anna vilhelmine wallin (pippi)
2015
2016
Anna Wallin is a movement artist, educator and mother. Researching, writing, teaching, organising and performing.
Born in 1990 in Malmö, Sweden. Started dancing ballet at age two, then modern, jazz, tap, urban styles, martial arts, physical theatre, and gymnastics.
Growing up in a family with horses, she discovered vaulting and quickly advanced to the Swedish national team. Competing worldwide, receiving a bronze medal at the 2002 World Equestrian Games in Jerez de la Frontera.
Movement has always been the central anchor in life, eventually leading up to Contact Improvisation (C.I) in 2015 - a form that resonated deeply, allowing varied practices to coalesce and evolve together. Since then, she studied C.I extensively across Europe, the Middle East, U.S and Scandinavia learning from leading practitioners.
Breathing dance full time her work is expressed and experienced through children’s performances, publications, workshops, and educational programs. Studying the nuanced relationship between the fragile and the solid in movement. Teaching at arts institutions for higher dance education, dance theatre companies, corporate clients, and international festivals. Committed to develop the Swedish C.I community, launching a yearly C.I program 2022, and co-organising the Sweden Contact Fest. Beyond Sweden she has taught in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Israel, Lebanon, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, and Turkey.
Weaving together a diverse spectrum of movement practices anna is devoted to create space for personal and artistic exploration in building a listening body. Driven to hold less, sense more and explore what we can be and build together.