Recently relocated to London from the United States,
Marika Brussel is a contemporary ballet choreographer. Her work
reshapes narratives through ballet, Her work has explored myths,
plays, and personal stories such as Unraveling, a ballet about
dementia. From Shadows: A ballet about homelessness,
premiered in October 2017, to sold out audiences in San
Francisco. Her ballet, Still Time For Impossible, looked at the
climate crisis.
Her ballets have been commissioned by many companies,
including Kansas City Ballet, Madison Ballet, New Ballet Studio
Company, ARC Dance Company, Columbia Repertory Ballet, Bay
Pointe Ballet, and Ballet Theater of New Mexico. She has shown
work at festivals around the United States, including Dancing in
the Park, Oakland Dances, and West Wave. Marika has held
residencies at the Levydance, Dresher Ensemble Residency,
Moving Arts SF, Fieldworks and at Keshet Makers Space. She
has twice been part of ODC's Pilot Project, and was a
choreographer in Doug Varone's Devices 5. Her other awards
include two Fleishhacker Opportunity Grants and a grant from
The Classical Girl. Marika was a 2019 recipient of the University
of North Carolina School of the Arts Fellowship

Marika teaches a fun, emotionally expressive ballet class where You can expect to sweat, laugh, move and thrive during the session