Centro Coreografico Nazionale / Aterballetto

NOTTE MORRICONE
2025-12-11 20:30 - 22:00 (Europe/Rome) | Teatro Verdi, Viale Martelli, 2, Pordenone, 33170, Italia
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
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Duration 90′

AiAiAi Pinocchio!
2025-12-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Fonderia, via della Costituzione, 39, Reggio Emilia, 42124, Italy
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
CREDITS
PROJECT WINNER OF THE BUGS CALL — MULTIDISCIPLINARY HABITATS FOR YOUTH THEATRE 2024

by Gruppo IbridoConcept, creation, and performance: Cinzia Pietribiasi and Davide TagliaviniImages, video, and sound: Gruppo Ibrido with Copilot, Haiper AI, EaseUs Voice Over AI GeneratorVideo assistant: Federica Neri

Production: Compagnia Artemis DanzaWith the support of the Italian Ministry of Culture, Regione Emilia-Romagna – Department of Culture, Comune di ParmaWith the support of progetto BUGS, Associazione Settimo Cielo / Periferie Artistiche, Cooperativa Teatrale Prometeo – Passo Nord, Giocateatro Torino / Fondazione Teatro Ragazzi e Giovani, IntercettAzioni – Centro di Residenza Artistica della Lombardia / Circuito CLAPS, KanterStrasse, Officine Della Cultura, Officine Papage, Pilar Ternera, Straligut Teatro, Teatro fra le Generazioni / Giallo Mare Minimal Teatro, Teatro Trieste 34Robot design and implementation: Fab-lab KATAPULT (Slovenia), Santa Chiara Lab – University of Siena

Duration: 60 minutes, no intermissionRecommended age: 5 and up
GRUPPO IBRIDO
GRUPPO IBRIDO was founded in 2021 by dancer Davide Tagliavini and director/digital artist Cinzia Pietribiasi. It is supported by Compagnia Artemis Danza, which produces Pollicino Show, their first work for young audiences, finalist at IN-BOX Verde 2024/2025 and performed more than 45 times.In 2024, Gruppo Ibrido won the BUGS – Multidisciplinary Habitats for Youth Theatre call with AiAiAi Pinocchio! and the CollaborAction Kids call promoted by Network Anticorpi XL with Walt e l’arte di volare.

Cinzia Pietribiasi (1979) teaches Multimedia Dramaturgy and Aesthetics of New Media at the Academy of Fine Arts in Palermo. She was a Junior Scientist for an art–science research project at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, in collaboration with the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN). After earning her Master’s degree in Cultural Heritage Conservation, she graduated in New Art Technologies at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan.Her latest work, Padre d’amore Padre di fango, won the Stazioni d’emergenza 2023 call at Galleria Toledo in Naples, the First Prize and the Critics’ Prize at the Rimini festival Le voci dell’Anima 2021, and was selected for the Visionari call for Kilowatt Festival 2020 in Sansepolcro. As a member of Jan Voxel, she won the Residenze Digitali 2021 call. She also performs with La Baracca – Teatro Testoni in Bologna.

Davide Tagliavini (1990), dancer, performer, and choreographer, has worked with Emma Dante, Marina Abramović, Luna Cenere, Artemis Danza, Gruppo Nanou, Anna Albertarelli, Lara Russo, and others. He choreographed L’elisir d’amore for the Teatro Regio di Parma and Tristano e Isotta for the Teatro Massimo di Palermo.He performs in Luna Cenere’s works Vanishing Place (selected for the Venice Biennale Danza) and Shoes On (selected for the NID Platform in Cagliari).He teaches in the OVER Limited program in collaboration with CCN/Aterballetto.In 2024, he premiered his first authorial solo, THAT’S ALL, created for the Visavì Gorizia Dance Festival, and selected by Danza Urbana XL 2025, This Must Be The Space (FDE Festival Danza Estate and Festival MILANoLTRE), WAM! Festival, and the Vetrina della giovane danza d’autore eXtra 2025 – Network Anticorpi XL.
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Stravaganze in sol minore
2025-12-14 17:00 - 17:45 | Teatro Romualdo Marenco, Via Nicolò Girardengo, 48, Novi Ligure, AL, Italy
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 rosesThe toad serves hot tea with milk.Beneath a bush of purple rosesIt’s the toad’s turn to wash the cups.(Toti Scialoja, La mela di Amleto, 1984)
CREDITS

Direction and choreography: Francesca LattuadaTexts: Toti Scialoja (from La mela di Amleto)Music: The Klezmorin, Gustav Mahler, Dean Martin, Clara RockmoreMasks and objects: Natali FortierPerformers: Vittoria Franchina, Rocco Ancarola
Co-production: Fondazione Nazionale della Danza / Aterballetto and Centro Teatrale BrescianoIn 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
2025-12-14 20:45 - 22:00 | Teatro Comunale, Viale Mazzini 39, Vicenza, 36100, Italia
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
2025-12-18 21:00 - 22:30 | Teatro Magnani, Piazza Giuseppe Verdi, 1, Fidenza, PR, 43036, Italia
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
2026-01-03 20:30 - 22:00 | Teatro delle Muse, Piazza della Repubblica, Ancona, 60121, Italia
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
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Rhapsody in Blue | Italian Tricolour Flag Day Celebration
2026-01-07 11:00 - 13:00 | Teatro Municipale Valli, Piazza Martiri del 7 luglio, Reggio Emilia, 42121, Italia
CCN/Aterballetto celebrates the Italian Tricolour Flag at the Teatro Valli in Reggio Emilia
On Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at the invitation of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia, CCN/Aterballetto takes part in the celebrations of the Italian Tricolour Flag, first adopted in Reggio Emilia in 1797.
The ceremony will take place at the Teatro Municipale Romolo Valli at approximately 11:00 AM. Speakers will include Marco Massari, Mayor of Reggio Emilia; Giorgio Zanni, President of the Province; and Michele De Pascale, President of the Emilia-Romagna Region.
The ceremony will be followed by a lectio magistralis by Corrado Augias. CCN/Aterballetto will close the event with the choreography Rhapsody in Blue by Iratxe Ansa and Igor Bacovich.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkJ29Y8xAqQ

Dreamers
2026-01-09 21:00 - 22:00 | Teatro della Regina, Piazza della Repubblica, 28/29, Cattolica, RN, Italy
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
2026-01-17 21:00 - 22:00 | Teatro del Popolo, via della Pace, 108, Concordia sul Secchia, MO, Italy
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

Stravaganze in sol minore
2026-01-18 17:30 - 18:15 | Teatro Moruzzi, Via Boni e Gavazzi, 1, Noceto, PR, Italy
Stravaganze in sol minore by Francesca Lattuada arrives at the Teatro Moruzzi in Noceto, near Parma.

The magical virtuosity of Toti Scialoja (1914–1998)—a master not only of images but also of words—lies at the heart of this new creation by the Fondazione Nazionale della Danza / Aterballetto for children and young audiences, where a dancer and an actor play with his language.
The almost magical vibrations that spring from Scialoja’s poems are like the endless ripples that form on the surface of water when a stone is thrown: evokers of unreal or hyper-real images, bearers of a musicality that blends poetry and nursery rhyme, allowing the extraordinary and the frightening to meet.
Beneath a bush of scarlet rosesThe toad serves hot tea with milk.Beneath a bush of peacock-hued rosesIt’s the toad’s turn to rinse the cups.(Toti Scialoja, La mela di Amleto, 1984)

CREDITS

Direction and choreography: Francesca LattuadaTexts: Toti Scialoja (from La mela di Amleto)Music: The Klezmorin, Gustav Mahler, Dean Martin, Clara RockmoreMasks and props: Natali FortierPerformers: Vittoria Franchina, Rocco Ancarola
Co-production: Fondazione Nazionale della Danza / Aterballetto and Centro Teatrale BrescianoIn co-production with Centro Servizi Culturali Santa Chiara

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wouh0x0D4HQ

NOTTE MORRICONE
2026-01-23 21:00 - 22:30, 2026-01-24 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-01-25 16:00 - 17:30 | Théâtre de Liège, Place du 20-Août, 16, Liège, 4000, Belgium
In the prestigious setting of the Pays de Danses Festival in Liège, Aterballetto performs Notte Morricone by Marcos Morau on January 23 and 24, 2026.
“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 minutesFind out more »
The performances are held in collaboration with the Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and with the Italian Cultural Institute of Brussels.

Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda
2026-01-25 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-01-25 17:00 - 18:00 | Palazzo Bentivoglio, Piazza Bentivoglio, 32, Gualtieri, RE, Italy
Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda arrives at Palazzo Bentivoglio in Gualtieri.

Sunday, January 25, 20263:00 PM and 5:00 PM

The Fondazione Museo Antonio Ligabue has a dream: to transform the Salone dei Giganti of Palazzo Bentivoglio into a living theatre. More than that, it envisions the frescoes depicting scenes from Gerusalemme liberata by Torquato Tasso coming to life through the dance of Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, curated by the Centro Coreografico Nazionale / Aterballetto.

This is not just a performance. It is a one-of-a-kind site-specific event. The Sala dei Giganti houses the very frescoes that narrate the tragic duel between Tancredi and Clorinda. Painted art and performing art will face each other directly.Myth will become flesh, breath, and movement.
Would you like to help make this ambitious dream a reality and become part of the myth?

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https://youtu.be/mjZQdcn1fgc

The theme of love overwhelmed by war and death, inspired by the story of Tancredi and Clorinda as told by Torquato Tasso in Gerusalemme Liberata (whose 450th anniversary of its first draft falls in 2025) and set to music by Claudio Monteverdi (1624), retains a striking relevance today.
The CCN/Aterballetto interprets this legacy through dance—its privileged language for conveying the work’s intensity and dramatic power—in a performance created by Fabio Cherstich and Philippe Kratz, performed by dancers Alessia Giacomelli and Kiran Gezels, tenor Matteo Straffi, and harpsichordist Deniel Perer.
The performance is preceded and followed by talks by Antonio Audino, theatre critic and journalist for Radio Rai 3, who, with his characteristic clarity, will cast a contemporary light on what are considered “sacred texts” of Italy’s cultural heritage.

CREDITS

Direction and visuals: Fabio CherstichChoreography and stage movement: Philippe KratzMusic: Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda by Claudio MonteverdiDancers: Alessia Giacomelli, Kiran GezelsSinger (tenor): Matteo StraffiHarpsichord: Deniel Perer
Co-production: Fondazione Nazionale della Danza / Aterballetto, Teatro Regio di Parma / Festival Verdi, Torinodanza Festival – Teatro Stabile di Torino – Teatro Nazionale, GhislieriMusica – Centro di Musica Antica
Premiered in September 2024, Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda is a project aimed at enhancing live performance activities within cultural institutions and heritage sites, promoted by the Directorate General for Museums and co-funded by the Directorate General for Performing Arts.
For the realization of the project, the National Museums of Perugia – Regional Directorate of National Museums of Umbria—and in particular the National Archaeological Museum and Roman Theatre of Spoleto—established, with the support of the Directorate General for Museums, a partnership shared with five other major cultural sites: Villa Pisani in Stra, the Castle and Park of Racconigi, the Castello Svevo in Bari, the Certosa di San Martino in Naples, and the Archaeological Park of Venosa.Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome later joined the project, hosting the initiative as part of the summer program Sotto l’angelo di Castello 2024.

The project is part of Italia Danza, a co-designed initiative by the Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAECI) and CCN/Aterballetto, aimed at promoting Italy’s artistic heritage abroad.
BODIES AS MIRRORS

In my vision of Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, I imagine a confined, circular space, where the proximity and resemblance of bodies play a fundamental role. Together with choreographer Philippe Kratz, we explore the idea of bodies as mirrors, thus narrating an humanity struggling against itself. Eros and Thanatos emerge as equally powerful forces, creating a paradoxical atmosphere in this perfectly balanced struggle between human beings.In our vision, Tancredi and Clorinda are contemporary warriors, indissolubly bound to one another, forced to fight and to enact a story that has already been written.
A single voice brings three characters to life: the text itself, Tancredi, and Clorinda merge into the body and sound of a single singer. This estranged sound, constrained within a circular path, creates a sense of constant repetition, underscoring the endless cycle of this story of love and death—tragically destined to repeat itself through the centuries and reach us today with all its force, as an emanation of the poetic power of Tasso’s words and the sublime music of Monteverdi.
Fabio Cherstich, Director

INNER STRUGGLE

In Tasso’s narrative, set to music by Claudio Monteverdi, the most obvious themes are the struggle between woman and man and religious conversion. Yet these are also the aspects I find least intriguing: translating them into dance would risk reducing the work to a narrative of factual circumstances.
A more philosophical or psychoanalytic reading of this struggle—one from which both protagonists emerge defeated, deceived, and alone—appears far more compelling to me. Within the opposition of the two roles there already exists an entire world: seeking one another, confronting one another, and wounding one another. The dynamic is that of a warlike, conflictual ritual between two entities that draw closer. The absurdity of the act becomes evident when one of the two loses their life and we realize that the other, in any case, has not won… a deep, shared wound that remains on both bodies.
So are these two people fighting each other, or is it perhaps one person struggling with themselves?
Philippe Kratz, Choreographer

NOTTE MORRICONE
2026-01-28 19:30 - 21:00 | Theater Gütersloh, Barkeystraße 15, Gütersloh, 33330, Germania
On January 28 and 29, 2026, Aterballetto performs Notte Morricone by Marcos Morau at Theater Gütersloh in Germany.
“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 minutesFind out more »

NOTTE MORRICONE
2026-01-29 19:30 - 21:00 | Theater Gütersloh, Barkeystraße 15, Gütersloh, 33330, Germania
Il 28 e 29 gennaio 2026, Aterballetto danza Notte Morricone di Marcos Morau al Theater Gütersloh in Germania.
“Io, Ennio Morricone, sono morto”, scrisse il compositore prima di congedarsi. La sua musica, invece, non può farlo. Ed è così che i creatori e gli artisti sempre ci lasciano senza lasciarci, ed è in questo modo che la memoria si preoccupa di tenerli vivi, di tenerli al sicuro. Notte Morricone è il mio regalo, un devoto tributo alla bellezza che ha donato al mondo.
Notte Morricone si svolge nel crepuscolo di una notte ordinaria nella vita di un creativo, che solo e stordito davanti ai suoi fogli, prende appunti e visualizza melodie per film che non esistono ancora, riportando in vita storie nell’aria rarefatta della sua stanza.
Marcos Morau – Regista e coreografo

Impossibile descrivere Notte Morricone, pezzo magistrale che arriva a flutti allo spettatore, lo abbraccia con onde emotive, lo cattura nella memoria di melodie intramontabili sopravvissute di gran lunga alle immagini che le hanno generate. Incantevole pure la coreografia cesellata e sempre poetica, composta con maniacale attenzione al dettaglio: gambe e collo sembrano privi di giunture, si flettono e scattano ritmicamente come metronomi.
Maria Luisa Buzzi – Danza&Danza
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Durata 90′

Rhapsody in blue / Solo Echo / Glory Hall
2026-02-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria, Canada
Aterballetto performs in Canada as part of the Dance at the Royal Series by Dance Victoria on February 6 and 7, 2026.
On stage: Rhapsody in Blue by Iratxe Ansa and Igor Bacovich, a lively and playful choreography echoing Gershwin’s famous score. This is followed by Crystal Pite’s Solo Echo, which, through Brahms’ sonatas for piano and cello, invokes winter to express something essential about acceptance and loss. The final piece, Glory Hall, is a new creation by Diego Tortelli, offering the company and the audience a fresco of sensuality and overwhelming vitality.

Rhapsody in blue / Solo Echo / Glory Hall
2026-02-07 19:30 - 21:00 | Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria, Canada
Aterballetto danza in Canada all’interno del Dance at the Royal Series di Dance Victoria il 6 e 7 febbraio 2026.
In scena Rhapsody in blue di Iratxe Ansa e Igor Bacovich, coreografia divertente, vivace, come l’omonimo brano di Gershwin. A seguire Solo Echo di Crystal Pite che, attraverso le sonate per pianoforte e violoncello di Brahms, invoca l’inverno per esprimere qualcosa di essenziale sull’accettazione e la perdita. L’ultima coreografia Glory Hall è la nuova produzione firmata da Diego Tortelli, che regala alla compagnia e al pubblico un affresco di sensualità e travolgente vitalità.

Rhapsody in blue / Solo Echo / Glory Hall
2026-02-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Memorial Auditorium, 551 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA, 94305, United States
Aterballetto performs at Stanford, California, on February 11 and 12, 2026.
On stage: Rhapsody in Blue by Iratxe Ansa and Igor Bacovich, a playful, vibrant choreography echoing Gershwin’s iconic score. This is followed by Crystal Pite’s Solo Echo, which, through Brahms’ sonatas for piano and cello, summons winter to express something essential about acceptance and loss. The evening concludes with Glory Hall, a new creation by Diego Tortelli, offering both the company and the audience a fresco of sensuality and overwhelming vitality.

Rhapsody in blue / Solo Echo / Glory Hall
2026-02-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Memorial Auditorium, 551 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA, 94305, United States
Aterballetto danza a Stanford in California l’11 e 12 febbraio 2026.
In scena Rhapsody in blue di Iratxe Ansa e Igor Bacovich, coreografia divertente, vivace, come l’omonimo brano di Gershwin. A seguire Solo Echo di Crystal Pite che, attraverso le sonate per pianoforte e violoncello di Brahms, invoca l’inverno per esprimere qualcosa di essenziale sull’accettazione e la perdita. L’ultima coreografia Glory Hall è la nuova produzione firmata da Diego Tortelli, che regala alla compagnia e al pubblico un affresco di sensualità e travolgente vitalità.

Dreamers
2026-03-04 20:30 - 22:00 | Teatro Sociale, Via Felice Cavallotti, 20, Brescia
At the Teatro Sociale in Brescia, Aterballetto performs Dreamers, an evening featuring choreographies by Tortelli, Kratz, Preljocaj, and Pite.
A single evening unites the signature of Crystal Pite—the most sought-after choreographer across Europe and North America—with those of Diego Tortelli and Philippe Kratz, two of the most exciting and acclaimed under-40 creators on the international scene. Completing the program is a duet by Angelin Preljocaj, a choreographer long considered among the greats of contemporary dance.
Dreamers opens with Preludio by Diego Tortelli from Brescia, a love letter to the body for five dancers, built around some of the most intense poems and songs by Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave, whose unmistakable voice envelops the audience.
At the heart of the evening is O by Philippe Kratz, former leading dancer of Aterballetto and now a choreographer in demand by major theatres worldwide. In a state of emotional transcendence, we witness the encounter between human and robot—two entities moving together to the endless rhythm of their unstoppable hearts.
This is followed by Reconciliatio by Angelin Preljocaj, a duet set to Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata that explores reconciliation through a poetic and impressionistic lens, inspired by a devoted yet non-literal reading of the Apocalypse.
The evening closes with the soft snowstorm of Solo Echo by Crystal Pite, inspired by two sonatas for cello and piano by Johannes Brahms and the profound verses of Mark Strand. On stage, one breathes the winter of the soul: time slows down, and the body becomes a vessel for moving and powerful introspection. With delicacy and intensity, Pite reflects on loss, the acceptance of change, and the mystery of resilience.

Dreamers
2026-03-05 20:30 - 22:00, 2026-03-06 20:30 - 22:00 | Teatro Sociale, Via Felice Cavallotti, 20, Brescia
Al Teatro Sociale di Brescia, Aterballetto danza Dreamers, serata composta dalle coreografie firmate da Tortelli, Kratz, Preljocaj e Pite.
Un unico spettacolo che riunisce la firma di Crystal Pite, la coreografa più richiesta tra Europa e America, con quelle di Diego Tortelli e Philippe Kratz, due degli autori under 40 più interessanti e apprezzati nel panorama internazionale. Completa la serata un passo a due di Angelin Preljocaj, coreografo nell’Olimpo della danza.
Dreamers si apre con Preludio del bresciano Diego Tortelli, una lettera d’amore al corpo per cinque danzatori costruita attorno ad alcuni dei più intensi poemi e brani del cantautore australiano Nick Cave, che con la sua voce inconfondibile avvolge lo spettatore.
Al centro della serata, “O” di Philippe Kratz, ex danzatore di punta di Aterballetto e ora coreografo ricercato dai più importanti teatri. In uno stato di trascendenza emotiva, assistiamo all’incontro tra l’essere umano e il robot, due entità che si muovono insieme al ritmo infinito dei loro cuori inarrestabili.
Segue Reconciliatio di Angelin Preljocaj, duetto sul Chiaro di luna di Beethoven che racconta il tema della riconciliazione attraverso un lavoro caratterizzato da una vena poetica e impressionista, ispirato ad una lettura assidua ma non letterale dell’Apocalisse.
Chiude la serata la soffice bufera di neve di Solo Echo di Crystal Pite, che si ispira a due sonate per violoncello e pianoforte di Johannes Brahms e ai versi profondi di Mark Strand. In scena si respira l’inverno dell’anima: il tempo rallenta, il corpo si fa veicolo di un’introspezione commossa e potente. Con delicatezza e intensità, Pite riflette sul tema della perdita, sull’accettazione del cambiamento e sul mistero della resilienza.

Preludio / An Echo, a Wave / Alpha Grace
2026-03-07 21:00 - 22:00 | Scenario Pubblico, via Teatro Massimo, 16, Catania, 95131, Italia
Aterballetto performs at Scenario Pubblico / Compagnia Zappalà Danza in Catania on March 7 and 8.
CCN/Aterballetto presents an evening that journeys through body, soul, and memory, composed of three creations reflecting on intimacy, human fragility, and the power of shared feeling. Preludio by Diego Tortelli is a profane prayer inspired by the writing of Nick Cave: five dancers become emotional impulses, embodying obsessions, addictions, and desires in a hymn to the body and its constant transformation.
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, as fluid as a wave crossing through time.
Finally, Alpha Grace, also by Kratz, is a meditation on empathy, on that ancient and sacred ability to recognize oneself in others. Solitudes and individualities gradually transform into togetherness—into a harmony built on listening and sharing.
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Preludio / An Echo, a Wave / Alpha Grace
2026-03-08 21:00 - 22:00 | Scenario Pubblico, via Teatro Massimo, 16, Catania, 95131, Italia
Aterballetto danza a Scenario Pubblico / Compagnia Zappalà Danza a Catania, il 7 e 8 marzo.
Il CCN/Aterballetto presenta una serata che attraversa corpo, anima e memoria, composta da tre creazioni che riflettono sull’intimità, sulla fragilità umana e sulla forza del sentire condiviso. Preludio di Diego Tortelli è una preghiera profana, ispirata alla scrittura di Nick Cave: cinque danzatori diventano stimoli emotivi, incarnando ossessioni, dipendenze e desideri in un inno al corpo e alla sua trasformazione continua.
An Echo, A Wave di Philippe Kratz prende spunto dal moto ipnotico del mare, simbolo di eternità e luogo di incontri, partenze e ritorni: un duetto poetico, fluido come un’onda che attraversa il tempo.
Infine, Alpha Grace, sempre di Kratz, è una riflessione sull’empatia, su quella capacità antica e sacra di riconoscersi negli altri. Solitudini e individualità si trasformano gradualmente in coralità, in un’armonia costruita sull’ascolto e sulla condivisione.
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NOTTE MORRICONE
2026-03-10 21:00 - 22:30 | Teatro Biondo, Via Roma 258, Palermo, 90133, Italia
From March 10 to 15, 2026, Aterballetto performs Notte Morricone by Marcos Morau at the Teatro Biondo in Palermo.
“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
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NOTTE MORRICONE
2026-03-11 17:00 - 18:30, 2026-03-12 17:00 - 18:30, 2026-03-13 21:00 - 22:30 | Teatro Biondo, Via Roma 258, Palermo, 90133, Italia
Dal 10 al 15 marzo 2026 Aterballetto danza Notte Morricone di Marcos Morau al Teatro Biondo di Palermo.
“Io, Ennio Morricone, sono morto”, scrisse il compositore prima di congedarsi. La sua musica, invece, non può farlo. Ed è così che i creatori e gli artisti sempre ci lasciano senza lasciarci, ed è in questo modo che la memoria si preoccupa di tenerli vivi, di tenerli al sicuro. Notte Morricone è il mio regalo, un devoto tributo alla bellezza che ha donato al mondo.
Notte Morricone si svolge nel crepuscolo di una notte ordinaria nella vita di un creativo, che solo e stordito davanti ai suoi fogli, prende appunti e visualizza melodie per film che non esistono ancora, riportando in vita storie nell’aria rarefatta della sua stanza.
Marcos Morau – Regista e coreografo

Impossibile descrivere Notte Morricone, pezzo magistrale che arriva a flutti allo spettatore, lo abbraccia con onde emotive, lo cattura nella memoria di melodie intramontabili sopravvissute di gran lunga alle immagini che le hanno generate. Incantevole pure la coreografia cesellata e sempre poetica, composta con maniacale attenzione al dettaglio: gambe e collo sembrano privi di giunture, si flettono e scattano ritmicamente come metronomi.
Maria Luisa Buzzi – Danza&Danza
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Durata 90′
