Andrea Costanzo Martini is an Italian choreographer and performer, born and raised in Piedmont. He began his training at Danzicherie in Cuneo and the Teatro Nuovo in Turin, before continuing his classical dance studies at the Heinz-Bosl-Stiftung Ballet Academy in Munich. At 19 he moved to Germany, and in 2004 he began his professional career at the Aalto Staats-Theater in Essen.
In 2006 he joined the Batsheva Dance Company in Tel Aviv, where he danced in the works of Ohad Naharin and Sharon Eyal, also teaching Gaga and developing his first choreographies through the Dancers Create project. He then danced with the Cullberg Ballet (2008–2010), performing works by Benoît Lachambre, Alexander Ekman, Crystal Pite, Jefta van Dinther and Tillman O’Donnell, and created his first piece, For Men Only. In 2012 he returned to Israel, joining the company of Inbal Pinto & Avshalom Pollak, and began to focus on his own choreographic research.
Since 2013, Andrea Costanzo Martini has created and performed his works internationally. Among his best-known pieces: What Happened in Torino (2013, First Prize at the Stuttgart Solo Dance Competition), SCARABEO (Aerowaves 2018), PayPer Play (2021) and Mood Shifters (2021). His most recent creations include Première (commissioned by the Balletto di Roma), Wild Thoughts (for NDCWales), Life in Lycra (2023, awarded at the RIDCC 2024), Animal In (2024, commissioned by Art Project Bora, South Korea), Life in Lycra (winner of two partner awards at the RIDCC 2024), Blaubart 2.0 (2025, commissioned by MIR Dance Company, Germany), DANCEPLAING (2025, commissioned by Conny Jannsen Danst), Pas de Cheval (with Francesca Foscarini – selected for NID 2026 – Turin) and BODYBE (commissioned by VERVE, Leeds, 2026).
His choreographic language blends extreme physicality with theatrical storytelling, playing with irony and humour to subvert expectations about contemporary dance. He explores the dynamics of power between performer and spectator, the desire to capture attention and the risk of objectification. His works blur the boundaries between dance and performance art, integrating objects, text, video and interaction with the audience.
Since 2007 he has been a certified Gaga teacher and leads workshops all over the world.
