Malin Astner is a freelance dance artist in contemporary and improvised dance, based in Berlin. The last year her work has been focused on several improvisation-collaborations with musicians and dancers, performing in Berlin and touring in Switzerland. Malin is a member of The Meeting-point/Berlin, where she has been participating and mentoring practice-sessions in instant composition. !During spring 2010 Malin was working with
choreographer Anne-Mareike Hess in the production Never-Ending up North for Théâtre National du Luxembourg, and also in the dance and music collaboration TARA - touring Switzerland. !In Stockholm Malin worked with choreographers Susanne Jaresand, Margaretha Åsberg, Jukka Korpi, Malin Elgán, Malin Hellqvist Sellen and in Kompani Equilibrium.

!Malin was educated at University College of Dance in Stockholm and at Rotterdamse Dansakadeimi in Rotterdam, and has also been teaching contemporary dance and improvisation at The Royal Swedish Ballet School and The Ballet Academy in Stockholm.

The last year Malin has been teaching professionals at Danscentrum | Sweden,Tanzfabrik | Berlin and Troi C-L | Luxembourg. !In the past year Malin has received grants from Swedish Art Council, Dance Web, Anders Sandrew and Carina Ari’s memorial fund, which has enabled her to study improvisation with different artists, most importantly Julyen Hamilton. Malin is also one of the founders of Blink working for dance-art in exchange between Sweden and Berlin.

 

How I wear my skin
2008 Jönköping Theater, Sweden
2009 Demoteater Tammerfors Finland