Dance Week. A tribute to female creativity
Girls just wanna have…
1-8 march 2026
Fonderia
Via della Costituzione 39, Reggio Emilia
A Dance Week that moves through visions, languages, and imaginaries shaped by choreographers and artists capable of questioning the present through plural perspectives.
Dance Week unfolds as a journey of performances, open rehearsals, and encounters exploring the body as a space of pleasure, resistance, imagination, and transformation. From dialogue with myth to engagement with technology, from irony to the shared strength of gesture, to breath as a poetic space and the magic of a fairy tale created for younger audiences.
The programme also includes workshops for dance schools and audience talks—an homage to creativity and the feminine universe.
PROGRAMME
Sunday 1 March, 6:00 pm
Open rehearsal
Girls just wanna have… PLEASURE
Giorgia Lolli
Body Sweats
Can pleasure be a driving force in creation? The new project by Giorgia Lolli is a tribute to Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, feminist artist and the “mother” of Dadaism.
Tuesday 3 March, 8:30 pm
Performance
Girls just wanna have… FREEDOM
Sara Angius e Johanna Ehlert
Sabotage – Italian premiere
Through an ironic and profound interplay of movement, dancers and puppets manipulate one another within a living web of control, freedom, and poetic rebellion.
Wednesday 4 March, 8:30 pm
Performance
Girls just wanna have… HUMANITY
Roberta Pisu / Arcis_Collective
K.I.nd of Human
Can AI create art? Four dancers and four saxophones reclaim art as a profoundly human act, starting from a reflection on the immense potential of artificial intelligence.
Friday 6 and Saturday 7 March, 7:00 pm
Performance
Girls just wanna have… A MEDAL
Simona Bertozzi / Compagnia Nexus
Le Palestriti
Four female performers transform gymnastic training into a collective celebration, creating a language of gestures, sounds, and bodies that honours strength, grace, and shared power.
Saturday 7 March, 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm
Open rehearsal
Girls just wanna have… ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW
Lara Guidetti / SPACCA / Sanpapié
Enough
Lara Guidetti draws inspiration from Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse for her new male duet. A work in progress exploring affinity and attraction as forces that generate continuous tension.
Saturday 7 March, 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm
Open rehearsal
Girls just wanna have… AN IDOL
Monica Casadei / Compagnia Artemis Danza
Pina!
Monica Casadei creates a personal tribute to Pina Bausch, a dialogue in which her choreographic signature meets the poetic vision of the mother of Tanztheater.
Saturday 7 March, 8:30 pm
Performance
Girls just wanna have… THEIR OWN BODY
Antonella Bertoni e Michele Abbondanza
EPIPHANĪA – Mi rendo manifesta
Three dancers lose themselves in a labyrinth of visual rooms, engaging in a meticulous exploration of the female body—between gender stereotypes and individual emancipation. A true feminine manifesto.
Sunday 8 March, 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm
Family performance (ages 4+)
Girls just wanna have… MAGIC
Emanuela Dall’Aglio / Campsirago residenza
INnaturale. Alla ricerca di strane creature
A thought-hunter will guide children through the spaces of Fonderia, which will magically transform into an enchanted forest inhabited by mysterious animals. Who will dare to enter the den of the Black Wolf?
Sunday 8 March, 8:30 pm
Performance
Girls just wanna have… DEEP BREATH
Salvo Lombardo feat. Luna Cenere
Breathing Room
A performance that transforms breath into a poetic act: an expanded space in which to lose control, listen to the voice, and inhabit an environment in constant construction—between body, sound, and meditation.
Thursday 5 March
6:00 pm – 7:15 pm
Contemporary Dance Workshop with Estelle Bovay, dancer with CCN/Aterballetto
(Max. 20 participants – ages 16+ – intermediate/advanced level)
Participation in the workshop is reserved for those who purchase a ticket for one of the performances of their choice.
For reservations, please write to biglietteria@aterballetto.it.
Saturday 7 March
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
A selection of local products and wines in collaboration with Mercato Campagna Amica del Tricolore
Saturday 7 March
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
A moment of exchange and dialogue dedicated to female creativity in contemporary dance, featuring Antonella Bertoni, Simona Bertozzi, Monica Casadei, and Lara Guidetti. Moderated by scholar and curator Ariadne Mikou, Coffee with the Artists is an open conversation space designed to give voice to the diverse practices, visions, and artistic trajectories of these choreographers, bringing audiences closer to the creative process.
A convivial opportunity to share thoughts, experiences, and perspectives on women’s artistic practice—over a cup of coffee.
TICKETS
€3–€10
TICKET PURCHASE
Tickets can be purchased online at www.biglietteriafonderia39.it.
The box office at Fonderia opens one hour before the start of the performance.
Tickets are unnumbered.
CONTACTS
Mobile & WhatsApp: +39 334 102 3554
News
Dance Week. A tribute to female creativity
From 1 to 8 May, Dance Week comes to Fonderia, paying tribute to female creativity through visions, languages, and imaginaries shaped by choreographers and artists capable of questioning the present through plural perspectives.
Beauty in Action: CCN/Aterballetto dances at the Closing Ceremony of Milano Cortina 2026
Beauty in Action: on 22 February, Filmmaster and CCN/Aterballetto bring contemporary dance to the Closing Ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in the magnificent setting of the Verona Arena.
Danza in Fonderia in February
Four events exploring time in dance: from improvisations with an accordion to the tragic fate of Macbeth, from gestures spanning centuries to the talent of new dancers.
With “AN ECHO, A FRAME”, the performances meet the artworks of “I Preferiti di Marino. Chapter II – Opus Mundi.”
On the occasion of the exhibition “I Preferiti di Marino. Chapter II – Opus Mundi”, on view from 6 February to 28 June 2026 at the Centro Arti e Scienze Golinelli, Fondazione Golinelli, in collaboration with the CCN/Aterballetto, presents the performative project “AN ECHO, A FRAME”, conceived by choreographer Philippe Kratz.
AUDITION – 2026 SEASON
We are looking for new female and male dancers for the Aterballetto company. Apply now!
Danza in Fonderia in December
There are four final events in 2025, dedicated to new generations and new technologies.
Aterballetto’s final performances of 2025
In December 2025, Aterballetto’s dance unfolds across Italy, Mexico, and Bulgaria.
Cultura e Conflitti (Culture and Conflicts)
What roles do art, culture, and cultural diplomacy play in the current geopolitical landscape, fraught with uncertainty and omens of conflict?
Danza in Fonderia in novembrer
An anthology of choreographic thought: from Maguy Marin’s masterpieces to the Christmas magic of The Nutcracker.
Aterballetto in South Africa for the First Time
As part of the ITALIA DANZA project, and with the support of the Italian Embassy in Pretoria and the Italian Cultural Institute of Pretoria, Aterballetto will perform in South Africa from 8 to 12 November 2025.
Visioni del Corpo. Maurizio Cattelan: from Paris to Florence
With Nicolas Ballario and choreography by Lara Guidetti, three works by Maurizio Cattelan become the heart of the new edition of Visioni del Corpo, premiering in Paris.
The Italian tour of the CCN/Aterballetto in November
From November 1 to 30, the CCN/Aterballetto is always on stage. Discover the November Italian tour!
Experience Dance Week. Discover the world of the CCN/Aterballetto.
From November 6 to 11, the Dance Week of the CCN/Aterballetto takes place in Reggio Emilia, featuring performances, workshops, and aperitifs.
Aterballetto performs in Reggio Emilia and surrounding areas this autumn.
Discover our performances at Teatro Valli, our home venue La Fonderia, and Teatro Asioli in Correggio.
Antologie. Nuove letture del corpo (Anthologies. New Readings of the Body)
Discover the new edition of Danza in Fonderia, the festival by CCN/Aterballetto held at its venue in Reggio Emilia.
September: CCN/Aterballetto’s tour kicks off again from Toledo and Osaka
CCN/Aterballetto performs Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda for Spain’s Noche del Patrimonio in Toledo and for Expo 2025 Osaka.
Caracalla Danza
From September 26 to 28 at the Baths of Caracalla, a new project by the Special Superintendency of Rome in collaboration with CCN/Aterballetto comes to life. Guest company: Gauthier Dance. In partnership with Romaeuropa Festival.
A farewell to the dance by Ivana, Clément, and Sara
With the end of the season, we bid farewell to three dancers who have left a profound mark on the company’s artistic life: Ivana Mastroviti, Clément Haenen, and Sara De Greef.
The Final Performances of the 2024–2025 Season
Aterballetto closes the season with Notte Morricone in Pompei and Madrid. Don’t miss our dance on Rai1 and the final performances of SANTA.
SANTA – Special Performances
On Wednesday, April 2, three special performances of SANTA at Reggiane Parco Innovazione.
Aterballetto at the Granada Festival
On June 28 and 29, Aterballetto returns to the Granada Festival, performing Don Juan by Johan Inger for the final time, and bringing the MicroDanze to life in the enchanting setting of the Alhambra.
CCN/Aterballetto receives the Taobuk Award in Taormina
On June 21, CCN/Aterballetto will receive the 2025 Taobuk Award at the Teatro Antico di Taormina. Broadcasting on Rai1 on July 2 at 23.00.
MicroDanze on tour
From Edinburgh to Ravenna, from Granada to Canossa: the MicroDanze continue their tour, bringing dance to new audiences—wherever they may be.
SANTA
An urban experience of art and dance. CCN/Aterballetto at Reggiane Parco Innovazione with Maurizio Cattelan, Nicolas Ballario, and Lara Guidetti. From June 12 to July 5.
