Fanny Vandesande

Fanny Vandesande (º1984) works closely with Platform-k as an artistic collaborator, mentor, choreographer and teacher. In that collaboration, she is currently working as artistic coach and performer for A BIGGER THING at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen led by Lisi Estaras (premiere: September 2022). She is also part of the artistic team of LEON.DANCE - Les Ateliers Leon led by Seppe Baeyens where she conducts research on participation, accessibility and diversity. In 2021, she took on the choreography of 'Ship of fools' 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/Unpayable & Les Ballets C de la B for 'Day of Dance' for the project Le Sacre (2018). She also collaborated as artistic coach and choreographer with "Victoria Deluxe" for YOUnited9000 (2019) and as a performer, workshop facilitator and choreographer with TALK-Gent Bougement. There, she made ANT AND.. which was toured both nationally and internationally (WATOU, s'Hertogenbosch theatre festival Boulevard, Namur en mai, GUM etc.). 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.