Maria Villa Vittoria
Vanessa Long Dance Company
A native of Italy, Maria Vittoria Villa began her studies with Ballet and modern dance at "Centro Studi Coreografici Teatro Carcano", Milano, where she graduated in 2013. She attended the Scholarship Program at The Ailey School, where she performed with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in a work by Matthew Rushing. In 2014 she was awarded a scholarship to the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance. She graduated in June 2016 after performing with Graham 2 as an understudy and during her second year of study as a full member. With Graham 2 she performed ensemble and soloist roles in theaters such as New York City Center, The Joyce Theater, Martha Graham Studio Theather and Salvatore Capezio Theater.
She is currently a member of Vanessa Long Dance Company, Smashworks Dance Collective, Alessandra Corona Performing Works, Oniin/2, Curet Performance Project and LLMoves.