Simon Mayer, performer/dancer, choreographer and musician,born in 1984 in Austria, studied at the Vienna State Opera BalletSchool and the Performing Arts, Research and Training Studios(P.A.R.T.S) in Brussels and was member of the Vienna State OperaBallet. In 2009, he founded the band ”Rising halfmoon“ as singer,guitarist and songwriter. As dancer/choreographer and musicianhe was involved in productions of Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker/ROSAS (“The Song“), Wim Vandekeybus (“Frisking“) and ZitaSwoon. His choreographic repertoire includes solos, duets andgroup pieces that have been performed internationally (o featherof lead ; dancing with the soundhobbyist/Zita Swoon ; Monkeymindand others). Simon was Artist in Residence at Theatre de LL inBrussels and is the artistic director of the festival “SPIEL“, whichhe started together with his brothers and the club m-arts.
Simon Mayer
