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Agora Coaching Project – foto Nicola Stasi
On December 6, the young talents of Agora Coaching Project perform for Danza in Fonderia in Reggio Emilia.
Double performance on Saturday, December 6:
6:00 PM
8:30 PM
The protagonists of the evening are the dancers of Agora Coaching Project, an advanced training program promoted and supported by the MM Contemporary Dance Company and A.S.D. Progetto Danza of Reggio Emilia, under the artistic direction of Michele Merola and Enrico Morelli.
Founded in 2010, the program is gaining wide recognition within the European dance community and boasts collaborations with internationally renowned teachers and choreographers.
MOVETOPIA
Coreography by Massimo Gerardi
Choreography: Massimo Gerardi
Music: Jan Satler, Franz Liszt (performed by Mikhail Pletnev)
Performers: Agora Coaching Project
Duration: 20 minutes
Like many utopias set on islands or within isolated communities, MOVETOPIA expresses the desire to distance oneself from the complex and often problematic reality of the world. This can be interpreted as a metaphor for the attempt to create ideal conditions in which people can live in harmony, free from the interference and conflicts that arise in larger societies.
MOVETOPIA represents a journey toward a new society and a distant place. The different “stations” are characterized by specific moods, conveyed both through the modus operandi of the dance and through the musical context. These two elements influence one another and strive to reach a state of harmony.
Within this dynamic interaction between dance and music, a creative narrative unfolds, guiding the audience through a path of emotional discovery.
DI TANTI ROMEI, DI TANTE GIULIETTE
Coreography by Michele Merola
Choreography: Michele Merola
Music: Apparat, S. Prokofiev
Live music and vocals: Natalia Abbascià
Lighting: Gessica Germini
Performers: Agora Coaching Project
Duration: 40 minutes
Di tanti Romei e di tante Giuliette celebrates youth and its ability to be absolute in everything — in love and friendship — pure and untamable, with passions lived without defenses, powerful dreams that are total and temporarily eternal. The young dancers involved in the performance embody and reveal this passion and, through an intertwining of paths, stories, and bodies, they tell us about themselves but also about us as spectators.
Our task is to guide these young people through a tragic, powerful, endless story that still today speaks of passion and freedom. A story told for centuries in theatre and cinema, rewritten, interpreted, and adapted countless times — yet, in every version, it never loses its timeless beauty.
Speaking of love in the era of virtual communication, of fast consumption of everything — in an age where a simple text message could start or end a relationship — means restoring dignity and strength to Love. Today, much is said about violence, hatred, betrayal, and love that turns violent and often kills, but far less is said about the poetry of love, its delicacy made of gestures, tenderness, glances, and words.
Equally relevant today is the generational clash: the world of young people, made not only of love but also of hatred, violence, friendship, joy, and celebration, and the adult world, driven by greed and prejudice — a world the young inherit, continuing it like Tybalt, or breaking it like Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare’s young characters are youths who suffer: Juliet suffers from not being heard by parents unable to show her love; Benvolio suffers in his loneliness, taking refuge in friendship; and a multitude of young people wander the city, fighting against a world that has no space for them. Written centuries ago, these young people do not seem far from those of today.
The choreography created by Michele Merola for the young dancers of the training project thus gives shape to a powerful message: love, take part, lose yourselves, fight, and defend your beauty.
Made in Italy 36.0
Agora Coaching Project – foto Nicola Stasi
On December 6, the young talents of Agora Coaching Project perform for Danza in Fonderia in Reggio Emilia.
Double performance on Saturday, December 6:
6:00 PM
8:30 PM
The protagonists of the evening are the dancers of Agora Coaching Project, an advanced training program promoted and supported by the MM Contemporary Dance Company and A.S.D. Progetto Danza of Reggio Emilia, under the artistic direction of Michele Merola and Enrico Morelli.
Founded in 2010, the program is gaining wide recognition within the European dance community and boasts collaborations with internationally renowned teachers and choreographers.
MOVETOPIA
Coreography by Massimo Gerardi
Choreography: Massimo Gerardi
Music: Jan Satler, Franz Liszt (performed by Mikhail Pletnev)
Performers: Agora Coaching Project
Duration: 20 minutes
Like many utopias set on islands or within isolated communities, MOVETOPIA expresses the desire to distance oneself from the complex and often problematic reality of the world. This can be interpreted as a metaphor for the attempt to create ideal conditions in which people can live in harmony, free from the interference and conflicts that arise in larger societies.
MOVETOPIA represents a journey toward a new society and a distant place. The different “stations” are characterized by specific moods, conveyed both through the modus operandi of the dance and through the musical context. These two elements influence one another and strive to reach a state of harmony.
Within this dynamic interaction between dance and music, a creative narrative unfolds, guiding the audience through a path of emotional discovery.
DI TANTI ROMEI, DI TANTE GIULIETTE
Coreography by Michele Merola
Choreography: Michele Merola
Music: Apparat, S. Prokofiev
Live music and vocals: Natalia Abbascià
Lighting: Gessica Germini
Performers: Agora Coaching Project
Duration: 40 minutes
Di tanti Romei e di tante Giuliette celebrates youth and its ability to be absolute in everything — in love and friendship — pure and untamable, with passions lived without defenses, powerful dreams that are total and temporarily eternal. The young dancers involved in the performance embody and reveal this passion and, through an intertwining of paths, stories, and bodies, they tell us about themselves but also about us as spectators.
Our task is to guide these young people through a tragic, powerful, endless story that still today speaks of passion and freedom. A story told for centuries in theatre and cinema, rewritten, interpreted, and adapted countless times — yet, in every version, it never loses its timeless beauty.
Speaking of love in the era of virtual communication, of fast consumption of everything — in an age where a simple text message could start or end a relationship — means restoring dignity and strength to Love. Today, much is said about violence, hatred, betrayal, and love that turns violent and often kills, but far less is said about the poetry of love, its delicacy made of gestures, tenderness, glances, and words.
Equally relevant today is the generational clash: the world of young people, made not only of love but also of hatred, violence, friendship, joy, and celebration, and the adult world, driven by greed and prejudice — a world the young inherit, continuing it like Tybalt, or breaking it like Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare’s young characters are youths who suffer: Juliet suffers from not being heard by parents unable to show her love; Benvolio suffers in his loneliness, taking refuge in friendship; and a multitude of young people wander the city, fighting against a world that has no space for them. Written centuries ago, these young people do not seem far from those of today.
The choreography created by Michele Merola for the young dancers of the training project thus gives shape to a powerful message: love, take part, lose yourselves, fight, and defend your beauty.
Aterballetto Gala
Il CCN/Aterballetto dance at Teatro Sperimentale in Pesaro on 6 december 2025.
The company’s dancers present an evening featuring some of the most recent highlights from their repertoire, including the brand-new female solo Terra Piccola, choreographed by Antonella Bertoni.
Preludio by Diego Tortelli is a profane prayer inspired by the writing of Nick Cave: five dancers become emotional triggers, embodying obsessions, dependencies, and desires in a hymn to the body and its constant transformation.
https://youtu.be/cN_5fZFrz4c
Reconciliatio by Angelin Preljocaj is a delicate female duet set to Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata.
https://youtu.be/SBq99Tyc-xQ
An Echo, A Wave by Philippe Kratz draws inspiration from the hypnotic motion of the sea — a symbol of eternity and a place of encounters, departures, and returns. A poetic duet, fluid like a wave that moves through time.
https://youtu.be/pn4a6L_U-hs
Finally, Alpha Grace, also by Philippe Kratz, is a reflection on empathy — that ancient and sacred ability to recognize oneself in others. Solitudes and individualities gradually transform into a collective presence, into a harmony built on listening and sharing.
Rhapsody in blue | Solo Echo – open rehearsal
Aterballetto’s final open rehearsal of 2025
On Tuesday, December 9 at 6:00 PM, Aterballetto opens the doors of Sala Fusione to share with the Reggio Emilia audience the rehearsal process of Rhapsody in Blue by Iratxe Ansa & Igor Bacovich and Solo Echo by Crystal Pite.
Open rehearsals are unique moments in which audiences can witness how a performance is created, engage in dialogue with the artists, and be surprised by the art of dance: a special opportunity that allows the public to step inside the daily practice of dancers and choreographers.
NOTTE MORRICONE
At the Teatro Verdi in Pordenone, Aterballetto performs Notte Morricone by Marcos Morau on the occasion of the International Mountain Day, as part of the Montagna Teatro Festival 2025.
I, Ennio Morricone, am dead,” wrote the composer before bidding farewell. His music, however, cannot die. Creators and artists never truly leave us; they remain, held alive and safe by memory itself. Notte Morricone is my gift — a devoted tribute to the beauty he gave to the world.
Notte Morricone unfolds in the twilight of an ordinary night in the life of a creative mind — alone and dazed before his sheets of paper, jotting down notes and envisioning melodies for films that do not yet exist, bringing stories back to life in the rarefied air of his room.
— Marcos Morau, Director and Choreographer
It is impossible to describe Notte Morricone — a masterful work that reaches the spectator in waves, enveloping them in emotion, capturing them in the memory of timeless melodies that have long outlived the images that inspired them. The choreography is equally enchanting — refined and deeply poetic, crafted with meticulous attention to detail: legs and necks seem jointless, bending and springing rhythmically like metronomes.
— Maria Luisa Buzzi, Danza&Danza
Duration 90′
AiAiAi Pinocchio!
A new Pinocchio for Danza in Fonderia | Anthologies. New Readings of the Body.
Inspired by Collodi’s famous tale, AiAiAi Pinocchio! shifts the action into the contemporary world, speaking the language of Generation Alpha, a world shaped by the presence of artificial intelligence.
Geppa is a tech-enthusiast passionate about digital creation, attempting to generate a Pinocchio no longer made of wood, but of pixels, data, and algorithms. Accompanying the two characters in this adventure are a talking Cricket, a robot, and FATA TURKINA, the virtual assistant.
A performance for children aged 5 and up
Stravaganze in sol minore
Stravaganze in sol minore by Francesca Lattuada, arrives at the Teatro Marenco in Novi Ligure.
The magical virtuosity of Toti Scialoja (1914–1998) — a master not only of images but also of words — is at the heart of Stravaganze in sol minore by Francesca Lattuada, a creation for children presented by the CCN/Aterballetto.
The almost magical vibrations that flow from Scialoja’s poems are like the endless ripples formed on the surface of water when a stone is thrown: evoking unreal or hyperreal images, imbued with a musicality that blends poetry and nursery rhyme, where the extraordinary and the frightening meet and hold hands.
Beneath a bush of scarlet roses
The toad serves hot tea with milk.
Beneath a bush of purple roses
It’s the toad’s turn to wash the cups.
(Toti Scialoja, La mela di Amleto, 1984)
Direction and choreography: Francesca Lattuada
Texts: Toti Scialoja (from La mela di Amleto)
Music: The Klezmorin, Gustav Mahler, Dean Martin, Clara Rockmore
Masks and objects: Natali Fortier
Performers: Vittoria Franchina, Rocco Ancarola
Co-production: Fondazione Nazionale della Danza / Aterballetto and Centro Teatrale Bresciano
In co-production with Centro Servizi Culturali Santa Chiara
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wouh0x0D4HQ
Solo Echo / Reconciliatio / An echo, a wave / Rhapsody in blue
Aterballetto opens the 2025–2026 dance season at the Teatro Comunale Città di Vicenza on Sunday, December 14.
CCN/Aterballetto performs a true concert in dance. Solo Echo by Crystal Pite, set to Brahms’ sonatas for piano and cello, invokes winter to express something essential about acceptance and loss. Reconciliatio is a delicate female duet by Angelin Preljocaj set to Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata. In An echo, a wave by Philippe Kratz, the flowing movements of the two dancers recall the motion of the sea, while Rhapsody in blue by Iratxe Ansa and Igor Bacovich is a playful, lively choreography echoing Gershwin’s famous score.
Dreamers
Aterballetto closes the 2025 season at the Teatro Magnani in Fidenza on Thursday, 18 December.
The CCN/Aterballetto performs Dreamers, a true dance concert.
Preludio by Diego Tortelli is a creation for five dancers set to the unmistakable voice of Nick Cave.
Reconciliatio, by Angelin Preljocaj, is a delicate female duet performed to Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata.
In An echo, a wave by Philippe Kratz, the dancers’ flowing movement recalls the motion of the sea.
Finally, Rhapsody in Blue by Iratxe Ansa and Igor Bacovich is a lively, playful choreography — just like Gershwin’s iconic composition — performed by all 16 Aterballetto dancers.
https://youtu.be/SBq99Tyc-xQ
NOTTE MORRICONE
Aterballetto’s first performance of 2026 is Notte Morricone by Marcos Morau at the Teatro delle Muse in Ancona.
“I, Ennio Morricone, am dead,” wrote the composer before taking his leave. His music, however, cannot die. This is how creators and artists always leave us without ever truly leaving, and how memory takes care to keep them alive, to keep them safe. Notte Morricone is my gift, a devoted tribute to the beauty he gave to the world.
Notte Morricone unfolds in the twilight of an ordinary night in the life of a creative spirit who, alone and dazed before his papers, jots down notes and envisions melodies for films that do not yet exist, bringing stories back to life in the rarefied air of his room.
Marcos Morau – Director and Choreographer
It is impossible to describe Notte Morricone, a masterful work that washes over the spectator in waves, embraces them with emotional currents, and captivates them with the memory of timeless melodies that have long outlived the images that first inspired them. Equally enchanting is the finely chiselled, ever-poetic choreography, composed with meticulous attention to detail: legs and necks seem jointless, bending and snapping rhythmically like metronomes.
Maria Luisa Buzzi – Danza&Danza
Duration: 90 minutes
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Dreamers
Aterballetto performs Dreamers at the Teatro della Regina in Cattolica on Friday, January 9, 2026.
The CCN/Aterballetto presents an evening that traverses body, soul, and memory — four creations reflecting on intimacy, human fragility, and the strength of shared emotion.
Preludio by Diego Tortelli is a profane prayer inspired by the writings of Nick Cave: five dancers become vessels of emotion, embodying obsession, dependency, and desire in a hymn to the body and its constant transformation.
Reconciliatio by Angelin Preljocaj is a delicate female duet set to Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata — a work of quiet power and profound grace.
An Echo, A Wave by Philippe Kratz draws inspiration from the hypnotic movement of the sea, a symbol of eternity and a space of encounters, departures, and returns — a poetic duet, fluid as a wave flowing through time.
Finally, Alpha Grace, also by Philippe Kratz, is a reflection on empathy — that ancient, sacred ability to recognize oneself in others. Solitude and individuality gradually dissolve into togetherness, into a harmony built on listening and shared emotion.
© Festival de Granada | Fermín Rodríguez
Dreamers
Aterballetto performs Dreamers at the Teatro del Popolo in Concordia sulla Secchia (MO) on Saturday, January 17, 2026.
The National Choreographic Centre Aterballetto presents an evening that traverses body, soul, and memory — four creations reflecting on intimacy, human fragility, and the strength of shared emotion.
Preludio by Diego Tortelli is a profane prayer inspired by the writings of Nick Cave: five dancers become vessels of emotion, embodying obsession, dependence, and desire in a hymn to the body and its constant transformation.
Reconciliatio by Angelin Preljocaj is a delicate female duet set to Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, a piece of subtle power and poetic grace.
An Echo, A Wave by Philippe Kratz draws inspiration from the hypnotic movement of the sea — a symbol of eternity and a place of encounters, departures, and returns. It is a poetic duet, fluid and timeless like the waves themselves.
Finally, Alpha Grace, also by Philippe Kratz, is a reflection on empathy — that ancient, sacred capacity to recognize oneself in others. Solitude and individuality gradually dissolve into togetherness, into a harmony built on listening and shared emotion.
© Festival de Granada | Fermín Rodríguez
