ABOUT

I am a French contemporary dancer and choreographer based in Brussels.

After studying Fine Arts in France, I moved to Berlin and studied contemporary dance for 4 years, with a strong focus on choreography.
Aside from my contemporary background, I practice different styles such as hip hop, butoh or krump, widening my inspirations to help me defocus from an academical point of view. I have created various choreographic works, defining my creative process and artistic affinities.

@Darja Preuss

In 2022, I have created five dance pieces, from solo work to group pieces. I have collaborated with the composer Naim and with the dancers  Sofia Seta, Abdullah Hatem and Ilja Voronov. 

I have received the funding program Dis-Tanz-Solo from Dachverband Tanz Deutschland e.V. to create my first middle-length solo work Eclipse, which was shown in France and Germany.

My choreographic work explores the notions of vulnerability and strength, softness and power, intuition and authenticity, sensibility and humanness.
I seek visual and sensorial quality, keeping a great attention to detail in the movements and overall composition, as well as a tight relationship to music.
By finding delicate connections between different elements, I wish to create resonating spaces which the viewer can enter on a sensible level.

EDUCATION

2017-2020

Professional Dancer / Performer Certificate
Die Etage, School for Performance and Visual Arts, Berlin (DE)

2016-2017

Educational program for artistic movement Bildungsjahr Tanz
SENECA INTENSIV, Berlin (DE)

February–May 2015

Light Engineering Trainee
Sophiensaele Theater, Berlin (DE)

2014-2015

Erasmus Semester
Hochschule für Bildende Kunst, Dresden (DE)

2011-2014

Bachelor of Fine Arts
School of Fine Arts, Quimper (FR), Nîmes (FR)

dance creations

Juli 2022

The Wind at Dawn / A Soft Chasm / Eclipse
Hosek Contemporary, Berlin (DE)
Loctudy, France

Mai 2022

Canticles, A.PART Festival
ada Studio, Berlin (DE)
Loctudy, France
Platform14, Uferstudios, Berlin (DE)

January 2022

Ianus
Dance piece created for “Bildungsjahr Tanz” students of Seneca Intensiv, Berlin (DE)

September 2021

Unveiled Waters, HofFestSpiele
Festival in Expedition Metropolis, Berlin (DE)

April-May 2020

Home Residency
A.PART Festival for contemporary dance students and alumni
Online

May 2019

Hello, Elly Téa, S.o.S. – Students on Stage / A.PART Festival
ada Studio, Berlin (DE)