Michele Scappa

Michele is a dancer who is investigating more and more the idea of corporeality through the research of physical theater, improvisation and authorship. He studied as a dancer at Opus Ballet to then conclude his studies at Northern School of Contemporary Dance where he achieved a Master in Contemporary Dance Performance with Distinction. Inside the program VERVE he danced for Hannes Langolf, Sita Ostheimer, Lenka Vagnerova and Matthew Robinson. Afterwards he took part in the creation of ‘Vocabulary of need’ by Yuval Pick at CCNR of Lyon.
From the start of the pandemic he decided to focus on discovering Italian realities collaborating with Kinkaleri, Sofia Nappi, Company Blu, Cie Twain, Gruppo Nanou and Luna Cenere.
He also took part shortly at Incubatore for Future Choreographers of Franca Ferrari and took part in the creation of INLET by Saeed Hani in Germany.
Michele is currently based in Tuscany where he also studies Psychology at University of Florence and where he collaborates with Sara Capanna e Barbara Carulli for the development of the project Tracce | Looking for a place to die, co-production of Anghiari Dance Hub and Company Blu, selected for Vetrina della giovane danza d’autore eXtra 2022 and winner of Theodor Rawyler 2022 award. Formerly develops Crepe | studies on the fragility of matter, with Sara Capanna and MA, involving the cellist Antonio Cortesi. His intent is to carry on the research of There is a Planet in various chapters, and rediscover the creation MA by going into dialogue with various composers and performers.