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Melissa is part of Generation 11 (ws 2024/ss 2026) of students of the Master Programme in Contemporary Dance Education (MA CoDE) at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

MA CoDE at HFMDK Frankfurt am Main

ABYSSEA-THRU: Alien and Alive premieres at Uferstudios in Berlin on the 15.08.2024.
It is a multi-disciplinary performance created by choreographer Gizem Aksu (TR) in collaboration with performers Leyla Postalcıoğlu and Melissa Ugolini, funded by the Berlin Senate.

ABYSSEA-THRU: Alien and Alive Berlin

:SECOND HALF: is a multifaceted vessel for practice, critical reflection and care.

Events span a wide range of curated themes.
We hold a firm belief in holding space for people and ideas to intersect. :SECONDHALF: expressely encourages practices and projects revolving around cross-disciplinarity, decoloniality and sustainability.

:secondhalf: Berlin

TRIBALE presented in its performative format on 06.04.2023 at ARGEkultur Salzburg (AT)

Tribale @ PERFORMdANCE Festival 2023 - Salzburg

Cie7273 celebrate their 20 Years Anniversary with a new version of TARAB presented at Salle du Lignon, Geneva (CH)

Tarab Anniversary - Cie7273
Geneva

TRIBALE screened at Videobox 2023 at Cinema Astra in Pesaro (IT)

Tribale at Videobox 2023 - Pesaro

INTERMEZZO is presented on the 17.09.2022 in its site-specific set up at Atelier Camponi Pesaro (IT)

Intermezzo premiere @ Hangartfest 2022 - Pesaro

IN YOUR HEAD the new creation of Swedish company Art of Spectra is presented in Vara (SE) in October 2022

In Your Head premiere - Art of Spectra - Vara

TRIBALE is presented on 10.09.2022 at Teatro Maddalena in Pesaro (IT)

Tribale @ Hangartfest 2022 - Pesaro

Article on Italian Newspaper

Intermezzo

SELVA the new creation of Rosana Ribeiro is currently on tour!

Selva on tour

Research promoted by Arts Council UK and Aakash Odedra Company in collaboration with choreographer Gizem Aksu dealing with virtual and augmented reality

Cosmoception