Professional dancers among the students of the Sarzana school

Professional Profile

Graduated with fifteen years of progressive experience in the dance industry. Offers solid knowledge of the body, as well as a strong inclination towards achieving objectives while respecting budgets and deadlines. Demonstrates strong motivation and initiative, along with organisational and planning skills.

EXPERIENCE

Prodanza, Santo Stefano di Magra — Classical and Modern Dance Teacher

09.2020-09.2022

Conducted workshops on visual language and expressive techniques, offering sensory experiences and effective creation processes of great relevance. Ages 3-5: Introduction to classical technique. Ages 5-7: Deepening of classical technique. Ages 7-12: Preparation and training of young artists, designing personalised methods and pathways that allowed students to achieve significant results. Ages 12-20.

Summer Camp Falconara — Dance Teacher

06.2021-08.2021/06.2022-07.2022

Guided participants to understand their bodies through recreational activities using equipment. Created small choreographed movements. Provided knowledge of music, dance, and art.

Nursery, Le Tate Torture — Motor Education Teacher

01.2022-05.2022

Led activities to help children understand their bodies through recreational activities using equipment.

Danseavie corpo unico — Classical and Modern Dance Teacher

09.2018-08.2021

Conducted workshops on visual language and expressive techniques, offering sensory experiences and effective creation processes of great relevance. Ages 3-5: Introduction to classical technique. Ages 5-7: Deepening of classical technique and modern dance. Ages 7-25: Worked on expressiveness by creating small choreographic workshops. Studied dance in adulthood.

Naima Academy — Classical and Modern Dance Teacher

09.2018-12.2019

Prepared and trained young individuals for competitions, events, and performances.

Solo roles at Stuttgart Ballet:

La Sylphide (Peter Schaufuss after August Bournonville): Pas de huit

Special roles:

Christoph (Louis Stiens)

Ensemble roles:

Bolero (Maurice Béjart)

Don Quijote (Maximiliano Guerra)

Gaîté Parisienne (Maurice Béjart)

The Brothers (Mauro Bigonzetti): Lover

Il concertone (Mauro Bigonzetti)

Initialis R.B.M.E. (John Cranko)

La Sylphide (Peter Schaufuss after August Bournonville)

Leonce and Lena (Christian Spuck)

Onegin (John Cranko)

Orphée et Euridice (Staging, Choreography: Christian Spuck)

Swan Lake (John Cranko)

The Lady and the Fool (John Cranko)

The Lady of the Camellias (John Neumeier): Eugène, among others

The Taming of the Shrew (John Cranko): Petruccio's servant, among others

Ensemble roles as a student at the John Cranko School:

The Sleeping Beauty (Marcia Haydée after Marius Petipa)

The Taming of the Shrew (John Cranko)

Ekodanceproject— Secretary

09.2017- 12.2019

Completion of registration forms

Management of payments

Organisation of trips

EDUCATION

Dance University, Siena— Certificate

2021, Siena

In-depth study of stretching and various techniques to be used

Opus ballet, Florence— Certificate

2020, Florence

Professional training for contemporary/modern dance teachers

Italian Fitness Academy, Prato— Certificate

2020, Prato

Certification for Pilates teaching

Certification for postural gymnastics teaching

Ddweco, Milan— Certificate

2019, Milan

Training for percussionists

Royal Ballet School, Livorno— Certificate

2019, A.E.d.Livorno

Refresher course on teaching classical dance

AED, Livorno— Diploma

2018, A.E.d.Livorno

Qualification to teach classical dance

Nuov Theatre, Turin— Diploma

2017, Turin

Scholarship for participation

Professional course in contemporary dance

Ekodanceproject (artistic director Pompei Santoro), Turin

09.2014- 08.2017, Turin

Classical dance training and study of the Mats Ek repertoire

Inclusion in the company

Participation in shows such as: Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake by Mats Ek.

4Movimento by Lucia Boschi and Giuseppe Girardi, Sarzana

09.2009- 08.2014, Sarzana

Start of classical and modern dance studies

Creation of shows (Puss in Boots, The Wizard of Oz)

Participation in performances (The Moon on the Pier, Photography Exhibition, Parallels, Christmas in Common, Library, Fondachi Inauguration)

Sarah Menconi's Dance Studio, Carrara

09.2008- 06.2009, Carrara

Start of classical and jazz dance studies

STAGE

Dance Project, Treviso

07.2010/07.2011/.07.2012/.07.2013

Study of classical dance with Olivieri (director of La Scala, Milan)

Study of modern dance with Mousse (choreographer of può dance)

PERFORMANCES

PUSS IN BOOTS (2009)

End of Year Show (Massa)

ENCOUNTERS (2010)

BOOK (2013)

Performance at Mondadori's Inauguration (Sarzana)

TUTU (2013)

Dance Shop Inauguration (S. Stefano)

PEOPLE (2013)

Restaurant Inauguration (Sarzana)

LIGHTS (2014)

Performance for Season Opening (Sarzana)

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY BY MATS EK (2015)

Show Opening (Turin)

SWAN LAKE BY MATS EK (2016)

Show Opening (Turin)

THE JOURNEY (2017)

Exam Show (Turin)

THE DOLL SHOP (2018)

End of Year Show (La Spezia)

DANCE AND SONG (2018)

Summer Season Show (Lerici)

PETRUSHKA AND HIS COLOURS (2019)

End of Year Show (La Spezia)

INTERVENTION ON THE MOON (2019)

Summer Show (Lerici)

Summer Event (Treviso)

THE MOON ON THE PIER (2010)

Summer Performance (Lerici)

ON POINTE (2011)

Performance

Gym Inauguration (Carrara)

THE SEAL (2012)

Studio Photography Performance (Treviso)

DANCE IN THE WINDOW (2012)

Competition (Treviso)

FREE BODY (2012)

Store Opening Performance (Carrara)

THE WIZARD OF OZ AND BALLET EVENING (2013)

End of Year Show (S. Stefano)

Born in Sarzana on 13/04/1989, she began her studies in classical and modern dance at the age of 5 in 1995 at the school 4°Movimento in Sarzana, directed by the teachers Lucia Boschi and Giuseppe Gilardi, until 2009.

She participated in dance performances at the Guglielmi Theatre in Massa and the Impavidi Theatre in Sarzana and deepened her training through dance workshops with dancers and choreographers such as Carl Portal (2008 and 2009), Beatrice Buffin (2008 and 2009), Fabrizio Monteverde (2008 and 2009), Bruno Collinet (2008 and 2009), Larrio Ekkson (2004, 2008, and 2009), Fura Dels Baus (2009), Samuele Cardini (2012), Paolo Granello (2012), Yoko Wakabayashi (2012), Frederic Olivieri (2008 and 2009), Margarita Smirnova (2008 and 2009), Anna Maria Prina (2016).

In December 2008, she participated in the international competition Rapallo Danza and won a scholarship for a 4-week course with the master Vadim Desnitskj (Kirov Theatre).

She continued her training and dance activity in the field of contemporary dance with the Compagnia Effetto Parallelo in Pisa directed by the choreographer Michele Arena and with the company Exit-Danza_t directed by Franco Cecchini, participating in all performances until 2014.

In October 2012, she was selected as a dancer in the Officina Pisano Project, directed by Virgilio Sieni, and in April 2013, she performed in the production "Dolci Camminamenti" at the Teatro Politeama in Cascina.

Since September 2012, she has started her teaching experience with children at the Arabesque school in Pisa, directed by Sabrina di Cristofaro.

Since September 2013, she has been teaching at the Labulé dance school at the Centro Dialma Ruggiero in La Spezia, conducting movement and dance education courses and contemporary dance classes (from 3 and a half to 14 years old).

Since September 2013, she has collaborated in the organization of the dance-theater festival FISIKO! within the Fuori Luogo La Spezia season, with the artistic direction of Michela Lucenti.

In 2014, she obtained a Bachelor's degree in Modern Literature from the University of Pisa.

In December 2014, she obtained the diploma of the two-year training course in movement pedagogy at Choronde Progetto Educativo in Rome, under the artistic direction of Susanna Odevaine, to become a dance teacher in nursery and primary schools. During her training, she met and studied with international artists such as Françoise Dupuy, Marcelle Bonjour, Laura Delfini, Sabine Oetterli, Chiara Ossicini, Marina Rocco (CND Paris), Ciro Paduano.

In the summer of 2014, she participated in the choreographic workshop "Corpo a Corpo" with the Balletto Civile company directed by Michela Lucenti and took part in the final performance at the Centro Allende in La Spezia.

During the "Scrigni" festival in Fiano Romano, she participated in the voice and movement workshop held by Oretta Bizzarri entitled "il corpo ritrovato".

In November 2014, she participated in the seminar directed by Raffaella Giordano at L'Arboreto-Teatro Dimora (RN).

In January 2015, she presented and directed two educational projects in primary schools in the Province of La Spezia with the aim of spreading the discipline of creative movement within the school context: "Il corpo e l'immaginazione" and "Dalla favola al teatro".

In the academic year 2014/2015, she participated in the choreographic project led by the dancer Marigia Maggipinto (former Pina Bausch company) at Spazio Nu (Pontedera).

In April 2015, she staged the show "Le favole di Esopo", for which she curated the conception and choreography, produced by Ass. Labulé in collaboration with the IRCSS Stella Maris of Pisa, a third-level centre for child neuropsychiatry.

Since March 2015, she has been participating in the "Link teatro-scuola" project (Carispezia Foundation) as a movement educator for adolescents in high schools in the province of La Spezia.

In June 2015, she directed the staging of the show "Les Mobiles, suoni rumori colori" inspired by the works of Calder and Pollock, with the students of the Labulé dance school at Centro Giovanile Dialma Ruggiero.

In July-August 2015, she carried out a project in collaboration with Auser La Spezia and the Municipality of La Spezia on dance and contemporary art with two groups of elderly people.

In July and August 2015, she studied with the Balletto Civile company in residence at the Centro Dialma Ruggiero in La Spezia, training with the choreographer Michela Lucenti.

In September 2015, she participated in the seminar with Dominique Dupuy at the Oriente Occidente Festival in Rovereto.

In October 2015, she participated in the project "Danse, magie, poesie" at the CND (Centre National de la Danse) in Paris, for educators and dance and creative movement teachers.

She was selected as a dancer in the three-year training project KLM/Kinkaleri - Compagnia MK - Compagnia Raffaello Sanzio and participated in all meetings in Prato, Rome, Bologna from November 2015.

From March 2016, she curated some educational projects for children at the Civic Ludoteca of La Spezia.

In April 2016, on the occasion of the artistic residency of the Dreamtime company in La Spezia at the Centro Dialma Ruggiero, she collaborated in the residency and participated in the lessons held by Anna Maria Prina and Stefania Ballone.

In June 2016, she staged a choreographic project with 70 performers involving the students of the dance school and their families entitled "Gener-Azioni" on stage at the Centro Giovanile Dialma Ruggiero with the support of the association Labulè.

In July 2016, she was selected to attend the Danceability/Teacher Training course by Alito Alessi in Vienna (from 1st to 30th July) at the ImpulsTanz festival, obtaining the Teaching Certificate of the method.

In October 2016, she started the two-year training for dance teachers at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan.

Currently, she collaborates in the realization of some of the artistic and educational projects organized by the Compagnia degli Scarti ("Scarti Factory") and the Compagnia Balletto Civile (Physical Theatre Laboratory and "How long is now" project with the elderly of the nursing homes of La Spezia – October 2016).

Since January 2017, she brings the work of Danceability and dance education to primary and nursery schools, winning two 50-hour training projects each entitled "il corpo e l'immaginazione".

Since February 2017, she has been included in the school-work alternation program at the T.Parentucelli Scientific High School in Sarzana for a total of 60 hours as a movement education teacher for able-bodied and disabled people (project in collaboration with Consorzio Cometa financed by the Ministry of Health).

In September 2017, she founded the asd Les Mobiles-movement education, of which she is president.

In December 2017, she received a grant from BANCA BCC- CREDITO COOPERATIVO to spread dance and movement education projects in schools.

With this contribution, the project "Le favole di Esopo a Scuola" is articulated in 30 hours at the De Ghisi Elementary School in Fabiano with the final representation "ESOPO E LA DANZA".

Since February 2018, the project DANZA E COMUNITA’ continues at the Sarzana Mission with disabled young people residing on the third floor of the structure and integrates her lessons into the REGIONE LIGURIA project- “la danza degli uomini uguali” in collaboration with ISFORCOOP-SCARTI - BALLETTO CIVILE.

In April, together with the director Enrico Casale, she staged "UH! Versacci Futuristi", with 30 disabled young people from the REGION project.

In June 2018, she staged the Emotions Project, inspired by the film Inside Out: "E-motion" with 30 children from after-school dance courses directed by Asd Les Mobiles- Movement Education.

On June 26, 2018, at the end of the two-year training for dance teachers, she obtained the title of Scala method dance teacher and the authorization to teach in the first three academic years.

In September 2018, she continues her training at the Accademia Teatro alla Scala to obtain the title of teacher in advanced courses (4-5 academic).

She currently teaches introductory dance and classical dance courses at Centro Giovanile Dialma Ruggiero, La Spezia.

The asd Les Mobiles collaborates with the E.GHEZZI dance school in Pisa for a danceability® project integrated with children attending the dance school and children with various abilities. The project is supervised by Dr. Bargagna, a neuropsychiatrist at Stella Maris Pisa, by educators, and by sector experts.

He began his studies at the age of four at the 4°MOVIMENTO Dance School in Sarzana. He perfected himself through international level stages with renowned masters. In the reverse 2011 he won a scholarship that guaranteed him entry to the Summer Dance Program at the Boston Ballet School, and in the same summer he took part in the Summer Cours (London) at the English National Ballet School by selection. Thanks to a scholarship obtained from the Director of Béjart's Rudra School in Lausanne, Michel Gascard, he enters the Rudra School's professional course in two years.

She graduated from the Ecole Supérièure de Danse de Rosella Hightower and currently dances for Pomepa Santora in the Eko Dance Internationl Project and for the Italian choreographer Matteo Levaggi.

For Béjart's Rudra School she dances in numerous theatres for different contexts:

Meeting de Banques privées Suisses- Théatre des Force Motrices de Genéve

Ouverture de la conference international de la Croix Rouge et du Croissant Rouge à Genève au C.I.C.G.

Théâtre de Beaulieu

Cérémonie de fermeture du mesée olympique de Lausanne- Spectacle en collaboration avec le groupe vocal Voxset

Présentation à la presse du nouveau programme- Théâtre de Vidy Lausanne

Pavia and Reggio Calabria- Programme anniversaire 2012

Genève Salle Hippomène, gala privé pour l'Union des Banques Privées

Festival de la Cité de Lausanne

Théâtre de Beaulieu- 25ème anniversaire de la Fondation Béjart Ballet Lausanne

Como- Italie- Festival Como Città della Musica, Parco Villa Ormo

20 anniversaire de notre école- PROGRAMME INEDIT EN SUISSE. Théâtre Barnabé- Servion- Suisse

20 anniversaire: Spectacle privé sponsor et anciens élèves

Born in Sarzana, she began her classical and modern dance training at the 4th Movement School in Sarzana with Lucia Boschi, Giuseppe Gilardi, and Alice Maruelli. Her encounter with Franko Schmidt, a dancer from the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, led her to the Folkwang University of the Arts, where she continues her studies. Here, she has the opportunity to deepen her study of classical technique and to learn the Jooss-Leeder technique from teachers Malou Airaudo, Lutz Förster, and Stephan Brinkmann. Since 2017, she has participated as a dancer in various projects included in the Tanzabend, Exercizium, and Junge Choreographen programs.

Performances with 4th Movement School:

May 2011

Cloister Church of San Francesco, Sarzana - Inauguration of a photographic exhibition dedicated to dance by Giuseppe Gilardi and Riccardo Podestà

June 2011

Via Fiasella, Sarzana - Inauguration of the Podestà-Gilardi Photographic Center

July 2011

Piazza dei Signori, Treviso - Grand Gala - Dance Project, Encounters - choreography by Lucia Boschi and Giuseppe Gilardi

August 2011

Lerici - Maritime Festival, The Moon on the Pier - choreography by Lucia Boschi

December 2013

Sarzana Town Hall, The Bells of Santa Lucia - choreography by Lucia Boschi

June 2014

Via dei Fondachi, Sarzana - Inauguration of the I Fondachi Restaurant

December 2014

Soluzione d’Interni, Avenza (MS), The Overcoat - choreography by Lucia Boschi freely inspired by the novel by Nikolai Gogol

August 2015

Sarzana - ParallelaMente Festival | Festival of the Mind, Ballet Area - choreography by Lucia Boschi, Bright Red - choreography by Lucia Boschi

June 2016

Soluzione d’Interni, Avenza (MS), Convivium - choreography by Lucia Boschi

Personal research project:

August 2018

Cloister of Sarzana Town Hall - ParallelaMente | Festival of the Mind

“And the Sea Does Not Fill Up?” by and with Lara Pilloni and Sara Valenti - theatre-dance performance freely inspired by the story "In the Name of the Mother" by Erri De Luca

At the Folkwang University of the Arts, she deepens her study of contemporary and classical dance with Lutz Förster, Malou Airaudo, Stephan Brinkmann, Rodolpho Leoni, and participates in workshops with Mu-Yi Kuo (Department of Physical Theatre/Improvisation), Juan Cruz Diaz de Garaio Esnaola (Sasha Waltz Company), Kenji Takagi (technique and improvisation), Peader Kirk (composition/direction of performance and physical theatre), Ernesta and Andra Corvino (Cecchetti technique).

She participates as a dancer in the following performances:

June 2017

Neue Aula | Folkwang University of the Arts – TanzAbend, Squared Piece - choreography by Ivan Strelkin

November 2017

Pina Bausch Theatre | Folkwang University of the Arts - Exercitium, Rasa Sayang - Kai Strathmann

February 2018

Neue Aula | Folkwang University of the Arts - Junge Choreographen, In Meinem Garten - choreography by Sara Valenti (III B.A.), +/-/x/: - choreography by Jong Min Kim (II M.A. Movement Notation)

During the years 2011-2012, she obtained certification as a Dance Teacher with the course organised by AED (European Dance Association) Livorno under the patronage of the Tuscany Region.

In May 2014, she passed and was admitted to the Contemporary Triennium, the first university degree, at the National Academy of Rome.

Over the years, she has attended numerous international workshops and stages with:

Irina Rosca - National Dance Academy of Rome

Alen Bottaini - English National Ballet - Bayerische Staatsoper

Rachele Buriassi - Boston Ballet and previously Stuttgart Ballet

Carolina Amoretti - Freelance

Francesca Bracelli - GYROKINESIS ® trainer, Vocal Dance Integration Practitioner - Codarts

Gigi Caciuleanu - Artistic Director Ballet Nacional Chileno

Carl Portal - Freelance - Studio Harmonic

Samuel Wuersten - Holland Dance Festival, Director of Rotterdam Academy

Michele Pogliani - Choreographer - National Dance Academy in Rome

Paolo Granello - Freelance

Ian Broeckx - Director of the Bavarian Academy of Munich

Wim Broeckx - Director of the Lausanne Prize

Nicola Biasutti - Stuttgart Academy

Nathalie Quernet - Ballet de l'Opera National de Paris

Catarina Moreira - National Conservatory of Dance Lisbon

Adria Ferrali - Martha Graham Dance Company

Celia Amade - Nederland Dans Theater

Tim Percent - Leine Robeana Dance Company

Roger van der Poel - NDT

Stefan Zeromsky - NDT

Menghan Lou - NDT

Franko Schmidt - Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch

Pompea Santoro - Cullberg Ballet and EkoDanceProject

Leone Barilli - MaggioDanza Theater Company Florence - Kalinka Dance Company

Anna Hermann - NDT, Freelance Dance Artist

Student at Lucia Boschi's Quarto Movimento school. She studied at the 'Ecole Superieure de Dance de Cannes Rosella Hightower' academy. In 2002, she moved to the "Rudra Bèjart" in Lausanne, where, in addition to classical and modern dance, she specialised in percussion, kendo, African dance, Indian dance and circus arts. She worked with Michele Arena's "Effetto Parallelo" company and Fabrizio Monteverde's "Nuova Danza" group and later until 2006 worked with Leone Barilli's "Kalinka Danza". At the same time she took part in numerous workshops and laboratories in both classical and contemporary dance, with teachers from St. Petersburg such as Vadim Desnitsky, Margarita Kullik, Bella Ratcinskaia, and in contemporary dance, contact, improvisation, with Larrio Ekson, Yasmeen Godder, Isira Makuloluwe, Laura Arìs Alvarez, Khosro Adibi, Scott Smith, Alessandro Certini and Charlotte Zerbey, and contact improvisation seminars at the Contact Festival in Tel-Aviv. Since 2007 he has worked in the Tpo company in Prato, and since 2010 he has also collaborated with the Cantiere Ikrea association. 2011/2012 She works and collaborates in new projects together with Tommaso Monza (young choreographer and dancer in the Abbondanza/Bertoni company).

Currently teaches professionals in Florence and dances for Fika Contemporanea Danza