Eliana Stragapede - Paesi Bassi
Eliana Stragapede (1996, Italia) è una performer, coreografa e insegnante freelance con sede a Bruxelles. Ha studiato e si è laureata alla Codarts (Rotterdam) dove ha avuto l’opportunità di lavorare con Club Guy & Roni, Lukas Timulak, Jiří Kylián, Raphael Bonachela. Subito dopo gli studi inizia a collaborare professionalmente con Marina Mascarell e Club Guy & Roni.
Nel 2018 è entrata a far parte dello Staatstheater Mainz dove ha eseguito creazioni a cura di Roy Assaf, Club Guy & Roni, Victor Quijada, Felix Berner e Pierre Rigal.
Dal 2020 fa parte della compagnia di teatro-danza Peeping Tom.
Come coreografa crea AMAE (2022) insieme a Borna Babić. Al Copenaghen International Choreography Competition 2022 ricevono il primo posto per la coreografia mentre al Rotterdam International Choreographic Competition 2023 vengono premiati con i premi associati di Codarts e Dansateliers. A loro è stata inoltre commissionata una nuova creazione per il Nederlands Dans Theater 2 e per il Bayerischer Staatsballett per l’annualità 2025.
Oltre ad essere una performer e una coreografa emergente, Eliana tiene anche workshop in tutto il mondo.
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Eliana Stragapede (1996, Italy) is a freelance performer, choreographer and teacher based in Brussels. She studied and graduated at Codarts (Rotterdam) where she had the opportunity to work with Club Guy & Roni, Lukas Timulak, Jiří Kylián, Raphael Bonachela and others. Right after, she started working professionally with Marina Mascarell and Club Guy & Roni.
In 2018, she joined the Staatstheater Mainz where she has been performing pieces by Roy Assaf, Club Guy & Roni, Victor Quijada, Felix Berner, Pierre Rigal.
Since 2020, she is part of the dance theater company, Peeping Tom, performing and touring internationally the production Triptych: The missing door, The lost room and The hidden floor. Meanwhile, she was also involved in the productions Fortune (2022) and Empathy (2023) by Club Guy & Roni.
As a young maker, she created AMAE (2022) together with Borna Babić. At the Copenhagen International Choreography Competition the piece won the 1st place and Production Awards by Nederlands Dans Theater and Holstebro Dansekompagni. At Rotterdam International Choreographic Competition 2023, it got awarded with Partner Awards by Codarts and Dansateliers. Furthermore, they have been commissioned for a new creation by Bayerischer Staatsballett for 2025. Beside being a performer and an emergent choreographer, Eliana is also giving workshops around the world.
ph. David Kalwar