Vera mor
- Diploma as contemporary circus artist, Flic Scuola di Circo, Torino 2006/2008
- Professional course Gravity Circus, Gravity circus centre, first edition directed by Leo Hedman and Yam Doyev, London 2014
- International School of Performance directed by Firenza Guidi, Fucecchio (Fi) 2014
- Certificate in Circus Dramaturgy, CNAC / ESAC, (Chalôn-en-Champagne/Bruxelles 2017/2018)8
Contemporary Circus artist and teacher skilled in aerial rope, aerial silks and trapeze. Since November 2022 she also completed the 4 years professional training in Feldenkrais® method, becoming an internationally certified Feldenkrais® practitioner .
Since 2005 she has performed as a circus artist (both as interpreter and author) at festivals and theatres around the world (Italy, Spain, England, Morocco, Belgium, France, Switzerland.)
Author and interpreter of the international contemporary circus shows Ilinx, in collaboration with the saxophonist Gianni Gebbia (2012/2013), and Habits (2015/2016), a solo of 45 minutes and also of several acts on aerial silks, rope and trapeze.
Since 2018 she is called to work in the role of regard extérieur for the creation of circus acts and show by professional companies
In the role of regard exteriéur she is involved in both dramaturgy and support for the development of creation as well as the development of aerial movement research. In 2020 she returns to work for the Dutch nomadic biennial of contemporary creation Manifesta; after having been artistic mediator in 3 languages in the 2018 M12 Palermo edition, for the following M13 Marseille edition she is co-curator for Arkad, a project proposed by KAD (Kalsa Art District) and selected by Manifesta 13 Marseille in the Collateral events, elaborating artistic concepts, texts, press releases, and collaborating in the international communication and creation of part of the project (Sauvage, a circus and music performance).
Founder and president of the Arteria Mediterranea Association (2009), which aims to promote research, training, dramaturgy and creation of contemporary performance languages related to movement practices with particular attention to the language of contemporary circus and which over the years has also set as an objective in its statute the promotion and dissemination of the Feldenkrais® method as a tool for learning and self-knowledge through movement.
The evolution of Arteria Mediterranea is the Atelier 12 project, a physical space that also becomes the Association’s new operational headquarters.
Since 2020 Vera has also been founder and Art director at Atelier 12 (2020), a laboratory for research and study of movement practices, artistic residencies, development of artistic creation in circus, dance and theatre, the Feldenkrais® method, creative and eco-sustainable cultural tourism in the heart of Palermo’s historic centre, the Arab quarter of Kalsa.
Teaching
Aerial acrobatics, circus actor, movement research, dramaturgy and creation, Feldenkrais® Method
Teacher of aerial disciplines and circus actor (Workshops since 2008 in Italy, Morocco, Spain, Austria)
Certified teacher of the Feldenkrais® method (Awareness Through Movement classes from 2019 in Italy, France, Austria, Regular Functional Integration classes at Atelier 12 from 2022)
In June 2022 Vera Mor was invited to hold by Zirkusaktivitäten, an Austrian association based in Klagenfurt and dedicated to training in circus arts, an intensive training of 24 hours in 3 days completely in English that gathered about twenty participants from all parts of Austria and Germany, in which she developed a profound training path that combines aerial technique creation, movement research, choreographic improvisation and the Feldenkrais® method, elaborating a methodology in which each of these areas dialogues and integrates with the others with the aim of making the student/performer autonomous in the management and deconstruction of technique in favour of the development of their own artistic language and style.
This is currently the intensive workshop formula that Vera proposes to share her methodology, available in Italian, English and French (all levels).
References
REGARD EXTÉRIEUR, DRAMATURGY, AERIAL MOVEMENT RESEARCH
- La Vida Rosa, by Duo sulla falsariga (Caterina Fort and Linda Vellar). Residency at Chapiteau Danisinni, November 2018, Palermo. Vera Mor is regard exteriéur
- Sauvage , by and with Francesca Alberti and Alessandro Chemie. Residencies at Macao, (June 2019, Milan), Atelier 12 (July and August 2020, Palermo), Chapiteau Danisinni, (August 2020 Palermo), Archaos (Marseille, October 2020). For Sauvage Vera Mor is in charge of the development of the dramaturgy, the development of aerial movement research, and in some of her parts of directing the performers in stage writing
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Dory by and with Valeria Cultrera. Research and creation residencies at Atelier 12 (November 2020, January 2021, March 2021) and at Chapitô Danisinni (May, June 2021). Vera Mor is an accomplice in dramaturgical development, movement research, technical-acrobatic research, character building, and stage writing.
Organizzazione e Coordinamento Artistico Internazionale per progetti di formazione e spettacoli
- Creator and organizer of the international project of Advanced Training in Aerial Acrobatics “Mediterranean Aerial Camp” (Palermo, 2017), a project by Vera Mor, Tori Mcgrory, Alfa Marks, Mim Wheeler, Rebecca Rennison, which took place at Circ’opificio in Palermo.
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Coordination and organization of the Trilogie du Rire (Palermo editions in 2017 and 2018) a theatrical educational project by Micheline Vandepoel (2017/2018)
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Coordination of the international creative residency “Shanghai. Eredità e Memoria”, a project of site-specific performances directed by director Firenza Guidi in Palermo in December 2019.
These events attract in the heart of the Mediterranea professional artists from all over the world (France, Belgium, UK, USA, Argentina, Spain, Tunisia, Poland, Japan, Chile..) as well as professional and amateurs sicilian artists, creating a flow of encounter and artistic and cultural exchange between local and international
Creator and operator for Lab.Zen Insieme from 2008 to 2011, alongside Bice Mortillaro, Pina Grassi and Rita Borsellino, of a social circus project in Palermo’s underprivileged district Z.E.N, creating, together with Argentine artist Mariano Victorica, a veritable company of pre-adolescents that she took around Italy to train, invited by professional circus schools (Flic) and contemporary circus festivals, both as artists (Valdemone festival) and as spectators (Mirabilia, Fossano)