Name: Michela
Surname: Pesce
Artist name: Samaki
WORK EXPERIENCE
1992 Ensemble - “Siamo arrivati in America” by Compagnia I Paroikus.
1995 – 2000 Ensemble, Chorus (mezzosoprano) & Choreographer - “Verso la resurrezione e la vita” by Compagnia I Paroikus. Rome, Bozen, Foggia, Genova, Latina.
1998 – 2000 Ensemble, Chorus (mezzosoprano) & Choreographer - “Joseph, The Dreamer” by Compagnia I Paroikus . Rome, Bozen.
2000 – 2003 Ensemble, Chorus (mezzosoprano) & Choreographer - “The Prodigal Son” by Compagnia I Paroikus.
2003 Lead Actress - “My Fair Lady” by Compagnia I Paroikus.
2004 Dancer - TV Show Rai 1, choreographed by P.L. Grisòn & K. Apolito.
2004 – 2007 Lead Actress & Choreographer - “Puss in boots” by Compagnia I Paroikus.
2006 Choreographer - “Vivi la vita, vivila” directed by Laura Ferrarese, Bozen.
2006 – 2007 Ensemble, Chorus (mezzosoprano) & Choreographer - “Joseph, The Dreamer” - Remake by Compagnia I Paroikus.
2007 Performer & Promoter – in collaboration with Rita Cerri and Amalia D’Asaro authors of the book “Ma Raffaello dov’è?”.
2008 Lead Actress - “L’ultima spiaggia” short film directed by Pierpaolo Rella.
Choreographer - “Chiedo scusa se parlo di Gaber” directed by Gisella Anselmi. Teatro Verde of Rome, Teatro comunale of Terni, Veroli, Amone and San Vito Romano.
2009 Actress, Dancer, Chorus (mezzosoprano) & Choreographer - “Robin Hood & Co” by Compagnia I Paroikus.
2010 Actress & Ensemble - “Il caso Majorana” directed by Gigi Proietti. Teatro Vittoria, Roma.
Actress & Choreographer - “Il fantasma del castello di Mackerony” by Compagnia I Paroikus.
Tap Dancer & Chorus (alto) - “Tip Tap Show" directed and choreographed by Cesare Vangeli, music by Maestro Emiliano Begni. Teatro Sistina, Rome.
Ensemble - "Crooner” directed by Manolo Cristian and choreographed by Cesare Vangeli.
2011 Company member - “Jugglers Without Borders” – International street performance troupe, Tanzania, Africa.
Tap Dancer & Chorus (alto) - “Tip Tap Show" directed and choreographed by Cesare Vangeli, music by Maestro Emiliano Begni. Teatro comunale, Lanciano.
2012 Actress & Choreographer - “Il ritorno di Ulisse” by Compagnia I Paroikus.
2013 Assistant Director - “Cuore Matto” Circus show directed by Andrea Farnetani.
Assistant Director - “SHH” Circus show directed by Massimo Albano.
Choreographer – “Dance of the Hours” Juggling performance by Shay Wapniaz.
2014 to date Creative Director & Performer – “Samaki”, a series of original solo stand alone performances & shows.
2014 Director - “Ni avec tois, ni sains tois” – Circus show by Compagnia Circo Bipolar.
Show Extract from “Dance the Shoes” – “Sashaman and Friends – V edition” – Teatro Cassia, Roma.
2015 Dancer, Actress & Chorus (alto) - “I Love Cole” – directed by Cesare Vangeli, music by Maestro Marco Bosco. Huittinen, West Finland College.
Actress, Choreographer & Artistic Director - “Il Fantasma del Castello di Mackerony” – remake by Compagnia “Fenici e contenti”.
Lead Actress - “Il giorno della Tartaruga” directed by Cesare Vangeli, music by Maestro Emiliano Begni. Teatro dei Documenti, Rome.
"Tap&Rope" and "Tap Dancing in the rain" - "Immacolato Varietà", Variety Show, Viagrande (CT, Italy)
2016 Actress, Ensemble & Choreography Assistant - "Rudy, the Italian Myth” directed by Cesare Vangeli, music by Maestro Marco Bosco. Sylvaan Koulun Auditorium, Sastamala (Finland).
Actress, Choreographer & Artistic Director - “Il Fantasma del Castello di Mackerony” – remake by Compagnia “Fenici e contenti”.
Tap dancer - “Tip Tap Show" directed by Cesare Vangeli, music by Maestro Carlo Capobianchi. Teatro Carcano, Milano.
"Tap&Rope" and Hats Act – “Petit Cabaret 1924” – Chapiteau de Cirque.
"Tap&Rope" and "Tap Dancing in the rain" - Gran Gala, Malo Juggling Festival, Malo (VI, Italy).
"SaMike" - Hat Juggling Duo with Mike Rollins, Gran Gala, Malo Juggling Festival, Malo (VI, Italy).
MC - "Cabariot" - Variety Show, La Torre, Rome (Italy).
"Confused Girl" - Teatro La Vittoria, Ostra (AN, Italy).
2017 "Tap&Rope" - “Wunder Show - XV edition”, Vittoria (RG, Italy).
Tap Dancer - "Fragments Reloaded" - directed and choreographed by Sharon Lavi. SAT Teatre, Barcelona (Spain).
Dancer - "Il Mio Funky" - Official videoclip of the new single of Tony Maiello.
MC - Gran Gala, Ursino Busker Festival, Variety Show, Catania (Italy).
Choreography Assistant - "Caboom" - Sebastian Weber Dance Company - directed by Sebastian Weber. Lofft Theater, Leipzig; Blue Tap, Berlin; Ludwigs Theater, Aschaffenburg (Germany).
2018 Hats Act - "Cabaret Circense", Variety Show, Sala del Carmine, Orvieto (TR, Italy).
"TapHats" e "Tap&Rope" - "Teverina Winter Circus", Variety Show, Celleno (VT, Italy).
Co-MC and "Tap&Rope" - "C.A.B.A.R.E'", Variety Show, Teatro Furio Camillo, Rome (Italy).
"Confused Girl" - JAPAN TOUR - Toyokan Theater in Tokyo, Yokohama, Okinawa (Japan).
"SaMike" - Hat Juggling Duo with Mike Rollins, Variety Show, Convention Brianzola, Imbersago (LC, Italy).
Choreography Assistant - "Cowboys" - Sebastian Weber Dance Company - directed by Sebastian Weber. Lofft Theater, Leipzig; Tanz-Tausch Festival, Cologne (Germany).
"TapHats" - "C.A.B.A.R.E'", Variety Show, Teatro Furio Camillo, Rome (Italy).
"TapHats" and "Tap&Rope" - "Settesimo Cabaret", Teatro della Caduta (Torino, Italy).
Choreography Assistant - "Caboom" - Sebastian Weber Dance Company - directed by Sebastian Weber. Tempel Theatre, Karlsruhe (Germany).
2019 Tap Dancer - "Cowboys" - Short Film - Sebastian Weber Dance Company - directed by Sebastian Weber. Leipzig (Germany).
"Confused Girl" - Chapiteau de Cirque - Circo Stella, Frosinone (Rome, Italy).
"Confused Girl" - Chapiteau de Cirque - Circo Rosso, Rome (Italy).
Model for Anna Kemp®, indoor and outdoor photo shooting.
Choreography Assistant - "Touch" - Sebastian Weber Dance Company - directed by Sebastian Weber. Lofft Theater, Leipzig (Germany).
Choreography Assistant - "Caboom" - Sebastian Weber Dance Company - Lima Zap Festival, Lima (Perù).
Choreography Assistant - "Folk Fiction" - Sebastian Weber Dance Company - directed by Sebastian Weber. Koblenz (Germany).
"Tap&Rope" - TV Show - RAI 1 - Italian National Television - "I Soliti Ignoti, il ritorno".
"Confused Girl", "TapHats" and "Tap&Rope" on tour in Japan with Awaji Art Circus Festival - Traveling festival - Awaji Island, Sendai, Ichinosechi, Marumorimachi (Japan).
2020 "TapHats" and many others group acts (skipping rope, hoops, hats and dances) - "Girlpower" Show - directed by Urs Jäckle. KRYSTALLPALAST VARIETE' of Leipzig (Germany).
2021 Tap dancer and Co-Host - "Late Night Shuffle - 1st Ep." - Sebastian Weber Dance Company - Streaming show, filmed at LOFFT Das Theater - Leipzig (Germany).
Tap dancer and Co-Host - "Late Night Shuffle - 2nd Ep." - Sebastian Weber Dance Company - Streaming show, filmed at LOFFT Das Theater - Leipzig (Germany).
Tap Dancer (cover) and Choreography Assistant - "Cowboys" - Sebastian Weber Dance Company - Festival Dansa Metropolitana, Barcelona (Spain).
Choreography Assistant- "Bats" - Sebastian Weber Dance Company - directed by Sebastian Weber. Lofft Theater, Leipzig (Germany) - Premiere 15th of October 2021.
DANCE EXPERIENCE
Rhythmic Gymnastics
1988 – 2005 Competed in multiple championships at regional, national and international level (CONI-FIG, Federclubs, MSP), covering all disciplines.
Contemporary dance
2003 – 2004 Studied under Richard Move, Bobo Pani, Chiara Ossicini and Francesco Scaletta.
2004 Performed in “Danse au coeur”, the French festival of contemporary dance in Chartres.
2008 – 2012 Studied Limon Technique with Simona La Causa. In 2010 won the regional contest “Momenti Magici” with the solo “Io”.
2014 – 2015 Studied Experimental Contemporary Improvisation technique with Davide Romeo.
Modern
2006 – 2008 Modern Fusion with Stefano Vagnoli and Roberta Gallo.
2008 – 2009 Jazz with Linda Dadd at Pineapple Studios, London.
2009 – 2010 Hip Hop with Giancarlo Solinas.
2009 – 2015 Theatre Dance with Cristina Pensiero.
Ballet
1990 – 2005 Ballet technique and fitness training as part of the rhythmic gymnastics programme.
2008 – 2009 Bolshoi Ballet, Russian Workout with Evgeny Goremykin at Manor Ballet School, London.
2012 Studied with Boris Tonin Nickish.
Tap Dance
2008 – 2009 Derek Hartley, Pineapple Studios, London.
2010 – 2015 Cesare Vangeli, IALS, Rome.
Workshops with Elisangela Marsullo, Philou Nagau, Tom Fletcher & Franco Panizut.
2016 – 2017 Awarded a scholarship for the Professional Program for Tap Dancers at the Luthier School of Dance, Barcelona Directed by Guillem Alonso Alcalay.
2017 to date Working as Choreography Assistant for the Sebastian Weber Dance Company, tap dance focused company infused with contemporary dance and led by Sebastian Weber. The Company is based in Leipzig, Germany.
EDUCATION
2001 High School Certificate, Rome
2005 BSc Physical Education (cum laude) from IUSM, Rome
2007 MSc Sports Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation (110/110 cum laude) from IUSM, Rome
2014 Diploma in Musical Theatre from LIM, Rome – Directed by Cesare Vangeli
Since 2016, the show "Confused Girl" is been invited in many national and international festivals!