Maurizia Cocchi Place of birth: Bologna (Italy) Eyes: dark green Hair: blonde Size: 40 Shoe size: 37 Height: 5'6" Sport: running, swimming, kickboxing, target shooting Hobbies: anthropological trips, cooking, sports Studied Singing Languages: good knowledge of English and French (spoken and written), currently studying Indonesian and Portughese

Theater Formation

Acting workshops with Bernard Hiller in Italy and Los Angeles.
Cinematographic acting seminars with Daniele Falleri.
Intensive actors workshop led by Marita D'Elia.
Acting diploma from the School of Teatro Colli, Bologna.
Identification techniques with Danny Lemmo: actor and director, graduated as a master teacher from the Actors Studio Drama School in New York.
Improvisation techniques with Vadim Mikheenko, one of the foremost experts of the Stanislavskij method. Dance theater internship with Mauro Bigonzetti.
Character analysis with Galina Viktorovna Pronina - actress and director, graduated from the Studio V.I Nemirovic Dancenko School of the Moscow Theater "School of Dramatic Art."
Cinematographic acting internship with Danny Lemmo.
Theater school at Dehon Theater, Bologna.


Current Projects

Currently co-hosting a soccer program "Dilettanti TV" airing on Odeon every Thursday at midnight. Announcer from the stadium in a soccer program "TS Goal".
Hosting a musical program "Samigo Award" airing on the satellite channel 869 Play TV
"Italian Comic's Award". I hosting the 15 dates of the Italian show: live and airing on the satellite 3Channel.
"Music Festival April 29, 2007". I will host the concert in Piazza Maggiore for the whole day. "Angels Model's", I willl be the host for the whole, new tour displaying fashion and performance.
"The life is not a Doris Day movie", commedy directed by M.Macchiavelli (role: Mrs. Augusta), Theater company "Silly Geese" on tour in Italy, Fall 2007.


Professional Experience

Theater

May 2006
· "All About Pedro", directed by E.Montagna - tribute to Pedro Almodovar, at S.Martino Theater, Bologna
January 2006
· "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf", by Edaward Albee - directed by E.Montagna (role: Martha)

Ottobre-novembre 2005
· "Torototrix", directed by M.Cosentini, at S.Martino Theater, Bologna (role: farmer)
· "The Body's Dream", a new play by Giorgio Celli, at Theater Arena del Sole, Bologna (role: ghost of a young girl) 2005
· "Fool for Love", by Sam Shepard (role: May)
· "The Poet and the Actress" dal Girotondo by Arthur Schnizler (role: Actress)

2004
· "The Bald Soprano", by Ionesco (role: Mrs. Smith), Theater company "La quinta del sordo", Dehon Theater, Bologna
· "Ashes to Ashes", by Harold Pinter - directed by G.Cerrone (role: Rebecca), Theater company "La quinta del sordo"
· "The Misunderstanding", by A. Camus (role: Marta), Theater company "Persone & Ipocriti"


Television
2006- 2007
Fiction
. "NEBBIE E DELITTI" , Casanova production, role : cashier, with Luca Barbareschi.

TV Show
2003- 2006

. Within the musical program "Made in Italy", airing on 100 basic channels and on the satellite channel 869 Play TV, I hosted the TV newspaper of musical news "Made in Italy Informs".
· "Ninna Nonna Project" I presented this project which was broadcast on many TV channels (basic cable, cable, and satellite TV): Telelombardia (Lombardy and Sky), Telecupole (Piemont, Liguria, lower Lombardy and Cote d'Azure), Telenova (Lombardy and sky), Televeneto e Veneto Sat (Veneto and Sky),Telestudio (Piemont, Aosta Valley), Play TV (Sky and TV stations in 12 regions), E' TV (Emilia Romagna, Sky and digital), Telesanterno (Emilia Romagna), Magic Tv (Lazio and Sky), Videoregione (Romagna), Telemodena (Emilia and Sky), as well as on numerous radio stations. For details on the broadcast: www.ninnanonna.it
· "Italia in diretta (Italy Live)", a Fillers Real Time production, directed by Maurizio Finotto, role: interviewer (female protagonist), broadcast on Sky Discovery Channel
· "Sabato Goal"; Telesanterno - a live 2 hour broadcast every Saturday night on soccer championship pre-game news.
· Satirical-musical talk show "Dolce Amaro"; broadcast on Telesanterno every night at 11. I was a regular host on a the talk show, in addition to present-day topics, dealt with cinema, theater, television, music, health and with every other family-related topics.


Other

Commercials and Film Segments
2004-2006
· Tele-sales for Medikal Slim Antiray . · Film segment for "Punto Shop" agency
· Promotional TV shooting for the agency "Incontri al Club"
· WIND commerical, played "Aunt Catherine" with Aldo Giovanni and Giacomo · Promotional interviews for the satellite channel Music Box
· Sigma supermarkets, company shoot, role: female protagonist


Events Hosted

2005-2006
. "CI BAR", I hosted the evening of this particular Ferrarese event. . "Miss Pomegranate", I hosted an evening of fashion and performance in various towns. . Summer fashion show in Molinella (BO), I hosted the show and presented the artists.
· "Music Festival May 1, 2006", Aosta. I hosted the concert in Piazza Chanoux for the whole day and interviewed the participating artists. · "1° coppa Città di Pianoro (1st Annual Cup City of Pianoro)", Bologna. I hosted the Friuli Aircraft Brigade soccer match.
· "New Year's Super Bingo", Saint Vincent's Palace. I co-hosted three evenings of entertainment, games, and music.
· "…..Those Fabulous '60s", charity gala. I hosted a '60s vintage fashion show for an evening dedicated to those years · "Song and Beauty on tour", put on by Positive Sound Festival. I organized and coordinated the contestants and hosted the evenings during the tour. The Festival was dedicated to singer-songwriters and performers. The tour took place in 10 municipalities in the Tuscan-Emilian Appennines.
· "Miss Sea 2005", Emilia Romagna Regional Finals. I hosted the evening in the main square of Molinella, that, aside from showcasing the Miss contestants, also saw singer-songwriters and dance groups on stage.
· "Dolceamaro (Bittersweet) in piazza". I hosted the evening and was one of the main hosts for show that put on its first town square performance.
2002-2004
· Performer for the artist M.Mercuri for Neon Projectbox Extended; art show at Neon Gallery, Bologna
· "Dancing Christmas" I hosted the Renaissance dance performers from the Academy of Ancient Dance in Bologna.

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