Tiemen Stemerding

Dancer at Skånes Dansteater since 2018.

Tiemen was born in 1995 in The Netherlands, where he received his training at Codarts University of the Arts in Rotterdam. He joined Skånes Dansteater as an apprentice during the 2016/17 season, taking part in two new creations of Ben Wright, 'To See The Worlds While The Light Lasts' and 'Spectrum'.

After graduation, Tiemen worked with Miquel G. Font and his company Habemus Corpus in Barcelona, joining their production AIRE in the summer of  2017. He started as a company dancer in Theater Bielefeld for the season 2017/18, led by Simone Sandroni. During this season he was also part of guest creations by Lali Ayguadé and  Overhead Project. He choreographed and danced a duet commissioned by the “Dutch String Guild”, performing in The Netherlands during the summer of 2018. The same year he was awarded the regional “Young Talent Prize” of Overijssel.

As a dancer at Skånes Dansteater, Tiemen has been involved in productions such as 'Carnival of the Animals', 'Transit', 'Remind Me I'm Not Dead', 'Wild Fellas' and 'Out of the Blue'