People
Frank Taherkhani (born 1969) studied philosophy, German literature and economics; for his Master’s degree he wrote his thesis on “Prejudices” and is writing on the same topic for his doctoral dissertation. Frank has been practicing various martial arts since 1984 (incl. karate, jiu-jitsu and WingTsun since 1991). He is a self-defence teacher and runs his own martial arts school.
Based on his experiences in the fields of martial arts and self-defence, in 2005 Frank started to show people how to have fun play fighting with their partners. Through the years he developed his own, unique approach to play fighting. His knowledge of safe, practical techniques and ways of behaving and his experience of how real confrontations work help Frank to develop exciting play scenarios for his workshops.
Gabriela Tarcha (born 1981) began her dance and theatre studies in Brazil before she moved to Europe in 2002, where she is active as choreographer and performer. In 2010 Gabriela earned her Master's degree in Choreography (Dance Unlimited Arnhem); she is based in Berlin and Cologne and currently pursues further studies on dance science at the Zentrum für Zeitgenössischen Tanz in Cologne. Besides, since 2008 she has been practicing various kinds of massage techniques such as Tao, Tantra and Lomi Lomi Nui and more recently she started the osteopathic Bowen Technique education.
Having been busy with how people move together by dancing contact improvisation for about 15 years, Gabriela slowly dived into other explorations within these dynamic body encounters – one of them being play fighting. She also uses play fighting elements in her performances.
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