Spanish choreographer, Iratxe Ansa, attended the Conservatorio Superior de Musica before graduating from the John Cranko Schule Stuttgart, Germany. She danced with Basel Ballet and Ballet Gulbelkian before acting as muse to Nacho Duato in the Compañia Nacional de Danza Madrid, Spain, having many roles and pieces originally set on her. Iratxe danced with Lyon Opera Ballet before becoming a member of Nederlands Dance Theatre under Director Anders Hellstrom. She has worked with choreographers such as Nacho Duato, William Forsythe, Jiri Kylian, Mats Ek, Jacopo Godani, Johan Inger, Medhi Walerski, Crystal Pite, Ohad Naharin, Wayne McGregor, Alexander Ekman, to name a few.
After leaving NDT, Iratxe became a freelance artist in 2009. Her creations have won awards and mentions in choreographic competitions such as the International Solo Tanz Theater Festival, Certamen Coreografico de Madrid, and an award for artistic trajectory by the Association of Dance Professionals (Spain) in 2007. As a freelance artist she has created work for Lyon Opera Ballet, and danced and given workshops in various countries around the world. Dos Cuerpos is Iratxe’s first collaboration with T.H.E Dance Company.
premiere date 16–18 Sep 2021 | Goodman Arts Centre Black Box | Nah Jieying, Klievert Jon Mendoza, Goh Jia Yin & Maybelle Lek
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