CHRISTIAN CONSALVO
Artistic Director and Dramaturg
Author and dramaturg, after completing his classical high school diploma, he graduated in 2013 as a performer at MAS, Music Arts & Show in Milan, deepening his studies in contemporary dance, acting, directing, dramaturgy, videodance, communication, and show organization over the years. Since 2012 he has danced in the Lost Movement Company, taking on the role in 2015 of co-author, director, dramaturg, and then Artistic Director. Since 2014 he has been the founder of FLIC – Festival Lanciano In Contemporanea, a dance and multidisciplinary festival supported by the Ministry of Culture. Since 2015, together with Nicolò Abbattista, he has been founder and Educational Director of ArteMente, Higher Education Center for Dance in Milan. Since 2019 he has been one of the founders of Milano Dancing City, recognized as dance promotion and audience development project by the Ministry of Culture.
NICOLÒ ABBATTISTA
House Choreographer
Graduated from the MAS Professional Academy and in Communication and Psychology at the University of Milan Bicocca, in 2011 Nicolò founded the contemporary dance company Lost Movement, becoming House Choreographer. Over the years he deepened his research on contemporary languages and was selected for the Choreographic Masters promoted by Fondazione Nazionale della Danza / Aterballetto (2017 and 2021). In 2015, together with Christian Consalvo, he founded in Milan ArteMente, Higher Education Center for Dance, becoming Artistic Director. Since 2019 he has been one of the founders and the project manager of Milano Dancing City, recognized as dance promotion and audience development project by the Ministry of Culture. Since 2022 he has been in charge of the curatorship of the dance section of FLIC – Festival Lanciano In Contemporanea, a dance and multidisciplinary festival supported by the Ministry of Culture.
GIOVANNI CARECCIA
Associated Artist & Technical Director
Artist, dancemaker, and performer, graduated from Centro ArteMente, alongside his career as a performer, he pursues his interest in authorial dance, participating in the C.I.M.D. – Incubatore per futuri coreografi and attending the Advanced Training Course I Corpi e le Voci della Danza. Since 2019, he has been actively collaborating with the dramaturg Christian Consalvo. Over the years, he has danced for Daniele Ninarello, Silvia Gribaudi, Sofia Nappi, and the Lost Movement Company. His creations have been selected for various national festivals, reviews, and cultural events. In 2021, with After All he participated in the Vetrina della giovane danza d’autore – Anticorpi XL. His work is currently supported by Centro ArteMente and FLIC – Festival Lanciano in Contemporanea, both recognized by the Ministry of Culture. Since 2024, he has been an Associate Artist with the Lost Movement Company
SARA GABOARDI
Associated Artist
Artist, author and performer, she has been training at ArteMente, Higher Education Center for Dance in Milan, where she graduated in 2023. Since September 2023, she has been a stager and teaching assistant for the ArteMente Center and, with a scholarship, has begun an authorial choreographic residency. Even during her training years, she developed a passion for creation, starting to work on authorial theater and site-specific projects, embarking on a path towards multidisciplinarity that combines visual arts with performance art. Since 2024, she has been an Associate Artist of the Lost Movement Company.
FRANCESCA PAGNINI
Associated Artist
Artist and performer, from 2021 to 2024, she attended the three-year course at ArteMente, Higher Education Center for Dance, where she deepened her knowledge of contemporary dance techniques and came into contact with the languages of various international artists and choreographers. During her training years, she developed a passion for choreographic creation, producing two performances: Taboo and Can you hear me?. The latter, co-created with Sara Gaboardi, was selected as the first study for the Affollate Solitudini Teens 2023 and Absolute Beginners 2024 projects, promoted by MILANoLTRE Festival. With the aim of continuous deepening, as both a performer and an artist, in October 2023 she approached DanceAbility. Since 2024, she has been an Associate Artist of the Lost Movement Company.
CHIARA BORGHINI
Production and Distribution
Dancer and cultural operator, she having graduated with honors in Humanities and Communication from the University of Florence and completing a master’s degree in Cinema and Performing Arts at the University of Turin, Chiara Borghini is the Head of Promotion and Distribution for the Lost Movement Company and Assistant Direction for the Centro ArteMente. She is a co-founder of Milano Dancing City, a promotional and audience education organization recognized by the Ministry of Culture, and of Radic’Arte, a social promotion association committed to the dissemination of dance and the enhancement of the territories in which it operates. In 2024, she obtained the certification of Cultural and Community Process Operator through dance, promoted by Filieradarte with the support of the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation.
FILIPPO RIPAMONTI
Composer
Composer/producer based between Milan and the Lakes area, he began studying music from the age of six through the study of the guitar. Filippo began his academic research with piano and percussion, obtaining a laurea degree in Music for Images.
This legacy as a multi-instrumentalist gave him the right tools for composition. In 2017 he began studying composition for multimedia, cinema and television. He has always shown a great curiosity for hybrid sounds: from ethnic and classical music to concrete and synthetic music.
Filippo has always been part of the live scene, which ranges from teenage prog-metal bands to classical timpani orchestras, to live electronic music and DJing. The main focus of his research is music for multimedia, the search for new sounds and the combination of musical forms.
SARA PRANDONI
Press Officer
Out of passion, study and personal attitude, she has been involved in communication and media relations for over 10 years in her two sectors of choice, culture and fashion, making her background in the production of events an important plus in her career. Among her collaborations there are theatres, artists, companies, foundations, public and private bodies for which she deals with the communication of festivals, shows, presentations, fashion shows, charity events.
ILARIO MASTROPASQUA
Light Designer
His favorite quote is “First, I make things clear” and how could it be otherwise given his passion for lights!
Light designer of theatrical and live shows, Ilario is always looking for innovative techniques to enrich the performances with suggestive light effects, with games of shadows and colors, with details that make the difference.
