Vilma Hodo

Vilma Hodo is an Albanian born actress and dancer.She has studied acting in the National Academy of Arts in Tirana\Albania and Psychology in the University of Social Sciences . Acting and Psychology are extensions of each other for her.Being passionate in Psychology and fusing it in acting makes her craft compelling and a long process of exploration.She used to work for a couple of years in many successful theatre productions in Albania ,representing her country in different international theatre festivals. New York is now her next destination to challenge herself artistically.Enriching and improving her craft is always a process in motion .Acting for Vilma is an instinct. Recently she was on set with a leading role for an experimental independent movie called "Execution" directed by Stavit Allweis. The cast were rehearsing about 3 months before shooting this project. Also she was part of the 23nd Annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts with a short play in the Theatre for the New City in Manhattan which is a Pulitzer Prize winning community cultural and community center.Thanks to an important audition with Crystal Field ,Executive Artistic Director of the Theatre for the New City ,Vilma is this year part of the Theatre for the New City's award-winning Street Theatre Company .She gonna perform with the company during August and September in 5 boroughs of New York City.Performaces will open its 42nd annual tour August 4th with "Shame of the Doomsday Machine" a rip-roaring musical.