Juan Dominguez

Juan Dominguez is an artist, maker, and organizer within the fields of choreography and performing arts, based in Berlin and Mexico City. He considers himself a conceptual clown, unrestrained narrator, and curator of pleasure. Since 1992, he has been producing his own work, exploring theatre as a medium and redefining the parameters of dance — body, time, space. Over the last 24 years he has engaged in projects that could be labeled as expanded choreographic practices or at the intersection between dance and live art. Over these years one major concern has been rethinking the political potential of theatre by constantly questioning theatrical conventions and Western expectations of spectatorship. The second constant concern has been time, both as a topic and raw matter to experiment with. His recent foray into ceramics marks a new dialogue with the visual arts. Throughout his career, Dominguez has participated in over 40 productions as a dancer, performer, or dramaturge. He regularly mentors and coaches students and professionals in choreography and theatre, having taught classes and workshops across Europe, China, Russia, and South America. Since 2001, he has lived and worked in Berlin, where he was a resident artist at Podewil/TanzWerkstatt in 2004 and 2005. In 2015 he had a researcher position at apass Brussels. From 2016 to 2022, he was an artist with Tanzfabrik Berlin and Buda Kortrijk as part of the European network apap — advancing performing arts project. Alongside his work as a performer, choreographer, and director, he is also engaged in curatorial activities since 2003.