Josefine is a performer, dancer and choreographer born in Göttingen, Germany with Turkish and German Polish roots. She started dancing in her early childhood with classical Ballet and throughout her journey of life gained experiences in different dance techniques such as Ballet, Modern Dance, Urban Dance and Contemporary Dance.She holds a B.A. in Anthropology and Sociology and studied and practiced theatre play at the Georg-August-University in Göttingen, Germany. After successfully completing her Bachelor of Arts she decided to commit her life to dance fully and studied Dance Pedagogy and Performance at Tanzzentrale Leipzig which she completed in 2020. Directly after she entered the three years professional education program for Contemporary Dance Studies at SOZO Visions in motion which she successfully completed in July 2023.
During her three years studies Josefine gained working experiences in performance projects with the following choreographers: Regina Van Berkel, Eduardo Torejo, Deborah Smith-Wicke, Kat Brown, Zoe Gysler and Niv Melamed. After her education she has worked in a physical theatre project with Mute Dance Company, Copenhagen (November-December 2023). Another project followed with Irene K Company in Eupen, Belgium in collaboration with the artist Wolfgang Nestler (March 2024).
She recently did an artistic residency in TADAH Artist Habitat in Antalya, Turkey researching on cultural identity and belonging (March-April 2024).
