Adriana Pegorer is an independent dance artist interested in the interweaving of forms. Born in Italy, where she competed as an athlete, she moved to the UK in 1995 and graduated in Dance & Related Arts at Chichester University in 2001.
Mainly trained with Thomas Kampe (contact improvisation), Masaki Iwana (Japanese butoh), Carlos Gavito (tango argentino) she also took various intensive workshops with Rick Nodine, K.J. Holmes, Deborah Hay, Pablo Veron and Katsura Kan amongst others.
Winner of the Lea Anderson Choreographic Award for her dancefilm "Double One" (tango & Jungian symbolism) and recipient of ACE award.
She presented several experimental works mixing choreography with improvisation, video and installation. Further she performed in Marta E. Savigliano's "Wallflowers and Femme Fatales" at Harvard University (Boston) and presented her own research at "Body, Movement and Dance in Global Perspective" (Hong Kong).
Adriana presented "TangoContact" in London and New York as an experimental attempt of merging tango with contact improvisation. Two shows followed in Resolution and the formation of "TangoRelease". "Tango Release" aims to draw from release based techniques principles (such as Skinner, Feldenkrais, Franklin, Rolfing, Aikido etc) and apply them to tango for developing a more subtile and integrative approach to movement.
Recent projects include "La Boca Tango", co-ordinating "60x60 Dance London" and "Instant Composition".
She teaches in various settings including schools, universites and community organizations. She also teaches Pilates and is currently organizing inclusive tango sessions (tailored for people with visual impairment) at Club Italia in London.
