Francesc Nello
FRANCESC NELLO DEAKIN
I'm a professional dancer and choreographer with years of experience working in German theatres as well as abroad.
My aim is to contribute to any project on the stage, be it musical, theatre, opera or dance production, that involves physical performance.
I'm eager to provide creative and meaningful work tailored to the specific requirements of your vision.
Let's work together!
PROFESSIONAL DANCER · COREOGRAPHER · WRITER
PROFESSIONAL DANCER · COREOGRAPHER · WRITER
I’m Francesc Nello Deakin — a professional dancer and coreographer with over a decade of training and experience.
I’m Francesc Nello Deakin — a professional dancer and coreographer with over a decade of training and experience.
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What makes great choreography? How do we achieve it? These questions concern me both as a dancer as well as a writer. Join me in exploring the vastly complex world of dance-making!
What makes great choreography? How do we achieve it? These questions concern me both as a dancer as well as a writer. Join me in exploring the vastly complex world of dance-making!
What makes great choreography? How do we achieve it? These questions concern me both as a dancer as well as a writer. Join me in exploring the vastly complex world of dance-making!
Francesc Nel·lo Deakin is a choreographer, dancer and writer focusing on stage productions of many kinds. He trained at institutions such as the Hamburg Ballet School and the Royal Ballet School of Antwerp.
As a professional, he has worked at IT Dansa Jove Companyia in Barcelona and at the Hessisches Staatsballett in Wiesbaden, performing work by choreographers such as Xie Xin, Jiří Kylián, Sharon Eyal, Ohad Naharin, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Edward Clug and many others.
As a freelancer, Francesc has worked on productions such as the Faust-winning "Voodoo Waltz", choreographed and directed by Imre and Marne van Opstal. He has also choreographed himself for the opera Hänsel und Gretel alongside Manon Andral at the Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar and collaborated on several choreographic films with Matthias Vaucher including Cry for Rest, Andante and Shade of a Day among others…
Dance Teacher
Freelance
2023 — Present
Workshop teacher for the 2024 Springback Assembly. Contemporary dance teacher at Tanz Atelier Laila Castro Méndez. Guest teacher at Danse Académie Vevey. Repertoire Workshops for the Hessisches Staatsballett.
Dance Teacher
Freelance
2023 — Present
Workshop teacher for the 2024 Springback Assembly. Contemporary dance teacher at Tanz Atelier Laila Castro Méndez. Guest teacher at Danse Académie Vevey. Repertoire Workshops for the Hessisches Staatsballett.
Dance Teacher
Freelance
2023 — Present
Workshop teacher for the 2024 Springback Assembly. Contemporary dance teacher at Tanz Atelier Laila Castro Méndez. Guest teacher at Danse Académie Vevey. Repertoire Workshops for the Hessisches Staatsballett.
Writer/Critic,
Freelance
2021 - Present
Author of “Brief Episodes of a Staatsballett” published in 2024 • Jury member for literary prize XXVIII Certamen Literari Alba Sant Jordi (2024) • Contributor to Springback Magazine (Initiated by Aerowaves dance platform) • 1st Prize XXVII Certamen Literari Alba Sant Jordi for El cant de Mirta (2023) • Essays in English on dance, choreography, and improvisation for YouTube on the channel “Dance improvisation series” (2021-2023) • Text for the choreography “Shade of a day” (2021)
Writer/Critic,
Freelance
2021 - Present
Author of “Brief Episodes of a Staatsballett” published in 2024 • Jury member for literary prize XXVIII Certamen Literari Alba Sant Jordi (2024) • Contributor to Springback Magazine (Initiated by Aerowaves dance platform) • 1st Prize XXVII Certamen Literari Alba Sant Jordi for El cant de Mirta (2023) • Essays in English on dance, choreography, and improvisation for YouTube on the channel “Dance improvisation series” (2021-2023) • Text for the choreography “Shade of a day” (2021)
Writer/Critic,
Freelance
2021 - Present
Author of “Brief Episodes of a Staatsballett” published in 2024 • Jury member for literary prize XXVIII Certamen Literari Alba Sant Jordi (2024) • Contributor to Springback Magazine (Initiated by Aerowaves dance platform) • 1st Prize XXVII Certamen Literari Alba Sant Jordi for El cant de Mirta (2023) • Essays in English on dance, choreography, and improvisation for YouTube on the channel “Dance improvisation series” (2021-2023) • Text for the choreography “Shade of a day” (2021)
Dancer
Freelance
2023 — Present
Dancer and choreographer in “Hänsel und Gretel” for Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar DNT • Dancer and actor in "Voodoo Waltz” by Imre & Marne van Opstal in collaboration with Schauspielhaus Bochum • Dancer in "Skin Hunger" by Johanna Nuutinen & Co • Guest performer with the Hessisches Staatsballett in Biarritz and Maastricht.
Dancer
Freelance
2023 — Present
Dancer and choreographer in “Hänsel und Gretel” for Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar DNT • Dancer and actor in "Voodoo Waltz” by Imre & Marne van Opstal in collaboration with Schauspielhaus Bochum • Dancer in "Skin Hunger" by Johanna Nuutinen & Co • Guest performer with the Hessisches Staatsballett in Biarritz and Maastricht.
Dancer
Freelance
2023 — Present
Dancer and choreographer in “Hänsel und Gretel” for Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar DNT • Dancer and actor in "Voodoo Waltz” by Imre & Marne van Opstal in collaboration with Schauspielhaus Bochum • Dancer in "Skin Hunger" by Johanna Nuutinen & Co • Guest performer with the Hessisches Staatsballett in Biarritz and Maastricht.
Choreographer,
Freelance
2019 - Present
Choreographer for Opera Production Hänsel und Gretel for Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar DNT • Collaborations with Matthias Vaucher: Serenade (2024), Cry for Rest (2023), Andante (2023), In broad daylight (2023), Drunken Schrank (2023), Table Manners (2022), Shade of a Day (2021) • Second Glance (2019) - Dance film by Andrea Martín & Francesc Nel·lo, shot by Antoine Sonnery, directed by Iván Linares • The Trial (2019)
Choreographer,
Freelance
2019 - Present
Choreographer for Opera Production Hänsel und Gretel for Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar DNT • Collaborations with Matthias Vaucher: Serenade (2024), Cry for Rest (2023), Andante (2023), In broad daylight (2023), Drunken Schrank (2023), Table Manners (2022), Shade of a Day (2021) • Second Glance (2019) - Dance film by Andrea Martín & Francesc Nel·lo, shot by Antoine Sonnery, directed by Iván Linares • The Trial (2019)
Choreographer,
Freelance
2019 - Present
Choreographer for Opera Production Hänsel und Gretel for Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar DNT • Collaborations with Matthias Vaucher: Serenade (2024), Cry for Rest (2023), Andante (2023), In broad daylight (2023), Drunken Schrank (2023), Table Manners (2022), Shade of a Day (2021) • Second Glance (2019) - Dance film by Andrea Martín & Francesc Nel·lo, shot by Antoine Sonnery, directed by Iván Linares • The Trial (2019)
Delve into the world of dance and choreography with me through my reviews, analyses and articles.
A case for purely live performances
Should we keep our performances media free?
dance
5/1/24
11 3 8 7 REVIEW
A review of Trevoga's "11 3 8 7" for Springback Magazine.
dance
5/23/24
A Solo in the Spotlights review
Review of Vittorio Pagani's "A solo in the spotlights" for Springback Magazine
dance
5/18/24
Sisterhood Practice review
Review of The Sculptresses' "Sisterhood Practice" for Springback Magazine
dance
4/25/24
To be possesed review
A review of Chara Kotsali's "To be possessed" for Springback Magazine
dance
4/2/24
Workpiece review
A review of Anna-Marija Adomaityte & Gautier Teuscher's "Workpiece" for Springback Magazine
dance
3/5/24
On the dilution of dance
A summary of my experience at the 2024 Springforward Festival
dance
2/20/24
Brief episodes of a Staatsballett
by Francesc Nello
writting
1/18/24
A case for purely live performances
Should we keep our performances media free?
dance
5/1/24
11 3 8 7 REVIEW
A review of Trevoga's "11 3 8 7" for Springback Magazine.
dance
5/23/24
A Solo in the Spotlights review
Review of Vittorio Pagani's "A solo in the spotlights" for Springback Magazine
dance
5/18/24
Sisterhood Practice review
Review of The Sculptresses' "Sisterhood Practice" for Springback Magazine
dance
4/25/24
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A case for purely live performances
Should we keep our performances media free?
dance
5/1/24
11 3 8 7 REVIEW
A review of Trevoga's "11 3 8 7" for Springback Magazine.
dance
5/23/24
A Solo in the Spotlights review
Review of Vittorio Pagani's "A solo in the spotlights" for Springback Magazine
dance
5/18/24
Sisterhood Practice review
Review of The Sculptresses' "Sisterhood Practice" for Springback Magazine
dance
4/25/24
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Postgraduate Degree/Theaterklasse: Ballet
Hamburg Balletschule des Hamburg Ballett,
2015 — 2017
Postgraduate Degree/Theaterklasse: Ballet
Hamburg Balletschule des Hamburg Ballett,
2015 — 2017
Postgraduate Degree/Theaterklasse: Ballet
Hamburg Balletschule des Hamburg Ballett,
2015 — 2017
Ballet and Contemporary Dance
Conservatori Professional De Dansa (Barcelona)
2009 — 2011
Ballet and Contemporary Dance
Conservatori Professional De Dansa (Barcelona)
2009 — 2011
Ballet and Contemporary Dance
Conservatori Professional De Dansa (Barcelona)
2009 — 2011
Associate of Arts: Ballet and Contemporary Dance
Koninklijke Balletschool Van Antwerpen,
2011 — 2015
Associate of Arts: Ballet and Contemporary Dance
Koninklijke Balletschool Van Antwerpen,
2011 — 2015
Associate of Arts: Ballet and Contemporary Dance
Koninklijke Balletschool Van Antwerpen,
2011 — 2015
Languages
English
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Catalan
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Spanish
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Dutch
Advanced (C1)
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German
Upper Intermediate (B2)
German
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German
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French
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French
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French
Elementary (A2)
I choreograph for the stage, be it opera, theatre, musicals or dance productions.
Contact me to bring your vision to life!
I choreograph for the stage, be it opera, theatre, musicals or dance productions.
Contact me to bring your vision to life!
I choreograph for the stage, be it opera, theatre, musicals or dance productions.
Contact me to bring your vision to life!
Located in Germany.
Available worldwide.
Located in Germany.
Available worldwide.
Located in Germany.
Available worldwide.