Residencies Detail

Residency of Sarah Vella

hosted by Dance Festival Malta
Participating countries:
  • Germany
  • Malta
  • Dance

Period

  • From 01-03-2024 to 30-04-2025
Generation #3

Website

Address

Floriana
Malta

Project summary

In "P O W E R," artist Sarah Vella leads an artistic research and collaborative exploration into personal narratives of inner resilience and strength. Through research encounters with local women and a multidisciplinary artistic collaboration between Germany and Malta, the project aims to a) sensitively explore the universal human experiences of overcoming adversity; b) inspire and empower communities to embrace their inner strength and resilience; and c) enable a dialogue between the artist and the festival partners on the needs and considerations of artists working with communities within festival settings.

Artist

Sarah Vella

Biography: Sarah Vella is a dance artist/choreographer, dance/movement therapist (BTD), speech and language pathologist (Bsc. Hons) and alternative practitioner for psychotherapy (HeilPrG) from Malta. Her artistic practice involves solo and collaborative creation as well as performance. As a community artist and dance/movement therapist, Sarah leads various group and one-to-one sessions, including community projects, in clinics, schools and with a variety of communities and age groups. She also specialises in working with individuals suffering from mental health issues and learning disabilities. In Malta, Sarah has also co-founded Hale - body+mind: a space for well-being - therapy, creative arts, assessments, consultations, workshops and more.
Contact: sarahvella87@gmail.com
Website: http://www.sarah-vella.com
Social media: https://www.instagram.com/vella_sarah/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087331959132
Work: https://youtu.be/jr-PvXBb4U https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/279342015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L24eff_F1VY&ab_channel=SarahVella

Participating festivals

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