anne

anne suurendonk (amsterdam, 1988) is a choreographer, dancer and teacher. she studied dance at the academy for theater and dance at the amsterdam school of the arts. quickly after this, she discovered her passion for choreography and started her development as a maker by, among other things, choreographing for students (ahk, artez, fontys, codarts), doing research projects at dansmakers amsterdam, choreographed for over ‘t ij festival.

the last couple of years she has been working as a freelance teacher and choreographer at several dance academies in the netherlands where she annually makes pieces with and for students. next to this, as a maker she does different types of projects and collaborations at dox and was resident choreographer at danstheater aya, 2020-2024. here she made performances for a young audience: bloedband, liefde en dan.. and high. 

anne’s academic background combined with her love for working with beats and rhythms makes a unique, natural fusion and organic contemporary movement language, strongly driven by music. rhythmical and dynamic. it’s her signature and characteristic for her work. 

‘people and what makes us human is what always fascinates me. the work is about relatable theme’s. i zoom in on life, on our relationships. the work is always about emotions. i research how to give shape to the inner world. the highs and the lows. i create about the things that are difficult to talk about. people only want to share their successes, i think out of fear. but i believe so much in the power of vulnerability and that we would get much further if we would be more open and honest about our experiences and dared to share. it will bring us closer. this is where I always start from. as a person and as a maker.’