ALPS MOVE 2024

HOMO DONANS Santija Bieza_LV/IT video+performance Première Santija Bieza was born in Latvia. She studied theater production at the University of Rome 3 (D.A.M.S.) and at the University of Rennes, during which she also worked as a dancer, performer, and actress for various productions. Her work is largely influenced by performance-arts in which various modes of expressions are utilized. She lives and works in Bolzano. CAREFULLY Lorena La Rocca_IT performance Première Lorena La Rocca is a theatre director specialized in acting for health. Since 2011 she has been working with hospitals and social welfare structures in Italy and elsewhere in Europe. She holds courses on communications, relational and planning skills development for health professionals at a number of different institutes. In 2020 she returned to Bolzano to work with the ArteMix-for Health cultural association on projects designed to promote wellbeing through the expressive arts, in collaboration with social and healthcare services. DI SASSO Paola Zadra_IT/DE Performance Première Paola Zadra is a dancer, dance teacher, choreographer. Founder and artistic director of Chaotic Limbs Company, she lives and works in Berlin. In her productions, she addresses socially critical issues from a feminist perspective, combining contemporary dance, physical theatre, and acrobatics. Each production explores conventional wisdom, encouraging the audience to take a position.