Marso Mickael Riviere was born in France. From 1995-97 he trained at the Rosella Hightower International Dance School he also studied aerial circus skills & drama at the Circus Space. In 1999 he gained a certificate in theatre practice from the London School of Speech & Drama. He has also trained at the Northen School of Capoeira. In 2002 he achieved an access certificate in Music Performance and Drama from South Birmingham College.
Marso has participated in and choreographed numerous commercial events and televised productions including the New Millennium Ceremony, Record Breakers, Ishq Records, Common Wealth Games (2002) and BBC1’s Inside Out (2003), Europeen Athletic Championships Opening Ceremony (2007). He co-operated with Andile Sotiyo, The Generating Company, Urban Expansions, Alain Marty, etc.
In 2004 he started his professional dance company, Company Decalage, for which he has created two works, Decalage and See and has performed at a range of venues and festivals including DanceXchange, British Dance Edition and Resolution! at The Place, London. In 2006 he was nominated for the Place Prize and in 2007. The latter led to the early development of Appel. In 2008 Mickael was selected for the semi finals of the Place Prize 08 with Breaking Point, a new work made in collaboration with Navala Chaudhari, which is currently being developed as a full-length piece for Company Decalage.
Marso is also in demand as an independent choreographer, an acclaimed teacher and established Bbo.