Bio

Marina is an Italian-Japanese performer whose practice spans movement research, contemporary dance, physical theatre, and transdisciplinary improvisation.

After graduating in Communication Design from the Politecnico di Milano (2010) and attending physical theatre training at the Quelli di Grock Academy (Milan), Marina lived on sailboats, crossing oceans and traveling for over 14000 miles, and then in rural communities in Cambodia.
These experiences, resparked a  need to explore themes of belonging and strangeness, transforming a personal urgency into an artistic investigation.

Her journey continued in Cape Town (South Africa), where she lived between 2015 and 2023, where she deepened her  research and practice in somatic movement, contemporary dance and contact improvisation. In South Africa, she studied with leading figures of the international scene, including Tom Weksler, Dave Gardner, and Thalia Laric, while experimenting in the field of free improvisation alongside jazz and contemporary musicians. During these years, she also established herself as a yoga and meditation teacher, disciplines that deeply inform her approach to movement and presence.

Returning to Milan in 2023, she has further refined her performance language through Marcella Vanzo’s The Momentary Now school and with key figures of Italian contemporary choreographic research such as Ariella Vidach (AiEP) and Chiara Ameglio (Fattoria Vittadini).

Today, her work focuses on site-specific and participatory performance, seeking to inhabit the voids of social distance through the performative gesture.