Martin Kilvady

Martin Kilvady's biography

Martin was born in 1974 in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, where he graduated from high school. Subsequently, he enrolled in a program for teacher education in contemporary dance at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, the Faculty of Music and Dance where he received his “Master of Arts”. Choreographers and teachers who most influenced his further development as a dancer are Jan Durovcik and Libor Vaculik. From 1992 to 1996, he was a member of the Torzo Ballet Company and performed as a freelancer in several productions of the Opera/Ballet Bratislava Slovakia. During the summer of 1997 he became a member of Anna Teresa de Keersmaeker’s ROSAS dance company, in Brussels. He danced in numerous performances: “WOUD”, in the reprise of “MIKROCOSMOS” and “ACHTERLAND”, contributed to the creation of “JUST BEFORE”, “DRUMMING”, “I SAID”, and “IN REAL TIME”. During these years with ROSAS, the teachings of David Zambrano and Chrysa Parkinson widened his dance horizons. Between 2001 and 2004, he collaborated with the choreographer Roberto Olivan in the creation of “NATURAL STRANGE DAYS” and “DE FARRA”. In the seasons 2002-2004, he worked with circus company Rital Brocante. Since 2003, he has been a member of Thomas Hauert’s company ZOO, performing in “5”, “MODIFY”, “MORE OR LESS SAID SONGS”, “WALKING OSCAR”, “PUZZLED” and ‘ACCORDS”. Martin Kilvady is co-founder of Les SlovaKs Dance Collective. They created “OPENING NIGHT”, “JOURNEY HOME” and “FRAGMENTS”. Martin has been involved in more than 30 original creations and performed throughout all the continents of the world. He is guiding an ongoing movement research and has been teaching for more then 25 years.