Valeria Levi

I dance and write but does this make me a dancer and a writer?
I learn more about dancing and writing
By practising movement and playing with words,
By dancing through words and writing on the beat of the music.

My practice is based on the combination of two art-forms (dancing and writing), which play an equal role in my practice by supporting each other.

I am training and experimenting in different dance styles, especially reggaeton, commercial and contemporary, by attending weekly classes in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Between November 2022 and March 2023 I participated in the Italian training program C.R.E.A. where I got the chance to work with different choreographers from Sharon Fridman Company, Ultima Vez, Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, Akram Khan Company and Hofesh Shechter Company.
I am currently making my first dance theatre show "Listen to the Forest" where I perform and choreograph. This is an experimental performance blending movement, spoken word, BSL and music.

As a writer, I am a collaborator of Beyond the Form Creative Writing, leading a series of workshops called "Dancing Words, Rhythmic Writing" blending movement improvisation with writing tasks, and I have been a workshop facilitator on different arts projects, such as Culture Collective, Libera and Gruppo Abele.

I believe in sharing my practice with other people and making work together. This is why facilitation and inclusion play an essential role in my work as a facilitator and fitness instructor.