Eric Oberdorff

French, after studying dance at the Nice National Conservatoire (1st Prize in 1984) and at the International Dance School of Cannes Rosella Hightower, he joins then the Paris Opera School of Ballet. He dances successively with the Salzburg Landestheater Ballet, with the Monte-Carlo Ballets, with the Zürich Opera Ballet and then again with the Monte-Carlo Ballets. Touring around the world during those 16 years as a dancer, he dances mainly in pieces choreographed by J.Kylian, J.C.Maillot, G.Balanchine, W.Forsythe, L.Childs, J.Uotinen, J.Godani, K.Armitage, J.Neumeier, B.d’At, M.Barcellos, E.Frey, A.Bournonville, R.Petit, M.Fokine, L.Massine, P.Lacotte, S.Lifar, Tudor, B.Bienert, U.Scholtz, etc…

At the same time as dancing, he studies acting and theater directing, and goes on to practise martial arts which he had started before dancing.

In parallel to his dancing career, he creates his first pieces for young choreographers workshops. He is selected in 1997 for the 1st edition of the SiWiC, international workshop for young choreographers in Switzerland. His pieces are performed in different festivals: Berner Tanz Tage 1997, International Dance Festival of Cannes 1997, International Dance Festival of Biarritz “le Temps d’aimer” 2002.

In june 2001, his piece Impression lumières fugitives is awarded the 1st Prize at the International Choreographic Competition of Hanover (Germany) and he is named amongst the outstanding young choreographers of the year 2001 on the Ballett-Tanz Aktuell magazine.

At the autumn 2002, Eric founds the Compagnie Humaine.

In September 2003, he leaves the Monte-Carlo Ballets to dedicate himself to the development of the Compagnie Humaine and to his free-lance career as guest choreographer.

In May 2007, Eric is nominated for the Kurt Joos Prize.

He also takes part in other projects: choreographies for theater plays, teaching «Stage production» at the Nice Sophia-Antipolis University, documentaries, video & short movie works, master-class & workshop teaching and He is regularly asked to be amongst boards of examiners (CNSMD Lyon, CNR TPM, ESDC Rosella Hightower, French National Education, CNR Nice, etc...).

In January 2009, he is awarded by the Grant Committee of the Association Beaumarchais-SACD (French Society of Authors and Composers) for his creation Un autre rêve américain.

Eric is invited to create works by renowned international dance companies such as Ballet National de Marseille, Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève, Ballett Staatstheater Mainz, Ballett Theater Hagen, Tanzcompagnie Giessen, etc...

Cie Humaine's main projects
Self service (2002); Territoire zéro (2003) ; Impression lumières fugitives (2003) ; Les murs (2004) ; Où sont passées...? (2004) ; Sometimes (2005) ; 4.48 Psychose (2006) ; Enola's Children (2006) ; Sarajevo's Diary (2006) ; Absence (2008) ; Libre (2008) ; Un autre rêve américain (2009) ; Corps étranger (2009) ; Petrushka's Journey (documentary 2009) ; Breathing (2009)

guest choreographer
Ballet Junior CNSMD Lyon bord de fuite (2003) ; TanzCompagnie Giessen / Allemagne Prometheusspuren (2004) ; Cannes Jeune Ballet Où sont passées...? (2004) ; Ballett Staatstheater Mainz / Allemagne A Momentary Lapse of Being (2005) & Little Voices In My Head (2007) Cie La Saeta Barbe bleue (2007) ; Teatro all'Improvviso / Italie La casa dei divieti (2008) ; Ballett Theater Hagen / Allemagne Libre (2009) & Absence (2009) ; Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève Etre (2010) ; Cie B.A.L. Les Funambules (2010) ; Ballet national de Marseille Les vertiges de l'immobilité (2010)