Education
2020 // Roehampton University /Irie! Dance Theatre (UK) First Class Honor BA (hons) Degree in Diverse Dance Styles African, Caribbean, Contemporary and Urban Dance
2019 // “Thinking and Dancing African Dance Differently” by Patrick Acogny (Ecole de Sables, Senegal) / Diploma in Acogny Technique, Sabar, Djembe, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Benin Dance Intensive
2018 // Dance Afrique (Ecole de Sables, Senegal) Professional development for Dance Artists in Urban, Contemporary & Traditional African and Caribbean dance forms.
2017 // Danza Contemporanea de Cuba International intensive (Havana, Cuba)/ Professional Development in Cuban Modern Dance and Afro Cuban Traditional Folklore
2016 // London Metropolitan University/ Irie! Dance Theatre (UK) FDA Degree in African, Afro-Caribbean, Urban and Contemporary Dance
2011 // Enrico Mattei Institute (Italy) A-Level Diploma in Social Sciences (Anthropology, Pedagogy, Psychology, Sociology with extra curricular subjects Theatre & Drama)
Residencies
2022 // YGBI Black History Month, Firenze (IT)
2019 // Am-Free-Ka Collective, Ecole des Sables (Senegal)
@SandraFurtschegger
Artistic Direction & Teaching
2021, ongoing // Visiting Lecturer Roehampton University / Irie! Dance Theatre (BA) Degree in Diverse Dance Style (UK)
2021 // Ministero dell’Istruzione, della Università e della Ricerca (IT) / Marco Polo -Istituto Comprensivo di Trieste (IT) Diversity & Inclusion in Dance for teachers and ATA educators formation
2021 // Routes Collective (UK) / Refugee Women Organization / Mentorship & Leadership
2017, ongoing // Roehampton University/ Irie! Dance Theatre (BA) Degree in Diverse Dance Styles (UK)/ Dance Ambassador / Promoting diversity in dance around the UK through lectures, talks and workshops.