MERSIHA MESIHOVIC
Regarded as “rising NYC Choreographer” (TheWorldDances.com) Mesihovic has at 27 already performed and choreographed at such prestigious events as the 8th International Dance Festival Venice, Italy (to which Mesihovic was one of only ten young choreographers invited), the Arts in One World Conference, the Bates Dance Festival, and Legros Cultural Center/Women in Dance Series 2013.
Upon graduating from Iwanson International School of Contemporary Dance she established CircuitDebris (circuitdebris.org) as a dance company and platform to formally conceptualize her collaboration with artists across disciplines and to express her passion for, and involvement in, historical and political issues.
In 2011 she was commissioned by musician/composer James Brandon Lewis to choreograph for his debut album release Moments as well as for music videos Ti Teces mi u Venama and Never Loved this Way by Oscar short listed songwriter Zana Messia. At home she is regarded as a “new generation of choreographers, who show as a new way to feel, to tell and animate us to free thinking with emotional touch” and placed in the hall of fame by the YU2MEDIA (presents artists and their works from Southeast Europe).
Mesihovic is a transdisciplinary artist with experience of making and directing multidisciplinary dance works with a cast over 15 artist. She is a dance artist interested in movement invention and dedicated to research and development of new concepts and movement ideas within the field of dance.
Now based in New York, she continues to perform extensively with CirciutDebris, as well as her long time collaboration with the Sony Recording Artist James Brandon Lewis, Film Artist Victoria Sendra (screened at Lincoln Center, Dance Camera West Getty Museum etc.) and with CircuitDebris Rehearsal Director Amanda McNussen(dancer at BODYART).
In addition to managing and choreographing for her company, Mesihovic performs as a dancer and composes music for her works. Mesihovic has performed worldwide and danced in works by some of worlds most renowned choreographers as well as many young exciting up and coming choreographers: Colin Connor, Rami Beer, Ohad Naharin, Trisha Brown, Lindsey Lollie, Daniel Charon, Anne C Moore, Bianca Mendoza, Megan Kedzior, Omar Carrum, Vivake Khamsingsavath, Gwen Rakatovao, to name a few.
Mersiha is now on staff at the Dance Center at 244 Rehearsal Studios NY. Take her Contemporary class on Wednesdays from 1:30-3pm and Fridays from 2-3pm.