Damiano Fina is an artist and writer, founder of the FÜYA method. A pedagogical approach to dance, alchemy and their spiritual origin since the Pleistocene. Since 2004 its artistic research has been influenced by alchemy, the ancient rituals of Classical Greece, the teachings of the Zen master Dogen, butoh dance, radical queer theory and continuous readings and meditations. Its artistic research explores mysticism and philosophy through the body and its multiple possibilities of connection. It has performed in London, Paris, Berlin, Thessaloniki, Japan and various Italian festivals. Damiano holds a master's degree in Pedagogy of Expression. In 2017 it connected queer theory with butoh dance in its project for a queer pedagogy, publishing the book "The dance of Eros and Thanatos: butoh and queer pedagogy". In 2020 it published the book "Dance and Alchemy", that introduces to the FÜYA method.
Projects
- Not the right name: dance, alchemy, queernessNot the right name is a 2021 Italian dance documentary, directed and produced by Damiano Fina. “Maybe one day we will stop calling everything by the right name” states the artist. The documentary follows an in-depth look at Damiano Fina’s artistic research about dance, alchemy and queerness.
- The dance of Eros and Thanatos for a Queer PedagogyA book about freedom of expression. A new method for a queer pedagogy through dancing. On the basis of the biological characteristics that distinguish two different procreative modalities, the naturalization of the roles between masculine and feminine has been created, which has led to the creation of the stereotypes and conventions known to us today. What is at stake is not only the freedom of expression of the human organism, it is the possibility of leading a life worthy of being lived, with
Work history
Skills
- Dance Choreography
- Contemporary Arts
- Art Management
- Art Curation
- Academic Writing
- Art Teaching
Education
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Arts Administration and Management, Arts Marketing and CommunicationCa' Foscari University
Venice, Italy
Gratuation thesis: Fictionalizing Entanglement. From the Theory of Fiction to Transmedia Storytelling.