Urša Rupnik is B.Sc. in Culturology and B.A. in Dance and Choreography. Her dance educations also comes from several modern and contemporary dance workshops taken around the Europe and taught by many different teachers (eg Joe Alegado, Risa Steinberg, Corine Lanselle, Joan van der Mast etc.). As a guest she was dancing in Slovenian National Theatre Drama Ljubljana, she is performing in Magic Theatre Serpentes shows (Slovenia, Croatia, France, Germany etc.); she collaborates with other Slovenian artists (Jasna Knez, Maša Kagao Knez, Matjaž Farič) and performs regularly. Since 2008 she works as an assistant of American dancer, choreographer and pedagogue Joe Alegado, since 2010 she is also a member of his international dance company Jalegado Dance Company (Solo for Four, At the Brink etc.), based in Prague, Czech Republic. Besides she is a member of Studio of Free Dance Style in Ljubljana, where she teaches modern and contemporary dance classes, is artistic director of studio’s company and creates her dance projects.
Connections:
Studio za svobodni ples: http://www.svobodni-ples.si/
Jalegado Dance Company: http://joealegado.com/dancers.html
Upor: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=LXODh7lQBHQ
Češnja: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bThPCdVp25o
The Body in Play: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCNwW5vTDqg
Ekvilibrij VIII: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI3LExf60Ek
ImPulsTanz 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z0Qj5FOhZg