About Lisa Densem
Born 1965. Lisa Densem is a New Zealand dancer, choreographer and actor.
alt=3/4 headshot of Lisa with headphone mic. She has short hair. An out-of-focus figure is in the background. Lisa Densem (born 1965) is a New Zealand choreographer.
Biography Densem grew up in Christchurch, New Zealand. Her father, John Densem, was a composer and musician. In 1998 she received a Creative New Zealand scholarship to study in New York and in 1999 she moved to Berlin, Germany, to work with the German dance company Sasha Waltz & Guests run by Sasha Waltz.
Densem collaborated in 2021 with Miriam Jakob and Jana Unmüßig who are on scholarship with Berlin Artistic Research on the performance Meandering nearby Breathing.
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Who is Lisa Densem?
Choreographer from New Zealand
When was Lisa Densem born?
Lisa Densem was born in 1965.
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Lisa Densem is a dancer, choreographer and actor.
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Lisa Densem is New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Lisa Densem. https://biography.guide/lisa-densem/
MLA: "Lisa Densem." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/lisa-densem/.
Chicago: "Lisa Densem." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/lisa-densem/.
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