Sara

Academic Studies:
2010: Postgradueted Master in “APT – Advanced Performance Training” ,
Posthogeschool voor Podiumkunsten vzw, Popok, Anversa, Belgium
2004: Master Degree at the “ Università degli Studi” of Milan
2003: Diploma of “Scuola del Teatro Libero”, in Milan
2002: International Internship in Pamplona, Spain
2001: Study in Santiago de Chile (Chile)
1998: Diploma di Maturità Classica at “Liceo Berchet”, Milan

Other Studies :
2011: Winner of the competition "Parco dei Talenti Creativi e Innovativi (Creative and
Innovative Talent Park )", a project by Fondazione Milano Progetti e Regione Lombardia.
2010:
• Selected for the Masterclass “El mal camino” with Rodrigo Garcia in the Venice
Biennal, Teatro Fondamenta Nuove;
• Selected for the Masterclass “Performative Actor”, 200 hours of education during
the “Festival Operaestate” in Bassano del Grappa;
• Winner of the competition "FAREWORK", a project by the Province of Milan,
Department of Youth, Civic Education in collaboration with Scuole Civiche Milano.
Some workshops attended:
Rodrigo Garcia, Juan Navarro, Guillermo Gomez- Pena (La Pocha Nostra), Rabih Mroué,
Mamadoue Dioume, Jan Decorte, Katje Verstockt , Vladimir Miller, Arco Renz, Ludka
Ryba, André Lepecki, Romeo Castellucci, Arne Sierens, Dirk Opstaele, Nicole Kerbergher,
Jurij Alschitz, Serena Sinigallia , Alfonso Santagata, Rosa Masciopinto.

Working experiences:
actress and theatre maker:
2012
actress for the video for Opera Agrippina, Vlaamse Opera van Antwerpen, (BE)
danser/performer for Bodies in Urban Spaces, Cie Willy Dorner, “Festival Theater
op de Markt”, cc Dummelhof, Hasselt & “Festival De Groote Storinge”, De Spil,
Roselare (BE)
• maker/actress Alfred(d)o – Nele Vereecken and Sara Vilardo, Scheld’apen –
Antwerpen (BE)
• actress/danser Progetto Innocence, Compagnie Teatro Intreccio, Teatro Intreccio
– Milano, Italy
• maker/actress for Identity(?) - Museum Nacht Fever, performance by and with
Sara Vilardo, Dianne Weller, Bart de Wildeman - Sproutland Soundlab, Radio de la
Liberté en RITS , Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis Jubelpark,
Brussels, (BE)
• co-director/actress De Gedroomde Stad – Victoria de Luxe – Dominique Willaert
& Sara Vilardo, Enter Festival – Gent.(BE)

2011
• co-director with Dominique Willaert for the theatre/dance show “Gedroomde
Stad”, a socio-artistic project produced by Victoria de Luxe, (Gent, Belgium).
• assistant for the work in progress presentation “Benefit” by Davis Freeman, Bains
Connective, Brussels.
• singer/performer for “This is propaganda”, Tino Sehgal - Meeting Points 6:
LocusAgonistes – Practices and Logics of the Civic, a transnational multidisciplinary event
curated by Okwui Enwezor and initiated by The Young Arab Theatre Fund (Brussels) and
Argos centre for art and media.
• performer in “Desconocer su propria naturaleza” by Rodrigo Garcia, 41. Festival
Internazionale del Teatro (41 International Theatre Festival 2011) , Venice Biennal;
• actress for the show “ Het groot piastakulair Kakitalistisch Speektakel”, by
Frederique Lecomte/Théâtre et réconciliation, co-production Victoria de Luxe
(Gent, Belgium).
• maker and performer in “Le mie parole sono uomini/ My words, they are men”,
theatre-performance created by Sara Vilardo and Chiara Bersani, co-production
Operaestate Festival, premier B-Motion Festival, (Bassano del Grappa, VI- Italy).
• maker and performer in “Alfred(d)o”, children performance created by Sara Vilardo
and Nele Vereecken, premier in Bronksfestival, Brussel; co-production Villanella
(Antwerpen, Belgium), the Vlaamse overheid and the Vlaamse
gemeenschapscomissie; with the support of fABULEUS (Leuven, Belgium),
Scheldapen (Antwerpen, Belgium);
• performer in “Swimming Pool” by Ewout D'Hoore, Burning Man Westhoek festival
(Mesen, Belgium);
• performer for Dirk van Bastelaere in the “5de Nacht van de Poëzie”, Vooruit (Gent,
Belgium);
• performer in “Saturn II”, by Karl Vanwelden -VERENIGDEPLANETEN, The Game is
up Festival - Vooruit, (Gent, Belgium); Oerol Festival (Terschelling Island- Holland);
• performer in “Symphony of a Missing Room”, by Lundahl&Seitl, The Game is up
Festival - Vooruit/ SMAK Museum, (Gent, Belgium);
• performer in street-performance “Fete de l'Iris”, Compagnie L'une et L'autre
(Florine Delory et Nathalie Maufroy), (Brussel, Belgium)
• actress in “Carrochino”, street-performance, Company Hendrik & co. , Belgium;
• performer in “Leporellone”, puppets theatre, directed by Dirk Opstaele, Ensemble
Leporello, Bruxelles (Belgium).
• residency in Stuk kc, (Leuven, Belgium) and kc nOna (Mechelen, Belgium) with her
own project “Body – control -body “work in progress.

2010
• Performing in the Operaestate Festival and B- Motion Festival in Bassano del
Grappa (Vi) – Italy with the companies:
• - L.I.S.
• - Teatro Sotterraneo
• - Kairos
• Appetaizers – teatre lectures curated by Luca Scarlini
• Residencies in Bains Connective (Brussel, Belgium), kc nOna (Mechelen, Belgium)
Paf (Reims, France) and Lopital (Antwerpen, Belgium)
• Maker for the end project of the end of the Master in Performing Arts in de Singel,
Antwerpen (Belgium).

2009
• performer in “Carrochino”, street-performance, Company Hendrik & co. , Belgium.
• performer in “Leporellone”, puppets theatre, directed by Dirk Opstaele,
Ensemble Leporello, Bruxelles (Belgium).
• actress for “La Venexiana”, a project by Luca Mascia/Compagnia Apes Purpureae,
Torino.
• performer/maker in “Per me non basto” directed by Michiel Soete, co-production
“Stuk”, Leuven (Belgium) and the Vlaamse overheid.

2008
• - tournèe of“Commedia, all’improvviso!” of Renata Ciaravino, directed by Valeria
Talenti,Compagnia Dionisi Milano (winner of the Prize “Nuove sensibilità 2008”).
• - tournèe of “Opera Notte”, of Renata Ciaravino, directed by Valeria Talenti,
Compagnia Dionisi Milano.
• “Dolidol le matelas” at the EHIO Festival in Oostende, (Belgium).

2007
• - “Quando la carne comincia a gridare” from Orgia di Pier Paolo Pasolini, a
project directedby Michiel Soete, with the support of the RITS ACADEMY in
Bruxelles.
• collaborates in the presentation of the new theatre Franco Parenti, directed by
Andrèe Ruth Shammah.
• Performer for “Absolute Britney”, compagnia Teatro delle Moire, Milano
• - tournèe “Il viaggio di Arlecchino”, directed by Luca Mascia, Compagnia Apes
Purpureae
• - actress in the presentation of “Il ritorno”, of Sergio Pierattini, directed by Veronica
Cruciani con Gigio Alberti, Milvia Marigliano, Veronica Cruciani, produzione Teatro
Donizzetti, Bergamo.

2006
• collaborates with the Compagnia Teatrale Dionisi, Milan.
• shows of Belly dance in Festivals and others locations in Milan.
• “Il Maestro e gli altri”, di Luigi Lunari, directed by Fabrizio Caleffi, Compagnia
Teatro della Memoria, Milano
• “La casa di pietra”, directed by Aleardo Caliardi, con Luca Liguori, Teatro della
Memoria, Milano.
• tournèe “Samadhi Performance”, Rom Performers Colletctive, directed by Elisa
Lepore.

2005
• “Avanspettacolo ” , Teatro della Memoria, Milano.
• “Il mondo a testa in giù”, from “A Midsummer Night's Dream” from William
Shakespeare, Compagnia Teatri Possibili, directed by Maria Pia Pagliarecci, Teatro
Libero and Teatro San Fedele, Milano.
• tournee “Caligola” di Camus, Compagnia Teatri Possibili, directed by Corrado
d’Elia, with Corrado d’Elia, Luca Mascia, Giovanna Rossi.

2004
• “Don Giovanni”, directed by Corrado d’Elia, with Corrado d’Elia, Luca Mascia,
Federica Bognetti, presso il Teatro Libero, Milano.
• from october 2003 to july 2005: shows on “futuristic texts”in Milano. Also
“Cabaret del diablo”, Palazzo Bricherasio, Torino, in february-may 2004, for the

exibition of De Pero.
Director's assistant:
• 2007: “Il ritorno”, of Sergio Pierattini, directed by Veronica Cruciani, “winner of the Critics' Award 2008 as best lyrics” co-production Teatro Donizzetti, Bergamo.
• 2006: “Canto a me stessa”, of Renata Ciaravino, directed by Valeria Talenti, Teatro Litta, Milano.
• 2005: “Rodrigo’s performance”, from textes of Rodrigo Garcìa, directed by Elisa Lepore.
• 2004: “Slapstick: da Arlecchino a Charlie Chaplin”, shortmovie directed by Luca Mascia

Theatre for children
• 2009:
• laboratories on theatre and dance with the company “Musicopoli”.
• animation educational performances for children with the company “La Fabbrica” around some schools in Italy
• 2007: parade and show in the street with the company Bread & Puppet, directed by Peter Schumann, Gallarate (p.zza Libertà) e Varese (Giardini Estensi).
• 2006 -2007: animation with Ditta Giocofiaba di Milano.
• 2006: workshop on “La sirenetta”, con ex allievi Accademia Paolo Grassi
• 2005 – 2006: directs workshop for children with the Cooperativa Russeau di Milano.
• 2006- 2007: animator for the Teatro del Buratto, Milano.
• 2005-2006: festival of animation in the street and clownerie for children.
• 2004- 2005: animation for Teatro Libero di Milano. In details “Re Lear”, an animation with puppets directed by Amedeo Romeo (2005).
• 2003: animation for “Geronimo Stilton”,
• 2002: animation with the Company Mardouc Teatro.


Video's experiences:
• 2009: “La Venexiana – o dell'emancipazione femminile”, directed by Matteo Bernardini,produced by Randomatic
• 2007: istant-comedy “Andata e Ritorno”, Raidue
• 2006: “Kiss-bike-kiss”, short movie per Festival Internazionale di Corti per bicicletta, proiettatoal Cinema Mexico, Milano, partecipa alla rassegna di cinema gaylesbico & queer culture diMilano (presso Teatro Strheler, Milano)
• 2005: Protagonist actress in “Nereide”, shortmovie, Civica Scuola di Cinema e TelevisionePaolo Grassi.
• fiction “A carte scoperte”, Happy Channel.
• 2002: Protagonist actress in “La Casa”, Scuola di Cinelife, Milano.

Others experiences:
• 2010: collaboration with agency of animation Annapurna
• dal 2006: conducting some workshops for children of primary and secondary school (Abbiategrasso, Caponago, Cernusco).
• 2005 – 2007: animator in some theatratical workshops.
• 2005 – 2006: conducting some theatral workshops for children of the primary school for the Cooperativa Russeau di Milano.
• from 2006 : conducting some courses of belly dance in Milano.
• march2006: organizer for the Compagnia Teatrale DIONISI, Milano
• 2005 – 2006: assistant for the course of theatre “Tv-show” in the Accademy M.A.S. (Music, Arts $ Show), Milano.
• 2004 – 2005: assistant for the course of theatre in the School of Teatri Possibili, Milano
• 2003 – 2005: organizer for the Teatro Libero/Teatri Possibili, Milano.

Languages:
• Italian: Mother tongue
• Spanish: very good - “D.E.L.E”, Istituto Cervantes di Madrid, in 2002.
• English: very good- “First Certificate in English”, Cambridge University, in
1998.
• French: good comprehension and speaking
• Dutch: good - (studying level 2.3)