Centro Coreografico Nazionale / Aterballetto

Un jour nouveau | Birthday Party
2023-11-04 20:30 - 21:30 (Europe/Rome) | Teatro Municipale Valli, Piazza Martiri del 7 luglio, Reggio Emilia, 42121, Italia
The artistic heart of the Over Dance project arrives on the stage of the Teatro Municipale Valli in Reggio Emilia.
The two renowned choreographers Rachid Ouramdane and Angelin Preljocaj sign respectively Un Jour nouveau and span style=”color: #d40000;”>Birthday Party and address the theme of the transformation of the body with an evening of senior performers (aged 65 to 79).
The body transforming with the years is a central theme in our society, and in the sensitivity of each of us. Ageing is not a problem for the actor, writer or visual artist: for those who dance, however? What is the real age of the body?

Discover more about the project

The evening is a co-production of Fondazione Nazionale della Danza/Aterballetto with Ballet Preljocaj (Aix-en-Provence), Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse (Paris), ERT/Teatro Nazionale (Modena), Fondazione I Teatri (Reggio Emilia), Centro Servizi Culturali Santa Chiara (Trento).
Supporter and scientific partner: Ravasi Garzanti Foundation (Milan)
In partnership with Municipality of Reggio Emilia and Farmacie Comunali Riunite
with the support of Nuovi Mecenati – Fondazione franco-italiana di sostegno alla creazione contemporanea and Institut français

Un jour nouveau | Birthday Party
2023-11-07 21:00 - 22:00 | Teatro Rossini, Piazza Lazzarini, 1, Pesaro, 61121, Italia
After its debut at Teatro Municipale Valli in Reggio Emilia, the artistic heart of the Over Dance project arrives on the stage of Teatro Rossini in Pesaro.
The two renowned choreographers Rachid Ouramdane and Angelin Preljocaj sign respectively Un Jour nouveau and Birthday Party and address the theme of the transformation of the body with an evening of senior performers (aged 65 to 79).
The body transforming with the years is a central theme in our society, and in the sensitivity of each of us. Ageing is not a problem for the actor, writer or visual artist: for those who dance, however? What is the real age of the body?

Learn more about the project–

The evening is a co-production of Fondazione Nazionale della Danza/Aterballetto with Ballet Preljocaj (Aix-en-Provence), Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse (Paris), ERT/Teatro Nazionale (Modena), Fondazione I Teatri (Reggio Emilia), Centro Servizi Culturali Santa Chiara (Trento).
Supporter and scientific partner: Ravasi Garzanti Foundation (Milan)
In partnership with Municipality of Reggio Emilia and Farmacie Comunali Riunite
with the support of Nuovi Mecenati – Fondazione franco-italiana di sostegno alla creazione contemporanea and Institut français

Esercizi di fantastica
2023-11-18 18:00 - 18:50 | Fonderia, via della Costituzione, 39, Reggio Emilia, 42124, Italy
Sosta Palmizi – Esercizi di Fantastica – ph. Vincenzo Siniscalco
Spettacolo perfetto per ogni età – per la complessità, la raffinatezza delle azioni in un crescendo gioioso – ben si comprende come abbia potuto meritare il Premio della giuria e del pubblico Vimercate Ragazzi Festival 2021. Valeria Ottolenghi, Gazzetta di Parma
Esercizi di Fantastica, produzione Sosta Palmizi, si ispira ai racconti di Gianni Rodari ed è un’occasione imperdibile per portare i bambini e le bambine dai 4 anni in su a teatro.

Credits
From an idea by Giorgio Rossi
A creation by Elisa Canessa, Federico Dimitri, Francesco Manenti, Giorgio Rossi
Performers Elisa Canessa, Federico Dimitri e Francesco Manenti
Scenographies Francesco Givone, Francesco Manenti, Francesca Lombardi
Costumes Beatrice Giannini, Francesca Lombardi
Illustrations Francesco Manenti
Lighting design Elena Tedde
Production Associazione Sosta Palmizi
With the contribution of MiBACT, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali e del Turismo/Direzione generale per lo spettacolo dal vivo; Regione Toscana/Sistema Regionale dello Spettacolo
With the support of Armunia (Rosignano LI), Wintergarten – Atelier di Teatro Permanente (Livorno), Comune di Castiglion Fiorentino (Ar)
Thanks to Spazio Nunc, Elena Giacomin
Esercizi di fantastica
A grey house. Three grey characters. Bored, dull and clouded by the technological means, they move like prisoners of a predetermined mechanism, their gaze is always turned to the screens. But here comes an unexpected element! A butterfly will move their look elsewhere and the house will become the theatre of new adventures and transformations. A crescendo of emotions and vicissitudes in which the three protagonists will finally rediscover the power of fantasy, in a continuous game to free their bodies and minds.
Sosta Palmizi – Esercizi di fantastica

Esercizi di Fantastica tells, with the language of dance and movement, the power of imagination that transforms things and people into something always unexpected and extraordinary. The authors were inspired by the idea of “Fantastica” by the writer Gianni Rodari, whose 100th anniversary is celebrated in 2020. Close to the surrealism of the 50s and inspired by the work of Alfred Jarry and his pataphysics (the science of imaginary solutions), Rodari affirmed the existence of a Fantastica in total contrast to Logic.
Sosta Palmizi – Esercizi di fantastica
The AuthorsGiorgio Rossi
As E. Satie would probably say, “he is a dancing mammal”. At the age of 4, seeing the Swiss clown Dimitri perform in surreal stage time, he realised that theatre was his life. He owes his artistic fortune to having been able to witness the work of great masters (Kantor, Brook, Bausch, Carlson), with some of whom he learnt the art of the stage’ both as a student and as a performer. In 1984, he co-founded Sosta Palmizi, an acronym under which, in 30 years, over 400 dancers and others have worked, who have found work in the major Italian and European dance theatre companies or founded their own groups: some of these are part of the nucleus of the association as Artisti Associati. With his performances, over 30 productions, he has travelled the world, thanks to the universality of the poetic art of movement. Over the years, he has collaborated with artists from the most diverse fields such as: Andrea Pazienza, Paolo Fresu, Bernardo Bertolucci, Terry Gilliam, Stefano Benni, Paola Turci, Lucia Poli, David Riondino, Paolo Rossi, Banda Osiris, Gabriele Mirabassi, Danilo Rea, Elisabetta Pozzi, Jovanotti and many others, as well as working with people of all ages, students, therapeutic communities and social rehabilitation groups.
Federico Dimitri
He graduated in 2004 from the Accademia Teatro Dimitri, Verscio (CH). In 2005 he won the Pinokkio Prize in Belgium with his performance entitled Perfectly Coupled. In the same year, he co-founded the company I Tre Secondi, and created the performances Zurigo Stazione Centrale (2005), I Doganieri (2010) and Kaspar (2015). In 2006, he moved to Geneva, where he continued to work as an actor. In the same period, a meeting with director Teresa Ludovico led him to collaborate with the Teatro Stabile d’Innovazione Kismet Opera in Bari. He starred in the performance La Regina delle Nevi, directed by Teresa Ludovico. In 2008, he participated in the founding of the research group Progetto Brockenhaus, based in Ticino, with which he created the performances Non facciamone una tragedia and Sagra. In the summers of 2009-2010-2012, he participated in the Origen festival, Riom (CH) under the artistic direction of Giovanni Netzer. Arriving in Livorno in 2010, he continued his artistic collaboration between Italy, Switzerland and Germany. Since 2012, he has collaborated with Theater Werkstatt Gleis 5 in Frauenfeld (CH), with whom he creates Laina Viva. In 2013, together with Elisa Canessa, he founded the Compagnia Dimitri/Canessa. Central point, always, the body, container of the whole, of the gesture as of the word of the concrete and the subtle; fundamental instrument of communication. The company has been working for years both in Italy and abroad, particularly in Switzerland, and has four performances to its credit: Bruno (2013), a performance that won the FIT, International Theatre Festival of Lugano; …di Giulietta e del suo Romeo (2014) and Hallo!I’m Jacket! (2016), Ad esempio questo cielo (2019). He also made the video clips Show me, for French singer Marina P. and Lettera di San Paolo agli operai, Virginiana Miller, Targa Tenco 2014.
For years, he has been actively collaborating with Ticino choreographer Giorgio Rossi, of the Sosta Palmizi company. This collaboration will see him involved from October 2016 in the creation of the children’s performance Col naso all’insù.
Elisa Canessa
Elisa began her training in 1999, dedicating herself to the study of more specifically corporeal languages. In 2001 she graduated from the School of Theatre in Bologna, a training course in Nouvea-Cirque. Since 2002, she has been studying Commedia dell’Arte with the Pantakin company in Venice. In 2003, she received a scholarship from the Ass. Sosta Palmizi. He has attended numerous Contact Improvvisation seminars with masters Dieter Hetikamp (Berlin) and Benno Voorham (Stockholm) and with the latter he collaborated for two years on a project to develop Contemporary Dance in Eastern European countries. Among others, she studied with Maestros Giorgio Rossi, Raffaella Giordano, Michele Modesto Casarin, Gey Pin Ang, Chiara Guidi, Francesca della Monica, Daniel Lepkoff, Since 2001 Elisa has been actively working as a performer for: Compagnia Agar, Sant’Arcangelo dei Teatri; Arcipelago Circo- Teatro, La Biennale di Venezia; Compagnia Pantakin da Venezia, Commedia dell’arte; Benno Voorham for ADDM Fest (Moldavia); Massimiliano Barrachini, Resolution Festival (London); Compagnia Sosta Palmizi, Giorgio Rossi/Raffaella Giordano; Teatro Kismet Opera – Teresa Ludovico; Teatro all’Improvviso, Mantova; Segni Particolari/Amina Amici; Origen Festival (CH). Since 2002, alongside her activity as a performer, she has been conducting her own theatrical research. She is the author of the performances Esercizi and Drunk. In 2008, she co-founded the research group Progetto Brockenhaus in Switzerland, with which she created the performances Non facciamone una tragedia and Sagra. In 2010 she graduated from the Teatro Stabile di Torino in “Scritture per la Danza Contemporanea”, a professional specialisation course held by Raffaella Giordano. She played the lead role in one of Lorenzo Jovanotti’s video clips, Mezzogiorno. In 2013, Federico Dimitri founded the Dimitri/Canessa Company. For years he has been actively collaborating with Ticino choreographer Giorgio Rossi, of the Sosta Palmizi company.
Francesco Manenti
He works in the field of theatre, performance and visual art. He graduated from the Professional Training Course in Noveau Cirque at the Theatre School of Bologna Galante Garrone. He studies and deepens the Contact Improvisation, in particular following the seminars of D.Heitkamp and Benno Voorham. In 2003-2004 he was awarded a scholarship by Raffaella Giordano and Giorgio Rossi, with whom he studied at the theatre-dance seminars held at Sosta Palmizi. Since 2010 he follows the work of Masaki Iwana attending his intensive workshops at the Atelier du Butoh Blanc in Normandy. He graduated from the International Master WTTL (World Theatre Training Library) under the artistic direction of Master Yuri Alschitz which took place at the UNAM University in Mexico City with the aim of developing theatrical pedagogy. For several years he has been studying martial arts (Ki Aikido, Kung Fu, TaiJiQuan), circus arts (in particular aerial acrobatics and dance with flaming sticks); in 2011 he graduated as Teacher of Dao Yin Fa Qi Gong at the Tao Yin Italy School. With Elisa Canessa he gives life to the Agatharandagio Project and together they create the shows “ESERCIZI” and “DRUNK” (co-production TIR-Dance) participating in several festivals including: “Lavori in Pelle”, Iceberg Award 2005, Festival DANAE 2006, Italia Wave 2009, GD’A 2004-2005 and Festival Inequilibrio-Armunia 2009. In 2008 he created together with E. di Terlizzi, E. Canessa, F. Dimitri, E. Rosenberg and P. Gianotti the Swiss movement theatre company Progetto Brockenhaus. He has worked and still works as interpreter for some of the most interesting Italian and foreign companies such as Sosta Palmizi (Giorgio Rossi), Pantakin (Michele Modesto Casarin), Teatro Kismet Opera (Teresa Ludovico), Eccentrici Dadarò. He has also worked with: Riccardo Palmieri-ArterieCIRT, PierrNosari-Acidi Alteri, Maria Carpaneto-Filo di Paglia, Company Mafalda, Dimensioni Parallele Teatro (Stefano Cenci). At the same time he carries on a personal research in the field of visual arts.
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Open Rehearsal - Secus
2023-11-20 18:00 - 19:00 | Fonderia, via della Costituzione, 39, Reggio Emilia, 42124, Italy
Also this month, the Fonderia opens its doors to an open rehearsal with the Aterballetto Company.
On Monday, November 20th, at 6:00 PM, the audience can attend the rehearsal of Secus, a choreography created by Ohad Naharin in 2019: one of those performances that is difficult to forget, capable of uniquely highlighting the technical skills and expressiveness of dancers.
The creation boasts a musical collage ranging from the unusual electronic styles of AGF to the seductive Indian melodies of Kaho Naa Pyar Hai, to the resonant harmonies of the Beach Boys. This adventurously eclectic mix takes shape before our eyes in the form of a human alphabet made of runs, solos, clean and precise gestures, interrupted duets. Joy, vulnerability, fear, innocence, confusion, and anger weave a harmonious and dynamic canvas that oscillates between delicacy and exaggeration.
Open rehearsals are unique moments where you can experience the backstage of a show, interact with the artists, and be amazed by the art of dance: a special opportunity that allows the audience to enter the daily routine of dancers and choreographers.

Dreamers #1
2023-11-23 20:00 - 21:30 | Théâtre Equilibre, Pl. Jean Tinguely 1, Fribourg, 1701, Svizzera
Aterballetto dances at Théâtre Equilibre in Fribourg, Switzerland, the triple bill Dreamers #1 which highlights the eclecticism of the 16 dancers.
The evening opens with Shoot me, a new creation by Diego Tortelli on the music of the rock group Spiritualized, an abstract but tautly energetic choreography. This is followed by “O”, Philippe Kratz’s little masterpiece, an hypnotic duet with an unstoppable rhythm. All 16 dancers of the company close the evening with the iconic BLISS, a creation by choreographer Johan Inger on Keith Jarrett’s Koln Concert.

Dreamers #1
2023-11-26 15:00 - 16:30 | Opéra de Vichy, 1, Rue du Casino, Vichy, 1701, Francia
Aterballetto dances at Opéra de Vichy, France, the triple bill Dreamers #1 which highlights the eclecticism of the 16 dancers.
The evening opens with Shoot me, a new creation by Diego Tortelli on the music of the rock group Spiritualized, an abstract but tautly energetic choreography. This is followed by “O”, Philippe Kratz’s little masterpiece, an hypnotic duet with an unstoppable rhythm. All 16 dancers of the company close the evening with the iconic BLISS, a creation by choreographer Johan Inger on Keith Jarrett’s Koln Concert..

Italia Danza - Prague
2023-11-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Praga, Šporkova 335/14, Praga, 118 00, Repubblica Ceca
From November 28 to December 12, 2023, dance meets cultural diplomacy and travels with Italia Danza: the new project by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Maeci), curated by CCN/Aterballetto.
Realized through the General Directorate for Public and Cultural Diplomacy, the project unfolds in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institutes, with the support of the Emilia-Romagna Region and the City of Reggio Emilia. The objective of Italia Danza is simple: to enhance the Italian Cultural Institutes, places that remarkably represent cultural diplomacy worldwide, by bringing some creations from the only National Choreographic Center in our country: CCN/Aterballetto. It’s a cosmopolitan project entrusted to the universal language of the body, which CCN/Aterballetto interprets with its rich heritage of site-specific creations.

“I am particularly pleased to present the Italia Danza project in Prague, in an environment highly receptive to choreographic arts where dance, in all its forms, is a prominent part of the cultural offerings. Specifically, in the Czech Republic, contemporary dance is annually celebrated through highly acclaimed international showcases and festivals, providing important glimpses into the latest developments in this field. For these reasons, I consider it important to introduce these MicroDanze to the local audience, allowing us to highlight the undeniable talents of our dancers and choreographers beyond the realm of classical ballet and to open a window into contemporary dance in our country.”
Vito De Bellis
Director Italian Cultural Institute in Prague
28 NOVEMBER H 18:00 / H 19:30
Italian Cultural Institute in Prague
Šporkova 335/14, 118 00 Malá Strana, Prague
MICRODANZE
Active Motivation
by Elena Kekkou
Eppur si muove
by Francesca Lattuada
Near Life Experience
by Angelin Preljocaj
A Gig
by Diego Tortelli
Duration: 60′

Italia Danza - Brussels
2023-11-30 19:30 - 20:30 | Halles Saint-Géry, Pl. Saint-Géry 1, Bruxelles, 1000, Belgio
From November 28th to December 12th, 2023, dance meets cultural diplomacy and travels the world with Italia Danza: the new project of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Maeci) curated by CCN/Aterballetto.
Realized through the General Directorate for Public and Cultural Diplomacy, the project takes place in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institutes, with the support of the Emilia-Romagna Region and the City of Reggio Emilia. The goal of Italia Danza is simple: to enhance the Italian Cultural Institutes, places that represent cultural diplomacy par excellence in the world, by bringing some creations of the only National Choreographic Center of our country: the CCN/Aterballetto. A cosmopolitan project, entrusted to the universal language of the body, which CCN/Aterballetto interprets with its rich heritage of site-specific creations.
The Brussels stage is characterized by collaboration with the European Commission, which helps bring the MicroDances to the ancient St. Gery market, renovated by the Municipality of Brussels to make it a multifunctional space open to the public. The show is included in the program of activities of the 2023 edition of the Forum Cities and Regions for International Partnership, promoted every two years by the European Commission together with the European Committee of the Regions, to show Mayors and Presidents of Regions from the four continents an interesting artistic proposal for the enhancement of recovered urban public spaces.
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“We are particularly delighted to host Italia Danza here; Brussels has a rich and illustrious tradition in the field of dance, and it is wonderful to present CCN/Aterballetto, an Italian institution of great excellence, in a context that loves and understands this art.”
Allegra Iafrate
Acting Head Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels
30 NOVEMBER – H 19:30
Halles Saint-Géry
Pl. Saint-Géry 1, 1000, Brussels
MICRODANZE
Active Motivation
by Elena Kekkou
Eppur si muove
by Francesca Lattuada
Near Life Experience
by Angelin Preljocaj
A Gig
by Diego Tortelli
Duration: 60′

OVER DANCE LAB / TACA Tè
2023-12-03 15:30 - 21:00 | Magnete, Via Adriano 107, Milano, Milano, MI, 20128, Italia
The OVER DANCE project is the reference framework for a range of actions undertaken since 2022 on the theme of the transformation of the body and its perception as a vehicle for aesthetics. The December event in Milan is the continuation of this journey, an opportunity rich in events and opportunities for discussion on a central issue of the contemporary world.
On December 3rd, we will be guests at the Magnete space, in the heart of the Adriano district, for an entire afternoon dedicated to the project:

From 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM / OVER DANCE LAB – A free workshop for people over 60 led by Claudia de Smet, assistant to the choreographer for Agenlin Preljocaj. The workshop is open to all citizens over 60 and no previous experience in dance or dance study is required. Participants will receive a discounted ticket for the show on December 5th at the Teatro Franco Parenti.
7:00 PM / TACA TÈ – Dance performance with a performer over 60, directed by Lara Guidetti and co-produced with the Milanese company Sanpapié. The show premiered this autumn at the Teatro Elfo Puccini as part of the MilanOltre Festival.
Followed by a talk with Elisabetta Donati, sociologist and Head of Culture and Research Area for the Fondazione Ravasi Garzanti.

SIGN UP FOR THE WORKSHOP: lab@aterballetto.it

Stravaganze in sol minore
2023-12-03 16:00 - 17:00 | Teatro Sociale, Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi 14, Rovigo, 45100, Italy
Stravaganze in sol minore by Francesca Lattuada is at the Teatro Sociale in Trento.
The magical virtuosity of Toti Scialoja (1914-1998), master not only of images but also of words, with which a dancer and a baritone play, is the basis of this new creation for children, boys and girls, signed by the Fondazione Nazionale della Danza / Aterballetto.
The almost magical vibrations that flow from Scialoja’s poems are like the infinite rings that form on the surface of the water when a stone is thrown: evocative of unreal or hyperreal images, carriers of a musicality that blends poetry and nursery rhyme, they make the extraordinary and the frightening hold hands.
Under a cluster of scarlet roses
The toad offers hot tea with milk
Under a cluster of peony roses
It’s up to the toad to rinse the cups.
(Toti Scialoja, The Apple of Hamlet, 1984)
CREDITS
Direction and choreography: Francesca Lattuada
Texts: Toti Scialoja (taken from The Apple of Hamlet)
Music: The Klezmorin, Gustav Mahler, Dean Martin, Clara Rockmore
Masks and objects: Natali Fortier
Performers: Vittoria Franchina, Piersilvio De Santis
Co-production: Fondazione Nazionale della Danza / Aterballetto and Centro Teatrale Bresciano
In co-production with Centro Servizi Culturali Santa Chiara

Italia Danza - Zagreb
2023-12-04 20:00 - 22:15 | Zagrebački Plesni Centar, Ilica 10/1, Zagabria, 10 000, Croazia (Nome Locale: Hrvatska)
From November 28 to December 12, 2023, dance meets cultural diplomacy and travels with Italia Danza: the new project by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Maeci), curated by CCN/Aterballetto.
Realized through the General Directorate for Public and Cultural Diplomacy, the project unfolds in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institutes, with the support of the Emilia-Romagna Region and the City of Reggio Emilia. The objective of Italia Danza is simple: to enhance the Italian Cultural Institutes, places that remarkably represent cultural diplomacy worldwide, by bringing some creations from the only National Choreographic Center in our country: CCN/Aterballetto. It’s a cosmopolitan project entrusted to the universal language of the body, which CCN/Aterballetto interprets with its rich heritage of site-specific creations.

4 DECEMBER – H 20.00 / H 21.15
Zagrebački Plesni Centar
Ilica 10/1, 10 000, Zagreb
MICRODANZE
Eppur si muove
by Francesca Lattuada
Near Life Experience
by Angelin Preljocaj
A Gig
by Diego Tortelli
An echo, a wave
by Philippe Kratz
Duration 60′

Un jour nouveau | Birthday Party
2023-12-05 20:00 - 21:00, 2023-12-06 19:45 - 20:45 | Teatro Franco Parenti, Via Pier Lombardo, 14, Milan, 20135, Italia
After its debut at the Teatro Municipale Valli in Reggio Emilia and a repeat performance at the Teatro Rossini in Pesaro, the artistic heart of the Over Dance project arrives on the stage of the Teatro Franco Parenti in Milan.
The two renowned choreographers Rachid Ouramdane and Angelin Preljocaj sign respectively Un Jour nouveau and Birthday Party and address the theme of the transformation of the body with an evening of senior performers (aged 65 to 79).
The body transforming with the years is a central theme in our society, and in the sensitivity of each of us. Ageing is not a problem for the actor, writer or visual artist: for those who dance, however? What is the real age of the body?Learn more about the project–

The evening is a co-production of Fondazione Nazionale della Danza/Aterballetto with Ballet Preljocaj (Aix-en-Provence), Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse (Paris), ERT/Teatro Nazionale (Modena), Fondazione I Teatri (Reggio Emilia), Centro Servizi Culturali Santa Chiara (Trento).
Supporter and scientific partner: Ravasi Garzanti Foundation (Milan)
In partnership with Municipality of Reggio Emilia and Farmacie Comunali Riunite
with the support of Nuovi Mecenati – Fondazione franco-italiana di sostegno alla creazione contemporanea and Institut français

THE DAY WHEN I CHOSE TO BE A DAUGHTER
2023-12-05 20:30 - 21:30 | Fonderia, via della Costituzione, 39, Reggio Emilia, 42124, Italy
DaCru – The day when I chose to be a daughter – ph. Sara Meliti
The Dacru Dance Company returns to the Fonderia with its latest performance The day when I chose to be a daughter.
Dancers with a highly virtuosic technique, performers with a communicative directness, they have the talent to transform urban dance into a real theatrical tale.

Credits
Concept and direction: Marisa Ragazzo
Choreographies: Marisa Ragazzo and Omid Ighani
By and with Elda Bartolacci, Davide Angelozzi, Alessandra Ruggeri
Musiche: Jocelyn Pook , Julia Kent, David Lang, The Books, Max Richter , Nils Frahm
Production: Compagnia Naturalis Labor
Co-production: Festival Abano Danza 2022
With the support ofMic / Regione Veneto / Comune di Vicenza
In partnership with DanceLab / Latina
The day when I chose to be a daughter
Three dancers investigate the state of sonship. A profound and poetic analysis, steeped in secret visions, that answers one main question: does being a child last a lifetime?… and from others that follow spontaneously… does this privileged state of sonship persist even when the point that formally grants it disappear?… without parents, is one still a child? Does the state of sonship change when one becomes a mother or a father?
The company’s new production stems from the choreographer’s involved and individual vision of the theme, which becomes collective through meetings and discussions with the dancers.
It has been a long and complex work of reflection on the state of sonship that we stage, a search through the specific memories of each of us, choreographers and dancers. Memories written down, detailed, shared, made narrative and almost always referring above all to the mother, in whom we danced for months immersed in her vital paste.
DaCru – The day when I chose to be a daughter – ph. Sara Meliti
We began the creative process related to the project ‘THE DAY WHEN I CHOSE TO BE A DAUGHTER’ by taking time for everything, talking at length, sharing memories and emotional states… four children reflecting on the state of sonship. No mother, no father, only sons. Much has been written about motherhood and fatherhood, extensive and articulate narratives, but about the state of sonship, very little. What is the state of sonship? The first of many questions that drives us to an active sharing: we would like to dialogue with other sons in order to arrive at a more extensive and in-depth narrative by interweaving a silent dialogue with the audience, prompting everyone to undertake a process to recover memories and small stories hidden in the secret places of the mind.
Marisa Ragazzo and Omid Ighani
Both in love with extreme experimentation and the contamination of styles and languages, they create an unusual choreographic dimension while remaining absolutely attainable. They love speed, technical virtuosity, and the fusion of the theatrical space with the artistic code of the street, from which they draw their drives towards art in its various aspects, which often leads them to collaborate with underground musicians and visual artists.
Their primary goal remains to break out of conventional spaces through originality, invention, innovation and research.
In 1996, Marisa Ragazzo and Omid Ighani opened two professional hip hop training schools, still active today, in Lazio and Sardinia, to which they added, over the years, another 8 locations shared in organisation with Cruisin Arts (MC Hip Hop School: Milan, Verona, Jesi, Florence, Rome, Bari, Catania, Cagliari), and a specialisation school for Video Dance and House (Cruisin’ Urban Dance Hdemy: Modena and Rome).
In addition to professional training schools, they carry out an intense teaching activity, in Italy and abroad.
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Reduced price under 8: 3 euro
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The ticket office service at the Fonderia is open from 7.30 pm.
Tickets are not numbered.
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Italia Danza - Stockholm
2023-12-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Stoccolma, Gärdesgatan 14, Stoccolma, 115 27, Svezia
From November 28 to December 12, 2023, dance meets cultural diplomacy and travels with Italia Danza: the new project by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Maeci), curated by CCN/Aterballetto.
Realized through the General Directorate for Public and Cultural Diplomacy, the project unfolds in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institutes, with the support of the Emilia-Romagna Region and the City of Reggio Emilia. The objective of Italia Danza is simple: to enhance the Italian Cultural Institutes, places that remarkably represent cultural diplomacy worldwide, by bringing some creations from the only National Choreographic Center in our country: CCN/Aterballetto. It’s a cosmopolitan project entrusted to the universal language of the body, which CCN/Aterballetto interprets with its rich heritage of site-specific creations.

“Italia Danza, which we will host on December 7th at the Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm, transforms the idea of choreography starting from the relationship with the spaces in which they are presented. In Aterballetto’s MicroDanze, space is no longer just a place of consumption but becomes part of the choreography itself, allowing a different interaction between the audience and the performers. The project is particularly significant for our venue, designed by Gio Ponti and Pier Luigi Nervi. The dancers will guide the Stockholm audience through an evocative journey that will reinterpret the spaces envisioned by the great Milanese architect.”
Francesco Di Lella
Director Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm

7 DECEMBER – H 18:00
Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm
Gärdesgatan 14, 115 27, Stockholm
MICRODANZE
Eppur si muove
by Francesca Lattuada
Near Life Experience
by Angelin Preljocaj
A Gig
by Diego Tortelli
An echo, a wave
by Philippe Kratz
Duration 60′

Italia Danza - Dakar
2023-12-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Musée Théodore Monod d’art africain – IFAN, 1, Place Soweto, BP 206, Dakar, Senegal
From November 28 to December 12, 2023, dance meets cultural diplomacy and travels with Italia Danza: the new project by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Maeci), curated by CCN/Aterballetto.
Realized through the General Directorate for Public and Cultural Diplomacy, the project unfolds in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institutes, with the support of the Emilia-Romagna Region and the City of Reggio Emilia. The objective of Italia Danza is simple: to enhance the Italian Cultural Institutes, places that remarkably represent cultural diplomacy worldwide, by bringing some creations from the only National Choreographic Center in our country: CCN/Aterballetto. It’s a cosmopolitan project entrusted to the universal language of the body, which CCN/Aterballetto interprets with its rich heritage of site-specific creations.

“We are very proud to host in Dakar the final stage of the international tour of Italy Dance, promoted by the General Directorate for Public and Cultural Diplomacy. It will be a unique opportunity to connect the “dakarois” audience with one of the excellences of Italian contemporary dance. Dance is a very popular language in Senegal, strongly rooted in tradition, with important figures recognized internationally such as Germaine Acogny, founder of the École des Sables and Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 2021 Dance Biennale. With Aterballetto, we bring to Dakar a different vision, an aesthetic linked to movement that is very refined and technically complex, grounded in our academic tradition but looking to the present. It will be interesting to see the audience’s reaction, especially in this format that involves close engagement and therefore a high degree of emotional involvement for the spectator.”
Serena Cinquegrana
Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Dakar
DECEMBER 12 – 5:00 PM / 6:00 PM
Musée Théodore Monod d’art africain – IFAN (Institut Fondamental d’Afrique Noire Cheikh Anta Diop)
1, Place Soweto, BP 206, Dakar, Sénégal
MICRODANCES
Active Motivation
by Elena Kekkou
And yet it moves
by Francesca Lattuada
Near Life Experience
by Angelin Preljocaj
A Gig
by Diego Tortelli
Duration 60 minutes

MICRODANCES
2023-12-16 17:00 - 18:30, 2023-12-20 17:00 - 18:30, 2023-12-22 17:00 - 18:30 | Domus dei Tappeti di Pietra, Via Gian Battista Barbiani, 16, Ravenna
From December 16th to 22nd, the MicroDances are on stage at the Domus dei Tappeti di Pietra in Ravenna, an archaeological site located in the undergrounds of the late Baroque church of Sant’Eufemia and considered by many as one of the most important discoveries in Italy in recent decades. The area features a prestigious complex of residential houses dating back to the 1st and 6th centuries AD, enriched by “stone carpets”: marble and mosaic floors of high aesthetic and decorative value. The spaces of the Domus will host two works by Diego Tortelli – Yes, Yes… and A Gig – as part of the program of the Ravenna Festival 2023. The stage for the two MicroDances is the large reception hall, which contains the mosaic representation of the dancing seasons to the sound of the musician Pan: a play of refined geometries and inserts that meets the contemporary gestures of choreographer Diego Tortelli.
“The MicroDances project at the Domus dei Tappeti di Pietra marks a very interesting cultural operation that puts together a collaboration capable of involving at the same time one of the most fascinating sites of our historical and cultural heritage and the high artistic projectuality put in place by the Ravenna Festival, of which the Autumn Trilogy is one of the highest and internationally recognized expressions. The Domus dei Tappeti di Pietra, a place that guards the roots of the great Ravenna history of mosaic, thus becomes a stage for a dance project aimed precisely at the dialogue between the arts. The MicroDances project arrives in Ravenna after prestigious debuts in the major European museums. It is not just about a virtuous collaboration between institutions, but about a new paradigm that sees in the dialogue between different communicative codes an opportunity for multiplied fruition through an extraordinary immersive experience.” Fabio Sbaraglia – Councilor for Culture of Ravenna
Yes, Yes…
A creation that in a few minutes seeks to capture the atmosphere of the Silver Factory created by Andy Warhol in 1962: a place that has entered the collective imagination as a meeting point for artists and a hub of innovation and development of pop culture. The music for Yes, Yes… is composed by artists Dean and Britta for Andy Warhol’s film Most Beautiful. The guitar sounds and the rock references to the 1970s remind us of the rhythms of the rock band Velvet Underground, whose album was produced right at the Silver Factory.

A Gig
A Gig is an opening or closing number. Something brief that serves to warm up the audience or bid goodnight to those who came to see us. In rock slang, it’s often performed by the headlining group of an event. It’s not a full concert, but a short performance that aims to capture the style, vibes, and intensity of the band in just a few minutes. In this new MicroDance, I want to use the two dancers to engage closely with the audience’s gaze, as if it were a little surprise in a context where a performance was unexpected. With the sound of the music, the two dancers move over a text that says “easy,” becoming themselves broken voices and glamorous seduction instruments.

PROGRAM AND HOURS
Saturday, December 16th
A Gig – Performance times: 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM
Sunday, December 17th
Yes, Yes… – Performance times: 12:00 PM and 12:30 PM
Tuesday, December 19th
Yes, Yes… – Performance times: 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM
Wednesday, December 20th
Yes, Yes… – Performance times: 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM
Friday, December 22nd
Yes, Yes… – Performance times: 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM
THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Between 1993 and 1994, the Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage of Emilia Romagna, interrupting the works for the construction of an underground parking lot, unearthed near Via D’Azeglio a complex of building structures dating back to the Republican Roman period and the Byzantine period.
In particular, what stood out among the archaeological stratigraphy was a complex of about 700 square meters consisting of 14 rooms and 2 courtyards dating to the 6th century AD, surely belonging to an affluent family of the city given the splendor of the materials found concurrently.
Elevated walkways allow visitors to walk around the entire perimeter of the archaeological site and admire up close the wonderful floor mosaics that characterize it. In particular, during the process of musealization, priority was given to showcasing the phases of the rich Byzantine residence, in which the amalgamation of two different buildings is now clearly visible, originally separated by a Roman road of which part of the pavement is still visible.
All the rooms of the building were floored with marble tarsia or polychrome tesserae with refined geometries and figurative inserts. Among these, the large reception hall stands out, at the center of which is the mosaic depiction of the dancing seasons in a circle to the sound of the musician Pan. Autumn, Spring on the left, Winter covered by a hood can be recognized, and finally a hint of Summer can be inferred, a decoration unfortunately lost.
INFO AND TICKETS
MicroDanze admission included in the entrance ticket to the Domus dei Tappeti di Pietra: Full price €6, reduced price €5
Free admission for holders of the Trilogia d’Autunno 2023 ticket (also valid for free admission to the Museo Classis Ravenna until January 7, 2024)
Information: tel. 0544 32512 or at the ticket office of the Domus dei Tappeti di Pietra, via Barbiani www.ravennantica.it

MICRODANCES
2023-12-17 12:00 - 13:00

Darwin
2023-12-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Fonderia, via della Costituzione, 39, Reggio Emilia, 42124, Italy
Darwin – M/eta/morfosi is a dance and theater show for children and families on the theme of growth and transformation, which elicits more than just a smile from the audience.

The authors Christian Pellino and Francesco Marchi are associated artists of the Artemis Danza Company / Monica Casadei.
[Watch the video here](https://vimeo.com/887649437)

Credits
By and with Francesco Marchi and Christian Pellino
Direction and dramaturgy: Francesco Marchi
Choreographies: Christian Pellino
Running time: 50′
Recommended for an audience of 8 to 14 years of age
A co-production Artemis Danza and Europa Teatri
With the support Mic, Regione Emilia Romagna Assessorato alla Cultura, Comune di Parma
Darwin
Like the caterpillar transforms and becomes a butterfly through a biological cycle called metamorphosis, so does man go through multiple phases before undergoing evolution. From single-celled organisms to Homo Sapiens, from newborn to adult, everything evolves in continuous pursuit of perfection… but something went wrong! The planet is in danger, and humanity is certainly not without flaws. Thus, an eccentric scientist tries to tell us what, for better or for worse, has happened to humanity and Earth from the Big Bang to today. To help him in this endeavor, a multifaceted and constantly changing character, who communicates not with words but with body and movement, will embody the different phases of this crazy metamorphosis. A synergy between dance and prose theater, expressive gestures, and words that accompanies young people on a fun and educational journey where fantasy, science, and creativity meet.
Darwin – M/eta/morfosi arises from the need to try to bring the younger audience closer to the world of dance theater, often perceived as distant from the new generations and therefore difficult to understand. Through a path that involves meetings with schools, teacher training, and stage representation, Darwin – M/eta/morfosi will attempt to explore the concept of transformation by combining the language of dance, curated by choreographer Christian Pellino, with the word and gesture of prose theater by actor Francesco Marchi. The goal is to introduce young people to a new language, facilitating their understanding and involving them in a journey of genre exploration while, simultaneously, allowing them to develop personal reflections on the theme of growth and transformation.
Info & Tickets
TICKETS
Full price: 6 euro
PURCHASING TICKETS
Tickets can be purchased online on www.biglietteriafonderia39.it.
The ticket office service at the Fonderia is open from 5.00 pm.
Tickets are not numbered.
CONTACTS
Mobile and whatsapp 3341023554
Email biglietteria@aterballetto.it

MICRODANCES
2023-12-19 17:00 - 18:30
From December 16th to 22nd, the MicroDances are on stage at the Domus dei Tappeti di Pietra in Ravenna, an archaeological site located in the undergrounds of the late Baroque church of Sant’Eufemia and considered by many as one of the most important discoveries in Italy in recent decades. The area features a prestigious complex of residential houses dating back to the 1st and 6th centuries AD, enriched by “stone carpets”: marble and mosaic floors of high aesthetic and decorative value. The spaces of the Domus will host two works by Diego Tortelli – Yes, Yes… and A Gig – as part of the program of the Ravenna Festival 2023. The stage for the two MicroDances is the large reception hall, which contains the mosaic representation of the dancing seasons to the sound of the musician Pan: a play of refined geometries and inserts that meets the contemporary gestures of choreographer Diego Tortelli.
“The MicroDances project at the Domus dei Tappeti di Pietra marks a very interesting cultural operation that puts together a collaboration capable of involving at the same time one of the most fascinating sites of our historical and cultural heritage and the high artistic projectuality put in place by the Ravenna Festival, of which the Autumn Trilogy is one of the highest and internationally recognized expressions. The Domus dei Tappeti di Pietra, a place that guards the roots of the great Ravenna history of mosaic, thus becomes a stage for a dance project aimed precisely at the dialogue between the arts. The MicroDances project arrives in Ravenna after prestigious debuts in the major European museums. It is not just about a virtuous collaboration between institutions, but about a new paradigm that sees in the dialogue between different communicative codes an opportunity for multiplied fruition through an extraordinary immersive experience.” Fabio Sbaraglia – Councilor for Culture of Ravenna
Yes, Yes…
A creation that in a few minutes seeks to capture the atmosphere of the Silver Factory created by Andy Warhol in 1962: a place that has entered the collective imagination as a meeting point for artists and a hub of innovation and development of pop culture. The music for Yes, Yes… is composed by artists Dean and Britta for Andy Warhol’s film Most Beautiful. The guitar sounds and the rock references to the 1970s remind us of the rhythms of the rock band Velvet Underground, whose album was produced right at the Silver Factory.

A Gig
A Gig is an opening or closing number. Something brief that serves to warm up the audience or bid goodnight to those who came to see us. In rock slang, it’s often performed by the headlining group of an event. It’s not a full concert, but a short performance that aims to capture the style, vibes, and intensity of the band in just a few minutes. In this new MicroDance, I want to use the two dancers to engage closely with the audience’s gaze, as if it were a little surprise in a context where a performance was unexpected. With the sound of the music, the two dancers move over a text that says “easy,” becoming themselves broken voices and glamorous seduction instruments.

PROGRAM AND HOURS
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Saturday, December 16th
A Gig – Performance times: 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM
Sunday, December 17th
Yes, Yes… – Performance times: 12:00 PM and 12:30 PM
Tuesday, December 19th
Yes, Yes… – Performance times: 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM
Wednesday, December 20th
Yes, Yes… – Performance times: 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM
Friday, December 22nd
Yes, Yes… – Performance times: 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM
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THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Between 1993 and 1994, the Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage of Emilia Romagna, interrupting the works for the construction of an underground parking lot, unearthed near Via D’Azeglio a complex of building structures dating back to the Republican Roman period and the Byzantine period.
In particular, what stood out among the archaeological stratigraphy was a complex of about 700 square meters consisting of 14 rooms and 2 courtyards dating to the 6th century AD, surely belonging to an affluent family of the city given the splendor of the materials found concurrently.
Elevated walkways allow visitors to walk around the entire perimeter of the archaeological site and admire up close the wonderful floor mosaics that characterize it. In particular, during the process of musealization, priority was given to showcasing the phases of the rich Byzantine residence, in which the amalgamation of two different buildings is now clearly visible, originally separated by a Roman road of which part of the pavement is still visible.
All the rooms of the building were floored with marble tarsia or polychrome tesserae with refined geometries and figurative inserts. Among these, the large reception hall stands out, at the center of which is the mosaic depiction of the dancing seasons in a circle to the sound of the musician Pan. Autumn, Spring on the left, Winter covered by a hood can be recognized, and finally a hint of Summer can be inferred, a decoration unfortunately lost.
INFO AND TICKETS
MicroDanze admission included in the entrance ticket to the Domus dei Tappeti di Pietra: Full price €6, reduced price €5
Free admission for holders of the Trilogia d’Autunno 2023 ticket (also valid for free admission to the Museo Classis Ravenna until January 7, 2024)
Information: tel. 0544 32512 or at the ticket office of the Domus dei Tappeti di Pietra, via Barbiani www.ravennantica.it

Golden Days
2023-12-20 20:30 - 21:45, 2023-12-21 20:30 - 21:45, 2023-12-22 20:30 - 21:45, 2023-12-23 15:00 - 16:15 | Théâtre de la Cité, 1, Rue Pierre Baudis, Toulouse, 31000, Francia
FND/Aterballetto – Golden Days – Rain Dogs – ph. Christophe Bernard
Aterballetto closes 2023 in Toulouse, France, dancing Golden Days by Johan Inger, a performance that is a real Christmas present.
Four performances:
Wed 20.12 h 20.30
Thu 21.12 h 20.30
Fri 22.12 h 20.30
Sat 23.12 h 15.00
Golden Days is an evening that begins with the smoky atmospheres of Rain Dogs and ends with the light and smiles of BLISS through the ironic female solo of Birdland.
All accompanied by the music of Tom Waits, Patti Smith and Keith Jarrett.
“An andante cantabile, an adagio and a rondo. Essentially a concert. Of dance, however, and yet with a great soundtrack.”
Sergio Trombetta, La Stampa, 10.07.2017

Made in Italy 30.0
2023-12-22 18:00 - 22:00 | Fonderia, via della Costituzione, 39, Reggio Emilia, 42124, Italy
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The performance will take place on December 22nd with two showings:
1st showing: 6:00 PM
2nd showing: 9:00 PM

The protagonists of the evening are the dancers of Agora Coaching Project, a high-level training project promoted and supported by MM Contemporary Dance Company and A.S.D Progetto Danza of Reggio Emilia under the artistic direction of Michele Merola and Enrico Morelli. Started in 2010, the course is gaining full recognition in the European dance world and boasts collaborations with internationally renowned teachers and choreographers.
B.7 SYMPHONY by Emanuele Soavi
The tireless drive of Beethoven towards artistic renewal and his dissected and even visionary vision of the social and political movements of his time give his work an inexhaustible energy, like a continuous flow, just like the flood in nature when it changes the shape of the landscape and living conditions. This idea of constant change, of juxtaposition of opposites, of interaction, of exchange, of shared emotions and experiences is essentially the starting point for this choreographic composition. Both the stage itself and the protagonists who inhabit it with their movements, which continually take on a new form in each of the individual parts, create abstract images that consciously and unconsciously define the idea of a multiform self, which lives today in a modern society that is in a state of continuous upheaval and change.
GERSHWIN SUITE by Michele Merola
In the notes of George Gershwin (1898-1937), one of the most representative musicians of the 20th century, reflects the spirit of the time in which they are created, the moods and atmospheres of the Roaring Twenties. Starting from the best pieces of the composer, and from the suggestions of the pictorial works of another great American artist of the ‘900, Edward Hopper (1882-1967), Michele Merola has created Gershwin Suite. On stage, a lot of variety takes on the ways of a movie set, thanks also to a constantly changing set design, just like on a set, and a choreography that touches more keys, the work of a choreographer capable of declining his creativity and his talent in step with the times of contemporaneity.
PERFORMERS
6:00 PM
Corrado Azzollini, Jasmine Begici, Elisa Bocconi, Laura Dell’Agnese, Sara Ferrentino, Nicole Forni, Giulia Lusetti, Lucrezia Maggiore, Maya Maselli, Carlotta Maucioni, Martina Procacci, Federico Musumec, Filippo Penco, Jada Piccinini, Susanna Russing, Gennaro Todisco, Gaia Camilla, Zorrilla Leonini.
9:00 PM
Chiara Barril, Jacopo Bellan, Giulia Boccarossa, Giovanni Karol Borriello, Salvatore Bruno, Lucrezia Capuzzell, Anna Dal Maso, Vittoria Facci, Chiara Gionti, Aurora Lattanzi, Luna Lefebvre, Gioele Marcante, Laura Miotti, Martina Pagliari, Alessia Russo, Diletta Suman.
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AGORA COACHING PROJECT
Agora Coaching Project is an annual dance training program aimed at dancers aged between 18 and 22 years old, based in Reggio Emilia. Established in 2010, it is directed by Michele Merola and Enrico Morelli, and is promoted and supported by MM Contemporary Dance Company and Centro Permanente Danza of Reggio Emilia. Its goal is to train artists ready to face the variety of the international dance market in a flexible manner, capable of responding to requests of different nature, both technical and stylistic, coming from this same market. The project aims to offer a wide range of stimuli, including technical, cultural, and exchange opportunities between students and choreographers, each of whom comes from different and interesting backgrounds in the international dance scene. Agora allows students to meet established choreographers with different stylistic orientations, and over the years has seen the participation of many illustrious names. Michele Merola and Enrico Morelli collaborate with various teachers, each of whom has proven and qualified experience in the field, to realize the project.
MICHELE MEROLA
Michele Merola is the artistic director and main choreographer of the MM Contemporary Dance Company, a contemporary dance company founded in 1999 in Reggio Emilia, which won the prestigious Danza & Danza Award in 2010 as the best emerging company. With the company, he has brought many of his choreographies to the stage, both in Italy and abroad, including La metà dell’ombra, winner of the Anita Bucchi Award in 2010, and Bolero, Europaindanza Award 2017 – Choreography Merit Award. Since 2000, he has created numerous works for other companies, including Aterballetto, Teatro San Carlo di Napoli, Dominic Walsh Dance Theatre, Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Junior Balletto di Toscana, Teatro Nazionale di Belgrado, Tanzcompagnie Landesbühnen Sachsen in Dresden, and Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. In 2003, he won the International Choreography Competition in Hannover, in 2008 he received the Positano Leonide Massine Award for the Art of Dance, and in 2016, the GD Awards 2016 as Best Italian Choreographer. In 2017, he won the L’Abella Danza Award at the Roman Amphitheater of Avella (AV). In 2018, he received the “Encounter with Dance” award instituted by Basilicata ArteDanza. Since 2010, Merola has been the artistic director, alongside Enrico Morelli, of Agora Coaching Project, a professional training project for dancers based in Reggio Emilia.
EMANUELE SOAVI
Emanuele Soavi began his dance studies in Ferrara and later at the Balletto di Toscana. In 1996, he started working in various Italian theaters, including the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari and the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. In 1998, he moved to Germany, where he worked for three years as a soloist for the Ballet Dortmund, before moving to the Netherlands to join the renowned Introdans company. Throughout his career, he has interpreted works by choreographers such as Maurice Béjart, Jiří Kylián, Hans van Manen, Nils Christe, Renato Zanella, William Forsythe, Ton Wiggers, Nacho Duato, Karole Armitage, and Mats Ek. Since 1999, Soavi has also worked as a choreographer in numerous theaters, including Theater Dortmund, Theater Duisburg, Staatstheater Regensburg, Theater Aachen, Introdans, Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich, Opera Köln, Dansateliers Rotterdam, Folkwang Essen, ZHdK Zürich, Dance Limerick, MM Contemporary Dance Company, and AGORA Coaching Project. Since 2012, he has been the director of the Emanuele Soavi Incompany collective in Cologne. He has received the award for Best Performing Artist in Germany and has collaborated on co-productions since 2016 with Susanne Linke, Jone San Martin of the Forsythe Company, Cora Bos, and Joris-Jan Bos of the Netherlands Dance Theatre.

INFO & TICKETS
TICKETS
Full price: 10 euro
Reduced for under 30, dance schools, Liceo Coreutico Matilde di Canossa, over 65, CRAL members Municipality of Reggio Emilia: 6 euro
Reduced price under 8: 3 euro
PURCHASING TICKETS
Tickets can be purchased online on www.biglietteriafonderia39.it.
The ticket office service at the Fonderia is open from 7.30 pm.
Tickets are not numbered.
CONTACTS
Mobile and whatsapp 3341023554
Email biglietteria@aterballetto.it

Golden Days
2024-01-12 20:30 | Fonderia, via della Costituzione, 39, Reggio Emilia, 42124, Italy
In January, Aterballetto returns to the Fonderia in Reggio Emilia with Golden Days by Johan Inger, kicking off the new year and dance season. The evening blends the smoky vibes of Rain Dogs with the upbeat energy of BLISS and a playful solo in Birdland, creating a nostalgic journey set to the tunes of Tom Waits, Patti Smith, and Keith Jarret.
“As we age, we often reflect on our life journey. This time, I look back with a genuine smile, reminiscing about the radiant and carefree days.”
Johan Inger
“It’s like a dance concert—a cantabile andante, an adagio, and a rondo. Yet, it’s all about dance, accompanied by a magnificent soundtrack.”
Sergio Trombetta, La Stampa

Info & Tickets
TICKETS
Full price: 10 euro
Reduced for under 30, dance schools, Liceo Coreutico Matilde di Canossa, over 65, CRAL members Municipality of Reggio Emilia: 6 euro
Reduced price under 8: 3 euro
PURCHASING TICKETS
Tickets can be purchased online on www.biglietteriafonderia39.it.
The ticket office service at the Fonderia is open from 7.30 pm.
Tickets are not numbered.
CONTACTS
Mobile and whatsapp 3341023554
Email biglietteria@aterballetto.it

POP UP - Un fossile di cartone animato
2024-01-20 18:00 - 19:00 | Fonderia, via della Costituzione, 39, Reggio Emilia, 42124, Italy
Reinventing the animated book in a theatrical form, Pop up – Un fossile di cartone animato weaves together the micro-stories of a paper child and a small, enigmatic sphere. The rhythmic, chromatic, and sonic evolutions of their relationship, their encounters, reflections, and transformations come to life on stage.
The adventures of the child and their little ball give rise to a symbolic play of geometries and metamorphoses, touching on central aspects of imagination: fantasy, invitation, threat, and dream. Two actresses, both animators, breathe life and voice into the two paper protagonists, playing with the emergence of figures and shapes over time, their interweaving with their bodies, movement, and the illusion of motion, as well as the synchronicity between voices and images.
Suitable for children aged 3 and up
CREDITS
A project by Giulia Gallo, Giovanni Guerrieri | I Sacchi di Sabbia
In collaboration with Giulia Solano
With Marta Capaccioli, Lucrezia Palandri, and Paolo Romanini
Books by Giulia Gallo
Lighting concept by Emiliano Curà
Set construction by Paolo Romanini
Production by Teatro delle Briciole – Solares Fondazione delle Arti
POP UP: THE SHOW
The chromatic exploration of various cartoons comprising the performance serves as a powerful means to delve into basic emotions and create sets of associations between feelings, shapes, and colors. The variations on the theme, harmonizing with the musical exploration of ambient sounds, become a flexible tool for an experimental exploration of the child’s imagination.
The concept of scenically reinventing the pop-up book, the challenge of creating a handcrafted cartoon—a sort of cardboard fossil in the age of 3D—is a precious opportunity for reflection on animation, its contemporary techniques’ saturation and invasiveness. It opens the door to a more evocative and less aggressive direction, allowing more room for imagination in the era of digital dominance. Additionally, it provides a chance to experimentally blend manipulation, object theater, and sounds—lines of exploration cherished by I Sacchi di Sabbia, now, for the first time, directed towards and compared with a young audience.
THE AUTHORS

I SACCHI DI SABBIA
Over the years, the Company has distinguished itself on the national stage, receiving significant recognition for the uniqueness of its research focused on reinventing contemporary popular scenes. Already winners of two ETI Awards for “Il Debutto di Amleto,” I Sacchi di Sabbia received a nomination for the 2003 Ubu Award for the show Orfeo. Il respiro (“…for their intertwining of irony, history, and metaphysics”) and won the Special Ubu Award in 2008. In perpetual oscillation between tradition and exploration, between the comic and the tragic, I Sacchi di Sabbia’s work has materialized into a language balancing various arts (visual arts, dance, music). They explore unconventional performance spaces while maintaining a keen and attentive eye on the territory in which the spectacular event takes place.

INFO & TICKETS
TICKETS
Full Price: 6 euros
TICKET PURCHASE
Tickets can be purchased online at www.biglietteriafonderia39.it.
The ticket service at Fonderia is available from 5:00 PM.
Tickets are not numbered.
CONTACTS
Phone and WhatsApp: +39 3341023554
Email: biglietteria@aterballetto.it

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POP UP - UN FOSSILE DI CARTONE ANIMATO
2024-01-21 18:00 - 19:00 | Fonderia, via della Costituzione, 39, Reggio Emilia, 42124, Italy
Reinventing the animated book in a theatrical form, Pop up – Un fossile di cartone animato weaves together the micro-stories of a paper child and a small, enigmatic sphere. The rhythmic, chromatic, and sonic evolutions of their relationship, their encounters, reflections, and transformations come to life on stage.
The adventures of the child and their little ball give rise to a symbolic play of geometries and metamorphoses, touching on central aspects of imagination: fantasy, invitation, threat, and dream. Two actresses, both animators, breathe life and voice into the two paper protagonists, playing with the emergence of figures and shapes over time, their interweaving with their bodies, movement, and the illusion of motion, as well as the synchronicity between voices and images.
Suitable for children aged 3 and up
CREDITS
A project by Giulia Gallo, Giovanni Guerrieri | I Sacchi di Sabbia
In collaboration with Giulia Solano
With Marta Capaccioli, Lucrezia Palandri, and Paolo Romanini
Books by Giulia Gallo
Lighting concept by Emiliano Curà
Set construction by Paolo Romanini
Production by Teatro delle Briciole – Solares Fondazione delle Arti
POP UP: THE SHOW
The chromatic exploration of various cartoons comprising the performance serves as a powerful means to delve into basic emotions and create sets of associations between feelings, shapes, and colors. The variations on the theme, harmonizing with the musical exploration of ambient sounds, become a flexible tool for an experimental exploration of the child’s imagination.
The concept of scenically reinventing the pop-up book, the challenge of creating a handcrafted cartoon—a sort of cardboard fossil in the age of 3D—is a precious opportunity for reflection on animation, its contemporary techniques’ saturation and invasiveness. It opens the door to a more evocative and less aggressive direction, allowing more room for imagination in the era of digital dominance. Additionally, it provides a chance to experimentally blend manipulation, object theater, and sounds—lines of exploration cherished by I Sacchi di Sabbia, now, for the first time, directed towards and compared with a young audience.
THE AUTHORS
I SACCHI DI SABBIA
Over the years, the Company has distinguished itself on the national stage, receiving significant recognition for the uniqueness of its research focused on reinventing contemporary popular scenes. Already winners of two ETI Awards for “Il Debutto di Amleto,” I Sacchi di Sabbia received a nomination for the 2003 Ubu Award for the show Orfeo. Il respiro (“…for their intertwining of irony, history, and metaphysics”) and won the Special Ubu Award in 2008. In perpetual oscillation between tradition and exploration, between the comic and the tragic, I Sacchi di Sabbia’s work has materialized into a language balancing various arts (visual arts, dance, music). They explore unconventional performance spaces while maintaining a keen and attentive eye on the territory in which the spectacular event takes place.
INFO & TICKETS
TICKETS

Full Price: 6 euros
TICKET PURCHASE
Tickets can be purchased online at www.biglietteriafonderia39.it.
The ticket service at Fonderia is available from 5:00 PM.
Tickets are not numbered.
CONTACTS
Phone and WhatsApp: +39 3341023554
Email: biglietteria@aterballetto.it

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