Luca Truffarelli is a freelance photographer and video maker, who in recent years has started experimenting in the field of visual arts and sound/set design. He has been involved in contemporary dance and theatre works as a photographer/video maker, visual/set designer and artistic collaborator. Luca has received awards on several film projects including best documentary at DIFF 2023 for the film Notes from Sheepland by Cara Holmes and also worked with directors such as Ingrid Nachstern and Shaun Dunne whose work have been featured in several international film festivals. In 2020 the film which Luca worked as D.O.P. on Welcome to a Bright White Limbo directed by Cara Holmes was awarded an IFTA for best Irish short. Luca’s most recent work includes collaboration with acclaimed choreographers and companies Oona Doherty/OD Works, Philip Connaughton Dance, Liz Roche Company, Junk Ensemble, Emma Martin/United Fall, Catherine Young Dance, Thibaut Eiferman/ENTITY, Dimitri Chamblas, NYDC Sadler’s Wells, El Conde de Torrefiel, Sweat Variant.
He debuted his first solo work, THE WEIGHT, at The Complex in Dublin in November 2023, marking his entry as both director and creator. The piece went on to tour in Ireland and France during 2024 and 2025.
His work can be seen in:
Le Leiu Unique (FR), CCI Paris, Dance Magazine (USA), Venice Biennale Dance (ITA), Danza Internazional Magazine (UK), Wuppertal Pina Bausch, Centre Pompidou Paris/Bruxelles, Paris, Biennale de dance, Barbican (UK), Photoireland (IRL), IAC (NY), Factmeg (UK), Art Night (UK), Dublin Dance Festival (IRL), Dublin Theatre Festival (IRL), Espace des Arts (FR), Mouvement magazine (FR), Cara Magazine (IRL), Sky Art (UK), Tate Britain (UK), Hangartfest (ITA), Fringe Festival (UK-IRL), Bealtaine Festival (IRL), DMJ Japan, Photoireland, Dublin Dance Festival, Dublin Theatre Festival, Espace des Arts, Cara Magazine, The Ark, Sky Art, Tate Britain, Hangartfest, Festival, DMJ Japan; BBDO; Boys and Girls; Carve On, Fitzwilliam Hotel, Listone Giordano, Bargello Museum of Florence, Studio 6 Aprile for RAI.
Special thanks to:
El Conde De Torrefiel / Sweat Variant / Luail / Dimitri Chamblas / Le Leiu Unique / CCI Paris / Dance Magazine / Venice Biennale Dance / Danza Internazional Magazine / Wuppertal Pina Bausch / Centre Pompidou Paris & Bruxelles / Paris Biennale de dance / Barbican / Thibaut Eiferman/ENTITY / NYDC Sadler’s Wells / Jamie XX / Greg Haines / Foil Arms and Hog / Olwen Fouéré / Emma Martin / Liv O'Donoghue / Philip Connaughton / Brokentalkers / Thisispopbaby / Liadain Herriott / Gina Moxley / Matthew Fuller / Anderson De Paiva / Francesco Taurisano / Alex Hutchinson / Rionach Ni Neill / Ángel Luis González / Liz Roche / Jen Coppinger / Ingrid Nachstern / Shaun Dunne / German Collins / Carina McGrail / Benjamin Perchet / Eoin Heaney / Oona Doherty / Al Russell / Bronagh Kelleher / Jim Butler / Ed Dunne / Megan & Jessica Kennedy / Gabriele Paperini / Federico Ortica / Francesco Bistoni / Riccardo Cecilia Francesca Truffarelli / Franca Vinti / Young Turks / Marco Novara / Michael Gallen / Martin Cregg / Ivana Petarcic / Enrico Fuga / Jose Miguel Jimenez / John Scott / Michele Ragni / Rachel Donnelly / Massimiliano Galli / Katherine O'Malley / Tom Lane / Sarah Latty / Fayz Teo / Riccardo Cereser / Dylan Bradshaw / Aoife McAtamney / Gioia Magazine / Jessie Keenan / Robbie Blake / Xl Recording / Riccardo Munisso / Stephanie Dickenson / Kareen Pennefather / Federica Bianco / Emanuela Tediosi / Alan McCormack / Justine Doswell / Ludo Ondiviela / Sophie Ducrot / Brian Cregan / Catherine Young / Ged Murray / Anna Lisa Mancini / Valeria Mariucci / Antonio Scarfoglio / Abbas Bari / Caroline Kennedy / David Bolger / Ellie Creighton / Francesco Gatti / Andrea Lai / Riccardo Ricciardi / Dylan Quinn / Orla Barry / Jeanette Keane / Laurence O'Byrne / Cara Megazine / Mouvement / La Briqueterie / Olga Wojciechowska / Sarah Gordon /