2023
ROMMEL – THE MOVERS X GOLDBAND (NL)
MUSIC VIDEOCLIP
Director: Sammie de Jong
DOP: Zeeger Verschuren
Producer: Ushani Karunadasa
Production Company: Halal Film & Photography
Choreography: The Movers
Assistant Movement Director for the Artists and the Crowd: Melania Delli Compagni
2023
LUNA – ANNA VALENTINI (NL)
LIVE PERFORMANCE
LUNA is a deeply introspective work that delves into some of the most important and
challenging themes that we face as human beings. Prejudice, estrangement, self-consciousness,
and alienation are all central to the story, and are explored in great detail throughout the work.
Through the eyes of a young protagonist, we are taken on a journey that is both universal and
deeply personal, as we confront these issues head-on and come to a better understanding of
ourselves and each other.
Whether we have experienced these feelings ourselves, or know someone who has, is a
powerful and moving exploration of what it means to be human in a complex and often difficult
world.
CREDITS
Dancer: Anna Valentini
Choreography: Anna Valentini
Performance Curator: Melania Delli Compagni
Concept: Anna Valentini and Mattia Pecora
Sound & Graphic Design: Mattia Pecora
2022
LES DAMOISELLES D’AVIGNON – CHIASMO (IT)
VIDEO PROJECT
Les demoiselles are five girls who present themselves to the viewer. They are arranged frontally and
brazenly show their nudity. They also pose as models and their position directly takes into
consideration the existence of someone who is observing them.
CREDITS
Choreography, direction, and filming: Melania Delli Compagni, Sara Spiro = Chiasmo
Video editing: Carlo Cartuccia
Location: Korat Temple Training Gym, Rome
Music: Zaz
Dancers: Anna Peparini, Elisa Nania, Giulia Alvear, Sara Franzil, Rosa Melicchio
Feedback on My Work as Movement Director & Curator
I attended both the Vulnus Open Research event and the premiere of Vulnus – A Naked Story, and they completely changed my perception of performing arts.
It was actually my first time entering a contemporary performance space, and considering the theme of sexuality, I thought I might feel uncomfortable or that it simply wasn’t for me. Instead, both events created such a welcoming and safe atmosphere that I felt involved from the very beginning. What I appreciated most was that participation was never forced—you could engage as much or as little as you wanted—yet there was no way not to feel connected to what was happening.
The open research event and the exhibition-like corner during the premiere helped me understand the creative process behind the work and how a topic as complex as sexuality can be transformed into a performance. The Q&A sessions with the artists were also incredibly valuable, answering many of the questions I had about what I had experienced, even the ones I didn’t ask aloud.
What impressed me the most was the diversity of people in the audience. For the first time, I truly felt that art can bring together people of different ages and backgrounds to reflect on topics we rarely share openly, and sometimes communicate more deeply than words ever could.
A beautiful, thoughtful, and accessible artistic experience.
The performances were so well put together and performed that through dance I could follow the journey and feel what the performer was feeling. I had to held myself as tears ran down my face in the first act. As a couple of people that arent used to attending contemporary art, we left profoundly impressed.
Melania is a great artist, choreographer and creator director.
I worked as a dancer on 2 of her video projects ‘Estate’ and ‘Damoiselles D’Avignon’, different and intense experiences, in which I explored and combined my art with Melania’s.
I thank her again for the opportunity, they were unforgettable experiences.