The Compagnia Artemis Danza / Monica Casadei offers the audience at the Fonderia something unique, opening the doors to the creative process of its new production Stabat Mater, which will premiere at the Teatro Rossini in Pesaro on March 14.
Choreography, direction, sets, lights, and costumes Monica Casadei
Music Gioachino Rossini
Production Compagnia Artemis Danza/Monica Casadei
In collaboration with AMAT and Teatro Rossini di Pesaro
With the contribution of Ministry of Culture, Regione Emilia-Romagna – Department of Culture, Municipality of Parma
The creation, signed by the choreographer from Ferrara Monica Casadei, is dedicated to Gioachino Rossini’s Stabat Mater; a choral tribute to the soul of women, to their universal love, embodied by the mother par excellence. The performance represents the evolution of a multi-year research journey that the choreographer has dedicated to the encounter between dance and religious music.
Stabat Mater is a collective prayer, timeless and universal, for a mater dolorosa, a woman’s heart broken by pain, a mater lacrimosa that crystallizes in the moment of lament the tragedy of losing a child.
The body becomes the medium to tell the emotional experience of those facing the transformation of the primordial bond between mother and child. The performance becomes a cry and a whisper, noise and silence, giving voice to a love that transcends loss and never ceases to illuminate, even in the darkest moments.
Stabat Mater offers a profound and moving fresco of maternity, in a deep and lyrical tension between pain and hope, making the mother’s suffering a universal symbol of empathy and resilience.
The power of Rossini’s composition plays a crucial role in conveying the emotional intensity of the text, while the dynamic music elevates the narrative from lament to a song of hope.
Originally from Ferrara and holding a degree in Philosophy with honors with a thesis on Plato and dance, Monica Casadei, after a competitive career in rhythmic gymnastics, dedicated herself to the study of classical and modern dance, first in Italy, then in London, and finally in Paris where she met choreographers Pierre Doussaint and Isabelle Doubouloz, as well as the master André Cognard Hanshi So shihan, with whom she still practices the martial art of Aikido. In 1994, she founded the company Artemis Danza in France, and in 1997, she moved to Italy, where she began an intense production activity that, to this day, counts over fifty original creations. From 1998 to 2007, the company was in residence at the Fondazione Teatro Due in Parma, while from 2014 to 2018, it was in artistic residence at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna. Fundamental to Monica Casadei’s artistic research were her encounters with Federico Fellini, her investigation into the great lyrical tradition with performances such as Il Barbiere di Siviglia and the series of works dedicated to the heroines of opera reinterpreted in a contemporary key (such as Traviata, Tosca X, Carmen K, Butterfly – Colori Proibiti, Private Callas, Puccini’s Opera.Voci di Donne). The productions of Artemis Danza are characterized by their fusion with different artistic, cultural, and geographical realms, as well as the exploration of urban spaces that become the stage for performative actions. Alongside its production activity, Artemis supports, produces, and promotes young authors and carries out numerous activities to educate the public.
TICKETS
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Free for children under 6
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