OUR JOURNEY STARTED 10 YEARS AGO
HumanLab was founded by the Italian actors Anna Carla Maria Penati and Marco Zavarise.
Our common journey started 10 years ago, studying drama at the Italian Public Academy of Dramatic Arts Nico Pepe, where we met and graduated as actors in 2014. Moreover, Anna attended her MFA in Performing Arts - Acting specialization at Den Danske Scenekunstskole (The Danish National School of Performing Arts) 2021-2023.
Our common journey started 10 years ago, studying drama at the Italian Public Academy of Dramatic Arts Nico Pepe, where we met and graduated as actors in 2014. Moreover, Anna attended her MFA in Performing Arts - Acting specialization at Den Danske Scenekunstskole (The Danish National School of Performing Arts) 2021-2023.
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What is behind our work? A CONSTANT AND DYNAMIC DIALOGUE BETWEEN TRADITION AND INNOVATION. "Endlessly fascinated by “the process” and “what is behind the product”, we decided to keep exploring, specializing ourselves in theatre training and education with a deep focus on Anatolij Vasil’ev training - Stanislavskij– Active Analysis – and physical training techniques, such as fx Commedia Dell’Arte. Our creative and teaching process is a constant and dynamic dialogue between tradition and innovation. We do believe in studying tradition to innovate because: The farther you want to shoot an arrow, the farther you need to flex the bow back." |
PERFORMERS AND PEOPLE "Thanks to our travels, today our baggage is brimming with an abundance of stories, different perspectives, four foreign languages, a daughter, and colleagues scattered all over the world. Such richness motivates us to introduce theater to a diverse community of people in and outside the performing arts field. Our team is international, inclusive and cross disciplinary" |
OUR TEAM 2022/2023
Our team is international and cross-disciplinary. We are actors, dancers, musicians, and scientists. We come from Denmark, Italy, India and Taiwan.
Anna Carla Maria Penati - actress and director.
In 2014 I graduated as a professional actress from the Italian Public Academy of Dramatic Arts Nico Pepe. In Denmark I attended the "Kandidatuddannelse i Scenekunst- Skuespil" at Den Danske Scenekunstskole (2021-2023). Alongside my career as an actress, I pursued a specialization in theater training in a Masterclass, led by Giuliano Bonanni, based on the work of Anatolij Vasiliev/Stanislavskij/ Maria Knebel-Active Analysis (2014-2016), a Masterclass at the New Actors Workshop (New York , USA), Dance for actors with Julie Anne Stanzak and Balletto Civile Dance Co. (Italy). Moreover, I teach mask techniques (fx. at Aarhus Universitet Dramaturgi dpt, at CISPA, at Det Italianeske Kulturinstitut i Kbh) and performed in various shows with modern masks, utilitarian masks, experimental masks and Commedia dell'Arte masks. In addition, I worked as an actress at several international festivals: Great Britain, Denmark, France, Italy.
In 2022-2023, I am the director and performer in the show "Terminus". For my Master thesis, I'm director and actress in the show TRIC- The Real Insight Challenge.
annapenati.com
https://skuespillerhaandbogen.dk/medlem/anna-carla-maria-penati
In 2014 I graduated as a professional actress from the Italian Public Academy of Dramatic Arts Nico Pepe. In Denmark I attended the "Kandidatuddannelse i Scenekunst- Skuespil" at Den Danske Scenekunstskole (2021-2023). Alongside my career as an actress, I pursued a specialization in theater training in a Masterclass, led by Giuliano Bonanni, based on the work of Anatolij Vasiliev/Stanislavskij/ Maria Knebel-Active Analysis (2014-2016), a Masterclass at the New Actors Workshop (New York , USA), Dance for actors with Julie Anne Stanzak and Balletto Civile Dance Co. (Italy). Moreover, I teach mask techniques (fx. at Aarhus Universitet Dramaturgi dpt, at CISPA, at Det Italianeske Kulturinstitut i Kbh) and performed in various shows with modern masks, utilitarian masks, experimental masks and Commedia dell'Arte masks. In addition, I worked as an actress at several international festivals: Great Britain, Denmark, France, Italy.
In 2022-2023, I am the director and performer in the show "Terminus". For my Master thesis, I'm director and actress in the show TRIC- The Real Insight Challenge.
annapenati.com
https://skuespillerhaandbogen.dk/medlem/anna-carla-maria-penati
Domenico Mannelli is an Italian composer. I'm an Italian composer, arranger, songwriter and performer.
I worked many years as a musician in theater. In Italy with the theater company "Circomare" and then with the company "Altamira Laboratory", writing the music for the performances "Don Giovanni", "The garden"and "Last night". In 2014 I moved to Denmark to work with "Altamira Studio Teater '' an international theater company based in Holstebro in residence from 2014 to 2017 at "Odin Teatret". For them I wrote the music for several performances: "The River - Dream of a poet", "By Heart - Theater concert for another time","Playroom - Acts without words'' (presented at Aprilfestival in Hjørring in 2019).
I have a Master's degree in Philosophy. In 2021 I completed the Master's in Rhythmic Composition at "Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium '' where I also just started a post master programme (Solistuddannelse). In the last two years I've got interested in: writing music across genres; investigating the relation between Architecture, Music and Poetry; defining and conceiving creative processes; teaching. Domenico is composer in the show Terminus.
I worked many years as a musician in theater. In Italy with the theater company "Circomare" and then with the company "Altamira Laboratory", writing the music for the performances "Don Giovanni", "The garden"and "Last night". In 2014 I moved to Denmark to work with "Altamira Studio Teater '' an international theater company based in Holstebro in residence from 2014 to 2017 at "Odin Teatret". For them I wrote the music for several performances: "The River - Dream of a poet", "By Heart - Theater concert for another time","Playroom - Acts without words'' (presented at Aprilfestival in Hjørring in 2019).
I have a Master's degree in Philosophy. In 2021 I completed the Master's in Rhythmic Composition at "Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium '' where I also just started a post master programme (Solistuddannelse). In the last two years I've got interested in: writing music across genres; investigating the relation between Architecture, Music and Poetry; defining and conceiving creative processes; teaching. Domenico is composer in the show Terminus.
Eleonora Angioletti, actress (Horsens/Arezzo, Italy)
I am a trained actor at the Italian Public Academy of Dramatic Arts Nico Pepe. Finalist at the 2015 Hystrio Award for Best Actress. Since 2017, in the company LaFilostoccola / Teatro Virginian from Arezzo, I have participated in the artistic management of the theater as an actress, director's assistant and held theater workshops. I work with Italian directors including Eugenio Allegri, Silvio Peroni and Simone Luglio.
In 2019 I participated as an actor in the 58th Venice Biennale: show of virtual reality "Gymnasiaproject" directed by C. Lavis and M.Szczerbowski, produced by the National Film Board of Canada. In the same year I participated in the 76th Venice Film Festival as an actress: Virtual Reality / Immersive Theater THE KEY directed by Celine Tricart (Lucid Dreams Prod.), Winner of the Jury's Grand Prize for Best Virtual Reality Project.
I am a trained actor at the Italian Public Academy of Dramatic Arts Nico Pepe. Finalist at the 2015 Hystrio Award for Best Actress. Since 2017, in the company LaFilostoccola / Teatro Virginian from Arezzo, I have participated in the artistic management of the theater as an actress, director's assistant and held theater workshops. I work with Italian directors including Eugenio Allegri, Silvio Peroni and Simone Luglio.
In 2019 I participated as an actor in the 58th Venice Biennale: show of virtual reality "Gymnasiaproject" directed by C. Lavis and M.Szczerbowski, produced by the National Film Board of Canada. In the same year I participated in the 76th Venice Film Festival as an actress: Virtual Reality / Immersive Theater THE KEY directed by Celine Tricart (Lucid Dreams Prod.), Winner of the Jury's Grand Prize for Best Virtual Reality Project.
Elizabeth Torres is a Colombian/American Poet, interdisciplinary artist, cultural organizer and translator residing in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founder of Red Door Magazine (Since 2009) and owner of Red Door Gallery. Host of the Red Transmissions Podcast. Founder of the Poetic Phonotheque. Currently pursuing an MFA in Performing Arts (Writing Specialization) at Den Danske Scenekunstskole. Winner of the Ambrogio Prize 2022 by the Academy of American Poets. Elizabeth has toured over 30 countries as a performer, speaker and cultural organizer, and is often a curator, guest or co-organizer of fringe, poetry and art festivals in Scandinavia, Latin America and the United States. Her work focuses on social equality, mental-illness advocating, sustainability, creative expression, interdisciplinary artistic exchanges, and connecting communities through event organizing, written documentation, interviews, podcasts, performances, workshops and other cultural happenings... all of this, centered in the search of the poetry inhabiting our current world. Elizabeth is a Board member of Bedrock, Danish union of musicians, and of Litteraturcentrum KVU, a publishers league in Sweden. Elizabeth is also a member of the American Translators Association, the PEN Danish Chapter and the American Literary Translators Association. Elizabeth is dramaturg in the show TRIC-The right choice. To know more: http://www.madamneverstop.com/
Marco Zavarise – fysiskteater performer
Jeg er uddannet skuespiller ved den Italienske Scenekunstskole og har efterfølgene udført som performer i adskillige teaterfestivaler i Italien, Frankrig, UK, Denmark og Rusland.
I 2017 flyttede jeg til Danmark og begyndte at undervise i fysiskteater, masketeknik og træningsformer på forskellige skoler og kulturinstitutter over hele landet: bl. a. Århus Universitet, CISPA, Skuespillerakademiet, VIA Universitet, Kongernes Jelling/Nationalt Museum.
I 2019 etablerede jeg teaterkompagniet HumanLab, som skaber kulturoplevelser og kunstforskning i samarbejde med institutioner over hele Danmark. HumanLabs sidste projekt NORDICOMÆDIA fik støtte både fra Det Italienske Kulturinstitut og Europæisk Kulturregion.I Danmark samarbejder jeg som performer med ArtFarm (forestilling Akrylarium) og Det Flyvende Teater (projekt Lav/Høj Højde og SuperOle). Jeg er desuden ekspert i masketeknik og Active-Analysis. Marco is performer in the shows Terminus and TRIC-The real insight challenge.
Jeg er uddannet skuespiller ved den Italienske Scenekunstskole og har efterfølgene udført som performer i adskillige teaterfestivaler i Italien, Frankrig, UK, Denmark og Rusland.
I 2017 flyttede jeg til Danmark og begyndte at undervise i fysiskteater, masketeknik og træningsformer på forskellige skoler og kulturinstitutter over hele landet: bl. a. Århus Universitet, CISPA, Skuespillerakademiet, VIA Universitet, Kongernes Jelling/Nationalt Museum.
I 2019 etablerede jeg teaterkompagniet HumanLab, som skaber kulturoplevelser og kunstforskning i samarbejde med institutioner over hele Danmark. HumanLabs sidste projekt NORDICOMÆDIA fik støtte både fra Det Italienske Kulturinstitut og Europæisk Kulturregion.I Danmark samarbejder jeg som performer med ArtFarm (forestilling Akrylarium) og Det Flyvende Teater (projekt Lav/Høj Højde og SuperOle). Jeg er desuden ekspert i masketeknik og Active-Analysis. Marco is performer in the shows Terminus and TRIC-The real insight challenge.
Mariano Pugliese is a cognitive scientist - with focus on social cognition, interaction, and culture. Mariano graduated in 2016 in Comparative Languages, Literature and Culture at Università degli Studi di Napoli L’Orientale, Italy. He attended the Master's course of Cognitive Semiotics at Aarhus Universitet, Denmark, from which he graduated in 2020 with his Master thesis on “Digital Joint Action” with a passing grade of 12/12.
Mariano is part of our team in the projects Nordicomædia as cognitive scientist.
He is Scientific Lead & IT Team Management in the project TRIC-The Right Choice.
Mariano is part of our team in the projects Nordicomædia as cognitive scientist.
He is Scientific Lead & IT Team Management in the project TRIC-The Right Choice.
Martin Schultz Kristensen
Jeg er uddannet moderne danser ved Balance 1, Contemporary Dance Academy, i Berlin, og har været 3 års fuldtidsansat som danser på tysk teater. Efterfølgende har jeg været primus motor på at stifte foreningen ArtFarm, hvorigennem jeg som kunstnerisk leder har producere egne værker. I dette virke har jeg hovedsageligt stået for salg og funding af forestillinger, administrationen og været med som danser. Jeg har i løbet af årene udviklet en stor erfaring som danselærer, både inden for contemporary og hiphop genren. Har undervist improvisation siden 2012 og for professionelle siden 2016. Dybdegående færdigheder som danser med en professionel
teknik indenfor urban contemporary, samt en stor forståelse for scenen.
Ved siden af dette er jeg administrerende leder af Campus Dance Academy, med unge i alderen 16-20 år, hvor jeg organisere gæstelærere, skemalægning og forestillinger samt underviser. Jeg er danser i forestillingen Terminus.
Jeg er uddannet moderne danser ved Balance 1, Contemporary Dance Academy, i Berlin, og har været 3 års fuldtidsansat som danser på tysk teater. Efterfølgende har jeg været primus motor på at stifte foreningen ArtFarm, hvorigennem jeg som kunstnerisk leder har producere egne værker. I dette virke har jeg hovedsageligt stået for salg og funding af forestillinger, administrationen og været med som danser. Jeg har i løbet af årene udviklet en stor erfaring som danselærer, både inden for contemporary og hiphop genren. Har undervist improvisation siden 2012 og for professionelle siden 2016. Dybdegående færdigheder som danser med en professionel
teknik indenfor urban contemporary, samt en stor forståelse for scenen.
Ved siden af dette er jeg administrerende leder af Campus Dance Academy, med unge i alderen 16-20 år, hvor jeg organisere gæstelærere, skemalægning og forestillinger samt underviser. Jeg er danser i forestillingen Terminus.
MengTing Liu A Taiwanese professional dancer based in Denmark. She is also a producer and a choreographer from her own company, MaiTi Dance Company. Since 2014 she's working at Gerhart Hauptmann-Theater Görlitz-Zittau, Germany (Wee dance company) with Marko E. Weigert & Dan Pelleg. She organized many different projects together with a Danish organization Art Farm, including the 2022 "Chinese new New Year show" in Kolding, Denmark. 2021 "contemporary painter". 2019 "danceOmatic"... 2020 she also organized 8 online artists' talks, with 18 artists coming from 10 different countries. She is also the choreographer behind the short piece "Talker", which in 2016 got selected to perform in the International SoloDuo Dance Festival 2016. MengTing is performer in our show Terminus.
Shaeema Zaman Ahmed the founder of Science Melting Pot, is a physicist and science communicator who moved to Denmark from India for her PhD at Aarhus University. After completing her PhD, she started Science Melting Pot driven by her passion for science outreach and her concern for the challenges in achieving gender equity and ethnic diversity in the scientific community. Her research experience spans quantum physics education and outreach. She works to convey scientific concepts in an aesthetic way through theatre and art installations. She is also one of the board members of the Kvinder i Fysik/Women In Physics group in Denmark.
