Paola coletto biography

Paola Coletto, a former faculty member at Columbia College Chicago, taught physical theater and mask there and founded the School for Theatre Creators in.!

It's difficult to be limited to only words to try to capture Paola and the immense impact she has had on me and so many others.

  • I followed my hunger for the masks and physical theatre and studied three years theatre following the pedagogy of Jacques Lecoq.
  • Paola Coletto, a former faculty member at Columbia College Chicago, taught physical theater and mask there and founded the School for Theatre Creators in.
  • She specializes in neutral, larval and red nose (clown) mask theater training.
  • She studied clown and physical theater with Paola Coletto and Philippe Gaulier.
  • She holds degrees in Classical Studies and Architecture, design and textile work. She was also certified as a personal trainer and bodywork professional in massage and nutrition balance.

    She studied the holistic practice of art therapy in theater, painting, and sculpture and recently completed her certification as Mental Coach with a specialization in Art, Sport and Business.

    Early in her professional journey, she was a successful small business owner in the sports and wellness sector, then her seasoned and diverse career has brought her from the world of sports, as a successful medal-winning athletic trainer, to coaching and consulting chief executives of American and Italian businesses.

    In the arts, she has held positions in the fields of acting, producing, directing, teaching – having worked in Italy, France, England, Scotland, Spain, Poland, Israel, New Zealand and the United States, in addition to managing and founding organizations from small theatre co