Francesca Lastella, 1991, was born in Milan and trained at the Balletto Teatro di Torino, directed by Matteo Levaggi, and at Art Factory International in Bologna, under the direction of Mattia Gandini and Brigel Gjoka. She received a scholarship to attend the Duncan Center Conservatory of Dance (CZ) for one year, where she had the opportunity to refine her training with international artists, such as guests from Forsythe Dance Company, Sasha Waltz & Guest, Lenka Vagnerová Company.
She has been involved in numerous projects since 2013, including Legame by Lara Russo, Babel by Anna Albertarelli, We will not be moved by Alexis Blake, and Dancing Marathon by Stefan Dreher.
In 2014 and 2015, as part of the Biennale College in Venice, she worked with Iris Erez and Francesca Pennini.
In 2016, she danced for Artemis Danza by Monica Casadei in the productions Traviata, Doppia Notte, and Tosca.
Between 2016 and 2019, she performed in various productions, including site-specific ones like Temporary Orders by Dana Yahalomi (IL), and worked with Deja Donne by Virginia Spallarossa, Compagnia Balafori by Alessandra Costa, and Veicolo Danza by Alessia della Casa.
Since 2020 she has been a dancer with the Lost Movement Company.
She currently collaborates with Sanpapié Company by Lara Guidetti and with Luna Cenere.
In parallel, he continues to teach with Intensive Dance Campus and his own personal training.
In 2019, he created Global Dance Experiences, a cultural exchange project with Colectivo 1.618 (MEX).
He is currently a Contemporary Dance and Floorwork teacher at Centro ArteMente, Piccola Scuola di Circo Milano, Milano City Ballet, and Accademia Nausica at the Liceo Coreutico Tito Livio di Milano.
