Francesca Heart is the music project of Italian artist and researcher Francesca Mariano. She trained with post-modern dance pioneer Anna Halprin, who influenced her in integrating choreography, myth and nature in an ever-evolving process of discovery and transformation. She approaches music with curiosity to tap into the fountain of the imagination, often exploring archaeology of the Mediterranean through a sci-fi gaze, to unearth and evoke adventurous journeys “while feeling eternally, peacefully still” (Pitchfork). Her latest album, Eurybia, was released in 2022 on Leaving Records. Alongside her personal projects, she works on commissioned choreography and soundtrack and as a somatic therapist.
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