Fernando Troya (1989) is a performing artist and the director of A Pelo Productions. He is currently supported by ICK Dans Amsterdam. Based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands though born in Madrid, Spain. He graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Dance in Madrid (2008) and did a BA in Dance at María de Ávila conservatory (2022). Though his practice as a maker expands to the realm of physical theater and performance.

In 2024 Fernando produced and presented We play so hard it hurts at Amsterdam Fringe with support of ICK Dans Amsterdam, AFK, Norma Fonds, Free Willie and Club Church among others. And won the International ‘Bursary Award’, which is currently allowing the production to tour nationally and internationally.

He has also produced independent projects, such as the series Reminiscente, a 2.5 years research on Plato’s Theory of Form, and the painter Francisco de Goya; Essential Rights, awarded the ‘BNG Bank Dansprijs’ in the Netherlands; and Withering, a solo performed and awarded in different festivals around the world.

Fernando’s new dance performance, A Pelo, a raw, physical duet of sweat and survival, will be shown at the Amsterdam Fringe Festival 2025.