Farah Deen is a versatile freelance dancer, choreographer, and dance teacher based in Vienna, specialising in House Dance. She's the founder of the Potpourri Dance company and the renowned street dance festival Flavourama in Salzburg, which became one of the biggest dance festivals of its kind in Europe over the last 16 years. Farah has performed on stages across Europe, the USA, and South East Asia, including prestigious venues like Sadler's Wells Theatre in London (Breakin Convention). She collaborated with esteemed choreographers not only within the HipHop Community, but also within the Contemporary Dance Scene. In the yearbook tanz 2018 – the magazine for ballet, dance and performance – Deen was honoured Bearer of Hope 2018 by the Austrian writer Helmut Ploebst. For her own company, Potpourri Dance, she has choreographed and performed productions such as 4 A.M. – A House Dance Piece, friend.shift or Vakuum, which have been performed not only at ImPulsTanz Festival, but also at SZENE Salzburg, brut Wien, CND Paris or Purple Festival Berlin. Since 2023, Farah Deen is focusing on researching the traditional dances of Sri Lanka, where her roots lie, to further enrich her personal artistic journey.
Most recently she was developing her artistic work at residencies in St. Gallen, Vienna, Dakar, Paris and Colombo.
22.04.2024
