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Roshanak Morrowatian

Roshanak Morrowatian is a dancer, performer and choreographer. She received her Bachelor in Dance and her Master in Dance Composition from the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen, Germany. Roshanak has performered in works by Marina Abramović, Pina Bausch, Isabelle Beernaert, Joost Vrouenraets, Alexis Blake and Bodytalk/Yoshiko Waki, among others. In addition to her work as a dancer, she has also appeared as an actress in films by Wiam Al-Zabari and Julie Sando, and starred in Maëlle Poésy's production Sous d'autres cieux.

As a choreographer, Roshanak created works for The Dutch National Opera, the schrit_tmacher Festival, SALLY Dansgezelschap Maastricht and the World Music Concours, among others.
In 2020, Roshanak received the BNG Bank Dance Award for her performance Polished, and the Prize of the Nederlandse Dansdagen with her solo performance Kites.
Her interdisciplinary and engaged work is characterized by a profound exploration of themes of identity, borders and the search for belonging.
She explores the physicality of memories, the fluidity of traditions and the experience of a body in diaspora.
In addition to her work as a performer, Roshanak is a guest teacher at the Amsterdam University of the Arts.

update April 2025

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