Space Engineering

As the Artistic Director for the SpaceEngineering Dance Company,  Dr. Johan Stjernholm has created a body of choreographic work which has been internationally praised and awarded. Johan also teaches choreography and performance practice at the Royal Academy of Dance, London College of Fashion, Central Saint Martins, and Laban.

Johan has a PhD in Dance from the University of the Arts, MA European Dance Theatre Practice from Laban, and BA (Hons.) Dance Theatre from Laban. Prior to his arrival to the UK, Johan was training dance at Balettakademien in Sweden and in New Zealand.

Being an expert in Rudolf Laban's system of choreology, choreutics, and space harmony, Johan has for many years been collaborating with Dr. Valerie Preston-Dunlop in the development of contemporary and educational  applications of Laban's concepts.

Reiko Mori was born in Tokyo, Japan and later moved to Yokousuka city, Kanagawa Pref. She studied Classical ballet at the Miwako Tadano Ballet Studio, the Aikawa Ballet School, and was teaching Ballet at the Premiere Ballet Studio in Tokyo.

Since her arrival to London, Reiko has been dancing a wide variety of classical ballet characters in amateur companies, including Hungarian dance, Russian Dance (Swan Lake Act III), Pas de trios (Swan Lake Act I), White Swan (Swan Lake act II), Swanhilda, Player (Coppelia), Medora (Le Corsaire), Sylphide (La Sylphide), Pas de Quatre (Romantic Era), and Fairy (Sleeping Beauty).

Tara trained in Classical European Acting at Drama Centre (2009), Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design. She had her professional stage debut, at Upstairs at the Gatehouse (2010), and is currently shooting her first feature length film.

Zhujun Li is a Visual Artist specialised in Photography. While rooted in her Chinese heritage, Zhujun is currently studying Fine Art at Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design. Her work has been exhibited both in China (2007-2009) and in London, most recently in the form of her “Beyond Silence” (2010) exhibition at Central Saint Martins. Zhujun has an interest in exploring concepts of spirituality and wisdom in her work.

Emily trained at the Arts Educational School and The University of Surrey, Roehampton, (BA Hons Dance & Psychology).

Dance credits include The Snowman West End Cast, UK & Korean Tour, DVD (2010); The Merry Widow English National Opera: London Coliseum (2008). Choreography includes The Big Dance: London (2008), MKT RAW Milton Keynes Theatre (2009), Battersea Arts Centre: London (2009) and choreographer’s audition assistant The King and I (The Royal Albert Hall) 2009.

t a k i s studied costume and set design at the Romanian National University of Arts, Bucharest (‘98-‘02) and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (‘02-‘04). He is a PhD student at the London College of Fashion, researching new ways of seeing the contemporary male suit.

t a k i s has worked as assistant at the Greek National Opera, the Megaron-Athens Concert Hall, the Opera Festival of Rome and the Royal Opera House.

He is a guest lecturer/workshop leader at the Romanian National University of Arts in Bucharest, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (where he also leads the Theatre Design Summer Course), the Lyric Hammersmith / Lyric Young Company and the International Youth and Culture Centre Kiebitz in Duisburg, Germany.

Recognized as “the great talented young zitherist” and “the new generation Qin Zitherist” on the cover pages of Music Life and Music Weekly, Zhuo has already won many highly acclaimed music contests during her intense career.

Apart from her solo concerts in London, Taiwan, the Beijing Concert Hall, and the Tianhan Theatre of Changsha, Zhuo has been broadcasted on Chinese Central Television Music Channel and the International Channel.

Currently, Zhuo is doing her PhD at School of Oriental African Studies, University of London.

Daniel Katz was born in Baku, Azerbaijan (Former Soviet Union) and moved to San Francisco, CA at the age of four. Growing up in "the city" has influenced his photography much as well as his passion for capturing emotion onto film. He started photography at the age of 16 after coming back from a life changing 1 1/2 month excursion across Israel. His first camera was a Canon EOS 300 (Rebel 2000) which was then replaced by an EOS 1N-HS and later a Hasselblad 501c. He recently purchased a Leica M3 which has changed his view of photography.

Photography also got Daniel into film-making which led to a role as a cinematographers assistant on the film SWAT. Film-making in turn has influenced his views of photography as well and a lot of photographic choices he makes are based on film-making experiance. He currently resides in London and is in his final year of studying for an Honours BA in Film at the University of the Arts London College of Communication. He is currently directing a documentary film about Japanese Design and Artisan Craftsmanship.