— Author, theatre director, performance artist
About
Chiara Vascotto is the author of the play The Apprentice (Half Moon, London, June 2024) and of several flash memoirs including Lucky (Litro magazine), The Sea Hand (Amaranth Magazine) and Kadamati (adapted for Spotify).
A life-long student of dance, Chiara seeks to bring physicality and rhythm to her work. She has performed in non professional acting and dancing roles, including a performance with The Michael Clark Company and a choreography by Akram Khan.
She holds an MSc in Anthropology from the London School of Economics and is a skilled interviewer and facilitator. She comes from Trieste, Italy, and lives in London.
- The Sea Hand
“I remember sensing an arrival, a disturbing presence, before I saw the blob floating nearby. It did not look like anything I had known in my five years of life. It would not sway. It kept coming closer.”
- Lucky
