curriculum vitae

 

 

Lucia Riccelli, painter and performance artist.

She lives and works between Vienna and Rome.

 

Born in Rome and having attended the Liceo Artistico Statale specialising in painting, she graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome with a Diploma in Stage Design in 1993.

 

She studied ballet at a private conservatory in Rome, receiving her Diploma in 1990. Then she specialized in contemporary dance, physical theatre and yoga attending courses in Rome, Vienna, London, Paris and Salzburg.

 

She has studied and played the violin since 1987.

 

After her move to Vienna in 1995, she has worked for various dance companies performing in Italy, Austria, Germany, Great Britain (London), U.S.A. (New York) and Egypt (International Festival for Experimental Theatre, Cairo 1994/96/99).

 

Since 2005 she is performing action-painting and art performance,  participating  (also as a dramatist) in numerous events including 'Cataracts’' (Beda Percht) and Westacht.

 

Since 2006 she is also performing dance improvisation at different concerts with various musicians, composers and autor.

 

Since 2007 she is directing her own performances.

 

Performing art has always influenced Lucia Riccelli’s artistic development. Dance, video filming, live music, installation art and live painting are continuously researched and reflected in her work as a painter.

 

She teaches painting – watercolor, oil, acrylic – nude drawing and Modern dance in public and private schools as well as in her studio. Find more information in the teaching section.

 

 

Exhibitions:
Please visit the dedicated section.

 

 

Performances with dance companies (selection):

 

Georg Blaschke & Compagnia Atti Impuri

1994-96  Kleine Aktionsgeschichte I–III über Pier Paolo Pasolini - mit Daria Deflorian und Dark Camera
1996-97  Schlafen ohne Ort

1998-2000  Kafka – Die Verwandlung. Danced.
2000-2002  Viecher

 

Fabrizio Crisafulli / Il Pudore Bene In Vista
1995  Le addormentate
1993/97  assistent director in: In cerca di frasi vere -

Folgore Lenta - Slow Flash

 

Cataracts / Beda Percht
Since 1995 numerous productions both in Austria

and other countries

 

Tanz*Hotel

2001  Station *Corpus
2002  *Katharsis

 

Laroque Dance Company

2000-2003  system<damaging>system

 

Lawine Torrén (a selection)

2002  origin of delight

2003  taurus rubens
2000-2009  hannibal

 

 

Dance improvisation performances:  

 

Gerhard Kero - percussionist and composer
Luca Mais - pianist and composer
Ruth Lotter - photography and short poetical texts
Cornelia Pesendorfer - oboe, Agnes Hvizalek - voice
Carl Panuzzo - songwriter