Anima May - Resume
Italian actress born in Switzerland, with a bachelor in contemporary dance from CODARTS ROTTERDAM. Professional performing artist and choreographer.
EXPERIENCE: Actress
"The Aboves and The Belows"
• Protagonist in Fictional Drama Short Film directed by Alejandro Marcos. Oviedo 2020.
“Kiss One or Everyone”
• Romantic Comedy Short Film with Anima May and Myra Eetgerink. Berlin 2018.
“Private Coaching”
• Acting and Dialect Coaching with Ernestine Kahn. Berlin 2019.
“Workshop 1- Foundation of The Meissner Technique”
• 5 days Acting Workshop with Steve Ditmyer (Alumni of Sanford Meisner). Berlin 2019
“The Foundamentals of Acting”
• 2 week Acting Workshop with Matthias Schott (Schott Acting Studio). Berlin 2019
“Camera Acting I”
• Camera Acting Workshop with Johannes Hitzblech (Actorfactory). Berlin 2018
“Acting for Film for Young Talents”; “Camera Seminar for Young Talents”
• Acting Seminars by Theresa Harder (Frank Betzelt Coaching Team). Berlin 2014/15
“Exile Upon Earth - Nocturnal”
• Experimental Underwater Short Film directed by Viraj De Silva. Rotterdam 2013.
SKILLS:
Proficient with: acting, director, producer, contemporary dance choreography and performer, negotiations.
EXPERIENCE: Director - Producer
"The Aboves and The Belows"
• Fictional Drama Short Film directed co-produced by Alejandro Marcos. Oviedo 2020.
"Playground"
• Dance Short Film directed and produced by Anima May. Berlin 2016.
EXPERIENCE: Dancer - Choreographer
"Expanding Fields of Consciousness"
• Improvisational and Interdisciplinary Dance Performance for the solo art exhibition of Luigi Sommacal. In collaboration with Adrian Frey Trio and voice artist Elena Sommacal . Zurich 2021.
"I Am"
• 60min Contemporary Dance Performance choreographed by Anima May. Berlin 2020.
“Plastified”
• Experimental Dance Short Film directed and produced by Alejandro Marcos. Berlin 2019.
“Somewhere in between”
• Dance Solo and Own Project. Berlin 2017/18.
“Just behind normality”
• Duet performed together with Katja Pagni. Berlin-Zurich 2016/17
“Femmes”
• Trio performed by Roberta Ruggiero, Margot Libanga, Anna Katalin Németh. Berlin 2016
“Dido and Aeneas”
• Dance-Opera Project directed by Tristan & Associates. Berlin 2013/14
“Tiger Tiger burning bright”
• Transdisciplinary Performance choreographed by John Jack Gallagher in collaboration with visual artist Lotte Geeven. Performed during the International De Stilte Festival. Breda 2013.
“De Stilte Dansgezelschap”
• 2-year Contract as Professional Dancer with the company. Breda 2011-2013
Languages:
Swiss-German (1.Native-language), Italian (2.Native-language), German (fluent), English (fluent), Dutch (basic), Spanish (basic)
Scholarships:
09/2010 – 09/2012 HSP- Hyugens Scholarship Program
09/2009 – 06/2010 Scholarship by Pierino Ambrosoli Foundation