Gioele Coccia

artist

Gioele Coccia is an Italian artist whose work combines contemporary dance, physical theatre, video art, and audiovisual experiments. He works as a dancer, performer, choreographer, and teacher. In recent years he has focused on the intersection of art and social engagement, with a particular emphasis on identity and gender equality. Key works of his in this area include maskiA! and Maschile Ausiliare, a choreographic work exploring the fragility of male identity and the social pressures surrounding it (in collaboration with philosopher Lorenzo Gasparrini). Both projects have been presented internationally. He has also collaborated extensively with the Italian ensemble Ritmi Sotterranei and other renowned artists. He is the founder and artistic director of the Mapigo Project, a social innovation initiative based in Tanzania. The project is dedicated to preserving and promoting traditional dance as a powerful means of intercultural dialogue and social transformation. Coccia lives between Rome and Prague, where he performs with the international ensemble Farm in the Cave. He also collaborated with the ensemble’s artistic director Viliam Dočolomanský on, among other things, the film Ephemera (2021).