Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln, Zentrum für Zeitgenössischen Tanz
Michael Maurissens was born in Brussels, where he began his dance training. He later studied at the Heinz-Bosl-Stiftung in Munich and the Professional Ballet school in Zurich. He has danced with Ballet Nürnberg/Tanzwerk Nürnberg, Amanda Miller’s Ballett Freiburg Pretty Ugly, Mannheimer Ballett and pretty ugly tans köln. Maurissens graduated from the Academy of Media Arts Cologne in summer 2013, his studies focused on scenography, applied visual arts and documentary filmmaking. He now, directs and produces films, experimental video works, performance. He is the co-artistic director of the MichaelDouglas Kollektiv – a unique dance collective that breaks from the standard form of choreographer-led groups and is co-Initiator of the Zentrum für Austausch und Innovation Köln, a structure that supports exchange, research and artist development in the field of contemporary dance.