Living Dance 2017
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Living Dance 2017 had us back at our venue at tal-Fanal. This was our 10th Anniversary. Emma Loftus and Sarah Vella have returned for this Special Edition of Living Dance. We were pleased to welcome Roberta Botti, Sam Fleet and Vito Iacobellis to the Living Dance Team this year. |
Roberta Botti
ARAD
RAD RTS
Tutor/Supervisor Royal Academy of Dance
Education Professional
Pilates and Medibow Instructor
Roberta started her classical ballet training at the age of 6 and passed all her Royal Academy of Dance exams up till Advanced 2. She participated in many short courses and summer schools with examiners and internationally known tutors, amongst whom, Maurizio Bellezza, Michael Berkut, Ramona De Saa, Lucien Duthoit, Herida May and Mat Mattox. During the annual National RAD performances which took place at the ‘Teatro Nuovo di Torino’ she was awarded scholarships in 1992, 1993 and 1995. As a member of ‘Dance Sinphony’, a company under the direction of Michele Vegis (Dancer at the ‘Teatro all Scala, Milan), Roberta took part in a number of performances and competitions.
Roberta started teaching at the age of 19. In 1997 she founded ‘Associazione Sportiva DANCE WORLD’, a dance school in Sarezzo of which she is principal. In 2001 she passed her Teaching Certificate with Distinction and from that moment on she has continued following courses in order to broaden her teaching knowledge. Her main focus was on Music Theory for Dance (Caroline Parker, Sandro Cuccuini) and Character Dance (M. Birkuit, V. Sutherland, T. Fairbairn). In 2002 she graduated BSc in Education with a thesis in Psychopathology of the Evolutionary Age entitled “Immagine ed Identita Corporea” (Body Image and Identity).
Between 2002 and 2006, Roberta worked as an assistant choreographer for the company of the Classical Ballet Association, under the direction of Maurizio Bellezza (Ex Principal Dancer of London Festival Ballet).
In February 2005 Roberta Botti was nominated as a Supervisor for the CBTS (Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies) and has worked as a tutor for the same programme as from 2010. In 2006 she travelled to St. Petersburg Russia to train in the Vaganova method giving her a deeper insight into teaching ballet at Pre Professional level through the analysis of other teaching methodologies.
Students trained by Roberta have received excellent results, prizes and awards, also by well known institutions such as the Royal Ballet, Berlin StaatsSchule, Teatro alla Scala, English National Ballet, London Studio Centre, Central School of London, Laine Theatre, Opera de Paris, Zurich Academy and YAGP Competition.
Roberta Botti is now a freelance teacher and collaborates with a number of schools in Italy and overseas. She is an official tutor for the Royal Academy of Dance, training both students and teachers worldwide. In 2010 she was also invited to Washington USA to teach at the Metropolitan Fine Arts Centre Summer School.
Roberta started teaching at the age of 19. In 1997 she founded ‘Associazione Sportiva DANCE WORLD’, a dance school in Sarezzo of which she is principal. In 2001 she passed her Teaching Certificate with Distinction and from that moment on she has continued following courses in order to broaden her teaching knowledge. Her main focus was on Music Theory for Dance (Caroline Parker, Sandro Cuccuini) and Character Dance (M. Birkuit, V. Sutherland, T. Fairbairn). In 2002 she graduated BSc in Education with a thesis in Psychopathology of the Evolutionary Age entitled “Immagine ed Identita Corporea” (Body Image and Identity).
Between 2002 and 2006, Roberta worked as an assistant choreographer for the company of the Classical Ballet Association, under the direction of Maurizio Bellezza (Ex Principal Dancer of London Festival Ballet).
In February 2005 Roberta Botti was nominated as a Supervisor for the CBTS (Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies) and has worked as a tutor for the same programme as from 2010. In 2006 she travelled to St. Petersburg Russia to train in the Vaganova method giving her a deeper insight into teaching ballet at Pre Professional level through the analysis of other teaching methodologies.
Students trained by Roberta have received excellent results, prizes and awards, also by well known institutions such as the Royal Ballet, Berlin StaatsSchule, Teatro alla Scala, English National Ballet, London Studio Centre, Central School of London, Laine Theatre, Opera de Paris, Zurich Academy and YAGP Competition.
Roberta Botti is now a freelance teacher and collaborates with a number of schools in Italy and overseas. She is an official tutor for the Royal Academy of Dance, training both students and teachers worldwide. In 2010 she was also invited to Washington USA to teach at the Metropolitan Fine Arts Centre Summer School.
Sam Fleet
Sam; a dancer, teacher and choreographer, was Born in Essex, England. He started dancing at the age of 7. He then went onto train at Beverly Marks Stage School and Graduated from Italia Conti in 2010. Since then has been working as a professional for 8 years.
In that time he has danced for Rita Ora, Jason Derulo, Cee-lo Green, Coldplay, Louisa Johnson & most recently The Black Eyed Peas at the UEFA Champions League Final 2017. Sam has a passion for teaching and his own choreography.
He is so excited to be teaching at Living Dance and can't wait to share his experience with all the students.
In that time he has danced for Rita Ora, Jason Derulo, Cee-lo Green, Coldplay, Louisa Johnson & most recently The Black Eyed Peas at the UEFA Champions League Final 2017. Sam has a passion for teaching and his own choreography.
He is so excited to be teaching at Living Dance and can't wait to share his experience with all the students.
Vito Iacobellis
Vito was awarded a scholarship for the Academy of “Teatro Nuovo” of Turin, where he has started his working experience with the professional course of the theatre with the “Teatro Nuovo di Torino” resident company. He has improved himself in France, “Centre International de Dance Rossella Hightower” and he has danced with the “Jeune Ballet de Cannes” company, directed by R.Hightower. In 1991, he was invited by the Universal Ballet Company in South Korea as guest dancer.
In 1994 he became first soloist. He was on tour with more then 700 performances in Europe, Japan, Asia, North America. He has danced as soloist in the Tulsa Ballet, one of the most important companies in the USA, directed by Marcello Angelini.
Principal dancer in Memphis Ballet and Alberta Ballet.
He has worked with many important ballet masters and choreographers:
P.Bortoluzzi, B.Stevenson, R.North, R.Tobias, V.Nebrada, J.Canfield,A.Demello, V.Canniparoli, O.Vinogradov, N.Duato, A.Amodio, B.Telloli, G.Landi, D.Job, V.Dokoudovsky, Jean Paul Commelin.
Assistant artistic director and ballet master during his dancer career, in almost all companies he has followed the work of repertoire of solists and corps de ballet.
Ballet master and private tutor abroad and in the Kirov Academy in Seoul, in the Memphis ballet USA company. He presides, teaches and directs artistic work in different schools in the neighbourhood for intermediate and advanced levels and a course for teachers and professionals of Master Class.
Artistic Director and choreographer of his young company Jakovits Ballet. He just won the event for young companies "Molfetta Dance Event" with his choreography Me and my Soul '. Some of the most iconic choreography of the company: Omage to Edith Piaf, Amadeus of Mozart, Rapsody in Blue, The Millennial tree of Vivaldi, The Castrated: Farinelli, Death and the Maiden of Shubert, On the note of Bach.
Co-Art.Director and Faculty for the International Stage Dance Master Class in Italy and Spain. Guest teacher for international ballet schools in USA, Korea, Japan, Canada
In 1994 he became first soloist. He was on tour with more then 700 performances in Europe, Japan, Asia, North America. He has danced as soloist in the Tulsa Ballet, one of the most important companies in the USA, directed by Marcello Angelini.
Principal dancer in Memphis Ballet and Alberta Ballet.
He has worked with many important ballet masters and choreographers:
P.Bortoluzzi, B.Stevenson, R.North, R.Tobias, V.Nebrada, J.Canfield,A.Demello, V.Canniparoli, O.Vinogradov, N.Duato, A.Amodio, B.Telloli, G.Landi, D.Job, V.Dokoudovsky, Jean Paul Commelin.
Assistant artistic director and ballet master during his dancer career, in almost all companies he has followed the work of repertoire of solists and corps de ballet.
Ballet master and private tutor abroad and in the Kirov Academy in Seoul, in the Memphis ballet USA company. He presides, teaches and directs artistic work in different schools in the neighbourhood for intermediate and advanced levels and a course for teachers and professionals of Master Class.
Artistic Director and choreographer of his young company Jakovits Ballet. He just won the event for young companies "Molfetta Dance Event" with his choreography Me and my Soul '. Some of the most iconic choreography of the company: Omage to Edith Piaf, Amadeus of Mozart, Rapsody in Blue, The Millennial tree of Vivaldi, The Castrated: Farinelli, Death and the Maiden of Shubert, On the note of Bach.
Co-Art.Director and Faculty for the International Stage Dance Master Class in Italy and Spain. Guest teacher for international ballet schools in USA, Korea, Japan, Canada
Sarah Vella
Sarah Vella is a Maltese dance artist and speech therapist, currently living in Berlin. After graduating with a Bsc. (Hons.) in Speech Therapy, she moved to London to study at ‘Laban Conservatoire of Dance'.
As a choreographer, she has won awards in Malta and Italy. Over the years, Sarah has also done community work through choreographing and teaching dance in rehabilitation centers and youth groups and with ‘Teatru Zazz’, Malta.
Sarah performed with 'Red Tape Dance Company' in Malta and since moving to Berlin, she has worked on various dance and film projects including, few with JSLN productions, Matteo Graziano in the Opera “William Tell” and ‘Gauge Dance Theater’.
In 2013, her choreography ‘Iż-Żifna tal-Poeta’ was performed in Malta for the Notte Bianca Festival (2013) and was premiered in Berlin as part of the ‘Nah Dran series’ in July 2014. This project was funded by the Malta Arts Fund. This performance was later accepted to be performed as part of the ‘100Grad Berlin Festival’ in March 2015.
In December 2014, Sarah took part in a month-long dance residency program (Play Practice Apprenticeship Program) in Bangalore, India where her main focus was to work on authenticity on stage when creating and improvising and the relationship between the dancer/performer and the public audience.
In August 2015 and July 2016, Sarah was teaching and leading choreographic workshops in Malta and she was back in Gozo (Malta) teaching contemporary as a guest teacher during ‘Living Dance’ in September 2015 and 2016.
Her solo creation ‘Lament’, was performed in Berlin at the Kulturwerkstadt in Charlottenburg at the end of September 2015.
Sarah is currently working on a new production ‘ME(et) YOU’ with Norwegian dance artist, Lisa Colette Bysheim and collaborating with a Norwegian musician and a French filmographer. The performance has, so far, toured in Norway, Malta and Berlin (2016/2017) and is supported by Arts Council Malta, Dansesenter and City Council Bergen.
She is also currently studying ‘Dance and Movement Therapy’ and continues to work as a freelance dance artist and speech therapist in Berlin.
As a choreographer, she has won awards in Malta and Italy. Over the years, Sarah has also done community work through choreographing and teaching dance in rehabilitation centers and youth groups and with ‘Teatru Zazz’, Malta.
Sarah performed with 'Red Tape Dance Company' in Malta and since moving to Berlin, she has worked on various dance and film projects including, few with JSLN productions, Matteo Graziano in the Opera “William Tell” and ‘Gauge Dance Theater’.
In 2013, her choreography ‘Iż-Żifna tal-Poeta’ was performed in Malta for the Notte Bianca Festival (2013) and was premiered in Berlin as part of the ‘Nah Dran series’ in July 2014. This project was funded by the Malta Arts Fund. This performance was later accepted to be performed as part of the ‘100Grad Berlin Festival’ in March 2015.
In December 2014, Sarah took part in a month-long dance residency program (Play Practice Apprenticeship Program) in Bangalore, India where her main focus was to work on authenticity on stage when creating and improvising and the relationship between the dancer/performer and the public audience.
In August 2015 and July 2016, Sarah was teaching and leading choreographic workshops in Malta and she was back in Gozo (Malta) teaching contemporary as a guest teacher during ‘Living Dance’ in September 2015 and 2016.
Her solo creation ‘Lament’, was performed in Berlin at the Kulturwerkstadt in Charlottenburg at the end of September 2015.
Sarah is currently working on a new production ‘ME(et) YOU’ with Norwegian dance artist, Lisa Colette Bysheim and collaborating with a Norwegian musician and a French filmographer. The performance has, so far, toured in Norway, Malta and Berlin (2016/2017) and is supported by Arts Council Malta, Dansesenter and City Council Bergen.
She is also currently studying ‘Dance and Movement Therapy’ and continues to work as a freelance dance artist and speech therapist in Berlin.