Laja Field

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Laja Field (she/her) is an international creator, teacher and performer originally from Salt Lake City, Utah. Through her artistic platform, co-founded with partner Martin Durov in 2017, LajaMartin Physical Dance Theater is an epicenter for live performance and dance theater education. Spanning 16 different countries worldwide, LajaMartin have traveled to share their work in a multitude of capacities. 

Highlights include; a New York City premiere of “Pinot Noir” for the Curated Series by Gibney Dance Company; touring work to Prisma Festival in Panama as well as the Šibenik Dance Festival in Croatia; teaching all over the U.S and for five consecutive years at the b12 festival in Berlin; choreographing for the inaugural GibneyPRO program in NYC and most recently being  commissioned to create work for Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company in Salt Lake City and Project InTandem in Calgary, Canada. Independently, Laja played an integral role in bringing her style of highly physical floor-work to NYC where she was also a founding member and rehearsal director with Vim Vigor. Her professional career began as a member of the Johannes Wieland company at Staatstheater Kassel, Germany where she had the pleasure of working with many incredible colleagues, teachers and guest choreographers. Laja holds a BFA from the University of Utah where she graduated magna cum laude in 2012. Currently based out of a suitcase, Laja continues all artistic endeavors with LajaMartin throughout the globe. For more visit: www.lajamartin.com