Emily Coppola

Director

Emily is an Italian and British director, librettist, and artist.
She is passionate about multi-disciplinary social arts, and focuses on making her work in opera relevant and process-led.
Her style is highly visual, and informed a passion for movement direction. Particular interest include contact improvisation, performance parkour, intimacy directing, movement direction and set design.

Credits

DIRECTOR, Duality (six new operas in 6000 seconds), The Dancehouse Theatre, 1 week, 2019
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, La Fedeltà Premiata, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, 2 weeks, 2019
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Opera Scenes, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, 1 week, 2019
WRITER, Streets, Shanghai International Chamber Opera Competition, 1 week, 2019
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, A Shoe Full of Stars, Laurence Batley Theatre, 2 weeks, 2018
WARDROBE MANAGER, Sister Act, Joseph Rowntree Theatre, 1 week, 2018
DIRECTOR, A Little Night Music, The John Cooper Studio, 1 week, 2017
DIRECTOR, L'Enfant et les Sortilèges, The Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, 1 week, 2017
ASSISTANT PRODUCER, Oberon, All Saint's Church, 1 week, 2016
ITALIAN COACH, Opera Scenes, The De Grey Rooms, 1 week, 2016

Training

Assistant Director Fellow, Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Young Artist/Performer, TCFT residency, Opera Circus
Young Artist/Performer, The Giufà Project, Glyndeborne Education
Intimacy directing training day with Yarit Dor, HERA, Paines Plough
Visually Impaired Awareness Training | cclExtant Theatre
Movement Directing Workshop with Rachael, Nanyonjo, Young Vic
Snappy Opera Day, Mahogany Opera

Location

Hertfordshire

Experience

1-2 years

What I do

  • Devising
  • Dramaturgy
  • Languages
  • Movement Direction
  • Music - Can learn by ear
  • Music - Can Read
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Set Design
  • Street Theatre
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Working with young people
  • Writing

Additional Languages

Italian, French

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