Diego de la Rosa (Frantics)

Diego is a Spanish choreographer, director, dance theater dramaturg, performer, and the artistic co-director and founder of the Frantics Dance Company based in Berlin. He has been active in the performing arts for over a decade, combining urban dance, contemporary dance, physical theater, and text theater to develop hybrid languages with relevance to the contemporary world.

Since 2014, he has worked with Theater Strahl in Berlin, Hungry Sharks, Theater Bonn, Theater Bremen, Stadttheater Kassel, and Stadttheater Gießen. He has collaborated with choreographers such as Samir Akika (FR/DE), Adrienn Hód (HU), Laura Scozzi (IT), JDot Tight Eyez (USA), Nadine Gerspacher (DE/ES), Lorca Renoux (FR), Juan Tirado (ES), Andrés Marín (ES), Victor Rottier (NL), and Johannes Wieland (DE), to name a few. His works have toured throughout Europe and Asia.

Furthermore, Diego de la Rosa has acquired extensive expertise in teaching and professionally leading training sessions in various dance schools, festivals, and companies. Since 2013, he has developed his own techniques, with “Exploring Possibilities” being the result of his research, which he shares with other dancers through regular workshops in various locations in Europe, Asia, and Africa.

His expertise as a director, choreographer, and dance theater dramaturg has steadily expanded in recent years. He has been invited to create new works in countries such as Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Switzerland, and Spain.

Currently, his work is focused on researching and developing new creations and conducting his own workshops.