GALA FARAUS
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COLLABORATIONS, FACILITATION, TEACHING


2025-26  Assistant choreographer for Hyacinthe Hennae’s “PARADES”, premiering in 2026 (BE)
2024        Teacher Yearly workshop "Self-Care and communal care" to bachelor students at SNDO—School for New Dance Development, amsterdam (NL)
2024-25 Care worker at OSMOSE collective, safety crew combating sexual violence and providing first aid in nightlife and socio-cultural events, brussels (BE)
2024       Film contribution to ROZE FILMDAGEN, amsterdam’s queer film festival; part of the exhibition "In The People Look Like Flowers At Last", curated by Aynouk Tan
2023        Advisor for Tom.s Boyaval's " Maybe you should never wake up ", ATD Danstheater amsterdam (NL)
2023        Co-researcher “Calibrating Intimacies” Joy Mariama Smith, Oude Kerk, amsterdam (NL)
2023        Outside eye for Volmir Cordeiro's new work "Abri", Théâtre Jean Vilar, paris (FR)
2021        Soundscape creation and online performance "LUSH BED", in  "Sick Dreams" by Zinzi Buchanan and Fayer Koch, leipzig (DE)
2021        Quilting, readings and interviews, Luna Naumer & other  femmes, multimedia presentation "Quilting", amsterdam (NL)
2021        Outside eye and interviewer of neuroqueer peers for Marina Orlova's piece "too much in the head", Frascati, amsterdam (NL)
2021        Transcriber of interviews from queers peers in france for community podcast "Ma Vie de Licorne" (online, FR)
2021        Text contribution, collective publication "Rose Canine", a collection of writings by francophone trans peers (FR)
2021        Outside eye for Volmir Cordeiro's work "Métropole", Théâtre La Briqueterie, paris (FR)
2021        Residency "Uncertain Unities", performance  "Crafty Death"with An* Neely (DE) and Zinzi Buchanan (UK),Ponderosa stolzenhagen (DE)
2021        Teaching movement and voice circle at "5 o'Clock", ATD, amsterdam (DE)
2006       Facilitation of workshops about french social events to groups of swedish teenage students, Institut français de stockholm (SE)
2005        Administration of the media library and co-organization of literature conferences at Institut français de stockholm (SE)


GUEST PERFORMER


2025        To the Mother, The Daughter and the Trancestral Ghost Film by Lou Lou Sainsbury (FR, NL) 
2023        Laura Dubourjal Fashion Studio launch, Care Design Lab, amsterdam (NL)
2023        After Summer Film by Annie van Noortwijk, amsterdam (NL)
2023        You Film by Reyhan Làl, Rijksakademie Open, amsterdam (NL)
2023        Cheikhats, A Ritual Beyond Binary Thinking Kabareh Cheikhats & Female Economy, Juli Dans Festival, amsterdam (NL)
2023        The Familiar Chamber Reyhan Làl, Rijksakademie Open, amsterdam (NL)
2023        THEYTRIARCHY Eroca Nicols, FFT/Momentum SPA, düsseldorf (DE)
2022        Hide My Face Peter Scherrebeck Hansen, Kunsthuis SYB, beetsterzwaag, Rozenstraat-A Rose Is a Rose gallery, amsterdam (NL)
2022        afterhours Agnė Auželytė, ATD Danstheater, amsterdam (NL)
2022        Crystallized Rage La Uyi Ihasee, ATD Danstheater, amsterdam (NL)
2022       [suv(ə)niʀ ] Peter Scherrebeck Hansen, De Brakke Grond, amsterdam (NL)
2022        Symbiotic Symphony Eva Susova, Rijksakademie Open, amsterdam (NL)
2022        O Dewy Island O La Uyi Ihasee, ATD, amsterdam (NL)
2020        PROCESS FLESH SELLING SLIPPERY FANTASIES [...] Raoni Muzho Saleh and Charlie Laban-Trier, Stedelijk museum, amsterdam (NL)
2019        Existing Otherwise Isabel Lewis, Jacuzzi, amsterdam (NL)
2019        Monsters Gorgeing in Estuaries Raoni Muzho Saleh, Frascati, amserdam (NL)
2019        Airopa_Aporia Mina Tomic, ATD, amsterdam (NL)
2018        Cloud Collision Andreas Hannes, Come Together Festival, Frascati, amsterdam (NL)
2018        Der Affe Fällt Nicht Weit Vom Stamm Volker März, Georg-Kolbe museum, berlin (DE)
2018        to the beat of our own Eddy Levin, Neue Nachbarschaft, berlin (DE)
2017        Gratitude Attitude Grey Voice Ensemble by Elisabeth Wood, Schinkel Pavillon, berlin (DE)
2014        TALK-SHOW Simo Vassinen and Vincent Bozek, Sophiensaele, berlin (DE)


PERSONAL WORKS


2022        Gala Farucci Retrospective Showed in amsterdam at ISO and Tempel, in berlin at Uferstudios (NL,DE)
2022        TANA Performed at Tempel in amsterdam (NL)
2021         Last Crescent Showed at Veem House of Performance in amsterdam (NL)
2020        Some About Love Performed at ATD Danstheater in amsterdam (NL)
2020        Motor For Hope Created in amsterdam and shared through zoom (online, NL)
2019         An Accordion, Portishead and a President Performed at ATD in amsterdam (NL)
2019         Rural Trans* Filmed in french forest, edited in amsterdam (NL,FR)
2019         33 Written and edited in berlin (DE)
2019         Survival Carousel Performed at ATD in amsterdam (NL)
2018         Healing Competition Performed at Uferstudios in berlin (DE)
2017         Taller, Release Performed at Tanzfabrik in berlin (DE)


EDUCATION


2022        Bachelor Dance and choreography at SNDO—School for New Dance Development amsterdam (NL)
2018        Dance Intensive Program, Tanzfabrik, berlin (DE)
2007        Bachelor Political, Economics and Society at Sciences Po, lille (FR)
2006        Internship at Ministère de la culture et de la communication, paris (FR)
2005        Internship at Institut français de stockholm (SE)
2004        Preparatory class in Litterature and Humanities, Lycée poincaré, nancy (FR)
2003        Baccalaureate in Economics and Society, lycée Stanislas, villers-les-nancy (FR)


CORPORATE CARRIER


Administrative and visual assistant, Atomium & Design Museum Brussels (BE)
Freelance Stylist iHeart Studios, amsterdam, since 2022 (NL)
Freelance Stylist Packshot Studio, amsterdam, 2022 (NL)
Visual merchandiser Marimekko, berlin, 2015-2016 (DE)
Store manager and visual merchandiser, A.P.C, berlin 2012-2018 (DE)
Sales assistant and visual merchandiser, Les Etoffes designer shop, montréal, 2012 (CA)
Section manager Marni, at Holt Renfrew, montréal, 2011-2012 (CA)
Assistant manager A.P.C, lille, 2010-2011 (FR)
Sales assistant and visual merchandiser Zadig & Voltaire, roubaix, 2008-2010 (FR)


OTHER MENTIONS


Clothing Continuous design practice for costumes and private use. Collection "SAFE" in 2017 (ca. 30 pieces).
Choir Grey Voice Ensemble directed by experimental pop composer Elisabeth Wood, berlin, 2015-2017; Rissnekyrkan, stockholm, 2005-2006
Body practices Daily yoga, run and meditation; intensive karaoke practice; decreasing yet still alive devotion to club dancing
Communal life Member and co-facilitator of a secret queer community organizing multiple forest gatherings in france and worldwide
Forest retreats Whenever possible, at PAF—Performing Arts Forum (FR), Ponderosa Dance (DE) or french forests