Jonathan Burrows (GB) / Matteo Fargion (I)

Jonathan Burrows was born in 1960 in the UK. He danced with the Royal Ballet for 13 years, rising to the rank of soloist, before leaving in 1991 to pursue his own choreography. After touring with his own company for some years he decided in 2001 to concentrate on one to one collaborations with other artists, who would share the conception, making, performing and administrating of the work. Amongst others with the theatre maker and performer Jan Ritsema, the dancer Chrysa Parkinson („Dogheart“ 2010). In 2008 he was Associate Director for Peter Handke's The Hour We Knew Nothing Of Each Other at the National Theatre, London. Burrows received an award from the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts In New York, in recognition for his ongoing contributions to contemporary dance in 2002. He is a visiting member of faculty at P.A.R.T.S, and is also Visiting Professor at Royal Holloway, University Of London, Hamburg University and the Free University Berlin. He holds an Honorary Doctorate from Royal Holloway University of London. In 2010 his book 'A Choreographer's Handbook' (2010) was published by Routledge Publishing.

Matteo Fargion was born in Milan in 1961. He studied composition with Kevin Volans at the University of Natal, South Africa, and later with Howard Skempton in London. 
Matteo writes music for theatre and performances including an oratorio „Das Kontingent“ (Schaubühne Berlin and TAT Frankfurt, 2000), a chamber opera „Le Bellezze d’Hortensia“ (Theaterhaus in Stuttgart 1998), as well as for many productions at the Residenz Theater Munich. In 2004 he wrote music for Thomas Ostermeier’s prize winning production of Jon Fosse's new play ‘The Girl on the Sofa’ (Edinburgh International Festival) and in 2005 he collaborated and performed in „Document 4“ by the Canadian choreographer Lynda Gaudreau. Matteo also runs composition workshops at P.A.R.T.S., the school of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker in Brussels. He has collaborated with Jonathan Burrows since 1988, some of their projects include "Both Sitting Duet", "The Quiet Dance" (2005), "Speaking Dance" (2006), "Cheap Lecture" (2009) and "The Cow Piece" (2009). "Both Sitting Duet" won a 2004 New York Dance and Performance 'Bessie' Award, and "Cheap Lecture" was chosen for the 2009 Het Theaterfestival in Belgium.