Anja Fanslau

Anja Fanslau grew up in Squamish, British-Columbia where she began dancing at a very young age. She trained at Pro Arte Center’s pre professional program in North Vancouver and went on to complete her post graduate studies at l'École Supérieure du Ballet de Québec (ESBQ). During her time at ESBQ, Anja had the opportunity to learn and perform numerous classical variations as well as neoclassical and contemporary works- including pieces by George Balanchine, Andrew Skeels, Edgar Zendejas and Gioconda Barbuto. This past year, Anja was part of the Johan Inger Youth Project, Take Off dance 2023/2024 in Seville, Spain. She has attended various intensives, including Springboard danse Montreal 2022, Arts Umbrella’s summer intensive and Palucca’s ballet summer school in Dresden. She took part in Lesley Telford’s Performance Research Project in Vancouver in the spring of 2021. Anja has performed for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, compagnie Cas Public, Ballet Ouest de Montréal and Jobel Art for earth. She has been performing and collaborating with the Bulbe Collective since 2021 as well as performing with Gargoyle dance club since 2019.