ABOUT

Lara Vejrup Ostan
(b. 1995) she/her
is a Slovenian / Danish freelance choreographer and dancer based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

In her artistic practice Lara investigates notions of dayliness, exploring how motion is involved in the creation of everyday, contemporary mythologies. These explorations lay ground for works, where world building, and the specific worlds’ choreographies, challenge the perceptual frameworks we use to navigate Reality.

She works with dancing as material and immaterial expression. Other mediums, such as film and text, are used in her artistic practice to mold and carry, or further develop logics of dancing.

Her primary training is within the sphere of contemporary dance and improvisational practices, but has extensive experience in other ballet, ballroom and improvisational theatre as well as acting. She is currently finishing her education as a Somatic Movement Educator in Body-Mind Centering®.

In the past years she has worked as an artistic research mentor, dramaturgical assistant, performer and co-creator with (amongst others): Recoil Performance Group (MASS: Bloom Explorations), Marina Dubia (Desabar - to fall over), Lena Bondeson (Something Else Matters). Most recent residencies have been at HAUT, hosted by RAS Sandnes, Norway, UP in Copenhagen, Denmark and Nau Ivanow in Barcelona, Spain. 

She is co-founder of KOMMA Performance Productions, a member driven and collective association, supporting the development and production of dance works. She is  chairwoman of VA11a interdisciplinary office collective in Copenhagen.

p: Benedicte Ramfjord