ANDROMEDA GRAZIANO
Movement Research & Choreography
ANDROMEDA GRAZIANO​
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Training
Born in London of Sicilian heritage, Andromeda trained in classical ballet at the Royal Ballet School Junior Associates, Merle Park Studios, and Stella Mann.
Her contemporary dance training started with a BA (Hons) in Dance and Drama at Middlesex University, and a 1 Year Special Certificate in Contemporary Dance and Choreography at London Contemporary Dance School.
An award from the Prince's Trust and Pépinières Européennes pour Jeunes Artistes to create a piece for the Ballet of Zaragoza, Spain, launched her choreographic career.
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Performing for Janet Smith and Dancers, Tamara McLorg and Ian Woolley she co-formed 'White Monkey Trip', a dance company that toured the U.K. contemporary dance circuit.
She returned regularly to Middlesex University's Dance Department as a choreographer, dancer and production manager for their post graduate performances at The Lilian Baylis Theatre, Sadler's Wells, London.​​​​
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Production manager
Palace Opera alongside the London Concertante Orchestra with performances at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, a full U.K. tour, and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
New Palace Opera regular concerts at St. Johns Church, Waterloo, London.
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Teacher
Attending her first Pilates class aged 18 and hooked on the veritable machines, she studied Pilates Based Body Awareness with the formidable Christine Hocking. Influenced by her method and passion, she has taught Pilates based classes and rehabilitation work for the past 25 years.​
She is also a Somatic Movement Educator, Certified Practitioner and Certified Teacher of Body-Mind Centering® and is a member of The International Dance Council CID.
As part of the Sadler’s Wells Artist Development Programme, she offered an Artist-Led Session: Fingers and Toes: Discovering New Connections at Sadler's Wells East in March 2025.
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Choreographer
In 2022 she returned to performing and choreography with her dance film
'Leap of Faith' made for film in collaboration with Jack Elliott Hobbs.
It has received Winner: Award of Merit, Film Short, Best Shorts Competition;
Winner: Best Dance Film, Hollywood Day Short Film Festival;
Winner: Best Dance Film, New York Film & Actress Awards;
Honorable Mention: Best Short Film, One-Reeler Short Film Competition; Nominee: Best Short, Movie Play International Film Festival;
Official Selection: Best Dance Video, Belgrade International Film Festival;
Official Selection: Los Angeles Short Film Awards;
screened at Motions in Frame, Chisenhale Dance Space; reviewed by Venezia Film Shorts as 'Beautiful cinematography, encapsulating the vibrant dance of Andromeda with grace'.
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​​In 2023 After a leave of absence for successful treatment for endometrial cancer, she returned to her first love of movement full of energy for her new body and new vocabulary of movement.
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In 2024 she was co-producer for Ian Woolley and electronicgypsy film productions on 'the Golden feather' a full-length dance film with original script in collaboration with students of theschool of contemporary dance. ​​​
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Plans for 2025 include a collaboration with pianist Raul Jimenez to Schumann's 'Fantasiestücke Op.12' with performances planned in Spain, alongside improvised works to be presented ad hoc in public spaces with pianos in situ.
Continuing as co-producer and choreographer for Ian Woolley and electronicgypsy film productions on 'the Golden feather'.
A new collaboration with Ian Woolley to Edvard Greig’s ‘Peer Gynt Suites’, on a piece for mature dancers based on mother-child relationships.
In the research and development phase is a short dance film 'Frisson', and a reframing of the classic 'Manon Lescaut' by Abbé Prévost. ​​​​
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Always inspired by dance, music, film, art, and nature, family is key. An avid cook, keen gardener and painter, and lover of animals, travel, and French literature, the beach is where she finds her feet.​