SCARLETT PERDEREAU
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I am a multidisciplinary French dance artist based in London. I dance, make dance and make people dance. The body is at the core of what I do, how I tell stories, direct experiences and facilitate journeys.

Trained in ballet and modern jazz in my native Paris, I studied English and Theatre at university, completed an Acting degree at Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, and performed in theatre, dance, art installations, film, TV, voice-over and opera, before dedicating myself entirely to dance and movement.

My MA at London Contemporary Dance School focused equally on performing, choreographing and teaching - three interconnected aspects of my practice. My approach to movement is technical and playful, informed by somatics and the philosophies of East & Southeast Asia. My choreographic style combines abstraction with emotional depth and a dramatic edge. I'm also a music selector and DJ, and 
love intersecting with other art forms, which feedbacks into my dance work. 

My 20+ years career spans stage, screen, multimedia, site-specific performance and everything in between, small and large scale, experimental, mainstream and commercial. I danced for Arthur Pita, Darren Johnson, Marie-Gabrielle Rotie, Katie Green, Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion, and Tino Sehgal. You might catch glimpses of me in films from Shaun of the Dead to Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven, or in British TV drama Afterlife. Fun fact: I am the French voice of GLaDOS in the iconic video game Portal. 

My choreographies have shown at Sadler's Wells' Lilian Baylis theatre, Riverside Studios, The Place, Stratford Circus, RichMix and Barcelona's Teatro Mercat de les Flors, among other venues. I've been commissioned by Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, Royal Academy of Music and SIB Dance Lab (Norway), and was Associate Choreographer to Arthur Pita. In 2014 I received a Dance UK Choreographer To Choreographer Award with Charlotte Vincent to reflect on my practice after becoming a mother.

My current work focuses on XR and hybrid performance, bringing my movement expertise to film, leading bespoke workshops, and developing my sound design and mixing skills. I love collaboration.

I served as Trustee of
Chisenhale Dance Space 2021-24, and remain an Artist Member there. I am an IJAD/Open Online Theatre 2024-25 Arts/Tech resident, and Associate Artist with Virtual & Immersive Production studio (University of Nottingham).
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