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“With a strong dance technique, Kostner shows impressive dance portraits about suffering or surpassing a crisis. The four solos remind us of the four seasons of the corona pandemic. And Under the skin does indeed crawl under your skin.”
Anastasia Kostner’s choreographic approach seamlessly integrates intuition and technical precision, resulting in performances that provoke thought while captivating the audience’s gaze. Her work delves into themes of human experience with a unique sensitivity, incorporating music, visual art, and digital media to create immersive encounters that engage spectators on several sensory levels. Her collaborative spirit is evident in her practice; she encourages dancers to fully embrace their creative identities, allowing improvisation to intertwine with disciplined technique. This holistic artistry transcends traditional boundaries, creating a tapestry where connection and individuality are intertwined in each movement. With an unmistakable spark, Anastasia prioritises authenticity, collaboration, and innovative expression, bringing a distinctive voice to the contemporary dance landscape.
COLLABORATIONS
“Anastasia with her sophisticated craftsmanship in dance and choreography and both a trained and intuitive eye for detail is the utmost inspiring collaborator and rehearsal director. Her leadership is clear and purposeful, yet soft and empathetic. Anastasia’s artistic vision has a timeless and universal quality and the combination of her bright mind and refined dance technique make her a unique and poetic dance artist. Anastasia contributes to any creative and performance process in an indispensable way by bringing quality and care into the collaboration while making everyone around her shine.”
DICTATORSHIP OF LOVE PERFORMANCE_ rehearsal director and choreography assistance for Sandra Kramerova’s production, in which love becomes a command and a challenge. Dictatorship of love is a contest of lovability and endurance, where love is an order, an imposition, something both wanted and feared. This work brings together professional dancers and volunteers on stage, creating a dynamic exploration of imposed affection and resilience.
Photo: Melanie Lemahieu
OCEANUS PERFORMANCE _ this sight specific performance by the Amsterdam based company Between two hands carries the audience through a ritual while experiencing the different compositions of water, performed at Over Het Ij Festival (NL).
SAS MUJEL PERFORMANCE_ Sas Mujel is a sight specific project by Transart in collaboration with composer Eduard Demetz and visual artist Hubert Kostner. It premiered on the Langkofelscharte in Italy between rocky mountains with the Ensemble Windkraft.
Photo: Transart
PIANO RE-IMAGINED PERFORMANCE_ Re-imagining piano was designed for an audience who wants to experience classical music in a different setting. A performance with live music, live visuals and dance create a 'Gesamtkunstwerk', a world of experiences tackling all the senses. The first pilot was initiated by pianist Katharina Thöni and performed at Bloomsbury Festival in London, from where it then took form in different locations and settings. It was furthermore commissioned by Jeunesse Gherdëina (IT) and performed further under the production of pianist Belle Chen at the Royal Academy of Music Piano Festival and the Bloomsbury Festival in London.
Live visual art: Maarten van der Glas / Piano: Belle Chen, Katharina Thöni, Eva Vinatzer / Dance: Takeshi Matsumoto, Anastasia Kostner / Visual input: Annlin Caho, Emily Nelson / Sound design: Bas Gebbing, Timothy Tate, Live electronica: Ian Chambers, Dougal Lott
Link of Bloomsbury Festival: MADEMOISELLE
Photo: Athos, visuals Annlin Caho
CONTACT PERFORMANCE_ Together with conTakt percussion group, a repertoire of contemporary musical pieces (as for example ‘Trio per uno’ by Zivkovic) and improvisations were designed, which made the interplay between music and dance visible. It was first commissioned by the Jeunesse Festival, Val Gardena (IT).
Photo: Christian Miglioranza
SERENITAS PERFORMANCE_ in this choreography, the dancer Iosu Lezameta navigates a journey through various states of being, ultimately seeking silence. Moving beyond conventional physicality, Serenitas celebrates the profound expressiveness of mature, experienced bodies. This piece invites both performer and audience into a shared exploration of tranquility, using deliberate, dynamic movement to evoke a sense of inner stillness and connect with the sublime. With the kind support of Errante Teatro Danza.
Photo: Ainhoa Artola
DER WINTER KÜSST UNS - TRAUMVERLOREN, LA DANZA DELLA NEVE PERFORMANCE_ this project by Fabrik Azzurro plays in the winter outdoor gardens of the Therme Meran, where acting, dancing and installations take the audience onto a one hour magical storytelling tour of the park.
Photo: Kerstin Kahl
ANAM CARA PERFORMANCE_ choreographed and danced in collaboration with Sanne Clifford, this duet Anam Cara (Soul Friend) shows an intimate meeting between the self and another as a mirror reflecting what we recognize of ourselves in the other. This poetic duet with live music creates an environment of co-existence, where the audience and musicians surround the dancers in a circle.
MIRROR OF SOULS DANCE FILM_ directed by Sanne Clifford, a further development of Anam Cara, shaping the material into a short dance film. It was screened in Hungary, Italy, Sweden, India and the USA.
Photo: Sjoerd Derine
ICOSAHEDRONIC FILM_ After first trials at the dunes in the Netherlands, on roofs of London and in the roads of Paris (dance film A'part a Paris), in collaboration with Maarten van der Glas, a complex concept of pixilation, out of which resulted the dance movie Icosahedronic was created. It was screened at the 'Dance Camera West' dance film festival in Los Angeles.
Photo: Maarten van der Glas
EUROPEADA PROJECT EUROPEAN MINORITIES RESEARCH PERFORMANCE_ Commissioned by FUEN, Federal Union of European Nationalities, this performance embraces 24 minorities and invites them on stage.
Photo: Maarten van der Glas
SCHWER WIE EIN-STEIN PERFORMANCE_ A research of gravity gave SCHWER WIE EIN-STEIN its form. Of interest was the kinetic chain of movement that arises, once we let the weight of the head guide. The piece talks about interdependency, waiting and expectations, humor and play. Developed in collaboration with Jungyeon Kim, it was performed at Alps Move (IT) and Sommerwerft in Frankfurt am Main (DE).
Photo: Michael Jekel
FRACTALS PERFORMANCE_ Fractals isthe second work of the collective 20Finch House, collaborating with Simon Wehrli and Guiomar Campos. Fractals was performed at Canterbury Festival in London and at Alps Move Festival in Italy. Artistic collaborator: Keren’or Pezard / Music: Tomas Tallis ‘In time of’.
Photo: Samuel Runggaldier
FREMDE FREUNDE / FOREINGN FRIENDS PERFORMANCE_ Commissioned by the Sudetendeutsches Museum in Munich, this piece, choreographed by Anastasia Kostner and performed with Riccardo Meneghini, delves into themes of difference, challenge, and connection. The dancers confront and define one another, exploring whether difference poses a threat or an enrichment. Set against the backdrop of current migration movements, Fremde Freunde unfolds a dynamic narrative of conflict and reconciliation, inviting performers and audience alike to consider the transformative power of human connection in times of change.
Photo: Jona Salcher
DANCE SCAPES PERFORMANCE_ this sight specific performance goes into an interrelation with the surrounding and integrates itself with the speciality of the space and the people who visit it. Also in digital form, this project has been performed in collaboration with visual artist Irma de Vries at TEDX in Breda and at AlPlanFolkfestival (IT).
Photo: Maria Stijger Aramburu
DANCE AND ORGAN PERFORMANCE_ Tanz und Orgel is a chain of several performances, which search beyond the place and music to elate the spectators into a multi-sensorial performance. Organ: Constanze Schweizer Elser, Margareta Hürholz, Wakako Yamanaga, Christian Rose, Ralf Stiewe / Performed in: Selb, Pforzheim, Stadthagen, Schwerte, Kelkheim, Ahlen, Menden, Hagen, Gießen, Iserlohn (DE).
Photo: Hanke SN
NOW PERFOMANCE_ Now is a sight specific dance performance. It is a practice, using instant composition, contact improvisation to engage with the architecture and the people of the performance location. In collaboration with Riccardo Meneghini, this project was lounged by IDEAtanztheaterperformance (Doris Plankl) and performed at HAP Bolzano and the Alps Move Festival (IT).
Photo: Martin Trafoier
ALICE SYNDROME PERFORMANCE_ 'The Alice Syndrome' is a neurological condition that affects perception. Shapes become distorted.The performance takes Lewis Carroll and Alice as its protagonists and offers a collage of dance, theatre, poetry and film. With: Riva Godfried, Judigor Zimmerman Gor, Marieke Helmus, Leah Jacob, Maarten Van Der Glas. Under the supervision of Ammy Kuiper, supported by: Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and Stichting Stokroos. Premiered at Radion Amsterdam (NL).
Photo: Dipa de Floor, trailer below
ESPERIËNZES IDENTITY RESEARCH PERFORMANCE_ Commissioned by the art institute Tessman Bolzano, this dace solo looks at the theme of cultural identity in a humorous and playful manner. The piece toured further to Circolo val Gardena and Atertheater (IT).
Photo: Ursula Tavella
PUBLIC OPINION
IMPROVISATION PERFORMANCE_ in the frame of Tagung Tanzwelten, Gesellschaft für Tanzforschung, Theater Mollerhaus, Darmstadt (DE).
SPATIAL COUNTERPOINT
IMPROVISATION PERFORMANCE_ in the frame of TAMED Tanzmedizin Symposium 2010, Frankfurt am Main (DE).