Project Team
Marzia Zuliani
Studied dance since early childhood in Italy and specialized in techniques such as Graham, Horton, and Dance Theater. In 2011, she was offered to enter Perla Dance Company, with which she won Prizes at such International Dance Competitions as Alto Jonio, Italy (1st Prize, 2011, 2013) and the Dance Starworld Tour, Croatia (4th Prize, 2013). During this period she has been attending a summer intensive course at the Martha Graham Dance Center and at the Alvin Ailey (New York, USA, 2012).Her continuous formation includes teachers such as Elsa Piperno, Elena Albano, Caterina Rago, Michael Mao, and Antonio Pio Fino, Nicola Iervasi. Between 2010-2016 Marzia Zuliani was part of Neverland Musical Company in Fano, Italy, that allowed her to improve her acting and singing skills, and to become a complete performer. Besides modern dance Ms. Zuliani’s is also trained in Hip Hop, Jazz, and Tap dance at schools such as IDA School in Ravenna and Capogiro Dance & Theater in Fano, Italy.
Currently she dances in various studios in Switzerland and Spain, trying various techniques and experiences in order to enrich her knowledge.
Sarah BROWER
is the choreographer of the project. She received her classical ballet training at the The Pennsylvania Dance Institute (former The Dance Institute) as well as Limon & Horton Modern technique under the direction of Delphine Del Bello Spencer. She supplemented her studies during the summers at the Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet Society. In 2003, she was selected to attend the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts.
Sarah received her Bachelors of Arts Degree from DeSales University. From 2004 – 2007, Sarah was the recipient of the Baker Endowment for the Arts. As a student, she had the opportunity to Sarah perform in works by Gerald Arpino, Doug Varone, Trinette Singleton, Luis Bravo as well as a Dance Notation Bureau Reconstruction of Clay Taliaferro’s Falling Off the Back Porch.
Currently, Sarah dances as principal company member with Dance Del Bello a dance company based in Bucks County. Since joining Dance Del Bello she has performed principal roles in classical, neoclassical, & modern productions such as Swan Lake (Odette/Odile) , A Christmas Carol, the Ballet by David Kloss, Cinderella (title role), The Sleeping Beauty (Aurora), A Midsummer’s Night Dream (Titania), Coppelia (Swanilda), Gabrielle Concertante, & When Fairy Tales Come True. Sarah is also the Ballet Mistress for the company.
She freelances as a performer in the Bucks County, Philadelphia & Lehigh Valley; recently performing with Opera Philadelphia and Repertory Dance Theatre. Sarah has recently expanded her dancing into underwater fine art dancing & modeling for photography and film.
photo by Marco Rosasco : : : ernstkehrli.ch
Ernst Kehrli
Born in the valley of Haslital, Switzerland, Erhnst is a photographer and a visual (3D) projection artist. His work contains commissioned jobs in the field of architecture and corporate. He enjoys personal projects following specific topics to create a dialogue about the variety of photography and projections based on a visual approach.
KAtrin szamatulski
The German flutist Katrin Szamatulski studied with Rolf Bissinger in Frankfurt am Main, with Benoît Fromanger in Berlin and most recently with Pirmin Grehl in Lucerne. There, she successfully completed two Master of Arts in Music degrees, focusing on orchestra performance and instrumental pedagogy. She received important impulses from Martin Fahlenbock, Carin Levine, Eva Furrer, Camilla Hoitenga and Mario Caroli. She participated in the Darmstadt Summer Courses in New Music, the Impuls Academy in Graz, the Ensemble Academy of the Ensemble Recherche in Freiburg and the Klangspuren International Ensemble Modern Academy in Schwaz. Her concert activities at festivals such as the Lucerne Festival gave her opportunities to work with composers such as Beat Furrer, Bernhard Lang, Chaya Czernowin, Sofia Gubaidulina and Simon Steen-Andersen. In 2017/18 she was part of the renowned International Ensemble Modern Academy. She plays regularly in various chamber music formations such as Duo Zweisam, and is one of the co-founders of the contemporary music ensembles Lunaire (CH), Broken Frames Syndicate (DE), and the chamber orchestra O!contraire. As a soloist, Katrin Szamatulski has performed in Denmark, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Brande Wilkerson
Award winning costume designer Brande Wilkerson has been creating handcrafted otherworldly designs for over a decade now. With a passion for the futuristic, she specializes in hats, headpieces & headgear that defy space and time. Her designs have been seen all over the world on various fashion runways & performances stages, movie sets, music tours & more. She is currently located in Arkansas, USA. Brande created the masks and costume elements for the project.