The Limelight Collective

Shaw Coleman graduated from the Australian National Theatre Ballet School in 2006, before dancing soloist roles in various ballet companies throughout Europe. After marrying in 2011, Shaw danced with the Singapore Dance Theatre, with whom he had the honour of performing for the king and queen of Malaysia. Since returning to Germany in 2013, Shaw has been working as a freelance dancer, choreographer and musical theatre performer, including in a European touring production of Dirty Dancing. Shaw has spent most of his life volunteering for The Salvation Army, and founded The Limelight Collective, a Salvation Army project, in 2016.

After working several years as an architected in Stuttgart, Almut decided to spend some time working and living in Africa and the Middle East, which reinforced her conviction of the benefit that intercultural encounters offer. In 2017 Almut came to Berlin in order to broaden her creative and professional horizons by joining a Masters’ program in Media Spaces. She completed this program with a thesis on “The Significance of Icons in the Production of Space”. Why and how artists effectively influence social developments through their art is one of the most fascinating topics for her. Almut contributes to the team on a freelance basis.

As a teenager, Diana discovered dance through dancing in various musicals. After entering university in 2010 to study political sciences and French, Diana worked a for a number of years in international development before returning to her first love in 2018 and moving to Berlin to study contemporary dance. Diana had been teaching dance to adults and children in Berlin and Stuttgart since 2014, and she is competent in Jazz, Modern, Contemporary and Urban Dance, as well as Improvisation. Diana loves dancing herself, especially as a way of expressing her personal experience with Jesus Christ, bringing courage and hope to others.

Katharina holds a Bachelor in International Business from the University of Alberta in Canada and an MBA from INSEAD in Singapore. With a passion for entrepreneurship and international experience spanning three continents, her core expertise includes business development and strategy. Katharina co-founded The Limelight Collective with Shaw and continues to support it as a consultant on a pro bono basis while pursuing her management career.

Tejas has a passion for coaching and instilling a love of the art of JavaScript in programmers around the world. A true Renaissance man, Tejas combines his technical savoir faire with the heart of an artist, playing guitar and performing regularly as a singer-songwriter. Together with his German wife, Lea, Tejas loves the idea behind The Limelight Collective, and has become one of our most integral volunteer team members.