Jean Marc Cordero

Jean Marc is a dancer and a choreographer based in Kiel, Germany. He is currently working under the director and chief choreographer of Ballet Kiel Yaroslav Ivanenko. Before moving to Europe in 2017, he was a Principal Dancer of Ballet Philippines. He essayed lead roles in Don Quixote, Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, Peter Pan and Albrecht in Giselle which he was awarded as ‘Best Lead Male Performer in a Classical Ballet Performance’ by the Philippine Stage Awards 2013. He also has worked with local and international choreographers doing contemporary and modern pieces. He has also been awarded in his performance in Crisostomo Ibarra as ‘Best Male Performer in Full Length Modern Ballet Performance’ by the Phil Stage Awards.

 

Jean Marc premiered his latest choreography ‘Der Wahrsager’ (The Fortune Teller) premiered at the main stage of Theater Kiel last April 2021. The same piece was also invited to the 32nd Edition of the Florence Dance Festival in Florence, Italy. In the first quarter of 2021, he was tasked by Theater Kiel General Intendant Daniel Karasek to choreograph for the Operetta ‘Der Vetter Aus Dingsda’ which premiered in April 2021. He has created short pieces ‘Mutation’, ‘F.E.A.R.’, ‘Escape’, ‘Aiaia’ and ‘Babayi’ for Ballet Kiel’s Junge Choreographen *Innen since 2018. His work ‘Farbe’ is part of Ballet Kiel show “Solitaire” which is still showing this season 2021-22.

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Aside from dancing and choreographing, Jean Marc has the passion for teaching. Upon his graduation from his Bachelor of Performing Arts Major in dance at the De La Salle College of St. Benilde in Manila, he taught Boys technique, Children's Creative Movements and Advanced Ballet and Modern Classes at the Ballet Philippines Dance School. He also taught subjects ‘Dance Criticism’ and ‘Dance Forms’ in the Dance program of De La Salle College of St. Benilde. He continues to collaborate and create with the students of Academy Kiel in Germany and he also teaches Company Ballet Classes with Ballet Kiel.