Biography

Chiara Bersani is an Italian performing artist and choreographer exploring the politics of the body and how the images we create interact with society’s narratives. Her research is based on the concept of the “Political Body” and the creation of practices aimed at training its presence and action. As an activist Chiara works on the accessibility of disabled artists in the performing arts scene. Her "manifesto" work of this research is Gentle Unicorn, a performance included in the Aerowaves circuit. In 2018 she won the Ubu Award as best performer under 35. Her new creation, Sottobosco (undergrowth) explores the relationship between disabled bodies and natural landscapes. Chiara Bersani is an artist of apap – Advancing Performing arts project – Feminist Future, a project co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union, until 2024.

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Image: Musacchio, Pasqualini and Fucilla