Victòria Janer Barber
2010
2015
Victòria Janer Barber (Ciutadella de Menorca, 1983) is a dancer, choreographer, and contemporary dance teacher with a solid trajectory in stage creation, performance, and movement pedagogy. She earned a diploma in Body Expression at Alfa Institut in Barcelona (2011–2013), under the guidance of Mercedes Ridocci, and further expanded her training with a course in Dance Therapy at the Institut Integratiu de Barcelona with Diana Machado. Ongoing education is a central axis of her artistic path: she has taken part in numerous workshops and laboratories in Barcelona, Madrid, London, and Menorca, training with renowned international choreographers and pedagogues such as David Zambrano, Sharon Fridman, Francisco Córdova, Lali Ayguadé, Judith Sánchez, Pau Aran, Marion Sparber, Tom Weksler, Mickael Marso, Chey Jurado, Diego Sinniger, Roberto Olivan, Janet Novás, Maximiliano Sanford, Akira Yoshida, Kenan Dinkelmann, Lucio Baglivo, Claire Lamothe, among many others. She is currently continuing her research with Yasser Doquendo (Barcelona, 2025) and is scheduled to participate in the Revés Festival in Costa Rica (2026). On a professional level, she was a member for nearly a decade (2009–2018) of the company Vuelta y Vuelta danza-teatro, directed by choreographer Doryan Suárez (Cia Retazos, Cuba), performing in numerous productions presented in theaters, venues, and urban spaces across Menorca, Mallorca, Madrid, and Valencia. In parallel, she has taken part as a dancer in various productions and projects, including the musical Xoroi at Orfeó Maonès, as well as in prominent festivals and events such as Sea Arts, Miradas al Cuerpo, Pedra Viva Líthica, Ultrasons d’Alcora, EIMA – Maria Antònia Oliver, Plaffestival, and the Menorca en Dansa Festival, among many others. In recent years, she has been especially engaged in contemporary creation and performance projects, collaborating with different artists and companies and participating in works such as Retre (a co-creation by NÏU and Paraula en Clau), as well as performances and cultural cycles in Menorca, Tarragona, and other regions. Of particular note is her continued involvement in the project Mar de Fons, presented in festivals, theaters, and non-conventional spaces between 2023 and 2025. She is currently a contemporary dance teacher at the Municipal School of Es Mercadal and works as a dancer and choreographer with the company NUARdansa, founded in 2024 together with dancer Laura Sánchez, where she continues to develop an artistic research rooted in the body, movement, and contemporary creation.