Lisa Densem

Lisa Densem (born 1965) is a New Zealand choreographer.^[1][2]

Lisa Densem
Densem at Re:publica Portland 2019
Occupations	Choreographer Dancer

Lisa Densem in 2019

Biography

Densem grew up in Christchurch, New Zealand. Her father, John Densem, was a composer and musician.^[2] She trained at New Zealand School of Dance in 1985 and 1986.^[3] In 1998 she received a Creative New Zealand scholarship to study in New York and in 1999 she moved to Berlin, Germany, to work with the German dance company Sasha Waltz & Guests run by Sasha Waltz.^[3][4] She remained with the company until 2004, when she became a freelance performer and choreographer.^[3]

In 2013 Densem returned to New Zealand to create a new dance work for Footnote Dance; she also created No Such Place for Footnote in 2005.^[3][4]

Densem collaborated in 2021 with Miriam Jakob and Jana Unmüßig who are on scholarship with Berlin Artistic Research on the performance Meandering nearby Breathing.^[5]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Forever	Dancer	[6]
1999	Losing Sleep	Choreographer and dancer	[7][8]
2010	American Night	Choreographer	[9]
2011	Broke But Sexy	Herself	[2][10]
2012	Virtuosi	Herself	[2][11]