Janet is a dancer, performer, choreographer and teacher. She has lived in Barcelona since 2020. She trained in contemporary dance in Madrid, Brussels, and Berlin. In 2007, she began creating and developing her own solo projects. Her work is built through observation, experience, and the dialogue with her body as the main tool, committing to a language of her own, shaping the emotional content and aesthetic simplicity that characterise her projects. She has received several prizes notably including the 2021 Ojo Crítico Award from RNE, the 2021 Premi de la Crítica Catalana for the best dancer and the 2011 Injuve Award. Her creations have been presented at different national and international festivals such as Rencontres Chorégraphiques, Festival de Marseille, Festival Nouvelles-Pole Sud, Cement Festival, Dance in Transit, Madrid’s Autumn Festival and the Festival Bad, among others. She is currently the associate artist at the Graner Centro de Creació with her new project “Proto (SN1806)”. Janet Novás alternates her work as a dancer and creator with that as a teacher, giving classes and workshops in different centres in Spain, Europe, Latin America and Asia.
Photo: Piti Prieto