Photo: Rocco Dubbini
was the founding member of Ultima Vez in Brussels in 1987 and collaborated with the company until 1992. In 1993 he based his own group ERNESTO in Brussels and premiered its first work.
In addition to directing his own company he has directed a number of works for festivals, independent artists and schools in Belgium, Italy, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Slovakia (Festival de Beweeging Antwerp, Theatre Varia Brussels, Company Sosta Palmizi and MUK in Cortona and Padova, Four Chambers dance Projects in Toronto, Luzerner Theater, Duncan Centre and Petr Tyc in Prague, Academy of Music in Bratislava).
In 1996 he founded a multinational company DEJA DONNE in Prague together with Lenka Flory. Sandroni created 5 performances for DEJA DONNE: DEJA DONNE (1997), which gave the name to the company, and toured Europe, ARIA SPINTA (1999), coproduced by Hebbel-Theatre Berlin, International Sommertheater Festival Hamburg, deSingel Antwerp and La Filature Mulhouse, which toured Europe and the USA, IN BELLA COPIA (2001), coproduced by luzerntanz am luzernertheater Lucerne, Hebbel-Theater Berlin, BRUGGE 2002, Staddschouwburg Brugge, which toured Europe, the USA and Canada, THERE WHERE WE WERE (2003), supported by Dance 4, Nottingham, JOINT ADVENTURES, Munich and DBM Foundation Rome and PIOTR AND THE STARS OF TUT, which is presently touring Europe. DEJA DONNE has performed in 22 European countries, North America and Asia.
In addition to choreographical work, he leads number of workshops in Europe and in the USA.
In his pedagogical work Sandroni concentrates mainly on developing personal way of moving. Based on advanced dance technique he helps to each participant to discover own strength and personal way of moving and interpreting. He does not teach movement but through assimilation of basic physical rules allows dancers to find freedom in their own use of the body. The task for the dancers to achieve during the workshops is to get confident with own movement, chorographical material and composition.
Through games and improvisation Sandroni searches, together with workshop participants for individual dance material which is later used for composition needs. He focuses on variety of created chorographical material by changing an intention of execution.
Sandroni treats extremes within that tasks - impulse, speed and silence. He brings dancers to an idea of global-round dance, which is not based on fixed theoretical rules, but on individual needs of each mind and body.
The workshop is in Italian/English.