Arthur Stäldi,

born in Luzern, Switzerland he began his dance training in Luzern (Switzerland) and Rotterdam (Holland). Following his education, he worked for several state theatres in Switzerland and Germany and founded the dance group COAX in 1989 with dancer Rica Blunck in Hamburg. In the summer of 1994, he left COAX to become a co-founder of the collective LaborGras and has since been involved in numerous international projects with other artists and choreographers. Of these collaborations, the longest and most intimate one remains with choreographer David Hernandez. Since 1996 he has taught contemporary dance technique regularly in various institutions in Germany, including the Ernst Busch Schule and Stadttheater Kassel and workshops in Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Columbia, Croatia and others. In summer 2007 he was the coach and training director for the TanzMedienAkademie project at ‘pèlerinages KUNSTFEST WEIMAR’ in Weimar.