The Chiostri di San Pietro are the most extraordinary monumental complex in Reggio Emilia, one of the most striking of the Italian Renaissance, with a shape that bears the recognisable hand of Giulio Romano.
The Chiostri di San Pietro are the evocative setting of DANZA AI CHIOSTRI, a summer event curated by the Fondazione Nazionale della Danza / Aterballetto and the Fondazione I Teatri di Reggio Emilia as part of the Restate summer programme of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia.


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- Dance Week 2025
- Don Juan
- Dreamers
- feeling good
- glory hall
- Golden Days
- In/Finito
- Kepler
- La stella nascosta
- Lorca sono tutti
- Lost in
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- MicroDanze
- Never odd or even
- Next Stop
- Nine Bells
- Notte Morricone
- O
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- Over Dance
- Pasiphae
- Performances
- Phoenix
- Productions
- Rain Dogs
- reconciliatio
- Rhapsody in Blue
- Season
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- season january july 2025
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- season january-may 2022
- season September-December 2021
- Season September-December 2022
- Secus
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- Shoot me
- solo echo
- special events
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- Stabat Mater
- Stagione 25/26
- Stagione Faenza 2018-2019
- Stagione Forlì 2018-2019
- stagione gennaio giugno 2023
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- stagione settembre-dicembre 2025
- Stanze Rooms
- Storie
- Stravaganze in sol minore
- Streaming
- Tango Glaciale Reloaded
- Tempesta
- Trans Frontieres
- Upper-East-Side
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- Wolf
- Yeled
- Yeled/Shoot me
NOTTE MORRICONE
Aterballetto’s first performance of 2026 is Notte Morricone by Marcos Morau at the Teatro delle Muse in Ancona.
“I, Ennio Morricone, am dead,” wrote the composer before taking his leave. His music, however, cannot die. This is how creators and artists always leave us without ever truly leaving, and how memory takes care to keep them alive, to keep them safe. Notte Morricone is my gift, a devoted tribute to the beauty he gave to the world.
Notte Morricone unfolds in the twilight of an ordinary night in the life of a creative spirit who, alone and dazed before his papers, jots down notes and envisions melodies for films that do not yet exist, bringing stories back to life in the rarefied air of his room.
Marcos Morau – Director and Choreographer
It is impossible to describe Notte Morricone, a masterful work that washes over the spectator in waves, embraces them with emotional currents, and captivates them with the memory of timeless melodies that have long outlived the images that first inspired them. Equally enchanting is the finely chiselled, ever-poetic choreography, composed with meticulous attention to detail: legs and necks seem jointless, bending and snapping rhythmically like metronomes.
Maria Luisa Buzzi – Danza&Danza
Duration: 90 minutes
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Dreamers
Aterballetto performs Dreamers at the Teatro 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.

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NOTTE MORRICONE
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 minutes
Find 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.

NOTTE MORRICONE
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 minutes
Find 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.

NOTTE MORRICONE
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 minutes
Find 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.

NOTTE MORRICONE
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 minutes
Find out more »
NOTTE MORRICONE
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
Durata 90′
Rhapsody in blue / Solo Echo / Glory Hall

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

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

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.

