Management Team
Mu-Yi Chen
Artistic Direction & Choreography
Norbert Kegel
Projektleitung, Produktion & Bühnenkonzept
Supporting the management
Mira Schmidt
Coordination Assistant | Dancer
Birgit Rößler
Costumes & Masks
Janne Schneider | Daniel Rentzsch
Technical management, media technology & projections
Raphael Meinel
Physiotherapy & Dancer Support
Professional Dancers
International cast
For Saxony meets Taiwan 3.0 – Tradinovation, artists from Germany, Great Britain, Italy, and Ukraine are coming together. This international lineup reflects the project's core idea: cultural encounter, artistic exchange, and the unifying power of the performing arts between Europe and Taiwan. Together with MuNo-Productions and MuNo Taiwan, they are creating a production that transcends borders and connects people through art.
Clara Ngo
United Kingdom
Clara Ngo is a young British dancer of Vietnamese descent. She trained at the prestigious Central School of Ballet in London, as well as in the postgraduate program of Northern Ballet and at the Acosta Advanced Training Hub. Her engagements include performances with the Royal Ballet in London, the British Festival Ballet tour in France and Luxembourg, and productions with the Delattre Dance Company in Germany. Her repertoire ranges from classical ballet and neoclassical works to contemporary dance.
Valeriia Plakhina
Ukraine
The Ukrainian dancer received her training at the Kyiv State Ballet College and subsequently studied at the Palucca University of Dance in Dresden. Even at a young age, she won numerous international competitions in Poland, Italy, and Ukraine. Her artistic repertoire encompasses classical ballet, contemporary dance, improvisation, pas de deux, and modern works. She gained international stage experience, including a European tour with the International Festival Ballet in "Swan Lake."
Leon Damm
Germany
Leon Damm is a professional dancer from Dresden and a graduate of the renowned Palucca University of Dance Dresden. After graduating, he was engaged as a soloist at the Pforzheim City Theatre. Further artistic engagements have taken him to venues including the Semperoper Dresden, the Hellerau Festival Theatre, and the Eduard von Winterstein Theatre in Annaberg-Buchholz. His repertoire combines classical and contemporary dance with opera and theatre productions. With his versatility and stage presence, he enriches the international ensemble of "Saxony meets Taiwan 3.0 – Tradinovation".
Philip Cosso
Italy
The Turin-born dancer worked with Dantzaz Kompania in San Sebastián, Spain, one of Spain's internationally renowned contemporary dance companies. Previously, he was a member of the Agora Junior Company and participated in numerous productions by prominent European choreographers. His training included the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Scholarship Program. Filippo combines technical precision, a commanding stage presence, and a powerful contemporary movement vocabulary.
Matilde Colombo
Schweiz
Matilde Colombo is a professional ballet dancer from Switzerland. After completing her training at the Accademia Teatro alla Scalain Milan and the Rosella Hightower Dance Schoolin Cannes, she performed with renowned companies including the NRW Junior Ballet Dortmund, Ballet Dortmund, and the Thuringian State Ballet Altenburg-Gera. Her repertoire spans classical masterpieces such as Swan Lake, La Bayadère, and The Sleeping Beauty, as well as contemporary works by internationally acclaimed choreographers.
Young Dancers
MuNo-DanceStudio Ensemble (Germany)
In addition to the international professional dancers, eleven selected dancers from the MuNo-DanceStudio Radebeul are participating in Saxony meets Taiwan 3.0 – Tradinovation.
Many of them have been receiving training from Mu-Yi Chen and Norbert Kegel in ballet, hip-hop, show dance, and stage presence for several years, some for over seven years. Through numerous performances, projects, and productions, they have already gained extensive stage experience.
They were selected from over 250 dancers at the MuNo DanceStudio for this international production. Together with professional artists from Germany, Great Britain, Italy, and Ukraine, they form a unique ensemble of emerging and professional dancers, representing the successful combination of talent development, cultural exchange, and international collaboration.
Dongmen Elementary School Dance Class (Taiwan)
A special component of Saxony meets Taiwan 3.0 – Tradinovation is the participation of the dance class of the Dongmen Elementary School from Taipei, Taiwan.
Dongmen Elementary School is a state school with a renowned dance program where talented children receive targeted support from a young age. Alongside their academic studies, students participate in daily dance training and receive comprehensive instruction in various dance styles, as well as in stage presence and artistic expression.
Their participation creates a unique cultural exchange between young dancers from Taiwan and Saxony. Together with international professional dancers and the MuNo-DanceStudio Ensemble, they represent the next generation of artists and embody the educational and exchange ideals of Saxony meets Taiwan in a special way.
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