Carlo Massari
Carlo Massari is a transdisciplinary performer, choreographer and creator active in the Italian and international contemporary scene. Always in search of new languages, he deepens the hybridization and blend of various performing disciplines, defining a clear and recognizable distinctive feature in an amphibious form.
His eclectic training and professional path is characterized by experiences that have alternated between drama, musical theater, dance and physical theater. Among his Maestros: Malou Airaudo, Michela Lucenti, Sonia Schoonejans, Theater de l ‘Ange Fou, ATER Balletto, Lucio Dalla, Csaba Antal, Walter Le Moli, Claudio Longhi, Pietro Luigi Floridia. Over the years he has collaborated as an interpreter for Venice Biennale, Barbara Nativi, Marco Baliani, Teatro dell’Argine, TeatroDue, Balletto Civile, Abbondanza-Bertoni, Cie.della Rancia, Petri Dish.
In 2011, he became the co-founder and Artistic Director of C&C Company, a research and production company specialized in the field of dance-theater (recognized by MIC), and has created the award-winning pieces: Maria Addolorata (HiverOclytes, Avignon; International Choreographic Competition in Hannover; Tanzpreize in Bern), Tristissimo (Premio Roma Danza, Les Lendemains qui Dansent – Arques), Beast without Beauty (ActFestival in Bilbao, 2019), Les Miserables (NID Platform), Right. In 2020, he was awarded with the CollaborActionXL prize by AnticorpiXL Network and became an Associate Artist of Oriente Occidente Festival.
He has worked as a movement dramaturg in the opera field for Salzburg Landestheater, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma and Teatro Regio di Parma with stage directors Damiano Michieletto, Silvia Paoli, Andrea Bernard and as a choreographer for Bologna Festival, Ferrara Musica, Balletto Teatro di Torino, and OPUS Ballet.
In 2019, in collaboration with Leggere Strutture Art Factory, he has founded ANFIBIA – a transdisciplinary training course for contemporary performers and creators.
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