We are an Italian dance company, founded and based in Friuli Venezia Giulia, rooted in a hip-hop vision and culture where technique and philosophy draw their origins from breakdancing – the background of our artistic director, Giovanni Gava Leonarduzzi.
“BELLANDA” derives from “BIELE ANDE”, an expression specific to the Friulian language, symbolising our connection to the region’s traditions and culture. Bellanda was born from the union of the strengths, visions and intentions of its two founders, Giovanni and Claudia, and presents its creations during theatre seasons and at festivals not only in Italy, but also across Europe and overseas. Compagnia Bellanda is, fundamentally, the result of great determination and perseverance.
CLAUDIA LIA LATINI
ORGANISATIONAL DIRECTOR, DANCER, CHOREOGRAPHER
DANCER AND EMERGING CHOREOGRAPHER, SHE TRAINS IN BALLET, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE WITH INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED TEACHERS SUCH AS GIULIO CANTELLO, DON MARASIGAN, TAMAS MORICZ, AND WITH MATTHEW BOURNE’S NEW ADVENTURES. SHE GRADUATED IN FASHION DESIGN. SHE SUPPORTS LEONARDUZZI IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF COMPAGNIA BELLANDA AND MADE HER DEBUT AT THE “VETRINA DELLA GIOVANE DANZA D’AUTORE ANTICORPI XL” IN 2020. SHE WON 3RD PLACE AT CICBUNY, THE AUDIENCE AWARD, AND THE 1ST JURY PRIZE AT THE 36TH INTERNATIONAL CHOREOGRAPHY COMPETITION HANNOVER. IN 2023, SHE WORKED AS A CHOREOGRAPHER FOR THE GERMAN COMPANY MIR DANCE COMPANY.
GIOVANNI GAVA LEONARDUZZI
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, DANCER,
CHOREOGRAPHER
SINCE 2012, HE HAS CREATED AND PRESENTED HIS OWN PRODUCTIONS, WHICH HAVE DEBUTED AND PARTICIPATED IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASES AND FESTIVAL CIRCUITS. HE HAS DANCED FOR ENZO CELLI, MICHELA LUCENTI, AND ABBONDANZA/BERTONI. FROM THE BEGINNING OF HIS CAREER, HE HAS RECEIVED RECOGNITION AND WAS SELECTED FOR THE “VETRINA DELLA GIOVANE DANZA D’AUTORE ANTICORPI XL”. HE HAS PARTICIPATED IN CADIZ EN DANZA, TU DANZAS, QUINZENA DE DANZA DE ALMADA, LUCKY TRIMMER, FESTIVAL ESSENZIALE, AND DANZATTACK, AND HAS WON SEVERAL AWARDS IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS SUCH AS FIDCDMX (MEXICO CITY), MASDANZA, THE INTERNATIONAL CHOREOGRAPHIC COMPETITION HANNOVER, MESH JERUSALEM, CICUBNY BURGOS, AND DANZAXTREMA.
CORRADO CANULLI
FRONTMAN & MENTORING
HE MADE DANCE HIS LIFE, FIRST AS A DANCER IN NUMEROUS ITALIAN AND INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES AND THEATRES, EVENTUALLY PERFORMING AS SOLOIST AND PRINCIPAL DANCER. HE LATER BECAME A CHOREOGRAPHER FOR THE VERDI THEATRE AND LA CONTRADA OF TRIESTE, THE TEATRO STABILE DEL FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA, MITTELFEST, AND ARTEFFETTODANZA. HE HAS DIRECTED THE TRIESTE DANCE FESTIVAL SINCE ITS FOUNDATION IN 2003 AND SAURIS DANZA SINCE 2025. HE TEACHES CLASSICAL DANCE TECHNIQUE IN ITALY AND ABROAD, IN ADDITION TO BEING A PILATES INSTRUCTOR AND POSTURAL EDUCATOR GRADUATED WITH THE FIF.
LUDOVICA BALLARIN
COLLABORATOR
SHE FIRST MET COMPAGNIA BELLANDA IN 2021, INITIALLY JOINING AS A DANCER AND LATER AS A COMMUNICATIONS AND ORGANISATIONAL CONTRIBUTOR. A GRADUATE IN LANGUAGES AND TRANSLATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF UDINE AND IN ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES FROM UNIVERSITIES IN VENICE AND MUNICH, SHE DANCED IN ITALY AND GERMANY WITH THE FEINSILBER DANCE COMPANY, SUBSEQUENTLY WORKING FOR VARIOUS ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS THE COMMUNITY ARTS NETWORK, THE EUROPEAN FESTIVALS ASSOCIATION, AND CULTURE MOVES EUROPE.
MAURO TUBETTI
ARTISTIC CONSULTANT
GRADUATED IN SOCIO-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES, HE IS A PIONEER OF HIP HOP PEDAGOGY IN ITALY, ALSO BRINGING IT INTO SCHOOLS. KNOWN IN THE ARTISTIC FIELD AS “DJ TUBET”, HE HAS BEEN ACTIVE SINCE 1998 AS A RAPPER, PRODUCER, AND MUSIC EDUCATOR. INNOVATIVE IN COMBINING HIP HOP WITH GENRES SUCH AS DUB, REGGAE, WORLD MUSIC, AND FUNKY-JAZZ, HE IS KNOWN FOR HIS UNIQUE STYLE OF RAP AND FREESTYLE IN FRIULIAN, WITH WHICH HE REACHED 15 SYLLABLES PER SECOND, BECOMING THE FASTEST RAPPER IN ITALY IN 2021. IN 2010, WITH R.ESISTENCE IN DUB, HE RECEIVED THE AUDIENCE AWARD AT LIET INTERNATIONAL, A EUROPEAN FESTIVAL DEDICATED TO SONGS IN MINORITY LANGUAGES.
MAURIZIO CECATTO
SOUND DESIGNER
GRADUATED IN COMPUTER SCIENCE FROM THE FACULTY OF MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES OF UDINE, HE HAS CULTIVATED AND DEVELOPED HIS TWO PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES IN PARALLEL: SINCE 2005 HE HAS WORKED AS A SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, AND SINCE 2009 HE HAS BEEN A PRODUCER OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC FOR THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES AND URBAN EVENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, HE IS THE AUTHOR OF THE SOUNDTRACKS FOR WORLD-CLASS STREET DANCE EVENTS SUCH AS THE “INTERNATIONAL BATTLE OF THE YEAR”. HE IS ALSO SOUND DESIGNER FOR COMPAGNIA BELLANDA, FOR WHICH HE CREATES AND DEVELOPS THE SOUND LANDSCAPES OF VARIOUS DANCE PRODUCTIONS SUCH AS “AGANIS”, “FUMO D’ACACIA”, “SYMPÓSION”, AND “ARIDO”.
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TRANSPARENCY — PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9, PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 3, OF DECREE-LAW NO. 91 OF 8 AUGUST 2013, CONVERTED INTO LAW NO. 112 OF 7 OCTOBER 2013, IT IS HEREBY MADE PUBLIC THAT: GIOVANNI LEONARDUZZI – PRESIDENT AND LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF COMPAGNIA BELLANDA AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR; LIA CLAUDIA LATINI – VICE-PRESIDENT OF COMPAGNIA BELLANDA AND IN HER CAPACITY AS ORGANISATIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE SAME ASSOCIATION – DO NOT RECEIVE ANY REMUNERATION. [IT ONLY]
THE COMPOSITION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD WAS CONFIRMED AS COMPRISING GIOVANNI LEONARDUZZI, LIA CLAUDIA LATINI, DAGMAR SCHAEGG, MAURIZIO CECATTO AND MAURO TUBETTI AT THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2025.
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