reta Gauhe
Choreographer, Dancer, Producer, Researcher
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TEACHING Experience
I have extensive experience teaching across higher education, professional training environments and community contexts.
I taught the Actor’s Body module at Coventry University (Performing Arts and Media, 2023–2024) and delivered sessions for MA Performance students at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance (Creative Practice and Choreography, 2025). I also regularly teach professional morning classes for dancers at institutions including Trinity Laban (2025–2026), The Place (London Contemporary Dance School) and Independent Dance. Earlier in my career, I lectured at Fachhochschule Kiel, Germany (2015). Alongside my academic teaching, I have contributed to a wide range of community dance projects in the UK and Germany, working with children, disabled participants and older adults.
I hold an enhanced DBS check, a chaperone licence, and have completed safeguarding training.
Schools, Higher Educations and Companies I have previously worked for:
St.Anna Gymnasium, Germany
Arianna Wills Dance
James Dixon primary School
Dramarama Dance School
Trinity Laban Conservatoire for Music and Dance
Community Projects
In 2023, I had the privilege of joining a community project led by choreographer Ania Straczynska at the Crystal Palace library hub. In this endeavor, we collaborated with individuals from the local communities to create a dance film that explored their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants engaged in regular classes where they learned a concise choreography, which they later performed in front of a camera. Additionally, their personal stories were captured in advance, forming an integral part of the film's sound score. The participants consistently expressed how profoundly isolated they felt during the lockdown period. Reuniting with others in a shared space after such a lengthy period of solitude was an immensely rewarding and cherished experience for them. Being a part of this project was truly an honor, as it provided a platform for individuals to come together and share their unique pandemic experiences, ultimately discovering commonalities that bound them together in a powerful way.
In the Field, Community Project
In August 2023 I lead a community dance project together with the performing arts group WAA and artist Deborah Di Meglio in Kiel, Germany.
During 5 days we collaborated on creating a performance inside Deborah's own art exhibition space. Deborah welcomed me into their creative process to incorporate my expertise as a choreographer and dancer. Our joint objective was to craft an engaging, interactive performance that would actively involve the audience. Throughout our rehearsals, I contributed various movement tasks, drawing upon concepts and practices from my PhD research and previous artistic endeavors. Together, we embarked on an exploration of diverse methods for conveying touch, both across distances and through imaginative means. Our collaborative efforts sought to establish a conceptual "field" devoid of physical objects, symbolising the notions of community and connectivity. To achieve this, we integrated sound, movement, and visual art, thereby constructing a shared space that fostered a sense of collective identity and unity among participants.
Credits:
Concept and Choreography: Deborah Di Meglio and Greta Gauhe
In collaboration with Kiel CREARtiv and the Womens Art Action (WAA) Group
Performer:
Deborah Di Meglio, Greta Gauhe, Evi Havertz, Anna Lubinus, Meike Nagel van Goaven, Tuire Spielvogel, Kati Luzie Stüdemann,
"Das Feld ist nicht immer, nicht überall und es ist unsichtbar."
Zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt, an einem bestimmten Ort kann es sich aber für alle öffnen.
Dieses Happening wird dich auf eine Reise in das Feld einladen. Wir werden entdecken, was wir benötigen, um das Feld zu kreieren und zu betreten.
“They gathered with the intention of using loves energy to move the Mountain.”
