“Stupendous”
“A lyrical and entrancing meditation on loss”
“Best play: ravishing imagery in a fusion of dance and theatre.”
“A Cinematic Masterpiece”
BIOGRAPHY
Photo by Claire Nathan
AWARD-WINNING LONDON BASED CHOREOGRAPHER & MOVEMENT DIRECTOR
Fernanda Lippi, London based choreographer and movement director, founder of Zikzira Physical Theatre, has produced critically acclaimed work for film, stage and site-specific venues. Interested in innovation and exploring the potential of movement vocabulary, she has established an inimitable, exciting style.
As a Trinity Laban alumni, she performed a solo performance ‘Canvas’ at the opening of the Tate Modern and toured ‘Même Vieux Manteux’ in Europe. Subsequently, she worked with the most influential theatre companies in South America such as Teatro da Vertigem and Lot.
Fernanda’s live performances and films have exhibited at The Barbican, The Laban Theatre, Regent Street Cinema, Tate Modern, Sky Arts, Hebbel am Ufer (Berlin), Teatro Akropolis (Italy), SESC, CCBB and Itaú Espaço de Cinema (Brazil) amongst many others.
Fernanda has broken new ground exploring a combination of dance and film, which led her to choreograph ‘As Cinzas de Deus’ (Ashes of God), one of the first feature-length dance films of its kind.
Her second feature film ‘Sea without Shore’ in 2015, co-directed with Andre Semenza, had its world premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival. Together with Javier de Frutos and Paul Roberts, Fernanda was invited by BalletBoyz to co-choreograph ‘Kama Sutra’, a prime-time production for Sky Arts.
In 2017, she returned to live performance, choreographing 'Outro em Si', a large-scale live performance compiled of 12 dancers, commissioned by Sesc in Brazil. 'Outro em Si' was nominated for five Brazilian Sinparc 2018 Awards, picking up the coveted Best Show and Best Dancer Awards. 2018 also saw the Brazilian premiere of Memória Silenciosa, a medium-length film inspired by Outro em Si, co-directed and choreographed by Fernanda.
In 2019, Fernanda re-connected with Kid Loco to not only choreograph but also performed in his latest music video, “Unfair Game” featuring Olga Kouklaki. Winner of ten international awards including "Best Music Video 2020" Switzerland International Film Festival - now available on YouTube.
Lily of the Valley, a LGBTQ short film directed by Gary Grant in which Fernanda plays the lead has picked up 14 international awards.
Fernanda co-directed and performed in ‘Turning to Birds’, a series of films based on Cli-fi co-authored with algorithms. The series’ first instalment, Turning to Birds - All Gone was recipient of the Best Experimental Art Film at AFI, Cannes 2022. Turning to Birds - 200 Years of Evil Chill is currently being exhibited at festivals and a new instalment is being developed with Tom Radcliffe’s Lab, at Actors East, London.
Fernanda is currently in research and development for a One Woman Show, in co-production with The Lucid Artists, a female founded collective dedicated to creating provocative & liberating dramatic art.
“Absolutely stunning. This film stands alone as a commingle of poetry and dance, painted with images to create desire and loss in a most absolute form”
“Unremittingly beautiful”
“Exquisitely choreographed with an immaculate eye for composing performance for the screen”
THE REHEARSAL ROOM
Fernanda has dedicated her profession to working with and teaching others. Click below to see her work with dancers, actors and her rehearsals from her theatrical process and behind the scene on film.
REELS
“Suddenly you are inside this very private story, holding your breath with a broken heart”
“Achieves austere beauty and daunting intensity”
“Fluid narrative driven by intricate direction, superb camera work, fine performances, sensitive scores and breathtaking locations. A dance film on a cinematic scale: Sea Without Shore raises the level of dance on film to dance as film.”
BODY OF WORK
Below is a selection of work from Fernanda Lippi's body of work demonstrating her range and diversity. Please click on the images below to see more information about her previous work.
LIVE PERFORMANCE - SELECTION OF WORKS
FILMS - SELECTION OF WORKS
"I AM EXCITED ABOUT BRANCHING OUT AND TAKING ON NEW CHALLENGES; WHILE MY PHYSICAL THEATRE COMPANY HAS A PARTICULAR STYLE, MY PERSONAL WORK HAS MANY FACETS WHICH I LOOK FORWARD TO EXPRESSING - CREATING MOVEMENT-DRIVEN MATERIAL AND ESTABLISHING NEW CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS"
- FERNANDA LIPPI
CONTACT
Photo By Andre Semenza
BASED IN LONDON, UK
For Choreography, Movement Direction and Acting Julianna Guedes jguedes@me.com
For information regarding workshops and upcoming events please email Zikzira Physical Theatre - zz@zikzira.com