Muhammed Kaltuk (he/him)
Founder, Artistic Director, Choreographer, Visionary
Choreographer Muhammed Kaltuk had to take some detours before he could finally pursue his passion and live the dream of a professional career in dance. Born and raised in Switzerland in a conservative Turkish family, he first had to complete a medical education after school. Alone and with his crew Special Elements, Kaltuk made a name for himself in the hip-hop scene, participating in major competitions such as the international „World of Dance“ competition. At the age of 22, he gained his first production experience at a theater, and fell in love with the place, the opportunities, and the intense and substantive working methods. This led him to begin dance training at the Higher Technical School for Contemporary and Urban Stage Dance in Zurich at the age of 25. Even during his education, it became clear that composing and creating material from the dancers‘ repertoire of movements, pushing the dancers beyond their own boundaries, and intertwining it with his own dance material and his aesthetic ideas of dance were his passions, which have now become his signature. Muhi has worked and continues to work at various places, including Theater Basel, Dampfzentrale Bern, Kaserne Basel, Tanzhaus Zürich, Theater Lucerne, Theater St. Gallen, Gauthier Dance Company (COLOURS Festival), Theater der Jungen Welt Leipzig, Theater Plauen/Zwickau, and Breakthrough Festival Zurich.
Annakatharina Chiedza Spörri (she/her)
Artistic Assistance, Dramaturgy
Anna Chiedza was a participant in the international program of Peridance New York, after which she pursued further training in renowned studios in Los Angeles, New York, and London. She teaches at Tanzwerk 101 and the BASE Dance Studio London, among others. Anna dances for commercial providers, as well as for contemporary and hip-hop choreographers in London and Switzerland. She collaborates with Muhammed Kaltuk and, for example, Winston Arnon, Simon Donellon, Nicco Annan, and Rhapsody James. Since the founding of Company MEK, Anna has had an unparalleled sense for Muhis’s choreographies, and she has been closely involved in developing the vision for the company both conceptually and organizationally alongside him.
Gabriel Mareque (he/him)
Musician, Costume designer, dramaturgic assistance
Gabriel Mareque discovered his passion for music production during his dance studies in 2016. Influenced by hip-hop culture, he started as a beatmaker while also exploring music composition for various dance scenarios. Today, he collaborates with different choreographers to create a unique musical signature for each person. His dancer’s sensitivity to music defines his sound aesthetics and shapes his pieces with a wide range of expressions. Mareque’s music has been featured at Theater Luzern in the piece Hemmige by Muhammed Kaltuk, at Theater St. Gallen in Man Up, at the Zurich Opera House in #Peer Gynt, and at Gessnerallee for the piece Tele(your)vision by Sarafina Beck, as well as in several films.
Fabienne Guldimann (she/her)
Company Manager & Production Manager
fabienne@companymek.com
Fabienne Guldimann’s passion for dance has accompanied her since childhood. She began with classical ballet and soon developed a strong interest in contemporary dance as well. At the age of 18, she enrolled in the Höhere Fachschule für Zeitgenössischen und Urbanen Bühnentanz in Zurich, graduating as a certified stage dancer.
Shortly after completing her studies, Fabienne realized that her professional future lay less on stage and more behind the scenes—where ideas are born, projects are developed, and people are connected. This led her to pursue a Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Cultural Management at ZHAW.
Her master’s thesis introduced her to what was then an entirely new field for her: the games and interactive media industry. After graduating, she completed an internship at the Zurich game festival Ludicious, where she was responsible for communications and marketing. In the following years, she contributed to several other festivals and events, including the Breakthrough Festival, Gamesweek Zurich, as well as her own projects in the field of calisthenics.
Since 2022, Fabienne has been working as Company Manager for Company MEK. In this role, she oversees a wide range of responsibilities and collaborates regularly with artists from diverse disciplines. Through her work in dance, festivals, games, cultural management, and hospitality, she has built an extensive network within Zurich’s cultural scene and beyond.