Andrea Peña

Andrea Peña (born 1990) is a Colombian choreographer and designer based in Montreal, Canada. She is the founder and artistic director of Andrea Peña & Artists (AP&A), a multidisciplinary company established in Montreal in 2014.

Early life and education Peña was born in Bogotá, Colombia, in 1990.

Career Peña founded Andrea Peña & Artists (AP&A) in Montreal in 2014. Her work integrates choreography and design, incorporating structured spatial and material elements into the choreographic work. The same year, Untitled I received the prize for best choreography at the Hong Kong International Choreography Festival.

Peña created 6.58: Manifesto in 2021, which was presented in Montreal and in Ottawa at the National Arts Centre. The work was later showcased at Tanzmesse NRW Düsseldorf, as well as in Sweden and Paris in 2024.. Reviews highlighted its use of repetition and structured movement.

In 2023, Peña presented States of Transmutation at the Mattress Factory Museum, in Pittsburgh, USA which incorporated choreographic and design elements in a robotic installation on display from 2023-2024. '

Peña later created the stage work Replica, and in 2025, she went on tour to Milan.

In 2022, Peña was selected as the international winner of La Biennale di Venezia's call for new choreographic work by an artist under 35 with the project Bogotá. It was later presented at the PuSh Festival in Vancouver in January 2025. In October 2025, the work was presented at Sadler's Wells East in London as part of the Dance Umbrella festival. Reviews noted the work’s layered structure, spatial design, and use of ensemble formations..

Peña created commissioned works Sacra for Ballet BC in 2025, through the Emily Molnar Emerging Choreographer Award, as well as Transmuted Symphony for Staatstheater Kassel.

In 2026, Peña was named one of the ten laureates of the CHANEL Next Prize, receiving €100,000. Works Stage works Untitled I (2018) 6.58: Manifesto (2021) Replica (2024) Sacra (2025) Transmuted Symphony'' (2025)