Physical Theater
Raffaela has worked across dance and theater performing in the main contemporary stages and festivals in Italy (Torino, Palermo, Verona, Milano, Asti), Germany (Potsdam), and France (Clermont-Ferrand). She performed with the Beijing Opera in a two year experimental project that culminated in an international tour and finale at the Grotowski Institute in Wroclaw, Poland, and with Nobel prize in Literature laureate Gao Xingjian on the cinépoem Le deuil de la beauté (Requiem for Beauty) in Paris.
Her research and work are influenced by Grotowski and Stanislaski’s actor’s training, dance theater, and improvisation. She taught Grotowski physical actor training at several Drama Academies in Italy. Her masters and influences are Eugenio Barba (Odin Teatret), Jan Fabre, Valerio Binasco, Abbondanza/Bertoni, Emma Dante, Michael Margotta, Danio Manfredini, Raffaella Giordano (Sosta Palmizi), Rena Mirecka, Enzo Cosimi and Momix.
Movement Art
She choses physical work as a medium of artistic expression in film and theater. Starting from improvisation on themes or bits she creates performances guiding her actors and herself with a devised approach.
As creator, director, and producer one of her one live performances (DC Conservatory of Arts) was devised for the camera into an experimental film series now streaming on the American platform Vsign+. Part of the footage was adapted to create a video installation at an art gallery.
Her minimalistic poetic was recognized for by theater and film festivals worldwide (Asolo Art Film Festival, ScreenDance Stockholm, Signlight International Film Festival Los Angeles, Italy Ministry of Culture) for its artistic value.
Devised Approach
Raffaela has deep understanding of the human condition and has an urgency to create authentic stories that activate complex emotions using essential poetic images with physical work as a medium expression using a devised approach.