About marameo
marameo: The Core
Dance is the radical presence. We celebrate movement in all its facets. We are convinced: dance has the power to forge deep connections and open up barrier-free spaces.
This conviction shapes everything we do – from daily professional training, workshops, and festivals to new, experimental formats that make dance an experience for everyone.
For professionals: A central hub for networking, highly efficient training at an international level, and artistic growth..
For dance enthusiasts: We believe in a technique that liberates. We curate a safe yet challenging space to rediscover the language of one’s own body.
For children & young people: Telling stories through movement. We combine individual support , the freedom of improvisation, and a sense of belonging. Finding rhythm, living creativity.
For the city: A platform that makes social exchange physically tangible through projects and performances.
marameo: Vision – The Beyond
Our vision is a society in which dance is not a privilege, but a universal language of connection.
marameo acts as a dynamo for a dance culture that is accessible, relevant, and life-changing for everyone.
We create the place where artistic excellence and social participation flow into one another to unleash the next generation of dance pioneers.
For a city that dares to dance. For an art that excludes no one.
Our Values
Passion: We share a passion for dance and the opportunity to connect with ourselves and with each other.
Joy: We have experienced the transformative effect of joy and know how it fills our community with energy.
Community: We support a community of curious, creative, and dedicated people and foster personal and artistic growth.
Professionalism: We value a professional environment characterised by openness, trust, and respect.
Technical Information
Large Studio
This former gym is approximately 23 metres long by 11 metres wide with a 16 metre long mirrored wall. There is a sprung floor, a barre and a piano as well as a stereo system (with 2 CD players, AUX and Bluetooth connector) and four speakers.
Small Studio
The small studio has a laminate floor and is approximately 5 metres wide by 7.80 metres long. There are 10 Yoga/ Pilates mats, 7 stools for Gyrokinesis, a stereo system with CD Player, AUX connector and two speakers.
Team
An Boekman
Board
Dance mediator, choreographer, and promoter of dance in all its forms. Member of the management team since 1997.
An dialogues, initiates, and tries to keep an overview as 1st board member. She also represents Marameo in public.
Contact: anboekman(at)marameo.de
Thekla Wolff
Management
Theater and film scholar, cultural and media manager, founder (Kultur Büro Elisabeth, Test4Culture, Café Lisbeth), volunteer at the ESBZ on Wallstraße.
Member of the marameo leadership team since 2026. Interested in creating reliable conditions for artistic processes and opening up spaces for development that promote quality, openness, and collaboration. Handles all organizational and developmental tasks at marameo, assumes overall responsibility, and works closely with the board.
Contact: theklawolff(at)marameo.de, post(at)marameo.de
Ronja Grabow
Management (on parental leave)
Theater and film scholar, dramaturge and performance maker, works with text, dance and movement in various forms.
Member of the marameo management team since 2017.
Deals with everything that moves the marameo – especially with the content planning and design of the entire program with a focus on workshops, summer program, events and daily training for dancers. Develops new formats, curates the Studio Evenings and works closely with the board.
Contact: ronja(at)marameo.de, post(at)marameo.de
Britta Heitkamp
Office assistant/front desk/Kids & Teens
After completing her studies in architecture, Britta's interest in interdisciplinary work grew. She completed internships and further training in dance and dance pedagogy, for example, at the Staatstheater Braunschweig, the PSP at the Limón Institute, Seneca Intensiv and the Motionlab Frankfurt.
Since 2014, Britta has been a part of Marameo's front desk team and took over the coordination of the front desk in 2017. She supports Marameo in planning and public relations and is responsible for the organization of the Classical Dance Training and coordinating the afternoon children's and teenager's classes.
Contact: britta(at)marameo.de
Melissa Constantine
Office Administration, Communication, and PR
Arts manager, dancer, and singer who enjoys sharing her passion for the arts in interdisciplinary ways.
Since 2025, she has been part of the marameo team, inspired by its creative atmosphere and vital community. She supports marameo with internal and external organization and communication.
Contact: melissa(at)marameo.de
Laurence Chaperon
Board
Laurence Chaperon is a former classical dancer. She comes from Paris, where she was trained by the dance master Raymond Franchetti. When she was 17, the former director of the Paris Opera brought her to dance. Engagements with Roland Petit and Peter Van Dick at the opera house of Theater Bonn. After 12 years of dance, she studied photography and has worked as a photographer.
At Marameo, Florence teaches Floor Barre, a whole-body training for dancers which improves the silhouette and corrects bad posture. Florence is also a board member at Marameo and is passionate about the ideas and visions for dance that the team develops together. Her motto is: Nothing is impossible!
Heidi Weiss
Board
Marameo has been Heidi’s dance home here in Berlin for over 20 years. About five years ago, she became a regular teacher for the evening classes, in the summer intensives and performance projects. In addition, she co-leads the Group motion workshops. She’s a new member of the managing board where she is actively involved in the decision-making and growth of the studio.
Heidi contributes to Marameo her insights as a dancer, choreographer, and teacher. By providing perspective from this viewpoint, she hopes to represent the community. Her assets clearly lie in communication, networking, and creative planning. Heidi not only initiates new ideas, she also listens to the needs of the young generation. Her wish is to support young dancers with better infrastructures, so they may flourish in the field.
Andrew Wass
Board
Dancer. Choreographer. PhD in Dance from Texas Woman's University, MA degree in Solo/Dance/Authorship from Hochschulübergreifendes Zentrum für Tanz Berlin. Bachelor’s of Science in Biochemistry/Cell Biology from the University of California, San Diego. Teaches Contact Improvisation and Material for the Spine. Facilitates Contemplative Dance Practice organizes the Thursday night Jam at Marameo.