Jüri Nael
Birgit Õigemeel
. 2007Jüri Nael (born 9 July 1975) is an Estonian choreographer, movement director, professor of contemporary performance and theatre pedagogue.[1]
Nael was born and raised in
Viljandi Culture Academy, having majored in choreography.[1]
Between 2001 and 2005, he taught stage movement and dance and was a lecturer at the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Since 2019, he is studying at Estonian Music and Theatre Academy (doctoral studies).[1][3]
From 2006 until 2011, he was one of the judges in the Kanal 2 television dance competition series Tantsud tähtedega. He has also appeared as an actor in the television series Riigimehed and Väikesed hiiglased.[1]
Nael is gay and speaks openly about his sexuality in hopes to foster further acceptance of the LGBT community in Estonia.[4][5]
Works
- 2006: Margoshes' ja Fernandez' "Fame" (director, musical theatre, in Tallinn Linnahall)
- 2010: "Naela Waiting for ..." (director, with L. Marshall, solo performance)
References
- ^ a b c d "Nael, Jüri - Eesti Entsüklopeedia". entsyklopeedia.ee. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Jüri Nael". Rada. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Mr Jüri Nael". Royal Holloway University of London. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Veidenberg, Ingrid (12 September 2014). "Jüri Naela pihtimus: olen gei ega tea ühtki inimest, kes mind sellepärast vihkaks". Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Veidenberg, Ingrid (13 September 2014). "Jüri Nael avameelsemalt kui kunagi varem: ema käis meil tihti külas ja suhtus minu paarilisse kui oma väimehesse". Kroonika (in Estonian). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
