Ivan Bacciocchi is trained as an actor at the Teatro Laboratorio di Cesena under the direction of Franco Mescolini. After arriving in Paris he joins “L’Ecole de Mime Corporel Dramatique” run by Etienne Decroux and becomes his student. Later he is invited to participate in research classes directed by the master, founder of the art of modern mime.
In 1985 he joins the school/company “Théâtre de l’Ange Fou” directed by Steve Wasson and Corinne Soum and becomes a teaching assistant. He also participates in several of their creations in which he is given the main roles.
For over ten years he is the teacher of Etienne Decroux technique at “L’Ecole Internationale de Mimo-drame Marcel Marceau” and directs “L’Atelier de Belleville”, a centre for education and creation, where he continues to assure daily classes in Corporal Dramatic Mime.
With his own company “Compagnie Commedia” he creates and directs different plays such as “Pierre et le Loup” Prokofiev, and “Barbe Bleue – Copie Conforme”. He also participates in the creation, as an actor/interpreter, in the last two plays of the “Theatre de Mouvement”, “Faut-il croire les mimes sur paroles?” and “Blanc” mise-en-scene Claire Heggen and Yves Marc.

Member of the artistic group Houdini in Lucerne (Switzerland) which essentially uses short films and happenings as a mode of expression, Natalie has her first experiences with the theatre in the company of Claudio Bretini.
After a brief stay at the “Scuola Teatro Dimitri”, she comes to Paris to study at the “Ecole International de Mimodrame Marcel Marceau” where she receives a training over three years.
She creates different pieces and participates in the creation of plays performed by the “Compagnie Commedia” such as “Pierre et le Loup” and “Barbe-Bleue”. Since 2001 she teaches in different establishments in Paris and more recently she assists Ivan Bacciocchi in the educational programme at “L’Atelier de Belleville”, School of Corporal Dramatic Mime.