Eliana Stragapede is a freelance performer, choreographer, and teacher based in Brussels. She began her dance education in Italy with mentors such as Silvia Humaila, Sara Accettura, Ernesto Valenzano, Osnat Kelner, Kerry Nicholls, and Yoshua Cienfuegos.

She later trained at Codarts in Rotterdam, working with internationally renowned artists including Club Guy & Roni, Lukas Timulak, Jiří Kylián, Raphael Bonachela and others. After graduating, she started her professional career with Marina Mascarell and Club Guy & Roni.

In 2018, Eliana joined the Staatstheater Mainz, performing new works by Roy Assaf, Club Guy & Roni, Victor Quijada, Felix Berner, and Pierre Rigal. 

Since 2020, she has been part of Peeping Tom, touring internationally with Triptych: The Missing Door, The Lost Room, and The Hidden Floor , including performances in prestigious theaters as the  Paris Opera.

Eliana has also worked with Club Guy & Roni on productions such as Fortune (2022) and Empathy (2023).

As a choreographer, she co-created AMAE with Borna Babić in 2022, winning first prize at the Copenhagen International Choreography Competition and production awards for Nederlands Dans Theater and Holstebro Dansekompagni. In 2023, AMAE received further recognition at the Rotterdam International Choreographic Competition with Partner Awards from Codarts and Dansateliers.

In 2025, Eliana and Borna will create a new piece for NDT2 as part of the Up and Coming project and choreograph for Bayerisches Staatsballett Munich, alongside other international artists, including Paul Lightfoot and Sol León, curators of the event. 

Recently Eliana has been awarded as Performer 2024 by Danza & Danza magazine.

In addition to her work as dancer and choreographer, Eliana teaches workshops around the world, nurturing her passion for teaching as well.