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Chiara Bersani is an Italian performing artist and choreographer exploring the politics of the body and how the images we create interact with society’s narratives. Her research is based on the concept of the “Political Body” and the creation of practices aimed at training its presence and action. As an activist Chiara works on the accessibility of disabled artists in the performing arts scene. Her “manifesto” work of this research is Gentle Unicorn, a performance included in the Aerowaves circuit. In 2018 she won the Ubu Award as best performer under 35. Her new creation, Sottobosco (undergrowth) explores the relationship between disabled bodies and natural landscapes. Chiara Bersani has been an artist of apap – Advancing Performing arts project – Feminist Future, co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union. In 2023 the Kunsthaus Baselland, hosted Deserters, Bersani’s first solo exhibition in a European institution in collaboration with Gamec in Bergamo and with the support of the 11th edition of the Italian Council, promoted by the Directorate General for Contemporary Creativity within the Italian Ministry of Culture. In 2025, she won the ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art in Kuopio, Finland. She is co-curator with Giulia Traversi of the Spazio Kor (Asti) season and Guest Curator for the 2025 edition of the Bastards international performing arts festival (Trondheim, Norway). In 2020, she was one of the co-founders of Al.Di.Qua.Artists, a trade association for artists with disabilities. For her commitment as an activist, she was nominated for the Black Carpet Awards and the Diversity Awards in 2023. She is an associate artist of Triennale Milano Teatro 2025-2027.