Our Story
Esenco was born in 2021 from the collaboration between Antonella Albanese and Cassandra Bianco, both Italians with artistic experiences in Italy and abroad. Together, they lead, create, and dance for this artistic project in which their experiences find an idyllic synthesis in a language both physical and poetic. In the artistic vision of the duo, the body plays a fundamental role, intended as a tool for direct emotional and energetic transmission. Starting from a perceptual imaginary towards a common intent of authentic relationship with the infinite nuances of the human being.
Lay Bare is the debut creation by the two authors. The executive production is curated by ResExtensa, Porta d'Oriente - National Dance Production Centre, with the support of the Italian Ministry of Culture (MIC), the Apulia Region, and AREA Mediterranea, the first dance residency in Apulia – AnT Artisti nei Territori. This was followed by the works Habitat, E/U-topia (a finalist project in the Residanza – La casa della nuova coreografia 2023, promoted within the framework of the project New Dance Box – Scouting, Promotion and More 2022/2024, supported by the Ministry of Culture – Campania Region, in collaboration with Teatro di Napoli – National Theatre), Tierra que anda, Spotless Mind (executive production by Interno 5, in collaboration with ResExtensa, Porta d'Oriente - National Dance Production Centre, and Sala Nera - Tempio del Futuro Perduto), and The Crossing: triple bill of female choreographers, in collaboration with Jyoti Soni (Lay Bare, E/U-topia, Our Mother is Our Daughter). Other works include Eco di Silenzio, with executive production by Associazione Balletto “Città di Rovigo” and Fabula Saltica Company, with contributions from the Ministry of Culture, the Veneto Region, and the Young Authors under 35 project, as well as MAYBE NEXT TIME commissioned by Ballett Theater Trier under the artistic direction of Roberto Scafati, Trigger Moment, I’m Not a Ghost, and IN-SIMBIO.
Our Story
Esenco was born in 2021 from the collaboration between Antonella Albanese and Cassandra Bianco, both Italians with artistic experiences in Italy and abroad. Together, they lead, create, and dance for this artistic project in which their experiences find an idyllic synthesis in a language both physical and poetic. In the artistic vision of the duo, the body plays a fundamental role, intended as a tool for direct emotional and energetic transmission. Starting from a perceptual imaginary towards a common intent of authentic relationship with the infinite nuances of the human being.
Lay Bare is the debut creation by the two authors. The executive production is curated by ResExtensa, Porta d'Oriente - National Dance Production Centre, with the support of the Italian Ministry of Culture (MIC), the Apulia Region, and AREA Mediterranea, the first dance residency in Apulia – AnT Artisti nei Territori. This was followed by the works Habitat, E/U-topia (a finalist project in the Residanza – La casa della nuova coreografia 2023, promoted within the framework of the project New Dance Box – Scouting, Promotion and More 2022/2024, supported by the Ministry of Culture – Campania Region, in collaboration with Teatro di Napoli – National Theatre), Tierra que anda, Spotless Mind (executive production by Interno 5, in collaboration with ResExtensa, Porta d'Oriente - National Dance Production Centre, and Sala Nera - Tempio del Futuro Perduto), and The Crossing: triple bill of female choreographers, in collaboration with Jyoti Soni (Lay Bare, E/U-topia, Our Mother is Our Daughter). Other works include Eco di Silenzio, with executive production by Associazione Balletto “Città di Rovigo” and Fabula Saltica Company, with contributions from the Ministry of Culture, the Veneto Region, and the Young Authors under 35 project, as well as MAYBE NEXT TIME commissioned by Ballett Theater Trier under the artistic direction of Roberto Scafati, Trigger Moment, I’m Not a Ghost, and IN-SIMBIO.
Our Story
Esenco was born in 2021 from the collaboration between Antonella Albanese and Cassandra Bianco, both Italians with artistic experiences in Italy and abroad. Together, they lead, create, and dance for this artistic project in which their experiences find an idyllic synthesis in a language both physical and poetic. In the artistic vision of the duo, the body plays a fundamental role, intended as a tool for direct emotional and energetic transmission. Starting from a perceptual imaginary towards a common intent of authentic relationship with the infinite nuances of the human being.
Lay Bare is the debut creation by the two authors. The executive production is curated by ResExtensa, Porta d'Oriente - National Dance Production Centre, with the support of the Italian Ministry of Culture (MIC), the Apulia Region, and AREA Mediterranea, the first dance residency in Apulia – AnT Artisti nei Territori. This was followed by the works Habitat, E/U-topia (a finalist project in the Residanza – La casa della nuova coreografia 2023, promoted within the framework of the project New Dance Box – Scouting, Promotion and More 2022/2024, supported by the Ministry of Culture – Campania Region, in collaboration with Teatro di Napoli – National Theatre), Tierra que anda, Spotless Mind (executive production by Interno 5, in collaboration with ResExtensa, Porta d'Oriente - National Dance Production Centre, and Sala Nera - Tempio del Futuro Perduto), and The Crossing: triple bill of female choreographers, in collaboration with Jyoti Soni (Lay Bare, E/U-topia, Our Mother is Our Daughter). Other works include Eco di Silenzio, with executive production by Associazione Balletto “Città di Rovigo” and Fabula Saltica Company, with contributions from the Ministry of Culture, the Veneto Region, and the Young Authors under 35 project, as well as MAYBE NEXT TIME commissioned by Ballett Theater Trier under the artistic direction of Roberto Scafati, Trigger Moment, I’m Not a Ghost, and IN-SIMBIO.
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Founders of Esenco
History
The duo has showcased their works at national and international festivals and theaters, including Teatro Abeliano (Bari), Festival Le Piacevoli Notti (Ciciliano, Rome) organized by Gruppo Danza Oggi, directed by Patrizia Salvatori, Festival Argodanza (Marina di Pisticci) organized by Balletto Lucano, directed by Loredana Calabrese, Festival Unite gli estremi, ed avrete il vero centro, organized by ResExtensa Dance Company for Le Due Bari, the twentieth edition of the Festival Voci dell'Anima (Teatro degli Atti, Rimini), a theater and dance festival directed by Maurizio Argan and Alessandro Carli with ResExtensa Dance Company.
Lay Bare was a guest at the fifth edition of the Vuoti D'Aria Showcase of Contemporary Performing Arts in the Author's Dance category at CineTeatro San Filippo Neri in San Benedetto del Tronto. The duo participated in the WHAT WE ARE showcase at the San Giorgio Theater in Udine, directed by Elisabetta Ceron and Massimo Gerardi.
Additionally, the young authors were guests at the Festival 10 Sentidos (Valencia), FACE - OFF Festival organized by Compagnia degli Istanti (Aradeo, Lecce), Festival Mittel Young 2023, directed by Giacomo Pedini (Cividale del Friuli), Teatro Orfeo (Taranto, Italy), Rassegna Chiostri in Danza (Conversano) Artistic Director Carmen Savino, director of Mediterraneo Opera Ballet, Teatro Impero (Brindisi, Italy), Teatro Politeama Greco (Lecce, Italy), Showcase indipendente delle Arti Performative Pratiche Parallele (Milan), Rassegna Cantieri dell’Immaginario (Auditorium del Parco, L’Aquila) e-motion group Artistic Director Francesca La Cava, Borderline Arte Festival (Varallo, Italy).
Selected for Istanbul Fringe Festival (Istanbul, Turkey) and Brindisi Performing Arts (Brindisi, Italy). The young authors took part in the 2023 edition of Nuove Traiettorie – Azione Network Anticorpi XL, and were invited to Futuro Festival 2025 in Rome and C10 Fest 2025 in Piacenza.
They were selected through the call for choreographic residencies promoted by Bodysongs – Corpi che cantano, 12th Edition, under the patronage of the Municipality of Prato. Guest during the Festival at Isola di Stavoli in the beautiful Borgo of the Udine province, the independent showcase Pratiche Parallele (Milan), Narãnji Dance Festival (Lentini, Sicily), CORA Dance Festival (Taranto), Tempio Festival 2024 (Berlin, Germany), and Borderline Arte Festival 2024 (Varallo).
The duo will also perform Lay Bare at the tenth edition of the International Dance Bridges Festival (Kolkata, India) and The Crossing - triple bill at Bangalore International Centre (Bangalore, India) with the support of the Consulate General of Italy in Bangalore, OddBird Theatre & Foundation (Delhi, India), Studio Heat (Jaipur, India), Khuli Khirkee (New Delhi, India), and Veda Kunba Theatre (Mumbai, India).
The creation Lay Bare will also be showcased at the Museo Archeologico degli Ipogei in Trinitapoli and at the Corpi in Movimento Festival organized by Danzeventi in Alghero. The duo is a winner of the MATERIIS Artistic Residencies grant (Tolmezzo, Carnia), organized and promoted by Melius.
The production Eco di Silenzio is featured in Danzax4, a project created by the Regional Association A.R.CODanza, with the support of the companies Ersilia Danza, Tocnadanza, Naturalis Labor, and Fabula Saltica.
History
The duo has showcased their works at national and international festivals and theaters, including Teatro Abeliano (Bari), Festival Le Piacevoli Notti (Ciciliano, Rome) organized by Gruppo Danza Oggi, directed by Patrizia Salvatori, Festival Argodanza (Marina di Pisticci) organized by Balletto Lucano, directed by Loredana Calabrese, Festival Unite gli estremi, ed avrete il vero centro, organized by ResExtensa Dance Company for Le Due Bari, the twentieth edition of the Festival Voci dell'Anima (Teatro degli Atti, Rimini), a theater and dance festival directed by Maurizio Argan and Alessandro Carli with ResExtensa Dance Company.
Lay Bare was a guest at the fifth edition of the Vuoti D'Aria Showcase of Contemporary Performing Arts in the Author's Dance category at CineTeatro San Filippo Neri in San Benedetto del Tronto. The duo participated in the WHAT WE ARE showcase at the San Giorgio Theater in Udine, directed by Elisabetta Ceron and Massimo Gerardi.
Additionally, the young authors were guests at the Festival 10 Sentidos (Valencia), FACE - OFF Festival organized by Compagnia degli Istanti (Aradeo, Lecce), Festival Mittel Young 2023, directed by Giacomo Pedini (Cividale del Friuli), Teatro Orfeo (Taranto, Italy), Rassegna Chiostri in Danza (Conversano) Artistic Director Carmen Savino, director of Mediterraneo Opera Ballet, Teatro Impero (Brindisi, Italy), Teatro Politeama Greco (Lecce, Italy), Showcase indipendente delle Arti Performative Pratiche Parallele (Milan), Rassegna Cantieri dell’Immaginario (Auditorium del Parco, L’Aquila) e-motion group Artistic Director Francesca La Cava, Borderline Arte Festival (Varallo, Italy).
Selected for Istanbul Fringe Festival (Istanbul, Turkey) and Brindisi Performing Arts (Brindisi, Italy). The young authors took part in the 2023 edition of Nuove Traiettorie – Azione Network Anticorpi XL, and were invited to Futuro Festival 2025 in Rome and C10 Fest 2025 in Piacenza.
They were selected through the call for choreographic residencies promoted by Bodysongs – Corpi che cantano, 12th Edition, under the patronage of the Municipality of Prato. Guest during the Festival at Isola di Stavoli in the beautiful Borgo of the Udine province, the independent showcase Pratiche Parallele (Milan), Narãnji Dance Festival (Lentini, Sicily), CORA Dance Festival (Taranto), Tempio Festival 2024 (Berlin, Germany), and Borderline Arte Festival 2024 (Varallo).
The duo will also perform Lay Bare at the tenth edition of the International Dance Bridges Festival (Kolkata, India) and The Crossing - triple bill at Bangalore International Centre (Bangalore, India) with the support of the Consulate General of Italy in Bangalore, OddBird Theatre & Foundation (Delhi, India), Studio Heat (Jaipur, India), Khuli Khirkee (New Delhi, India), and Veda Kunba Theatre (Mumbai, India).
The creation Lay Bare will also be showcased at the Museo Archeologico degli Ipogei in Trinitapoli and at the Corpi in Movimento Festival organized by Danzeventi in Alghero. The duo is a winner of the MATERIIS Artistic Residencies grant (Tolmezzo, Carnia), organized and promoted by Melius.
The production Eco di Silenzio is featured in Danzax4, a project created by the Regional Association A.R.CODanza, with the support of the companies Ersilia Danza, Tocnadanza, Naturalis Labor, and Fabula Saltica.
History
The duo has showcased their works at national and international festivals and theaters, including Teatro Abeliano (Bari), Festival Le Piacevoli Notti (Ciciliano, Rome) organized by Gruppo Danza Oggi, directed by Patrizia Salvatori, Festival Argodanza (Marina di Pisticci) organized by Balletto Lucano, directed by Loredana Calabrese, Festival Unite gli estremi, ed avrete il vero centro, organized by ResExtensa Dance Company for Le Due Bari, the twentieth edition of the Festival Voci dell'Anima (Teatro degli Atti, Rimini), a theater and dance festival directed by Maurizio Argan and Alessandro Carli with ResExtensa Dance Company.
Lay Bare was a guest at the fifth edition of the Vuoti D'Aria Showcase of Contemporary Performing Arts in the Author's Dance category at CineTeatro San Filippo Neri in San Benedetto del Tronto. The duo participated in the WHAT WE ARE showcase at the San Giorgio Theater in Udine, directed by Elisabetta Ceron and Massimo Gerardi.
Additionally, the young authors were guests at the Festival 10 Sentidos (Valencia), FACE - OFF Festival organized by Compagnia degli Istanti (Aradeo, Lecce), Festival Mittel Young 2023, directed by Giacomo Pedini (Cividale del Friuli), Teatro Orfeo (Taranto, Italy), Rassegna Chiostri in Danza (Conversano) Artistic Director Carmen Savino, director of Mediterraneo Opera Ballet, Teatro Impero (Brindisi, Italy), Teatro Politeama Greco (Lecce, Italy), Showcase indipendente delle Arti Performative Pratiche Parallele (Milan), Rassegna Cantieri dell’Immaginario (Auditorium del Parco, L’Aquila) e-motion group Artistic Director Francesca La Cava, Borderline Arte Festival (Varallo, Italy).
Selected for Istanbul Fringe Festival (Istanbul, Turkey) and Brindisi Performing Arts (Brindisi, Italy). The young authors took part in the 2023 edition of Nuove Traiettorie – Azione Network Anticorpi XL, and were invited to Futuro Festival 2025 in Rome and C10 Fest 2025 in Piacenza.
They were selected through the call for choreographic residencies promoted by Bodysongs – Corpi che cantano, 12th Edition, under the patronage of the Municipality of Prato. Guest during the Festival at Isola di Stavoli in the beautiful Borgo of the Udine province, the independent showcase Pratiche Parallele (Milan), Narãnji Dance Festival (Lentini, Sicily), CORA Dance Festival (Taranto), Tempio Festival 2024 (Berlin, Germany), and Borderline Arte Festival 2024 (Varallo).
The duo will also perform Lay Bare at the tenth edition of the International Dance Bridges Festival (Kolkata, India) and The Crossing - triple bill at Bangalore International Centre (Bangalore, India) with the support of the Consulate General of Italy in Bangalore, OddBird Theatre & Foundation (Delhi, India), Studio Heat (Jaipur, India), Khuli Khirkee (New Delhi, India), and Veda Kunba Theatre (Mumbai, India).
The creation Lay Bare will also be showcased at the Museo Archeologico degli Ipogei in Trinitapoli and at the Corpi in Movimento Festival organized by Danzeventi in Alghero. The duo is a winner of the MATERIIS Artistic Residencies grant (Tolmezzo, Carnia), organized and promoted by Melius.
The production Eco di Silenzio is featured in Danzax4, a project created by the Regional Association A.R.CODanza, with the support of the companies Ersilia Danza, Tocnadanza, Naturalis Labor, and Fabula Saltica.
ANTONELLA ALBANESE
Antonella Albanese, born in 1996, began her artistic training at a private school in her hometown in the province of Brindisi. She continued her education by specializing in training centers such as DAF (Dance Art Faculty) in Rome, Flava HipHop School (Italy), Suzanne Dellal Dance Centre (Tel Aviv, Israel), PALLCO Performing Art School Conservatory (Porto, Portugal), Nuova Officina della Danza (Turin), OrmarsLab (Milan), and Elephant in the Black Box (Madrid), pursuing studies in contemporary dance, ballet, modern, floor-work, contact, improvisation, and hip hop. Over the years, she deepened her training in contemporary dance and improvisation through intensives and repertoire-based workshops, including the GAGA method with Caroline Boussard and Ohad Naharin, the Hofesh Shechter Company Workshop with Merel Lammers and Diogo Sousa, CSF LAB (Teatro Francisco Rabal, Pinto_Madrid) Workshop with Sharon Fridman Company, and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Alexander Vantournhout - not standing Company with Emmi Väisänen and Axel Guérin (Tictac Art Centre, Bruxelles).
Freelance dancer and, since 2021, Co-Founder of the artistic duo ESENCO Dance Movement. Dancer for Metamorphosis Dance by Iratxe Ansa and Igor Bacovich, Ez3 Company by Ezio Schiavulli, and Equilibrio Dinamico by Roberta Ferrara. Selected for the Pioneer Project under the artistic direction of Jiri Pokorny at the Korzo Theater, working with choreographies by Tine Erica Aspaas, Fernando Hernando Magadan, and for the Tanznetz Freiburg Artistic Development Program in Freiburg under the artistic direction of Romain Guion and Monica Gillet, concluding the program with the performance “INTIMATE ENCOUNTER” by Emi Miyoshi. Selected as a professional dancer for Venice Biennale – 12th International Festival of Contemporary Dance, under the artistic direction of choreographer Marie Chouinard (Compagnie Marie Chouinard, Canada), performing works by Maria Chiara De’Nobili (Italy), Ezgi Gungor (Turkey), and Rebecca Jensen (New Zealand).
She has performed in works by Jiri Pokorny, Iratxe Ansa, Igor Bacovich, Marco Blazquez, Matthias Kass, Clement Bugnon, Igor Kirov, Bert Uyttenhove, and Sara Angius. She danced at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, under the direction of Bárbara Lluch and with choreography by Metamorphosis Dance (Iratxe Ansa and Igor Bacovich) for the opera La Sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini. She was selected by choreographers Emio Greco and Pieter C. Scholten for the video project of the film Li Muerti, directed by Massimiliano Verdesca and produced by Michele Saragoni for Dragon Films. In 2023, she participated in Nuove Traiettorie – Azione Network Anticorpi XL as a young author.
She has performed choreographic works presented at national and international festivals and theaters, including: Interdans – The International Contemporary Dance Festival (Belgium), Teatro Del Bosque Cultural Center (Mexico City), Teatros Del Canal (Madrid), Teatro da Trindade (Lisbon), Tanzmesse 2016 (Düsseldorf), Residance Jerusalem Festival (Israel), Daegu International Dance Festival (South Korea), DanzaMed 19 (Medellín, Colombia), Madrid en Danza (Madrid, Spain), 11. Hamelner Tanztheatertage, Theater Metronom and Jahrmarkttheater (Germany), Museo de Universidad de Navarra (Pamplona, Spain), La Filature – Scène Nationale de Mulhouse (France), Festival Decadanse Espace Rohan (Saverne, France), CDCN POLE-SUD (Strasbourg, France), la MAC (Bischwiller, France), OperaEstate Festival (Bassano del Grappa, Italy).
She is a certified Technical Teacher with a CSEN diploma for the teaching of Academic Dances, specialized in Contemporary Dance, and she is attending the Creative Teaching Program at DAF (Dance Art Faculty) in Rome. She has served as an external expert in choreography for the PON Project – Teatro Insieme at the Liceo Polivalente Statale "Don Quirico Punzi". Alongside her artistic career, she is actively involved in teaching at various training centers and leads workshops both in Italy and abroad, including at Teatro Impero (Brindisi), Teatro Abeliano (Bari), Fabbrica del Vapore and Sala Nera (Milan), CineTeatro San Filippo Neri (S.Benedetto del Tronto), Dance Bridges Festival (Kolkata, India), Flux Project (Bangalore, India), Khuli Khirkee (Nuova Delhi, India), Maah Space (Jaipur, India), Studio Heat (Jaipur, India), Nritya Shakti (Mumbai, India), Alte Munzë (Berlin, Germania).
ANTONELLA ALBANESE
Antonella Albanese, born in 1996, began her artistic training at a private school in her hometown in the province of Brindisi. She continued her education by specializing in training centers such as DAF (Dance Art Faculty) in Rome, Flava HipHop School (Italy), Suzanne Dellal Dance Centre (Tel Aviv, Israel), PALLCO Performing Art School Conservatory (Porto, Portugal), Nuova Officina della Danza (Turin), OrmarsLab (Milan), and Elephant in the Black Box (Madrid), pursuing studies in contemporary dance, ballet, modern, floor-work, contact, improvisation, and hip hop. Over the years, she deepened her training in contemporary dance and improvisation through intensives and repertoire-based workshops, including the GAGA method with Caroline Boussard and Ohad Naharin, the Hofesh Shechter Company Workshop with Merel Lammers and Diogo Sousa, CSF LAB (Teatro Francisco Rabal, Pinto_Madrid) Workshop with Sharon Fridman Company, and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Alexander Vantournhout - not standing Company with Emmi Väisänen and Axel Guérin (Tictac Art Centre, Bruxelles).
Freelance dancer and, since 2021, Co-Founder of the artistic duo ESENCO Dance Movement. Dancer for Metamorphosis Dance by Iratxe Ansa and Igor Bacovich, Ez3 Company by Ezio Schiavulli, and Equilibrio Dinamico by Roberta Ferrara. Selected for the Pioneer Project under the artistic direction of Jiri Pokorny at the Korzo Theater, working with choreographies by Tine Erica Aspaas, Fernando Hernando Magadan, and for the Tanznetz Freiburg Artistic Development Program in Freiburg under the artistic direction of Romain Guion and Monica Gillet, concluding the program with the performance “INTIMATE ENCOUNTER” by Emi Miyoshi. Selected as a professional dancer for Venice Biennale – 12th International Festival of Contemporary Dance, under the artistic direction of choreographer Marie Chouinard (Compagnie Marie Chouinard, Canada), performing works by Maria Chiara De’Nobili (Italy), Ezgi Gungor (Turkey), and Rebecca Jensen (New Zealand).
She has performed in works by Jiri Pokorny, Iratxe Ansa, Igor Bacovich, Marco Blazquez, Matthias Kass, Clement Bugnon, Igor Kirov, Bert Uyttenhove, and Sara Angius. She danced at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, under the direction of Bárbara Lluch and with choreography by Metamorphosis Dance (Iratxe Ansa and Igor Bacovich) for the opera La Sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini. She was selected by choreographers Emio Greco and Pieter C. Scholten for the video project of the film Li Muerti, directed by Massimiliano Verdesca and produced by Michele Saragoni for Dragon Films. In 2023, she participated in Nuove Traiettorie – Azione Network Anticorpi XL as a young author.
She has performed choreographic works presented at national and international festivals and theaters, including: Interdans – The International Contemporary Dance Festival (Belgium), Teatro Del Bosque Cultural Center (Mexico City), Teatros Del Canal (Madrid), Teatro da Trindade (Lisbon), Tanzmesse 2016 (Düsseldorf), Residance Jerusalem Festival (Israel), Daegu International Dance Festival (South Korea), DanzaMed 19 (Medellín, Colombia), Madrid en Danza (Madrid, Spain), 11. Hamelner Tanztheatertage, Theater Metronom and Jahrmarkttheater (Germany), Museo de Universidad de Navarra (Pamplona, Spain), La Filature – Scène Nationale de Mulhouse (France), Festival Decadanse Espace Rohan (Saverne, France), CDCN POLE-SUD (Strasbourg, France), la MAC (Bischwiller, France), OperaEstate Festival (Bassano del Grappa, Italy).
She is a certified Technical Teacher with a CSEN diploma for the teaching of Academic Dances, specialized in Contemporary Dance, and she is attending the Creative Teaching Program at DAF (Dance Art Faculty) in Rome. She has served as an external expert in choreography for the PON Project – Teatro Insieme at the Liceo Polivalente Statale "Don Quirico Punzi". Alongside her artistic career, she is actively involved in teaching at various training centers and leads workshops both in Italy and abroad, including at Teatro Impero (Brindisi), Teatro Abeliano (Bari), Fabbrica del Vapore and Sala Nera (Milan), CineTeatro San Filippo Neri (S.Benedetto del Tronto), Dance Bridges Festival (Kolkata, India), Flux Project (Bangalore, India), Khuli Khirkee (Nuova Delhi, India), Maah Space (Jaipur, India), Studio Heat (Jaipur, India), Nritya Shakti (Mumbai, India), Alte Munzë (Berlin, Germania).
ANTONELLA ALBANESE
Antonella Albanese, born in 1996, began her artistic training at a private school in her hometown in the province of Brindisi. She continued her education by specializing in training centers such as DAF (Dance Art Faculty) in Rome, Flava HipHop School (Italy), Suzanne Dellal Dance Centre (Tel Aviv, Israel), PALLCO Performing Art School Conservatory (Porto, Portugal), Nuova Officina della Danza (Turin), OrmarsLab (Milan), and Elephant in the Black Box (Madrid), pursuing studies in contemporary dance, ballet, modern, floor-work, contact, improvisation, and hip hop. Over the years, she deepened her training in contemporary dance and improvisation through intensives and repertoire-based workshops, including the GAGA method with Caroline Boussard and Ohad Naharin, the Hofesh Shechter Company Workshop with Merel Lammers and Diogo Sousa, CSF LAB (Teatro Francisco Rabal, Pinto_Madrid) Workshop with Sharon Fridman Company, and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Alexander Vantournhout - not standing Company with Emmi Väisänen and Axel Guérin (Tictac Art Centre, Bruxelles).
Freelance dancer and, since 2021, Co-Founder of the artistic duo ESENCO Dance Movement. Dancer for Metamorphosis Dance by Iratxe Ansa and Igor Bacovich, Ez3 Company by Ezio Schiavulli, and Equilibrio Dinamico by Roberta Ferrara. Selected for the Pioneer Project under the artistic direction of Jiri Pokorny at the Korzo Theater, working with choreographies by Tine Erica Aspaas, Fernando Hernando Magadan, and for the Tanznetz Freiburg Artistic Development Program in Freiburg under the artistic direction of Romain Guion and Monica Gillet, concluding the program with the performance “INTIMATE ENCOUNTER” by Emi Miyoshi. Selected as a professional dancer for Venice Biennale – 12th International Festival of Contemporary Dance, under the artistic direction of choreographer Marie Chouinard (Compagnie Marie Chouinard, Canada), performing works by Maria Chiara De’Nobili (Italy), Ezgi Gungor (Turkey), and Rebecca Jensen (New Zealand).
She has performed in works by Jiri Pokorny, Iratxe Ansa, Igor Bacovich, Marco Blazquez, Matthias Kass, Clement Bugnon, Igor Kirov, Bert Uyttenhove, and Sara Angius. She danced at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, under the direction of Bárbara Lluch and with choreography by Metamorphosis Dance (Iratxe Ansa and Igor Bacovich) for the opera La Sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini. She was selected by choreographers Emio Greco and Pieter C. Scholten for the video project of the film Li Muerti, directed by Massimiliano Verdesca and produced by Michele Saragoni for Dragon Films. In 2023, she participated in Nuove Traiettorie – Azione Network Anticorpi XL as a young author.
She has performed choreographic works presented at national and international festivals and theaters, including: Interdans – The International Contemporary Dance Festival (Belgium), Teatro Del Bosque Cultural Center (Mexico City), Teatros Del Canal (Madrid), Teatro da Trindade (Lisbon), Tanzmesse 2016 (Düsseldorf), Residance Jerusalem Festival (Israel), Daegu International Dance Festival (South Korea), DanzaMed 19 (Medellín, Colombia), Madrid en Danza (Madrid, Spain), 11. Hamelner Tanztheatertage, Theater Metronom and Jahrmarkttheater (Germany), Museo de Universidad de Navarra (Pamplona, Spain), La Filature – Scène Nationale de Mulhouse (France), Festival Decadanse Espace Rohan (Saverne, France), CDCN POLE-SUD (Strasbourg, France), la MAC (Bischwiller, France), OperaEstate Festival (Bassano del Grappa, Italy).
She is a certified Technical Teacher with a CSEN diploma for the teaching of Academic Dances, specialized in Contemporary Dance, and she is attending the Creative Teaching Program at DAF (Dance Art Faculty) in Rome. She has served as an external expert in choreography for the PON Project – Teatro Insieme at the Liceo Polivalente Statale "Don Quirico Punzi". Alongside her artistic career, she is actively involved in teaching at various training centers and leads workshops both in Italy and abroad, including at Teatro Impero (Brindisi), Teatro Abeliano (Bari), Fabbrica del Vapore and Sala Nera (Milan), CineTeatro San Filippo Neri (S.Benedetto del Tronto), Dance Bridges Festival (Kolkata, India), Flux Project (Bangalore, India), Khuli Khirkee (Nuova Delhi, India), Maah Space (Jaipur, India), Studio Heat (Jaipur, India), Nritya Shakti (Mumbai, India), Alte Munzë (Berlin, Germania).
CASSANDRA BIANCO
Cassandra Bianco, a freelance dancer and choreographer from Italy, began her artistic training in her home country at various training centers in Puglia, before specializing further in Europe and New York at prestigious schools such as Peridance, Capezio Dance Center, Broadway Dance Center, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
In 2018, she participated in the Dance Journey Study Abroad program at Kibbutz Ga'Aton, studying with renowned teachers such as Idan Sharabi, Eyal Dadon, Yamit Abraham, Danielle Ohn, David Warren Parker, Dana Raz, Sharon Vaisvaser, Yigal Mashinsky, Alexander Alexandrov, and Martin Haurriege. She later joined the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company led by Rami Be’er, performing in the productions Mother’s Milk and Asylum.
She has performed in major events and shows across Italy, including Andrea Bocelli’s Concert 2016 at the Teatro Lajatico (Pisa), under the artistic direction of Luca Tommasini and choreography by Francesco Saracino, as well as the Festival della Valle d’Itria. She has danced for the AlphaZTL company by Vito Alfarano, Fabula Saltica by Claudio Ronda, ResExtensa Dance Company by Elisa Barucchieri, and with choreographers such as Erika Silgoner and Emio Greco, performing at numerous national and international festivals including the Torino Fringe Festival, Brindisi Performing Arts, and Florence Dance Festival.
In 2020, she performed at ROMACINEMAFEST, directed by Elena Sofia Ricci and Elisa Barucchieri, for the docufilm Grido per un Nuovo Rinascimento, which won the national Nastri d’Argento award. She teaches Contemporary Dance at the University of Arts in Tirana (Albania) as part of the 3C Project, funded by the Interreg Program Italy - Montenegro - Albania.
Recently, She joined the cast of the new national musical Casanova by Red Canzian, performing at major theaters across Italy, including the Teatro degli Arcimboldi (Milan), Teatro Alfieri (Turin), Teatro La Fenice (Venice), Teatro Team (Bari), Teatro Brancaccio (Rome), and Teatro Romolo Valli (Reggio Emilia). She is also part of the cast for the UNESCO Opening Ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under the direction of the OLC Company. She toured internationally with Casanova, performing in theaters in Shanghai and Xiamen (China). She was part of the cast of Terhal in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under the direction of the world-renowned company Dragone.
In addition to her artistic career, she teaches contemporary dance at various training centers and holds workshops in Italy and abroad, including at the University of Arts in Tirana (Albania), Teatro Impero (Brindisi), Teatro Abeliano (Bari), Sala Nera (Milan), Fabbrica del Vapore (Milan), CineTeatro San Filippo Neri (San Benedetto del Tronto), Dance Bridges Festival (Kolkata, India), Flux Project (Bangalore, India), Khuli Khirkee (New Delhi, India), Maah Space (Jaipur, India), Studio Heat (Jaipur, India), Nritya Shakti (Mumbai, India), and Alte Munzë (Berlin, Germany).
CASSANDRA BIANCO
Cassandra Bianco, a freelance dancer and choreographer from Italy, began her artistic training in her home country at various training centers in Puglia, before specializing further in Europe and New York at prestigious schools such as Peridance, Capezio Dance Center, Broadway Dance Center, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
In 2018, she participated in the Dance Journey Study Abroad program at Kibbutz Ga'Aton, studying with renowned teachers such as Idan Sharabi, Eyal Dadon, Yamit Abraham, Danielle Ohn, David Warren Parker, Dana Raz, Sharon Vaisvaser, Yigal Mashinsky, Alexander Alexandrov, and Martin Haurriege. She later joined the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company led by Rami Be’er, performing in the productions Mother’s Milk and Asylum.
She has performed in major events and shows across Italy, including Andrea Bocelli’s Concert 2016 at the Teatro Lajatico (Pisa), under the artistic direction of Luca Tommasini and choreography by Francesco Saracino, as well as the Festival della Valle d’Itria. She has danced for the AlphaZTL company by Vito Alfarano, Fabula Saltica by Claudio Ronda, ResExtensa Dance Company by Elisa Barucchieri, and with choreographers such as Erika Silgoner and Emio Greco, performing at numerous national and international festivals including the Torino Fringe Festival, Brindisi Performing Arts, and Florence Dance Festival.
In 2020, she performed at ROMACINEMAFEST, directed by Elena Sofia Ricci and Elisa Barucchieri, for the docufilm Grido per un Nuovo Rinascimento, which won the national Nastri d’Argento award. She teaches Contemporary Dance at the University of Arts in Tirana (Albania) as part of the 3C Project, funded by the Interreg Program Italy - Montenegro - Albania.
Recently, She joined the cast of the new national musical Casanova by Red Canzian, performing at major theaters across Italy, including the Teatro degli Arcimboldi (Milan), Teatro Alfieri (Turin), Teatro La Fenice (Venice), Teatro Team (Bari), Teatro Brancaccio (Rome), and Teatro Romolo Valli (Reggio Emilia). She is also part of the cast for the UNESCO Opening Ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under the direction of the OLC Company. She toured internationally with Casanova, performing in theaters in Shanghai and Xiamen (China). She was part of the cast of Terhal in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under the direction of the world-renowned company Dragone.
In addition to her artistic career, she teaches contemporary dance at various training centers and holds workshops in Italy and abroad, including at the University of Arts in Tirana (Albania), Teatro Impero (Brindisi), Teatro Abeliano (Bari), Sala Nera (Milan), Fabbrica del Vapore (Milan), CineTeatro San Filippo Neri (San Benedetto del Tronto), Dance Bridges Festival (Kolkata, India), Flux Project (Bangalore, India), Khuli Khirkee (New Delhi, India), Maah Space (Jaipur, India), Studio Heat (Jaipur, India), Nritya Shakti (Mumbai, India), and Alte Munzë (Berlin, Germany).
CASSANDRA BIANCO
Cassandra Bianco, a freelance dancer and choreographer from Italy, began her artistic training in her home country at various training centers in Puglia, before specializing further in Europe and New York at prestigious schools such as Peridance, Capezio Dance Center, Broadway Dance Center, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
In 2018, she participated in the Dance Journey Study Abroad program at Kibbutz Ga'Aton, studying with renowned teachers such as Idan Sharabi, Eyal Dadon, Yamit Abraham, Danielle Ohn, David Warren Parker, Dana Raz, Sharon Vaisvaser, Yigal Mashinsky, Alexander Alexandrov, and Martin Haurriege. She later joined the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company led by Rami Be’er, performing in the productions Mother’s Milk and Asylum.
She has performed in major events and shows across Italy, including Andrea Bocelli’s Concert 2016 at the Teatro Lajatico (Pisa), under the artistic direction of Luca Tommasini and choreography by Francesco Saracino, as well as the Festival della Valle d’Itria. She has danced for the AlphaZTL company by Vito Alfarano, Fabula Saltica by Claudio Ronda, ResExtensa Dance Company by Elisa Barucchieri, and with choreographers such as Erika Silgoner and Emio Greco, performing at numerous national and international festivals including the Torino Fringe Festival, Brindisi Performing Arts, and Florence Dance Festival.
In 2020, she performed at ROMACINEMAFEST, directed by Elena Sofia Ricci and Elisa Barucchieri, for the docufilm Grido per un Nuovo Rinascimento, which won the national Nastri d’Argento award. She teaches Contemporary Dance at the University of Arts in Tirana (Albania) as part of the 3C Project, funded by the Interreg Program Italy - Montenegro - Albania.
Recently, She joined the cast of the new national musical Casanova by Red Canzian, performing at major theaters across Italy, including the Teatro degli Arcimboldi (Milan), Teatro Alfieri (Turin), Teatro La Fenice (Venice), Teatro Team (Bari), Teatro Brancaccio (Rome), and Teatro Romolo Valli (Reggio Emilia). She is also part of the cast for the UNESCO Opening Ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under the direction of the OLC Company. She toured internationally with Casanova, performing in theaters in Shanghai and Xiamen (China). She was part of the cast of Terhal in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under the direction of the world-renowned company Dragone.
In addition to her artistic career, she teaches contemporary dance at various training centers and holds workshops in Italy and abroad, including at the University of Arts in Tirana (Albania), Teatro Impero (Brindisi), Teatro Abeliano (Bari), Sala Nera (Milan), Fabbrica del Vapore (Milan), CineTeatro San Filippo Neri (San Benedetto del Tronto), Dance Bridges Festival (Kolkata, India), Flux Project (Bangalore, India), Khuli Khirkee (New Delhi, India), Maah Space (Jaipur, India), Studio Heat (Jaipur, India), Nritya Shakti (Mumbai, India), and Alte Munzë (Berlin, Germany).
Teaching
Antonella and Cassandra conduct workshops and contemporary dance classes, repertoire, and movement and improvisation practices both nationally and internationally at professional training centers and theaters, including Teatro Impero (Brindisi, Italy), Teatro Abeliano (Bari, Italy), Sala Nera (Milan, Italy), Fabbrica del Vapore (Milan, Italy), CineTeatro San Filippo Neri (S. Benedetto del Tronto, Italy), Dance Bridges Festival (Kolkata, India), Flux Project (Bangalore, India), Khuli Khirkee (New Delhi, India), Maah Space (Jaipur, India), Studio Heat (Jaipur, India), Nritya Shakti (Mumbai, India), and Alte Munzë (Berlin, Germany).
Teaching
Antonella and Cassandra conduct workshops and contemporary dance classes, repertoire, and movement and improvisation practices both nationally and internationally at professional training centers and theaters, including Teatro Impero (Brindisi, Italy), Teatro Abeliano (Bari, Italy), Sala Nera (Milan, Italy), Fabbrica del Vapore (Milan, Italy), CineTeatro San Filippo Neri (S. Benedetto del Tronto, Italy), Dance Bridges Festival (Kolkata, India), Flux Project (Bangalore, India), Khuli Khirkee (New Delhi, India), Maah Space (Jaipur, India), Studio Heat (Jaipur, India), Nritya Shakti (Mumbai, India), and Alte Munzë (Berlin, Germany).
Teaching
Antonella and Cassandra conduct workshops and contemporary dance classes, repertoire, and movement and improvisation practices both nationally and internationally at professional training centers and theaters, including Teatro Impero (Brindisi, Italy), Teatro Abeliano (Bari, Italy), Sala Nera (Milan, Italy), Fabbrica del Vapore (Milan, Italy), CineTeatro San Filippo Neri (S. Benedetto del Tronto, Italy), Dance Bridges Festival (Kolkata, India), Flux Project (Bangalore, India), Khuli Khirkee (New Delhi, India), Maah Space (Jaipur, India), Studio Heat (Jaipur, India), Nritya Shakti (Mumbai, India), and Alte Munzë (Berlin, Germany).
Awards
Awards
Awards
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Artistic Residency Award "Mediterranean Area, first artistic residence in Puglia 2021" allowed by ResExtensa Dance Company, Italy
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Artistic Residency Award "Mediterranean Area, first artistic residence in Puglia 2021" allowed by ResExtensa Dance Company, Italy
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Artistic Residency Award "Mediterranean Area, first artistic residence in Puglia 2021" allowed by ResExtensa Dance Company, Italy
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Category Award and Artistic Residency during the showcase "Vuoti D'Aria", Italy Special mention as a project submitted to the "Borderline Arte Festival Residenze", Italy
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Category Award and Artistic Residency during the showcase "Vuoti D'Aria", Italy Special mention as a project submitted to the "Borderline Arte Festival Residenze", Italy
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Category Award and Artistic Residency during the showcase "Vuoti D'Aria", Italy Special mention as a project submitted to the "Borderline Arte Festival Residenze", Italy
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First Prize in the international choreographic competition "Linkage" at the State Opera of Stara Zagora, Bulgaria Choreographic Award, 2 weeks of artistic residency at the spaces of "Gervasi Tanz Company", Vienna
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First Prize in the international choreographic competition "Linkage" at the State Opera of Stara Zagora, Bulgaria Choreographic Award, 2 weeks of artistic residency at the spaces of "Gervasi Tanz Company", Vienna
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First Prize in the international choreographic competition "Linkage" at the State Opera of Stara Zagora, Bulgaria Choreographic Award, 2 weeks of artistic residency at the spaces of "Gervasi Tanz Company", Vienna
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First Prize in the national choreographic competition "Premio Danza Roma 2024" at the National Academy of Dance in Rome, Italy
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First Prize in the national choreographic competition "Premio Danza Roma 2024" at the National Academy of Dance in Rome, Italy
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First Prize in the national choreographic competition "Premio Danza Roma 2024" at the National Academy of Dance in Rome, Italy
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Guest choreographers for Theater Trier Art. Direction Roberto Scafati
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Guest choreographers for Theater Trier Art. Direction Roberto Scafati
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Guest choreographers for Theater Trier Art. Direction Roberto Scafati
