Curriculum Vitae

Martina Francone
www.martinafrancone.com
+39 3384823779 (IT)
[email protected]
Via delle Burella 10,
50122 Florence, Italy
Dance Training
2006-2009
Laban Centre, London UK
Received a First Class Honours degree in: BA (Hons) Dance Theatre
1990-2005 Progetto Danza, Prato, Italy.
Collaborations
From 2014
Il Vivaio del Malcantone
Board member of cultural association in Florence, Italy
From 2012 SHÄR
Educational project by Raven (IS), Blauba (SWE) and Svikor (NO).
From 2012 Attivisti della Danza
Member of open group of dance artists. Promoting awareness of contemporary dance
in and around Florence
From 2010 Raven
Member of dance company based in Iceland
From 2009 OAC Collective
Co-founder member of art collective composed of a mixture of established and newly
emerging artists mentored by Tony Thatcher and Jonathan Owen Clark
2009 - 2011 P(h)ur Old Banal
Co- founder member of dance collective based in London, UK
Performances and Res earch
2105
2015
2015
2104
2014
2014
2013
2013
2013
2013
Recycling The Past. Research at Seanse, Volda, Norway and Reykjavik. In
collaboration with Hrafnhildur Einarsdottir and Emelie Wangstedt.
The House. Site specific performance in collaboration with Katarina Rampackova,
Simone Tecla. Production: KAIR (Kosice Artists in Residency), Kosice, Slovakia
Nelle mani delle donne. Improvisation based piece by Silvia Bennet
No-nothing/something. Kilowatt Festival, Sansepolcro. In collaboration with
Roberto Masotti, Gianluca Lo Presti, Simone Tecla and Hrafnhildur Einarsdottir
Out of nothing. Two weeks of research with Rosemary Butcher
SHÄR. Tour in Iceland
SHÄR. Abundance Festival 2013, Karlstad, Sweden
OAC. Broken Symmetric 2, B:orders Festival Bleiburg, Austria
Aria di Vetro. Festival Fabbrica Europa 2013, Emergenze! Vetrina giovani
danzautori, Florence, Italy. Received an award for production
SHÄR. Two weeks residency at Vivaio del Malcantone, Florence, Italy
2012
2012
2012
2011
2011
2011
2011
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2009
2009
2008
2008
2008
OAC. Dance Undone. Festival Fabbrica Europa
Raven. Research project with Butoh Artist Sonja Heller, Reykjavik IS
OAC. Repositiong Edge-Park. Installation and performance part of Notte Bianca
Fiorentina, Florence, Italy. In collaboration with Valentina Lamantia, Antony Night and
Simone Tecla
Raven. Court 0.1944, site-specific work part of Reykjavik Dance Festival, Reykjavik IS
Martina Francone. Nom. Festival Cortoindanza 2013, Spazio T.Off Cagliari, Italy
OAC. Aukelien-two minus one, site specific work part of Notte Bianca Fiorentina,
Florence, Italy
Irene Cena. From A to B. The Place, part of Resolution!2011, London, UK
Tania Bruguera. Untitled (Kassel, 2002) .
Part of the exhibition “Move: choreographing you”. Hayward Gallery, London UK
Paolo Bronstein. Magnificent Triumphal Arch in Pompeian Colours.
Part of the exhibition “Move: Choreographing you”. Hayward Gallery, London UK
Franz Erhard Walther. 1. Werksatz (First Work Set), London UK
Part of the exhibition “Move: Choreographing you”. Hayward Gallery, London UK
OAC. Feedback forum, Siobhan Davies Studios, London, UK
E-Dance. E Circus, E Robot. Cleethorpes UK
Performance and workshop for Primary Schools. Artistic director: Chloe Horrell.
P(h)ur Old Banal. What happens when nothing happens. In Deptford.
Short movie directed by Rosario Sparti
P(h)ur Old Banal. Winterlude. Short movie directed by Rosario Sparti
P(h)ur Old Banal. An evening with: P(h)ur Old Banal. Teatro Magnolfi, Prato, Italy
Susan Sentler. Duvetica. Site specific performance on the streets of Florence, Italy
OAC. Musique & Danse. Performance and concert with music and dance.
Performance at P.A.F., St.Erme, France and Conservatoire of Utrecht, Holland
P(h)ur Old Banal. If you are fat you pay more with Ryan Air because you occupy
too much space. Festival “Un-defined”, Merano, Italy.
Matteo Fargion, Dancing Songs, Siobhan Davies Studios, “What Now? Festival,
London UK
Shahar Dor, Sweet, London UK
Brook Smiley, Shimmy! Shimmy, Sadler’s Wells London,UK
Own work
2014
2013
2011
2010
2009
2009
No-nothing/something. Multimedia performance.Co-Produced by Fabbrica Europa
Aria di Vetro, Italy. Duet with the musician Simone Tecla.
Dame de la Halle, Italy. In collaboration with the musician Simone Tecla.
Performed and choreographed by Martina Francone
Edge Park, Italy and Mexico. Dance film. Performed and choreographed by
Hrafnhildur Einarsdottir and Martina Francone. Choreography by OAC. Directed and
edited by Valentina Lamantia. Collaboration with Vincenzo Casali Architecture
Aukelien/Two minus one, London Uk, Utrecht Holland, P.A.F. France, Italy
Performed and choreographed by Hrafnhildur Einarsdottir and Martina Francone.
Nomai, London and Dover UK, P.A.F. France, Utrecht Holland, Prato Italy
Performed by Anna Axiotis and Martina Francone.
General Ed ucat ion
2004 – 2006 “Università degli studi di Firenze”
Course Title: Organisation and management of events, performances and festivals.