Amigdala is a cultural association and artistic collective working in the fields of performing arts, contemporary theatre and music, with a strong interest for urban regeneration and civic innovation. Amigdala is a feminist & non-hierarchical organization.The collective produces its own art productions, characterized by multidisciplinarity and by a strong interest for site-specific and community-specific methodologies. Amigdala productions are performances, public art projects… Show more Amigdala is a cultural association and artistic collective working in the fields of performing arts, contemporary theatre and music, with a strong interest for urban regeneration and civic innovation. Amigdala is a feminist & non-hierarchical organization.The collective produces its own art productions, characterized by multidisciplinarity and by a strong interest for site-specific and community-specific methodologies. Amigdala productions are performances, public art projects, installations, soundscapes and they always have a strong binding with the hosting venue. Its productions are presented in festivals and cultural events throughout Italy and abroad.Amigdala develops projects on art education with children and adults, with several workshops held in schools, especially kindergarten and primary schools. The association also directs Periferico festival, an independent event gathering artists from Italy and abroad around the connections between performing arts and urban regeneration. The festival takes place in non-conventional venues, private homes, former laboratories, active artisan workshops and so on.www.collettivoamigdala.comI'm General Director and, in synergy with Amigdala's équipe, I am in charge of:- Create & Develop cultural programs, curatorial projects & new artistic creations- Initiate and set strategy, objectives & goals of the organization- Artistic Direction & curatorship of programs, artistic residencies, festivals- Artistic Direction & dramaturgy of site-specific creations- Develop and coordinate the network of partners- Identify and select institutional funding opportunities and develop funding proposal- Coordinate internale & external resources- Develop budgets, operations and growth strategy for the organization- Supervision of communications activities - Active participation in organizational processes Show less

Project Management of civic factory OvestLab, an hybrid cultural centre for development of Villaggio Artigiano area in Modena active in the fields of performing arts, community - based art practices and urban regeneration.www.ovestlab.itOvestLab is based at the heart of Villaggio Artigiano Modena Ovest, an area that questions the present in the fields and forms of living, producing and inhabiting. With the Villaggio Artigiano Modena Ovest we are in a neighborhood that had, in… Show more Project Management of civic factory OvestLab, an hybrid cultural centre for development of Villaggio Artigiano area in Modena active in the fields of performing arts, community - based art practices and urban regeneration.www.ovestlab.itOvestLab is based at the heart of Villaggio Artigiano Modena Ovest, an area that questions the present in the fields and forms of living, producing and inhabiting. With the Villaggio Artigiano Modena Ovest we are in a neighborhood that had, in the second post-war period, the action of economic recovery of the artisan and worker world in the “home place of living / workplace" model. Then became the fulcrum of the small local business and driving the economic recovery of the Country on a larger scale; the inhabitants remained in this area, kept today to the story of a glorious past and a disused present, both in its buildings and in its functions.OvestLab questions the future imaginary of the neighborhood together with its effective & affective inhabitants, with a strong connection with its past & memories.I'm Programme Director & Project Manager and, in synergy with Silvia Tagliazucchi & Silvia Sitton, I am in charge of:- Create & Develop cultural programs- Coordinate the network of partners and the relationship with the co-director Archivio Cesare Leonardi- Identify and select institutional funding opportunities and develop funding proposal- Coordinate internale & external resources- Supervision of communications activities - Active participation in organizational processes Show less

I'm member of the Board of Directors of Lo Stato dei Luoghi, the first Italian network for research, advocacy and practice on cultural process of regeneration with social impact. It includes more than 90 associateswww.lostatodeiluoghi.com

Amigdala Collective has been selected by Institute of Cultural Heritage of the Emilia-Romagna Region to create and implement a mentorship programme for the winners of "Giovani per il Territorio" (GpT) public grant. GpT is a public grant of the Institute of Cultural Heritage of the Emilia-Romagna Region (IBC) that supports projects about cultural heritage & territorial activation of communities run by youth organizations. It supports 9 NGO every year. In 2020, for the first time since the… Show more Amigdala Collective has been selected by Institute of Cultural Heritage of the Emilia-Romagna Region to create and implement a mentorship programme for the winners of "Giovani per il Territorio" (GpT) public grant. GpT is a public grant of the Institute of Cultural Heritage of the Emilia-Romagna Region (IBC) that supports projects about cultural heritage & territorial activation of communities run by youth organizations. It supports 9 NGO every year. In 2020, for the first time since the first edition, IBC and Amigdala created a mentoring programme for the winning organizations in order to support & empower their actions through networking, advise & peer-to-peer education.I'm Programme Director with Silvia Tagliazucchi in charge of:- developing the mentorship programme and its methodologies- educational activities and support to the participants- coordination of relationships with IBC- devising evaluation strategies to monitor performance Show less

Teacher of Territorial Policies & Marketing at Advanced Training Course "Inside Live & Management" for production & organization of live events in site-specific contexts.

Launched in 2016 the IMAGONIRMIA Award «variable displacement» [art residency + publishing project] is curated by Isabella Bordoni and financed by Mantoni family in memory of their daughter Elena Mantoni. Since the beginning it has mobilized the interest of those artists whose work relates to minor places, interpreted as a field of civil affectivity in constant dialogue with both rootedness and displacement.After completing the first cycle at Chiaravalle, Milan, IMAGONIRMIA Award moves (for… Show more Launched in 2016 the IMAGONIRMIA Award «variable displacement» [art residency + publishing project] is curated by Isabella Bordoni and financed by Mantoni family in memory of their daughter Elena Mantoni. Since the beginning it has mobilized the interest of those artists whose work relates to minor places, interpreted as a field of civil affectivity in constant dialogue with both rootedness and displacement.After completing the first cycle at Chiaravalle, Milan, IMAGONIRMIA Award moves (for the years 2019 and 2020) to the city of Modena where, together with the actions of the cultural associations Amigdala, Archivio Architetto Cesare Leonardi and the reality of OvestLab_civic factory, it interweaves its research with the artistic and cultural processes going on in the urban area of West Modena. Artists supported: 2019 Roberto Fassone, Museo del Tempo perso2020 Nina Fiocco, Carlo Spiga, Chiara Ferrin e Alessandra Zagni (MOP), HelicotremaImagonirmia Award is curated by Imagonirmia Association and realized in network with Terzo Paesaggio (Milano), ViaIndustriae (Foligno) and Amigdala (Modena)I'm project manager in charge of:- selection of artists through public call as member of the quality jury- development of the programme in synergy with curator Isabella Bordoni- coordination of the network of partners- support and enhance the rooting the artistic project in the local context- support the curating of artistic residency- support the relationship with Public Administration and local Institutions Show less

Scuola Archivio Leonardi is an independent school established to disseminate the working methods developed by Cesare Leonardi (architect, city planner, designer, artist), and his "transverse" approach characterized by a capacity to develop unique ideas in different disciplinary spheres. The School is led by Archivio Leonardi in collaboration with Collettivo Amigdala and it's based in OvestLab.Cesare Leonardi’s research work on Solids and Trees represent a practical application… Show more Scuola Archivio Leonardi is an independent school established to disseminate the working methods developed by Cesare Leonardi (architect, city planner, designer, artist), and his "transverse" approach characterized by a capacity to develop unique ideas in different disciplinary spheres. The School is led by Archivio Leonardi in collaboration with Collettivo Amigdala and it's based in OvestLab.Cesare Leonardi’s research work on Solids and Trees represent a practical application field for the students and a possible interpretation of contemporary dynamics.Scuola Archivio Leonardi won the Culturability grant from Unipolis Foundation in 2019 for cultural regeneration and the special mention of Ministry of Culture.I'm in charge of development of the public programme of the School, in synergy with Archivio Cesare Leonardi and coordination of activities of the school with OvestLab / Periferico Festival. Show less

MOP - Modena Ovest Pavillon is one the 20 selected projects from Creative Living Lab 2019 grant / Italian Ministry of Culture. The project has been awarded by Future Architecture Platform as one of the most interesting 2020 practices of urban intervention in Europe.MOP is a project of regeneration of private spaces through artistic curatorial projects. Prototype of a modus operandi for the transformation of private goods otherwise inaccessible into public goods of public enjoyment, the… Show more MOP - Modena Ovest Pavillon is one the 20 selected projects from Creative Living Lab 2019 grant / Italian Ministry of Culture. The project has been awarded by Future Architecture Platform as one of the most interesting 2020 practices of urban intervention in Europe.MOP is a project of regeneration of private spaces through artistic curatorial projects. Prototype of a modus operandi for the transformation of private goods otherwise inaccessible into public goods of public enjoyment, the project aims to reuse the spaces in a temporary way with continuous actions. 3 spaces have been created: courtyard as a public square; shop windows to maintain the shared creation process; apartment as a art gallery.MOP is a project created & realized by CivicWise Italia, Amigdala, Imagonirmia For MOP project I am Programme Director, in charge of:- developing the programme in synergy with curator Isabella Bordoni & community manager Silvia Tagliazucchi - coordination of the network of partners - develop budgets, operations and growth strategy - supervision of communications activities in synergy with Communication Responsible Serena Terranova Show less

I was in charge of communication of the company and DOM theatre for press office, social media, newsletter & in charge of editorial coordination of independent magazine "Ampio Raggio - esperienze di arte e politica" and of books "Ravvicinamento" and "Tragedia e fiaba" about Laminarie's experience

Curator of projects and assistant to the Artistic Direction at theatre DOM La cupola del Pilastro in Bologna. DOM is awarded the UBU special Prize in 2012 for its work with the community of Pilastro's neighbourhood in Bologna.I was in charge of:- Co-direction of programme- managing projects - fundraising- coordination of the equipe- international relationships- administration - communication

Actress in the following performance (contemporary theatre), in Italy and abroad. Direction Febo Del Zozzo, LaminarieLa guardiana delle oche (2000)Serpenti e Bisce (2002)Fiaba in città (2002)Jack e il fagiolo magico (2003)Elementi da un’autobiografia (2003)Storia senza nome (2005)Le ferriere di Efesto (2006) Emaki – storie arrotolate (2008)ORA! (2011)Tutto d’un fiato (2014)

I took part as actress in Chiara Guidi's theatre production "L'ultima volta che vidi mio padre", produced by Espace Malraux Scène nationale de Chambéry e de la Savoie, Festival Temps d'Image 2009/Ferme du Buisson Scène Nationale de Marne La Vallé, Regione Emilia Romagna Ministero della Gioventù - Progetto GECO