Antonella Cuppari

Antonella Cuppari (1981) lives and works in Lecco, a town in northern Italy.  She is a dancer in the "Osteoporosys Dance Theatre" collective of performers led by Piero Bellotto. Antonella has been complementing her dance practice with poetic writing for several years. In 2023, she published her first poetry collection, "Che fine fanno i corpi" (What happens to bodies), published by Dialoghi (Honorable Mention, Antonia Pozzi Award, 2023). She holds a PhD in Human Sciences for Education and is interested in the use of artistic and performative languages in educational and social research. “Arianna” (2022), a video performance created with Piero Bellotto as part of her doctoral research, was presented at Triennale Milano during the Milan universities’ dialogue on the theme of Unknown-Unknowns (2023). Her current research interest focuses on using artistic languages as a means to decolonize a dominant and pathologizing approach to mental health issues, particularly those faced by individuals with eating disorders. As for her poetic practice, Antonella participated in the "Arimo" artistic residency at Casa degli Artisti in Milan (September - November 2024), coordinated by Luca Mastrantonio and Mattia Bosco. The residency aimed to create an anthology of the ghosts of Milan, inspired by Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters.