Andrea Peña

Originating from Bogota, Colombia, and having honed her practice in the territory of Tiohti:áke, Montreal, Andrea Peña is a prolific Latinx artist who has built international renown as a designer, choreographer, and director of the multidisciplinary company AP&A (Andrea Peña & Artists). With a background in design and fashion, Andrea is a definitively multifaceted visionary who works seamlessly across disciplines. Rooted in extensive research and choreographic knowledge, she creates unique living universes that unify bodies and materials in performative, digital, and sculptural environments. Andrea’s artistic rigour has been recognized by numerous awards including the Ballet BC Emily Molnar Emerging Choreographer Award, whilst in 2023 she was the winner of the first international La Biennale di Venezia dance co-production. Complex, vulnerable, and raw, her work has been commissioned by TanzKassel, the National Arts Centre, PHI Centre, SAT, and Ballet Edmonton. She has presented work at prestigious institutions and festivals across the world, including Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Mattress Factory Museum Pittsburgh, TANZ Bremen, Tanzmesse, Theater Freiburg, Performing Arts Meeting in Yokohama, Attakkalari India Biennial, Milano Festival, Hong Kong International Choreography Festival, Festival Internacional de Danza de la Ciudad de México, PRISMA - Festival de Danza Contemporánea, AADK Spain, and Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture in Greece, to name a few.