Andreas Hannes (Greece, 1987)
Andreas is an eclectic maker that develops practices through the engagement with gravity and aerodynamic forces. He uses rhythm and vibration as a source for in- forming and revealing the body in states of transit and transformation, often shaped
by proximity, tension, and unexpected alignments across disciplines and traditions. He invests in ‘practices of hope’ and creative modes that work through disorientation and re-orientation within a multi-directional ever-changing world.
Growing up in a musical surrounding, Andreas danced extensively in the living room. After completing his Bachelor in classical percussion, he moved to the Netherlands to follow his passion for film. Between 2011 and 2015, he worked as an independent
director and producer of short films and co-founded Small House Productions, a platform for international and interdisciplinary projects. In 2018, Andreas graduated from SNDO (School for New Dance Development) with the performance The City, showcasing the practice of continuous skipping. This piece marked the beginning of a distinct movement practice that he continues to develop. After receiving the Moving Forward Trajectory 2018 and the Young Art Support Amsterdam 2019, Andreas produced the skipping sequel Tremble (Dansmakers, 2019).
In 2020, he won the BNG DansPrijs and premiered Warping Soul (Danslokaal – Conny Janssen Danst, Dansateliers, Korzo), which was selected by Aerowaves ’22, a platform that identifies the twenty best upcoming choreographers in Europe. During
his residency at ICK Dans Amsterdam (2021–2022), he created Reverberated Emissions with the ensemble of the company. He was later co-produced by Julidans Amsterdam for his solo Sway (2023). Andreas is an associate artist at Dansateliers Rotterdam from 2025 to 2028 and currently developing the skipping piece Anthology (2026). He is also a member of
the Amsterdam-based collective Dance Space Destiny. In addition to his choreographic work, Andreas is the artistic leader of Cinedans FEST, a festival dedicated to dance film in Amsterdam.
The productions of Andreas Hannes:
Anthology (2025 – 2026) is a dynamic performance built around a deceptively simple movement: skipping. The choreography mirrors the structure of these mash-ups: fast-paced, and continuously evolving. Dozens of musical fragments merge into a seamless flow, just as Anthology weaves together references to diverse dance styles, internet culture, and popular imagery.
Sway (2023) is inspired by the movement of swaying – the energy and motion of tipping in and out of balance. In this rhythmical and adventurous solo, Andreas Hannes swerves through landscapes, Greek mythology, musical timelines and invented histories. The protagonist is propelled through these environments by a constant and sensual re-configuration of his body and the space. As he sways, forms and references melt and transform as soon as they start taking shape.
In REVERBERATED EMISSIONS (2021), bodies, space and music reverb on each other. Through reconstructing, warping, pushing and pulling, the dancers fall, skip and bend to exhilarating and sometimes comical environments. Their sensual interplay reminisces of a dance that might have already happened but is yet to come.
In 2020 Andreas created a work with and for the dancers of Conny Janssen Danst as part of DANSLOKAAL 8 with the title Warping Soul. This performance was selected at the end of 2021 as part of the #Twenty22 selection of the European platform Aerowaves.
In Tremble (2019), a group of dancers embarks on a journey without a destination. They move across the stage by drawing geometrical patterns and falling in and out of rhythm. Together, they form a body that dynamically moves through space. Through the continuous flow of skipping, you are pulled into the movement; as if you were sitting on a moving vehicle, trembling, you become part of a road-trip, in which your memories and inspiration intertwine.
THE CITY (2018) is the first stage outcome of the, in-development, practice of continuous skipping (as in skipping down the street). Two performers are entering the stage to begin a stream of skipping, creating pathways and outlining geometries, while repositioning themselves in the imaginary grid of a city.