Giovanni Careccia, born in 1993, is an artist, dancemaker, and performer. He discovered his passion for dance at the age of 19 and graduated in 2018 from the ArteMente – Higher Education Center for Dance in Milan, where he subsequently became the Assistant Director and Responsible of Communications.
He has performed for renowned choreographers such as Daniele Ninarello in ABCDE, Silvia Gribaudi in Oggièilmiogiorno, and Sofia Nappi in Adama.
Since 2018, he has been a dancer with the Lost Movement Company, where he also contributes as Technical Director and Creative Manager.
In parallel with his career as a performer, he has pursued his interest in authorial dance, participating in the Ministry of Culture-supported project C.I.M.D. – Incubatore per Futuri Coreografi, and the advanced training course “I Corpi e le Voci della Danza”, promoted by Cantieri Danza and L’Arboreto | Teatro Dimora in collaboration with the Emilia-Romagna Region and the European Community.
In 2018, he debuted his first work After at the Teatro Elfo Puccini in Milan, which led to selections for prestigious festivals such as Dominio Pubblico (2019), Dilemma, MArteLive, Corpo Mobile, and CastelliinAria (2020).
That same year, he presented the first study of his piece Tra 2000 e 6000 at the Teatro Fontana for the Più che Danza Festival, winning the CosiDanzi 2019 residency grant and being selected for the FLIC – Festival Lanciano in Contemporanea.
Since 2019, he has been one of the founders of Milano Dancing City, a project dedicated to promoting dance and audience development, recognized by the Ministry of Culture.
In 2020, he created the performance After All, which was selected for Corpo Mobile and earned him the Best Choreographer Award (2021). This work also gained recognition at Anticorpi XL – Vetrina della Giovane Danza d’Autore, Strabismi Festival, la Vetrina Vuoti d’Aria (2021), Visioni di Danza (ACS Abruzzo), QUASI SOLO (Circuito CLAPS), Per-forming, Milano è Viva – Estate Sforzesca, Fuori dagli Sche(r)mi, ESPLORARE2022, FLIC – Festival Lanciano in Contemporanea, Voci dell’Anima (2022), Come una foglia portata dal vento, Festival Presente Futuro, and the Rassegna DIFFUSA (2024).
Since 2020, all of his creations have been co-authored with dramaturg Christian Consalvo.
In 2021, he created a videodance project, Golden Ratio, which was selected for the Buskers In Town Festival (2021). In the same year, he created the interactive performance Form (formerly “Plushophiles | metamorphosis”), which was selected for the theWorkRoom Vapore residency project, the Polibris project, the FLIC – Festival Lanciano in Contemporanea, and the AnteFestival (2021).
Since 2022, he has been an Associate Artist with the Lost Movement Company.
In 2023, he performed in the work From C. to You a co-production with FLIC – Festival Lanciano in Contemporanea, at the festivals: Voci dell’Anima (2023), Come una foglia portata dal vento, and FLIC*35 (2024).
Since 2023, he has been appointed as a tutor for the authorial creations of students at the Centro ArteMente.
In 2024, he conceived With Love a collaborative project with author Beatrice Botticini Bianchi, selected for the residency Vorrei fare con te quello che la primavera fa con i ciliegi supported by L’Arboreto | Teatro Dimora, and scheduled within the framework of Milano Dancing City, PAN Festival, and FLIC – Festival Lanciano in Contemporanea.
In 2025, he is currently researching for the performance locker_room a co-production with FLIC – Festival Lanciano in Contemporanea, supported by Movimento Danza and Centro ArteMente.
