MOVEMENT ARTIST

i am 

a dancer

a choreographer

a teacher

a performer

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    - freedom to be - explore - listen - imagine -  share -  connect 

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- I highly value diversity and inclusion -

 My work always tries to reach a mixed range of people.

 I'm focused on developing a fair work environment in which the creation between people comes first. 

In my practice, i focuses on observing and reflecting on social developments and on the embodiment of everyday situations.
 The idea of inclusion is central in my practice and will form the subject of my future research.

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The urge to

 to grasp the opportunity to do research that is both self-aware and collaborative. While following this artistic trajectory I want to fully dedicate myself to an inclusive and accessible practice. As a maker I engage myself socially which ideally means that my artistic vision can coincide with the responsibility to (self)consciously create and to take part in society. That is why I want to create a space for equal participation seeing that as a maker I do not want to work alongside social issues but rather make them the central part of my work. 

BIO

Fanny Vandesande (º1984) works closely with Platform-k as an artistic collaborator, mentor, choreographer and teacher. In that collaboration, she worked as artistic coach and performer for ‘A BIGGER THING’ at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen led by Lisi Estaras (2022). Besides she is also part of the artistic team of LEON.DANCE led by Seppe Baeyens where she collaborate as a performer, maker-research on participation, accessibility and diversity. In 2021, she took on the choreography of 'DAS NARRENSCHIFF ' led by Sahar Rahimi (produced by Monster Truck, Platform-K & NTGent) which toured internationally.

As a performer, she participated in Milo Rau's ‘THE GHENT ALTARPIECE’ in 2018. As an artistic coach and performer, she collaborated with Mus-e, Campo & Les Ballets C de la B for 'Day of Dance' for the project ‘LE SACRE’ (2018). In addition she also collaborated as choreographer with "Victoria Deluxe" for YOUnited9000 (2019). Furthermore she worked closely as a performer, workshop facilitator and choreographer with TALK-Gent Bougement. There, she made ANT AND.. which was toured both nationally and internationally. As a performer, she was also introduced to United Cowboys' ‘Nude Studies’ (2012) and Jenufa (De Munt/ La Monnaie, 2014) directed by Alvis Hermanis and choreographed by Alla Sigalova. Between 2006 and 2008, she collaborated as a performer with local dancers and choreographers in Java, Bali and Lombok including Vita Valeska & Boby Ari Setiawan.