Serenella Sol

Serenella Sol is a Calgary-based dancer, choreographer and the Artistic Director of Ballet Bodies YYC. Sol started dancing ballet at the age of three in Maracaibo, Venezuela. In 2007, she moved to Canada, where she studied ballet and contemporary dance in Vancouver and Calgary. She holds a BA in Political Science and a Minor in Dance from the University of Calgary.  Serenella participated in numerous summer intensives worldwide, including Spain, USA, Salzburg, The Netherlands and France. She danced for La Caravan Company (2011), Jeunesse Company (2012) and W&M Physical Theatre (2013-2019). Serenella has presented her choreographic work at the Alberta Dance Festival (Dancers’ Studio West), Fluid Festival, and Montage and produced/choreographed her show Coming of Age in 2016. Serenella has been actively exploring contemporary dance alongside other art forms including, photography, theatre and film, engaging with diverse collaborators. Early this year, she danced and acted for Sublimity, a theatrical/dance piece directed and choreographed by Mike Czuba and Melissa Tuplin. In 2022, she received two grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Calgary Arts Development, which allowed her to look back at her journey as an immigrant, artist and woman. This intimate exploration resulted in a short film, SALOPICA, which she co-directed with Callum McCormack; it was showcased this year at CIFF and WildDogs International Screendance Festival, among other festivals. In 2021, Serenella founded Ballet Bodies YYC, a non-profit organization focused on making ballet more accessible, inclusive and positive not only for its participating dancers, teachers and choreographers but also for the diverse audiences throughout Alberta.

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