Anna Pasztor was born and raised in Budapest. She holds an MA in
Italian and Portuguese Languages and Literatures from the University of Budapest,
and several certifications related to Dance and Movement. While studying at the
University of Budapest she also worked with prominent personalities of the
Independent Theater and Dance Movement that were flourishing in the city at the
time. In 1991 she relocated to Lisbon, where she developed a successful career as a
choreographer/director. Her theater and dance productions were presented at
prestigious venues and numerous festivals. In addition, she founded the āAccentā, a
nonprofit organization to foster dance activities with non-dancers. She lives in New
York City since 2003, where she earned a certification of Laban Movement Analysis
from the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies. In New York, her interest
moved towards the visual arts, more specifically towards multimedia, video and film
production. In her recent works, she combines performative practice with
technologies in the realm of video and new media. āGolden Ageā, her public
transmedia project was presented at Astor Place in September of 2019. She was the
recipient of grants, awards, and scholarships from the Puffin Foundation,
Harvestworks, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York Foundation of Arts, Outpost
Artistsā Resources, Luso-American Foundation, Gulbenkian Foundation, Portuguese
Cultural Ministry, Hungarian Ministry of Education, and Portuguese Cultural
Institute among others. Her installations and videos were shown in several festivals
and galleries in the US and in Europe.
