Andk
Born in Australia, Andrea began dancing at age five. By twelve, she was enrolled in a full-time dance program. Her first professional stage experience was with the Australian Ballet Company as a child in Graeme Murphy's *The Nutcracker* in Melbourne. At sixteen, she completed the R.A.D. syllabus and was a semi-finalist at the Adeline Genie Awards in London. She trained at the Vienna State Opera Ballet School. Her first engagement was with Ballett Schindowski at the Musiktheater im Revier.
From 2003 to 2013, Andrea worked as a freelance dancer and musical theatre performer, with highlights including performances in Barrie Kosky’s *Kiss Me, Kate* and *Orpheus* at the Komische Oper Berlin (choreographed by Otto Pichler, in 2010 at the Deutsche Oper Berlin), as well as in David McVicar’s *Faust* (choreographed by Michael Keegan-Dolan) at the Royal Opera House, performed at Opéra de Lille and Teatro Verdi Trieste. During this period, she regularly worked with Melissa King as her assistant choreographer and dance captain for numerous productions such as *West Side Story* at the Bad Hersfeld Festival, *Chicago* in St. Gallen, and as an assistant director for Gayle Tufts’ solo show *Everybody’s Showgirl* at the Berliner Admiralspalast. In 2016, she was also one of four choreographic assistants at the UEFA Women’s Champions League Final opening ceremony in Berlin, alongside Wanda Rokicki.
Since 2009, Andrea has worked as a choreographer for music theatre, and predominantly since 2014. She has been involved in over 45 productions, lending her interpretations across genres including musicals (*Singin’ in the Rain*, *West Side Story*, *Anything Goes*, *Cabaret*, *Kiss Me, Kate*), operas (*Aida*, *Rusalka*, *Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria*), operettas (*Frau Luna*, *Pariser Leben*, *Ball im Savoy*), and theatre (*Everyman*, *The Blues Brothers*).
Her main focus is theatre, where she has collaborated with renowned directors such as Gil Mehmert (*Die Päpstin*) at Schlosspark Theater Fulda—winner of Best Revival at the German Musical Awards 2024—Stefan Huber (*Märchen im Grand Hotel* at the Hanover State Opera), Felix Seiler (*Chicago* at the Bremerhaven City Theatre), Cusch Jung (*Me and My Girl* at the Leipzig Musical Comedy), and Titus Hoffmann (*Scholl, the Bud of the White Rose* at City Theatre Fürth—nominated for Best New Musical at the German Musical Awards 2023).
Additionally, Andrea has co-directed operas such as *Krół Róger* at Cottbus State Theatre (in collaboration with Tomo Sugao) and *The Love for the Three Oranges* at Schleswig-Holstein Landestheater Flensburg with Hendrik Müller. She also developed site-specific choreography for Maja Classen’s award-winning documentaries *Truth or Dare* and *A Body Like Mine*—the latter broadcast on 3SAT and available in the media library.
Between 2016 and 2020, Andrea served as a guest lecturer at the Berlin University of the Arts for Performing Arts (Musical/Show Dance) and was a faculty member at the Berlin Opera Academy, where, alongside Gidon Saks, she staged productions of *Carmen*, *Ariadne auf Naxos*, and *The Magic Flute* with students. In 2021, she received the DIS-TANZ SOLO artist grant for her research on dance in film and choreography for the camera. She continues to work with Berlin-based musicians, ensembles and artists, performing most recently at Hósek Contemporary and at festivals such as Performing Arts Festival and Klangwerksatt.
Happiest in the garden, Andrea lives with her family in Berlin.