Biography

Christiana de Blank is an internationally recognised ballet dancer and visual artist whose work transcends traditional boundaries between performance and visual art.

 

Beginning ballet at the age of four, she discovered early on that movement could speak more profoundly than words. What began as a childhood fascination evolved into a lifelong devotion to artistic expression through motion.

 

Her talent was soon acknowledged on the world stage, garnering a gold medal at the Asian Grand Prix International Ballet Competition and representing her nation at the prestigious Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland. Supported by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund, Christiana trained at The Royal Ballet School and Dutch National Ballet Academy, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree of Arts in Classical Ballet performance and teaching. She danced for the Royal Swedish Ballet professionally and developed a distinct voice across classical & contemporary repertoires.

 

A transformative artistic experience in Paris redefined her creative vision. Immersed in the city’s great museums, she was struck by the kinetic energy of visual art, the way still images seemed to breathe. From this revelation emerged a pioneering practice: choreography as painting in motion. Christiana now creates multidisciplinary works that translate dance into visual art, capturing the rhythm of movement as poetry on canvas.

 

Her artwork invites viewers into a dialogue between body and canvas, time and permanence. Christiana’s art reflects a rare synthesis of physical discipline and emotional depth, inviting viewers who seek innovation, authenticity, and poetic resonance. Through her ongoing exploration, she aspires not only to bridge the worlds of ballet and fine art, but to redefine how movement can be seen, felt, and preserved, as living expressions of beauty, grace, and human spirit.