BIO
Choreographer, Filmmaker and Director of the dance company "DieTanzKompanie"
Having grown up in Burgundy, 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 (France Inter) and also in the music video & feature film industry.
He worked and lived in different countries (USA, France, UK, Germany) and has been working since 2010 as a free-lance filmmaker and choreographer mainly in Germany.
In 2010, he received the support of the German foundation EVZ and the Humboldt University Berlin to create the art video “Tanz mit der Dunkelheit” featuring i.a. the choreographer and dancer Elise Ribeiro Ralston with exhibition & premiere at the Freies Museum in Berlin.
In 2015, his art und documentary film „Menschen“ was selected in film festivals as well as contemporary art museums and shown in many cinemas (Berlin, Munich, Freiburg, Kassel, Ludwigsburg, Karlsruhe, Esslingen, etc.)
In 2016, he received the support of the Ministry for Science, Research and Art in Baden-Württemberg for his international dance project „Menschen tanzen“ with 10 dancers, 7 musicians, 12 nations on stage and toured through Festivals in Germany (ZKM Modern Art Museum Karlsruhe, Altes Schauspielhaus Theater Stuttgart, Linden-Museum Stuttgart, E-Werk Freiburg, Stuttgart JES Theater, Altes E-Werk Göppingen, etc.)
In 2019, he created for Anna Süheyla Harms (THE FAUST award as Germany Best Performer Dance) the choreography "Solo for two ears" selected at the 23rd International Solo-Dance-Theater Stuttgart, the Solo Dance Contest Gdansk in Poland and the Festival InciDanse in Switzerland.
In 2019, Darcy recieved a three years financial support ("Konzeption Förderung") from the city of Esslingen in order to start and develop his first dance company "DieTanzKompanie" (www.dietanzkompanie.de).
In 2020, Darcy´s inclusive and professional 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.
in 2021, Darcy created two dance pieces: "Innere Stimmen" (5 dancers, 3 musiciams) and "Renaissance" (10 dancers, 3 musicians ) already selected in several german festivals in 2021/22.
Selected Exhibitions & Events
2021
Dance performance "Renaissance" (Choreography Grégory Darcy, Dance: DieTanzKompanie dancers)
Festival "Stadt im Fluss - Atlantis", Württembergische Landesbühne (WLB Theater) Esslingen
Festival "FTTS@THEATERHAUS", Theaterhaus Stuttgart
Dance performance "Innere Stimmen" (Choreography Grégory Darcy, Dance: DieTanzKompanie dancers)
Open Air Festival "Ein kleine Abendmusik" Pop-Büro Region Stuttgart in front of the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart
Festival Made in Stuttgart, Theater Rampe Stuttgart
Solo Dance Performance "Solo für zwei Ohren" (Choreography Grégory Darcy, Solo dancer: Anna Süheyla Harms)
Festival "Bühne Frei" Landesmuseum Stuttgart
Festival "Shorties", FITZ! Theater Stuttgart
Choreographic sketchs and paintings exhibition, performance - Kulturkiosk Stuttgart
2020
Prize Winner "The Power of The Arts 2019" for Darcys dance companie "DieTanzKompanie". Award ceremony in F.A.Z. Atrium Berlin
2019
Solo Dance Performance "Solo für zwei Ohren" (Choreography Grégory Darcy, Solo dancer: Anna Süheyla Harms)
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
Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart (Germany) - Group Exhibition „Könnte aber doch“
2018
Dance Performance "Menschen tanzen":
Festival "Made in Stuttgart", Altes Schauspielhaus Stuttgart
Festival "Französische Wochen", Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Dance Projekt "Reversibel", Festival "Stadt im Fluß" Esslingen (Germany)
Dance Performance "Would You dance with Me?", Street Art Festival STRAKU Esslingen
Dance Performance "Tanz mit der Schönheit", Festival "Inklusion ohne Grenze" Waiblingen (Germany)
2017
Dance Performance "Menschen tanzen":
SWR TV Reportage, Landesschau Baden-Württemberg
Festival "Neuland - UNESCO International Day Against Racism 2017" - E-Werk, Freiburg (Germany)
Dance Performance "Tanz mit der Schönheit“:
Stuttgarter Zeitung, Multi-Media Reportage (Film, Interviews, Text, Photos)
Cultural Center Dieselstrasse, Esslingen (Germany)
Tanzworkshop „Tanz auf fremdem Terrain“ with special guests (musicians and dancers) from all over the world (India, Africa, Asia, Europa) - Ludwigsburg and Esslingen (Germany)
2016
Art Film „Menschen":
shown in 2015/2016 in many german cinemas (Berlin, Freiburg, Munich, Ludwigsburg, Kassel etc.)
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
Dance Performance "Menschen tanzen":
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
Art videos Menschen Video 1, Menschen Video 2, Menschen Video 3:
City Art Museum Städtische Galerie (Karlsruhe-Germany) - Group Exhibition „Frontex |Schutzbefohlene | Menschen" (with works from Franz Ackermann and Elfriede Jelinek)
Art Video „The Third Eye": Evangelische Kirche Kernen, Group Exhibition „himmelleicht-erdenschwer"
Dance workshop „Tanz auf fremdem Terrain": Modern Art Museum ZKM Karlsruhe, Group Exhibition "Die Globale"
2015
Art Film „Menschen":
Modern Art Museum ZKM, Karlsruhe (Kubus)
Glockenkelter Kernen, Film Premiere
Theaterhaus Stuttgart, Forum der Kulturen Stuttgart, Filmprojekt Presentation, Trailer + Podiumdiskussion
Performance & Art Film „Tanz mit der Dunkelheit": Berlin - Potsdam - Babelsberg, german peace organisation A.S.F.
2014
Performance & Art Film „Tanz mit der Dunkelheit": Glockenkelter Kernen, Live Perfomance Premiere
2010
Art Film „Tanz mit der Dunkelheit": 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)