German based Brazilian choreographer, Dancer and Dance Teacher Chaim Gebber is the artistic director and resident choreographer at CHAIM GEBBER-OPEN SCENE.
Chaim Gebber started his successful career as a choreographer in 1993 with »Pressagios da loucura«, a dance piece that was named the best choreography of the year for UNESCO and CIDC (Conseil International de la danse, PARIS).
After many years working with various dance companies in the Brazilian dance scene, in 2001 he moved to Germany where he has been engaged as a dancer and guest teacher at many theaters and private dance companies.
In 2005 he started the research to develop his own movement system the Conscious Body System.
In 2006 he starts his own projects in Germany as a freelance choreographer.
From 2008 to 2011 he also lived and worked in Shanghai.
In addition to his choreographic work, Chaim Gebber gained recognition as a dance teacher. He gives workshops of the Conscious Body System to theaters and independent dance companies around the globe.
in 2017 supported by GOETHE INSTITUT Chaim Gebber taught workshops of The Conscious Body System in Moscow, Rabat and Casablanca.
The artistic work of Chaim Gebber deals with the collective social behaviour of a society in constant change through the clash of cultures.
He himself comes from a family that came to Brazil as refugees from China and Syria, as well as from Africans who were brought to Brazil as slaves.
Communication through dance and song, which developed during this time and is still an integral part of Brazilian culture, has always fascinated and inspired Gebber. Likewise, the stories of his own grandparents, who had to assert themselves because of their origin and appearance, strongly influenced his artistic work.