Mansoureh Aalaii is a doctor and dancer, working in Paris and Zurich. She performs regularly with her own dance creations. She teaches body knowledge to dance professionals and works as an ophthalmologist. Convinced that the complexity of the body needs to be understood from different angles, Mansoureh Aalaii created the workshop Faszination Körper. She has been giving classes regularly since 2018, i.a. at the Tanzhaus Zurich.
- Medical studies, University of Zurich and Fribourg CH
- M.D. from the Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Zurich
- Work experience in Surgery, Internal Medicine, ORL and Gynaecology
- Tutor to medical students at the Anatomy Institute, University of Zurich and Fribourg CH
- Swiss FMH and European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma
- Study of the body in movement in Sport and Dance Medicine, Somatic practices i.a. Feldenkrais, Yoga, Safe Method, Mindfulness, Kung-Fu
- Dance-training since youth in various dance techniques, i.a. Contemporary dance, Butoh and Bodyweather
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