Alessandro Schiattarella is a Neapolitan performer and choreographer who lives in Basel, Switzerland, and has not yet learned Swiss-German.

He uses male pronouns and identifies himself as disabled, thanks to a neuromuscular disease that touches his hands.

Before growing a beard, he worked as a solo dancer for several renowned companies such as Bejart Ballet Lausanne, Ballett Basel and Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, among others.

Since growing a beard, he has used choreography with interdisciplinary approaches to explore new artistic methods and languages, with the primary goal of understanding, exposing and dismantling ableism.

So his works share the theme of "anti-ableism," each with a different approach, such as autobiographical, cultural, social, and/or political.

His creations, both for state theaters and site-specific contexts, have been presented at various international festivals and venues, including Aerowaves Twenty17, the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale, Tanzfestival Rhein-Mein, Festival Theaterformen, No Limits Festival Berlin, Swiss Dance Days 2024 , among others.

He offers movement workshops, lectures, and hybrid formats on different topics regarding inclusion and disability.

Since 2024, Alessandro has been artistic co-director of the IntegrART’s tour Zurich, founded by the Migros Kulturprozent.

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