Veronica Melis

Born in Italy, where I trained in dance, music, theatre and where I obtained three professional diplomas for Dancers and Actors and a Master Degree in Performing Arts from the University of Bologna, I have over 30 years of career as a performer (actress and dancer) and over 20 years as a creator/director. As a performer, I have collaborated with numerous dance-theatre and/or circus companies and performed in six different languages in world tours. As a creator-choreographer and director, I've created about twenty projects that integrate different performing arts  in a hybrid, poetic and "tragicomic" form. My work has been applauded and appreciated internationally and the critics have defined myself as "a total artist". 

I took part in several films (Hot Dog), television series (Les Maitres du Suspence, La planète des femmes, Lien Fatal 2) and curated the actors' movement for directors such as Brigitte Haentjens (Woyzeck, The Threepenny Opera), René-Daniel Dubois (Les femmes de Bonne humeur), Hugo Bélanger (Hansel and Gretel). 

In 2008 I founded the creation collective MAG and began working in the world of the Nouveau Cirque, directing, performing and creating various shows, including fHealing, Hommage à Magritte, Peter and the wolf, Circo Minimo, Hybride, Rosso di sera, Mi ricordo and Un bel di' Vedremo.

Since 2009 my work has been recognized and subsidized by the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec, the Conseil des Arts du Canada and the Conseil des Arts de Montréal. Since 2020 I'm back to Italy, after almost 20 years spent working abroad.