Born 05.06.1973 in Genoa, Italy and living in Berlin, Germany.
Raffaella is a choreographer, a dancer and a teacher.
She is artist in residence in the artblau Tanzwerkstatt in Braunschweig and actively supporting Studio LaborGras Berlin.
Choreographical Projects
Relations (2010)
Dance performance
Commissioned by Theater Vorpommern within Tanzzeit 2010
Premiere: 20th and 28th May 2010 / Theater Vorpommern, Greifswald and Stralsund
MODES of locomotion (2007-2009)
Dance Performance
Premiere Solo I: 10th November 2007 / TANZherbst Festival, Sächsischen Staatsoper Dresden
Premiere all piece: 21st November 2009, Fürth Kulturforum, Duettbiennale, Fürth
UGO (2007)
Dance Performance Installation
Premiere: 12th January 2007, Sophiensaele Berlin - Tanztage Festival
Legna (2006)
Dance Performance
Premiere: 9th January 2006, Sophiensaele Berlin - Tanztage Festival
Video Works
Ufergang (2010)
Dance Video
Collaboration with Carlos Bustamante
Premiere: 28th December 2010 - Studio LaborGras Berlin
The Birchwood Edge Algorithm (2009)
Dance Video Installation
Collaboration with Carlos Bustamante
Premiere: 17th September 2009 / Theaterfestival Outlet, Braunschweig
Trilogie: U5 - Tiergarten - Abacus (2005)
Dance Video Installation
Premiere: July 2005, Dock 11 - Berlin
Choreographical Projects (collaborations)
2010
The Village - Tanznacht 2010 - Ufer Studios, Berlin - Collaboration with 25 choreographers
Vexations - fabrik Potsdam, Potsdam - Concept: Amos Hetz - Collaboration with 17 choreographers
2009
13 poems in a body - Frisch eingetroffen Festival, Mannheim - Collaboration with Performing Lab
Collective Improvisation, Dakar - Senegal, Africa: Kaay Fecc Festival
2008
Collective Improvisation, Arezzo/Florence, Italy: Fabbrica Europa
2007
El Burro / Ni Vu Ni Connu Festival 2007 - Luxembourg
Collaboration with Nicholas Elliott and Emre Sevindik
2006
Le bruit du silence - Multimedia Performance / Kulturfabrik - Esch-sur-Alzette - Luxembourg Collaboration with Nicholas Elliott and Emre Sevindik
Dance Roads - Laboratory, Berlin: with Daniel Roger Belasco
As a dancer
2010
Sender Weimar - Kunst Festival - Nitzsche-Gedächtnishalleas Weimar, Germany
Choreographers: Ingo Reulecke and Lukas Matthaei
2008
Die TanzMedienAkademie 2008 - Viehauktionshalle / Weimar, Germany
2005
Member of Galothar Company - Brussels - Belgium / Choreographer: Andy Deneys
Production: Eclectica - Mudar
Member of Cie. Unit Control - Berlin - Germany / Choreographer: Bernard Baumgarten
Production: June
2004
Triple Bill - Sophiensaele - Berlin - Germany / Choreographer: Christoph Winkler
Love - Dock11 - Berlin - Germany / Choreographer: Hans Werner Klohe
3 Pieces in April - Studio LaborGras - Berlin - Germany / Choreographer: LaborGras
2003
Engel _Engele - Studio LaborGras - Berlin - Germany / Choreographer: Karin Wickenhäuser
Member of Cie. Unit Control - Berlin - Germany / Choreographer: Bernard Baumgarten
Production: Anäis
2002/03
Member of Cie.Toula Limnaios - Berlin - Germany / Choreographer: Toula Limnaios
Productions: Outre Vie - Here to there
Biographyca - Tanzfabrik - Berlin - Germany / Choreographer: Helge Müsial
By Pass - Choreografische Werkstatt - Rui Horta / Berlin - Germany / Lisbon - Portugal
2001
Para-noid - Sophiensaele - Berlin - Germany / Choreographer: Tomi Paasonen
Lui & Lei - Dansatelier - Rotterdam - Holland / Choreographer: Sabine Linz
2000
Dangerous Mode of Transportation - Hamburg - Germany / Choreographer: Trinidad Martinez
Het Sensorium - Het Spui Theater - Den Haag - Holland / Choreographer: Sanne van der Put
The Mason Family - De Dutch don‘t Dance Division - Het Spui Theater - Den Haag - Holland
Choreographer: Tom Stuart
1997-99
Member of Compagnie Thor - Brussels - Belgium / Choreographer: Thierry Smits
Productions: Corps(e) - Nat
Dance Education
1995-97 Rotterdamse Dansacademie - Rotterdam - Holland (Diploma)
1994-95 Ecole de danse Rosella Hightower - Cannes - France
1992-94 Associazione Alicia Vronska (Maria Luisa Capiferri) - Genoa - Italy
1987-91 Fine Art high school - Genoa - Italy (Diploma)
Award
2006 Legna - Solo / Public Prise / Tanzherbst Festival - kleinen Szene, Dresden - Germany
2003 Solo / 3rd Prize “Das Beste Tanz Solo” - Schauspielhaus, Foyer - Leipzig - Germany
1997 Elle s´appelle Rebecca / Best dancer / I.T.S Festival - Amsterdam - Holland
Teaching
2009 - 2012
Marameo Berlin
Tanzfabrik Berlin
Studio LaborGras - Berlin
Theater Heilbronn - Heilbronn
LTT - Leipziger TanzTheater - Leipzig
Theater Vorpommern - Greifswald
Centre de Création Chorégraphique Luxembourgeois (TROIS C-L) - Luxembourg
Open classes in the dance company Cie. Unit Control - Luxembourg and Berlin
