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​Julia is a choreographer, dancer and Feldenkrais practitioner based in Stockholm. She is a graduate of the Matte Asher School of Performing Arts (Kibbutz Ga´aton, Israel), Maslool professional Dance program (Tel Aviv Israel), graduate of a Master in Directing from Stockholm university of Arts (SKH,Stockholm) as well as a Certified Feldenkrais practitioner since 2022.
Julia has been living and working in Israel, Germany and Sweden as a dancer and choreographer and has for the passed years been doing her own productions, commissioned work and international collaborations at stages like: Riksteatern, Dramaten, Theater Basel, Zebra Dans, Scenkonst Sörmland, Oriontetearn, Strindbergs Intima Teater among others.
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She is interested in the gap between concrete and abstract- between ”daily” and gestural movements and dance. As she moves she relates to the space around her as a place already inhabited by stories, textures, tensions and notions. Questions about Bordering, liminality and fluidity are reoccurring themes in her choreographic work.
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With a background in dance and an education in directing she’s interested in interdisciplinary stage art with the body as a start point and she often works in the borderland or melt point between different medias and expressions.
She is interested in the Thinking body and movements take and perception of reality. Of the connection between body and language, between the subconscious and dance and of emotions progression and dramaturgy in state of stillness. She's thinking of dance as a mean to can get in touch with different points of time in history, in herself and in others.
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Julia is interested in big emotions and contrast and her work moves between the subtle and the explosive and often deals with questions around identity and vulnerability through a tragicomical, suggestive and poetic language.
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EDUCATION: ​
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2006 Academy of Ballet. ( Stockholm, Sweden)
2009 Matte Asher School of Performing Arts (Kibbutz Ga´aton, Israel)
2011 Maslool, (Tel Aviv, Israel)
International and Israeli repertoire: Sharon Eyal, Mats Ek, Ohan Naharin, Inbal Pinto, Barak Marsall, Jiri Kiljan, Anjelan Preljocaj, Yasmeen Godder, Itzik Galili.
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Original creations for the Maslool by: Roy Assaf, Micheal Gethman, May Zarhi,
Yossi Berg and Oded Graf.
2018 Master degree in Directing and Dramaturgy, SKH Stockholm University of Art
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2022 Feldenkrais, (Brussels, Belgium)
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DANCER:
(selected work)
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2008 TERROR, Dana Yahalomi (Tel aviv, Israel)
2009 - 2010 MATAN PROJECT, artistic director Hillel Kogan.
Project run by Batsheva ensemble and Matan Organisation (Tel Aviv, Israel)
2012 SPIKE STORY, Irad Mazliah (Tel Aviv, Israel)
2013 - 2015 GILRS, Part of original cast and creation and Member of Roy Assaf dance company (Tel Aviv, Israel)
2013 MORPHOFILIA AND ANDROPHOBIA , Rotem Tashach (Tel Aviv, Israel)
2013 GUIDED TOUR, Maya Brinner (Tel Aviv, Israel)
2016 LOVE STORIES, Mari Carrasco (Stockholm, Sverige)
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Dancer in own productions:
I Anden, Short interruptions before we continue, HarmoniAgnst, RetzoutBand.
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CHOREOGRAPHER:
(selected work)
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2025
HJÄRTAT I HANDEN
Choreography: Julia Kraus & Elin Hedin
Riksteater Skåne production and Helsingborg Stad.
Tour at: Lunds konsthall, Kristianstad konsthall, Ystad Konstmuseum, Ravinen konsthall, Dunkers kulturhus,
Sjöbo konsthall, Landskrona Teater, Habo Gård, Kävlinge gård.
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2024
KÄRLEK PÅ SVENSKA
Director: Nadja Weiss
Dramaten, Stockholm
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LOST ACTION
Bastionen, Malmö
Dansmässan
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2023
EIN KAFKA PROJECT
Idé and director: Saar Magal
Choreography: Saar Magal in collaboration with Julia Kraus and the ensemble
Theater Basel, Basel
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HJÄRTAT I HANDEN
Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg
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ACT AS IF
Scenkonst Sörmland (tour)
Årsta Folkets Hus, Stockholm
Dieselverkstaden, Stockholm
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2022
ZOOMLAND
Scenkonst Sörmland, Eskilstuna
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2021
I ANDEN
Idé and directing: Mira Eklund and Julia Kraus
Strindbergs Intima Teater, Stockholm
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HILBERTS HOTEL
Director, composer: Mira Eklund
Orionteatern, Inkonst, Atalante, Stockholm , Malmö, Göteborg
2020
HIGH WITH YOU
Musicvideo Ludvig Andersson, Stockholm
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OTYPER
Director: Isak Hjemskog
Riksteatern, Stockholm
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VA E' GREJEN?
Zebra Dans, Stockholm
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2019
HARMONIAGNST
Creation for year 2 at Academy of Ballet, Stockholm
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SHORT INTERRUPTIONS BEFORE WE CONTINUE
Årsta Folkets Hus, Stockholm
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HARMONIAGNST (duo version Julia Kraus and Åsa Lundvik Gustafson)
Terrier
Skeppsholmstudio, Stockholm
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WERTE
Director, Manuel Moser
Moser/C.T company // Comedia Theater, Köln
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2018
L´HISTOIRE DU SOLDAT
Conducter: Sofia Winiarski
Royal Music Academy, Stockholm
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BORTFALL
Final production at SKH; Stockholm university of Art, Stockholm
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2017
SABELLES RÖDA KLÄNNING
Director: Anders Alnemark
Teater Fredag
THIS IS NOT
School production at SKH, in collaboration 3d year BA stundens in Circus at DOCH, school of dance and circus
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AUDIOVISUAL INSTALLATION
Concept: Julia Kraus and Mira Eklund
Reaktorhallen, Stockholm
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FROM A TO B
Assitej Sweden & Comdeia Theater Köln, Köln
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רצועותBAND
Machol Shalem Dance competition for independent choreographers
Jerusalem theater, Jerusalem
Tmuna theater, Tel Aviv
Orionteatern, Stockholm (guest performance)
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REHEARSAL DIRECTOR // DRAMATURG // CHOREOGRAPHER ASSISTANT:
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​2024 EIN KAFKA PROJECT
Concept & director: Saar Magal
Theater Basel
(choreographic co-creator, rehearsal director, dance dramaturgical collaboration)
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2023 10 ODD EMOTIONS
Concept & director: Saar Magal
Schauspiel Frankfurt & Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company
(Dance dramaturgical collaboration)
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2022 LOVE ME MORE
Concept & Director: Saar Magal
Schauspiel Köln
(Rehearsal director)
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2021 DARK MINDS
Choreographer: Mari Carrasco Director: Isabel Cruz Liljegren
Riksteatern, Stockholm (choreographer assistant)
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​2016 READY READY
by Mari Carrasco
Dansens Hus, Stockholm (choreographer assistant)
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​​​​​​​​TEACHING:
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Feldenkrais and choreographic practice
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2024 Dansalliansen (one week workshop in Feldenkrais into Dance)
Cullberg
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2023 Regionteatern Väst
Cullberg
2022 Skånes Dansteater (workshop)
Norrdans (workshop)
Danscentrum Norr, Östersund
Danscentrum Syd, Malmö
Danscentrum Stockholm, Stockholm
Academy of Ballet, Stockholm
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1 week Workshop in Feldenkrais into Dance with Maya Tamir
Kelim Choreography center // Suzanne Dellal, Tel Aviv Israel
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2019 - 2023 Choreographic mentoring
for example: creation & dance film by Felicia Nilsson and Johanna Primavera made during
choreographic mentoring https://youtu.be/0fBnsoA40-M
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2020 - 2022 Composition
Academy of Ballet, Stockholm
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2022 - 2023 Dansanalysis
Academy of Ballet, Stockholm
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