Leonarda Saffi

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Leonarda Saffi

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Awards

2014 Ubu Award – Best Show Le Sorelle Macaluso

2014 Ubu Nomination – Best Actress


Biography

Born in Puglia in November 1983, she is an actress, singer, and theatre director. She began her artistic career very young, joining the Teatro delle Vigne company in Genoa, directed by Antonio Minelli. At fifteen, she went on her first national tour.


She trained with key figures of contemporary theatre such as Emma Dante, Gabriele Vacis, Eugenio Barba, Jos Baker (Peeping Tom), Julie Anne Stanzak, Danio Manfredini, and Fibre Parallele. In 2005, she entered the Monopoli Conservatory of Music as a singer and double bassist.


Since 2011, she has been part of the Sud Costa Occidentale company in Palermo, led by Emma Dante. She performed in Le Sorelle Macaluso (Ubu Award for Best Show and Best Actress nomination), Bestie di Scena, Cappuccetto Rosso vs Cappuccetto Rosso, and Misericordia, staged worldwide in over 250 performances. The upcoming play Angelo del focolare is set to debut at Milan’s Piccolo Theatre.

As a director, she created Così è se vi pare – sConcerto per Suoni e Pupazzi, ControStoria (a live music performance), Da qualche parte non troppo lontano, Oreste e Sara, and Infesta, finalist at the Anna Pancirolli Award.

She has collaborated with numerous national and international artists and companies. Alongside acting and directing, she has developed skills in theatre pedagogy, leading workshops for young performers and musicians in Italy and abroad.


Her work is marked by a continuous exploration of new expressive forms and a strong focus on blending artistic disciplines. Since 2023, she has also begun working in film, appearing in Misericordia by Emma Dante and Vive les mariés by Elsa Blayau.


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Leonarda Saffi
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42 years•Rutigliano (IT), Pastina (IT)
Genderfemale
Year of birth1983 (42 years)
Acting age31-42 years
Place of birthPutignano
NationalityItalian
Main professionActor
Working permitsEuropean Union (EU-27)
Housing optionsRome (IT), Palermo (IT), Bari (IT), Livorno (IT), Pisa (IT)
AssociationsArtisti 7607 (Italia)
SpecializationsTheater actor, Singer
Driver's licensesB196 - Extension category B / small motorcycles
Eye colorgreen-brown
Hair colorbrown
Height (cm)164
LanguagesItalian(native)FrenchEnglishSpanish
DialectsSicilian(native dialect)TuscanEmilian-RomagnolNeapolitanRomanescoSardinian
AccentsotherAlbanianAmericanFrench
InstrumentsDouble bassDrumGuitarUkuleleBass guitarHarpPiano
SportGymnasticsVolleyball
DanceBachataContemporary danceFolk danceTwistSwingTechno
PitchMezzo-soprano
SingingImprovisationBeltingBluesJazzRockSoul/RnBfolk song
Special skills(cartoon) voice actingChoreographyClownImpressionist/ voice impressionistImprovisation
Training

Ho iniziato a 15 anni con il Teatro delle Vigne di Genova, formandomi per 8 anni sul lavoro dell’attore secondo il metodo Stanislavskij. Ho studiato canto e contrabbasso al Conservatorio Nino Rota di Monopoli e mi sono formata con Emma Dante, diventando attrice della sua compagnia e approfondendo il suo metodo. Ho studiato al DAMS di Lecce. Da oltre 20 anni lavoro tra palcoscenico e musica, costruendo una voce artistica autonoma e radicata, in continua evoluzione tra scena, suono e immagine.