Solène Weinachter


Solène's dance journey started on her kitchen floor and took her to The Place in London where she graduated with a BA(Hons) and an MA in Contemporary Dance and Performance. In 2007 she joined Scottish Dance Theatre where she first worked with Ben Duke in 2010 with the creation of The Life and Times of Girl A. 

Solène was nominated ‘Outstanding Dancer of the Year 2010’ by Dance Europe magazine for her role in this piece.  Solène then joined Lost Dog as a freelancer in 2012 when Ben was creating Home for Broken Turns. In 2014, she stepped into Ben’s place prize winning choreography It needs Horses and came back to the company two years later for the creation of Juliet and Romeo where she worked in close collaboration on the making of the piece. Solène won the 2019 National Dance Award for Outstanding Female Modern Performance in her role as Juliet.  

Solène's freelance path also includes working with Joan Clevillé Dance Gecko, Vera Tussing and Oona Doherty.  Solène is a founding member of Collective Endeavours, a Glasgow-based music and dance collective that performs improvised pieces in non-conventional spaces in the UK and abroad. 

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