About

Education

After studying Theatre Dance at the modern dance department of Rotterdamse Dans Akademie (today CoDarts) and Dance Education at Scapino Dansakademie, Theaterschool Amsterdam, I have been performer in several dance and dance theatre productions in the Netherlands and Germany.

Work

For almost two decades I have collaborated with mind the gap–Tanztheater as performer, rehearsal director, and dance teacher. A significant part of my work for mind the gap, and later as director of Youth Dance Academy in Middlesbrough, UK, involved working with children and young people, or vulnerable adults within the company’s dance in education programme.

I have been working with dancers of various dance companies, teaching contemporary dance training at: Oper der Stadt Bonn, (artistic director Pavel Mikuláštik; Johann Kresnik); Theater Bremen, (Urs Diedrich); Theater Giessen (Tarek Assam); Theater Bielefeld (Gregor Zöllig) (Simone Sandroni); Theater Freiburg /Heidelberg(Irina Pauls); Tanzkompanie der Oper Graz, Austria, (Darrel Toulon); Landestheater Linz, Austria, (Jochen Ulrich); Tanzcompany nordwest, Oldenburg (Jan Pusch) and others.

Further Studies

Franklin Method®
Following my interest in healthy movement practice I engaged in a training program of the Franklin Method, graduating as Franklin Method Educator (Bewegungspädagogin der Franklin Methode) in 2012.
Studying the Franklin Method I gained knowledge, as well as experiential insides into the body’s anatomy through a sophisticated use of imagery, and at the same time a wealth of tools to optimise my own teaching practice. It positively effected my body’s alignment and dance performance and encouraged me to engage into further scientific explorations.
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MSc Dance Science
I joined the healthy dancer program at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London and graduated as Master of Science in Dance Science with Merit in 2013. During this time I had the opportunity to reflect on my practice-based knowledge gained as dancer, dance teacher and rehearsal director within an interdisciplinary scientific perspective. This effectively inspired and informed my own teaching practice.
My master thesis was An Investigation of Bodily consciousness and repetition in contemporary dance training across three West European countries.
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Recent Work

Since several years I regularly teach for dance company Giessen

I currently have a lectureship at University for Music and Performing Arts (Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst), Stuttgart, leading the modules experiential anatomy/Franklin Method and contemporary dance of the department EMP (elementary music pedagogy).
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I am involved in teaching at the advanced training programme dance pedagogy (Weiterbildung Tanzpädagogik) at Medau Schule, Coburg.
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Since 2015 I am leading seminars designed to support personal and professional development at Lohmarer Institut für Weiterbildung and others.
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I am regularly teaching workshops and seminars of the Franklin Method and recently developed in collaboration with peers a workshop format that aims to explore different somatic and movement approaches.

You can find me on LinkedIn.

Publications

Brosig, B., Fromme, S., Heß, A., Büttner, D., Assam, T., Zimmer, K.-P. (2013). Körper-Kunst in der Kinderklinik – ein interdisziplinäres Projekt zwischen Pädiatrie, Tanztheater und Psychosomatik.Zeitschrift für Gruppendynamik und Organisationsberatung, 2, 209-219.

Karb, J. L., Fromme, S., Assam, T., Brosig, B. (2017). „Wenn Symptome tanzen lernen“ Szenen aus dem Tanzprojekt „Körperkunst“ der Gießener Familienpsychosomatik. Zeitschrift für Musik-, Tanz- & Kunsttherapie,1,69–77.

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Susanne Fromme

von-Sandt Strasse 7

53225 Bonn

Tel.: +49 (0)228 40399502

Mob.: +49 (0)179 7642807

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Coming up next !

Contemporary Classes in Bonn

February marked the beginning of my new contemporary dance course at the Brotfabrik in Bonn. This course consists of four sessions running from February to May, Saturdays 14:30 to 16:30.

Grounded in the principles of Release Technique and my experience with Axis Syllabus, we will explore captivating movement, engage in partner work, and work on dynamic sequences. These activities will enhance your understanding of movement anatomy and ignite your creativity. Join us anytime for a journey of self-discovery through movement!

You can book your place directly with Bildungswerk Brotfabrik.

Franklin-Method - Weekend Workshop

My dear colleague Kai Guzowski at KarmaConcepts has invited me to their beautiful studio in Münster on May 24th and 25th. I will offer a Franklin Method weekend workshop for all those who wish to rediscover their personal movement potential and experience familiar movements in yoga and/or daily life with greater ease and balanced stability.

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Professional Development!

If you are looking for a body-centred approach to improve your standing in your daily work life, you might want to consider taking advantage of this year's professional development offers.

This year, we are focusing on yourself and your connection to the present moment, experiencing yourself grounded in your physical presence. Grounding our explorations in Franklink-Method, the sessions offer an opportunity to do something positive for yourself while gaining fascinating insights about the body and movement.

Experience five days in beautiful locations, exploring how becoming more aware of yourself and your environment can help you feel calm and relaxed. The upcoming sessions will emphasise well-being in movement.

You can learn more about professional development here.

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