Hi, I am Karin De Ponti, an Italian actor, singer, and movement-based performer with international training in theatre, cinema, and music. I studied at Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and I have worked in theatre, film, and music projects across Italy and the UK, with a strong focus on voice, movement, and collaboration. I enjoy creating original works that blend storytelling, movement, and music, and I love collaborating with other artists and spaces to bring performances to life on stage, screen, and in community projects.

Karin De Ponti

Hi, I am Karin De Ponti, an Italian actor, singer, and movement-based performer with international training in theatre, cinema, and music. I studied at Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and I have worked in theatre, film, and music projects across Italy and the UK, with a strong focus on voice, movement, and collaboration. I enjoy creating original works that blend storytelling, movement, and music, and I love collaborating with other artists and spaces to bring performances to life on stage, screen, and in community projects.

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Hi, I am Karin De Ponti, an Italian actor, singer, and movement-based performer with international training in theatre, cinema, and music. I studied at Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and I have worked in theatre, film, and music projects across Italy and the UK, with a strong focus on voice, movement, and collaboration.

I enjoy creating original works that blend storytelling, movement, and music, and I love collaborating with other artists and spaces to bring performances to life on stage, screen, and in community projects.

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Experience Level

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Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
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Language

Italian
Fluent
English
Fluent
French
Advanced
German
Advanced
Japanese
Intermediate

Work Experience

Actress at Way Down Yonder New Orleans
December 31, 2024 - October 24, 2025
Actress and singer in Way Down Yonder New Orleans, directed by Vittorio Castelli; Teatro Bello and other venues (2024).
Performer at La Bancarella dell’Arte Teatrale
December 31, 2023 - October 24, 2025
Performer in Verbania tour of La Bancarella dell’Arte Teatrale, directed by K. De Ponti (2023).
Coprotagonist at Ultime lettere da Stalingrado
December 31, 2022 - October 24, 2025
Coprotagonist in Ultime lettere da Stalingrado, directed by F. Salsi; Campo Teatrale, Milano (2022).
Protagonist at Amore in Rosso
December 31, 2021 - October 24, 2025
Protagonist in Amore in Rosso, directed by K. De Ponti; Teatro della Memoria, Milano (2021).
Performer at Quand Milan l’era Milan
December 31, 2020 - October 24, 2025
Recital cantato in Quand Milan l’era Milan, directed by A. Caliari; Teatro della Memoria, Milano (2020).
Performer at I got the Blues buddy
December 31, 2020 - October 24, 2025
Coprotagonist in I got the Blues buddy by F. Salsi; Barriere Zero, Bologna (2020).
Actress/Performer at Stra-4Ordinarie28 RSA-di K.De Ponti
January 1, 2023 - October 28, 2025
Actress engaged for RSA project, in collaboration with Smart Soc. Coop. Impresa Sociale/Fond.Cariplo
Director at La Bancarella dellArte Teatrale di K.De Ponti
January 1, 2023 - October 28, 2025
Director for theatre project; Regia K.De Ponti
Voice Over Artist at Voices.com
January 1, 2014 - October 28, 2025
Voice over for Polymorphic Reflections by Dario Mussari (English), Foroyar (documentary in English) directed by S. Mignona (2019), Shortmovie "How much time" (2021)
Audiobook Director at Audible (Emons Italia)
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Audiobooks director for Continua a camminare di G.Clima (Audible)
Co-Director/Creator/Screenwriter/Actress at Febo films
December 31, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Co-director, creator, screenwriter and actress for short movie The wood
Theatre Teacher at Various schools
January 1, 2016 - October 28, 2025
Theatre teacher for primary schools (Italian and English) at multiple institutions including Convitto Longone, Nova Milanese, Association Athena, F. Fellini Tavazzano, Tèra de Mezz, Sa Stefano Anelli
Actress/Performer (Shakespeare in Italy) at Shakespeare in Italy Theatre Company
January 1, 2020 - October 28, 2025
Actress and member; online readings and performances
Creator/Director/Actress/Composer at Supershort – Flow.. You can make a difference
December 31, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Creator and director/actress – music composer for International Mobile Film Festival 2020
Actress/Streaming Lead at Teatro della Memoria
January 1, 2020 - October 28, 2025
Actress and head of streaming and video shooting; developing streaming and funding ideas
Voice and Public Speaking Coach at Stracomm srl
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Voice and public speaking coach
Author/Playwright/Director/Actress at Moontheatre
January 1, 2016 - October 28, 2025
Monologs and mobile theatre formats addressing social themes; works performed in multiple venues
Creator/Actress at Moontheatre
January 1, 2013 - October 28, 2025
Creator and actress for Moontheatre mobile format
Actress at Ensemble Lodi Theatre Company
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2014
Actress for Ensemble Lodi Theatre Company (Orio Litta Lodi)
Theatre Actress at Compagnia Pioggia Battente / Teatro della Memoria
January 1, 2006 - October 28, 2025
Theatre actress with multiple productions
Theatre Performer at Theatre/Reading projects
January 1, 2018 - October 28, 2025
Participated in Anima Mundi readings (texts by O. De Biase, etc.) and related theatre activities
Theatre project collaborator at Stra-Ordinarie RSA-di K.De Ponti
January 1, 2023 - October 28, 2025
Involvement in theatre projects supported by Smart Soc. Coop. and Fond Cariplo; developing programs for RSA settings.
Director at La Bancarella dell’Arte Teatrale di K.De Ponti
January 1, 2023 - October 28, 2025
Theatre direction for productions in Verbania.
Audiobook Narrator/Director at Audible (Emons Italia)
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Directed and narrated the audiobook Continua a camminare di G. Clima (2019).
Co-director / Screenwriter / Actress at Febo Films
December 31, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Co-directed, wrote and acted in the short movie The Wood (2018).
Theatre Teacher / Performer at Teamworking srls
January 1, 2018 - October 28, 2025
Theatre teaching and performance training for primary students and teams in Italian and English.
Author / Playwright / Actress
January 1, 2016 - October 28, 2025
Developed monologues including Amore in Rosso; performed across Italy and Switzerland with Moontheatre formats.
Theatre Actress at Compagnia Pioggia Battente
January 1, 2006 - October 28, 2025
Actress with Teatro della Memoria, Milano; involvement in multiple productions.
Actress at Shakespeare in Italy Theatre company
January 1, 2020 - October 28, 2025
Actress; online readings including Verona Virus (Gemma Al-Khayat) and Mrs Pennington’s Wife (Sarah McCormack).
Creator / Director / Actress at Moontheatre
January 1, 2013 - October 28, 2025
Creator and performer for mobile theatre formats addressing social themes; productions include Finché morte non ci separi and Amore in Rosso.
Actress at The Pageant of Great Women (dir. Ilona Linthwaite)
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025
Performer in a collaborative stage piece performed in Milan (Anglican Church).
Actress and Singer at Way Down Yonder New Orleans (dir. Vittorio Castelli)
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024
Performance in a musical theatre piece across venues.
Actress at La Bancarella dell’Arte Teatrale di Karin De Ponti
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
Verbania Tour production directed by Karin De Ponti.
Actress at Ultime lettere da Stalingrado
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Coprotagonista in the Pioggia Battente company; Regia F. Salsi.
Actress at I miti greci
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021
Performance based on Greek myths; Regia F. Salsi.

Education

Laurea in lingue e letterature orientali, indirizzo cinema orientale at Ca' Foscari University of Venice
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2006
Drama Summer School – Acting in Shakespeare & Contemporary Theatre at Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2012
LA TRAGEDIA DELLA LINGUA course at Padiglione Ludwig
January 1, 2025 - October 28, 2025
Il parlato credibile/Nuovo Imaie at Padiglione Ludwig-RM
January 1, 2025 - October 28, 2025
Workshop: Eugenio Barba e Julia Varley at Teatro Ghione
January 1, 2024 - October 28, 2025
Workshop: Silent magic at Chisenhale Dance, London
January 1, 2023 - October 28, 2025
Popular music composition at Civica Scuola di Musica C. Abbado
January 1, 2022 - October 28, 2025
Jazz singing at Civica Scuola di Musica C. Abbado
January 1, 2021 - October 28, 2025
Corso di alta formazione: L’attore e la maschera at (Corso)
January 1, 2021 - October 28, 2025
Keyboards course at CEM Civica Scuola di Musica Claudio Abbado
January 1, 2020 - October 28, 2025
Cambi di stagione at Accademia dei Filodrammatici, Milano
January 1, 2019 - October 28, 2025
Voice Fundamentals 2: Voice in performance at Royal Central School of Speech & Drama
January 1, 2018 - October 28, 2025
Movement workshop at Nut Dance company (Barbara Geiger, Franco Reffo)
January 1, 2017 - October 28, 2025
Acting in Shakespeare and contemporary theatre at Guildhall School of Music & Drama
January 1, 2012 - October 28, 2025
Acting course at Centro studi coreografici del teatro Carcano
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2006
Degree in Japanese language and culture at Università di Ca’ Foscari, Venezia
January 1, 2006 - October 28, 2025
Singing courses at Sa Canto e Musica di Stefano Anelli
January 1, 2016 - October 28, 2025
Strasberg Seminar’s Script analysis at CTA Milano
January 1, 2006 - October 28, 2025
Voice seminar at Quelli di Grock
January 1, 2000 - October 28, 2025
Piano class at Liceo musicale Vincenzo Appiani, Monza
January 1, 1996 - October 28, 2025
German language study at Deutsch Institut
January 1, 1998 - October 28, 2025
Degree in Japanese language and culture at Università di Ca' Foscari, Venezia
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2006
Acting in Shakespeare and contemporary theatre at Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2012
Acting course at Centro studi coreografici del teatro Carcano, Milano
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2006
Acting in English at Katherine Feller
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2007
Acting on camera at Barbara Enrichi
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2007
Singing course at Leila Tommasi
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2006
German language study at Deutsch Institut
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 1998
Languages Diploma (English, French, German, Latin) at Liceo Linguistico Europeo Oxford Monza
January 1, 1992 - January 1, 1992
Voice seminar at Fernanda Calati Quelli di Grock
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2000
Piano classes at Liceo musicale “Vincenzo Appiani”, Monza
January 1, 1996 - January 1, 1996
Spoken English for actors at RADA, Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, London
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021
Theatre-related training (Eugenio Barba & Julia Varley) at Teatro Ghione, Rome
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024
Cambi di stagione at Accademia dei Filodrammatici, Milano
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
Voice Fundamentals 2: Voice in performance at Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, London
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018
Movement workshop at Nut Dance Company (Barbara Geiger, Franco Reffo)
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017
Laurea in lingue e letterature orientali, indirizzo cinema orientale (tesi sul film Himatsuri di Yanagimachi Mitsuo) at Ca' Foscari University of Venice (VE)
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2006
Drama Summer School - Acting in Shakespeare & Contemporary Theatre at Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2012
Centro studi coreografici del Teatro Carcano at Milano
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2004
Composizione Popular music at AFAM Civica Scuola di Musica C. Abbado
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Canto Jazz pre-accademico at Civici Corsi di Jazz (Civica di Musica C. Abbado)
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
L’arte dell’attore e la maschera at Nuovo Imaie
January 1, 2021 - October 28, 2025
Spoken English for actors at RADA, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021
Voice fundamentals 2 at Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, London
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018
Strasberg Seminar’s Script analysis at Strasberg Seminar, Milano
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2012

Qualifications

Voice Fundamentals 2
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Spoken English for Actors
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021
L’arte dell’attore e la maschera
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Acting in English with Katherine Feller
January 1, 2006 - October 28, 2025
Acting with Marco Filatori / Barbara Enrichi
January 1, 2006 - October 28, 2025
Association to SIAE and Dor (author/performer rights)
January 11, 2030 - October 28, 2025
Degree in Japanese language and culture
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2006
Acting in Shakespeare and contemporary theatre
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2012
Acting course
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2006
Acting in English
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2007
Acting on camera
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2007
Spoken English for actors
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021
Cambi di stagione
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
Voice Fundamentals 2: Voice in performance
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018
Movement workshop
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017
Accademia dei Filodrammatici training
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
RADA: Spoken English for actors
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021
Voice Fundamentals 2
January 1, 2018 - October 28, 2025
Spoken English for Actors (RADA)
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021
Script Analysis - Strasberg Seminar
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2012
Theatre Movement Lab
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2021
A Merchant of Venice Masterclass (RSC)
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Other, Non-Profit Organization, Software & Internet, Travel & Hospitality