Andrea Salustri is a Rome-born artist whose practice bridges dance, object manipulation, and visual theatre. He began his career as a street performer, working with contact juggling and fire manipulation. In 2013, he graduated cum laude in Philosophy from La Sapienza University in Rome, and subsequently moved to Berlin to pursue contemporary dance. He first completed the Dance Intensive program at Tanzfabrik Berlin and later studied Dance and Choreography at HZT Berlin University.
A circusnext laureate artist, Andrea’s work investigates the creative potential of inanimate matter, with a particular focus on the dialogue between the body and objects. His award-winning show MATERIA has been performed over 200 times in 24 countries across Europe and Asia, and presented at major venues and festivals including the Venice Dance Biennale, the Italy Pavilion at EXPO Osaka, the London International Mime Festival, the Singapore International Festival of Arts, and the Taipei Performing Arts Center, among others.
Andrea also teaches workshops and gives lectures on his experimental approach to choreography and object manipulation. His work has been featured in international publications, books, TV programs, and newspapers worldwide.