Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln, Zentrum für Zeitgenössischen Tanz

Rick Kam studied classical dance at the Theaterschool in Amsterdam, Netherlands. After his studies he worked as a dancer with De nieuwe Dansgroep and De Rotterdamse Dansgroep. As choreographer in residence he created several works fort he Rotterdamse Dansgroep. In 1993 he became a founding member of Amanda Miller’s Pretty Ugly Dance Company. He assisted Amanda Miller with Ballett Freiburg Pretty Ugly, pretty ugly tanz köln, Maggiodanza/Firenze, Ballett Dortmund, Tanzwerk Nürnberg, Komische Oper Berlin, Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, Yummy Dance Matsuyama/Japan, Bern Ballett, P.A.R.T.S/Brüssel, Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten and Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln. At the moment he is leading the department of dance Rheinische Musikschule Köln, which includes the pre-academy for dance Rheinische Musikschule Köln and is teacher for classisal dance at the CCD / Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln. He is a member of the Cologne based artist collective “nachtigall:re-action“ an interdisciplinary collaboration with the artists Regine Schumann (Visual Art), Carlos Garcia Piedra (Theatre), Achim Mohne (Sounddesign).
Rick has been actively involved in the ThinkTank Process and the Kitchentalks of the Biennale.