Franco-Spanish choreographer, dancer, actress, and filmmaker, Blanca Li is a major figure on the contemporary arts scene, known for her bold and innovative approach. She moved to New York at the age of 17 to study with Martha Graham, where she discovered hip-hop before returning to Europe, where she founded her contemporary dance company in 1992. Her creations tour worldwide. She choreographs and stages ballets, operas, and musicals, collaborates with leading figures in fashion, film, and music, and has directed three feature films. In 2019, she was elected to the Academy of Fine Arts. She directed Teatros del Canal in Madrid, then chaired La Villette until December 2025. She created Le Bal de Paris, which won the Best VR Experience Lion at the Venice Film Festival (2021), and L’Ombre at IRCAM, a mixed-reality performance selected in competition at the Venice Film Festival (2025). She is currently developing an ambitious virtual cultural platform project.
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