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Andrea De Siena

Andrea De Siena
Hailing from San Vito dei Normanni (Puglia, Italy), he establishes his pedagogical and creative research within the realm of pizzica pizzica and tarantella in general.
Since 2014, he has taught in various locations across the Mediterranean and graduated in Philosophy in 2021. He is a co-founder of the Scuola di Pizzica di San Vito (2016) and the RomaTrad collective (2022), and in 2025 he launched the Danza di Radice program.
He has worked for the World Music Academy since 2015, as the creator and artistic director of the COREUTICA residency and co-artistic director of Folktronica (2026). In 2024, together with Dar Jacir, he was among the artists of SOUTH WEST BANK – Landworks, Collective Action and Sound, a collateral event of the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.
Among his creations: Tradere / Sonata Melanconica (concept and choreography, 2022), winner of the Ethnos Gener/Azioni choreographic prize; Controra (concept and choreography, 2024), a dialogue of music and dance with Vincenzo Gagliani; Sciucari (concept, 2025), a collective process as part of the Oriente Occidente Residencies in Rovereto.
In 2026, he will be an artist in residence at Fabra i Coats in Barcelona.