from Franz Ackermann and Elfriede Jelinek)
"Menschen tanzen" (choreography)
2018
Festival "Made in Stuttgart", Altes Schauspielhaus Stuttgart
Festival "Französische Wochen", Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Festival "Neuland - UNESCO International Day Against Racism 2017" - E-Werk, Freiburg (Germany)
2016
Modern Art Museum ZKM Karlsruhe, Group Exhibition "Die Globale"- Tag der offenen Tür
Festival „Made in Stuttgart", JES Theater Stuttgart
Ludwigsburg Intercultural Festival, Opening Show, Performance
"Tanz mit der Schönheit" (choreography)
2018 Festival "Inklusion ohne Grenze" Waiblingen (Germany)
2017 Stuttgarter Zeitung, Multi-Media Reportage (Film, Interviews, Text, Photos)
Premiere at the Cultural Center Dieselstrasse, Esslingen (Germany)
Art and documentary Film „Menschen"
2016
Modern Art Museum ZKM Karlsruhe, Group Exhibition "Die Globale" - Tag der offenen Tür.
32. Kasseler Dokfest Film Festival (Kassel).
Festival „Made in Stuttgart", JES Theater Stuttgart.
SWR Fernsehen (german TV channel), Interview and Film Trailer„Menschen".
Babylon Kino Berlin with film Music live von Echo Jazz winner Johanna Borchert.
2015
Modern Art Museum ZKM, Karlsruhe (Kubus)
Glockenkelter Kernen, Film Premiere
Theaterhaus Stuttgart, Forum der Kulturen Stuttgart, Filmprojekt Presentation + Podiumdiskussion
Art Video „The Third Eye"
2016 Evangelische Kirche Kernen, Group Exhibition „himmelleicht-erdenschwer"
Performance & Art Film „Tanz mit der Dunkelheit":
2015 Berlin - Potsdam - Babelsberg, german peace organisation A.S.F.
2014 Glockenkelter Kernen, Live Perfomance Premiere
Art Film „Tanz mit der Dunkelheit":
2010/2011 Premiere in Freies Museum Berlin (Exhibition Memo_Raising) with i.a. Chroreograph Elise Ribeiro Ralston. Further Exhibitions in Museum & Gallery in Berlin and Mexico City (Tintico Centro Historico Mexico, Greusslich Contemporary Gallery Berlin, Wiese Opole Kunstraum Berlin, Gallery F92 Berlin, Hanuman-Institut Berlin)
Award und Residences
2022 Kubi-s in Residenz Stuttgart
2020 Prize Winner "The Power of The Arts 2019" for Darcys dance company "DieTanzKompanie". Award ceremony in F.A.Z. Atrium Berlin