Uppercut Dance Theater
Uppercut Dance Theater is a diverse and international dance company. The company offers a fresh fusion of different dance styles, which is illustrated by the individual dancers’ different backgrounds in capoeira, break dance, acrobatics and contemporary dance.
Uppercut Dance Theater’s ensemble are chosen for their distinctive individual style and character. It is important for the company to consist of performers and dancers with very different individual qualities, giving the company a diverse movement language.
The artistic leadership behind Uppercut Dance Theater consists of Stephanie Thomasen and Mark Philip. With performances such as Differences, 360°, CRASH, PANIC DAY, and the trilogy WHAT WAS MUST DIE featuring SAMBA, LIMBO and KALINKA, they have developed the company towards the more mature audience alongside the traditional and important repertoire for children and young people.
The works of recent years have resulted in several prestigious awards, nominations, grants, as well as a host of positive reviews from enthusiastic journalists. Amongst other, SAMBA was nominated and won the award of Best Dance Performance of the Year at the Danish Reumert Awards in 2020, and LIMBO received a nomination for Best Dance Performance of the Year in 2021. Stephanie Thomasen and Mark Philip have been honored with personal nominations for their contributions, and awarded honors from the Ballet Master Albert Gaubier’s Foundation, the Neel Resling Halpern’s Foundation, and the Danish Arts Foundation.
Stephanie Thomasen is an award-winning choreographer and the woman at the forefront of Uppercut Dance Theater. She has been the artistic director of Uppercut Dance Theater since 2016, and a dancer and choreographer in the company since 2009. Her aesthetic language is often dark and powerful with comic elements, that adds a unique character to her pieces. Stephanie Thomasen has traveled the world with her works, most recently in France, Germany and Brazil.
Mark Philip is an award-winning dancer and co-director of Uppercut Dance Theater, alongside Stephanie Thomasen. He has been a dancer in the company since 2003, and in 2016 he started as artistic director. Mark Philip’s background in capoeira and break dance laid the foundation of what has since come to be known as Uppercut Dance Theater’s unique, contemporary expression. He is an honored dancer and has taken audiences by storm all over the world.
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