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.

   

       

The CCN/Aterballetto performs Notte Morricone by Marcos Morau.

NOTTE MORRICONE

NOTTE MORRICONE

Teatro Comunale Sassari Sassari
14 May H 20.30
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Aterballetto performs Notte Morricone by Marcos Morau at Teatro Comunale in Sassari on 14 may 2026.

“I, Ennio Morricone, am dead,” the composer wrote before taking his leave. His music, however, cannot die. And this is how creators and artists always leave us without truly leaving us, and how memory takes care of keeping them alive, of keeping 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 creator, who, alone and dazed before his sheets of paper, jots down notes and imagines 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 piece that reaches the audience in waves, embraces them with emotional surges, and captures them in the memory of timeless melodies that have long outlived the images that first gave rise to them. Equally enchanting is the finely chiselled and ever-poetic choreography, composed with obsessive attention to detail: legs and necks seem jointless, bending and snapping rhythmically like metronomes.”
— Maria Luisa Buzzi, Danza&Danza

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Duration: 90 minutes

The CCN/Aterballetto performs Notte Morricone by Marcos Morau.

NOTTE MORRICONE

NOTTE MORRICONE

Teatro Massimo Cagliari
16 May H 20.30
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Aterballetto performs Notte Morricone by Marcos Morau at the Teatro Massimo in Cagliari on May 16 and 17, 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
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The CCN/Aterballetto performs Notte Morricone by Marcos Morau.

NOTTE MORRICONE

NOTTE MORRICONE

Teatro Massimo Cagliari
17 May H 19.00
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Aterballetto danza Notte Morricone di Marcos Morau al Teatro Massimo di Cagliari il 16 e 17 maggio 2026.

“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′

 

The CCN/Aterballetto performs Solo Echo, Reconciliatio, and Glory Hall.

Solo Echo / Reconciliatio / Glory Hall

Solo Echo / Reconciliatio / Glory Hall

Teatro Comunale L. Pavarotti Modena
22 May H 20.30
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Aterballetto performs Solo Echo, Reconciliatio, and Glory Hall at the Teatro Comunale Pavarotti in Modena on 22 May 2026.

The dancers of the CCN/Aterballetto take the stage in a production featuring works by acclaimed choreographers, including the multi-award-winning Crystal Pite, one of the most celebrated figures in contemporary dance. Solo Echo is inspired by two cello and piano sonatas by Johannes Brahms and by the poem “Lines for Winter” by Mark Strand. As in Strand’s poem, Solo Echo invokes winter — through music and movement — to express something essential about acceptance and loss.

Reconciliatio is a delicate female duet inspired by the Book of Revelation, created by one of the world’s leading choreographers, Angelin Preljocaj.

The evening concludes with Glory Hall, a new creation by Diego Tortelli, offering both the company and the audience a vivid fresco of sensuality and irresistible vitality.

https://youtu.be/erHGNRRz6sQ

Solo Echo

Coreografia: Crystal Pite
Musiche: Johannes Brahms (Sonata for Cello and Piano in E Minor, Op. 38: I. Allegro non troppo; Sonata for Cello and Piano in F Major, Op. 99: II. Adagio Affettuoso)
Produzione e riallestimento: Fondazione Nazionale della Danza / Aterballetto
Coproduzione: Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Reconciliatio

Coreografia: Angelin Preljocaj
Musica: Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata al Chiaro di Luna
Produzione: Fondazione Nazionale della Danza / Aterballetto

Glory Hall

Coreografia: Diego Tortelli
Musica: Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Produzione: Fondazione Nazionale della Danza / Aterballetto
Coproduzione: Teatro Comunale di Bologna

KC Dance Academy

KC Dance Academy

Fonderia Reggio Emilia
9 June H 21.00
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KC Dance Academy brings the world of Hip Hop dance to the Fonderia.

The world of Hip Hop/Street Dance offers every body the possibility of finding its own dimension, its own way of communicating. The true essence of this noble art lies in being unique and inimitable. A work that places the body at the center as a political, emotional, and social statement, offering a direct and contemporary portrait of today’s young people.

Tuesday, June 9 at 9.00 PM
Wednesday, June 10 at 9.00 PM

Direction: Martina La Ragione, Kris
Choreographers: Rada Caselle, Mattia Quintavalle, Martina La Ragione, Simone Panzera, Kris, Marco Cristofori

Cristiano Buzzi, known professionally as KRIS (1968), is a performer, choreographer, and artistic director. He began his path in dance in 1983, approaching breaking through the influence of films and hip hop culture of that time, and in the following years expanded his research into other styles within the urban scene. Through constant participation in jams, events, and international battles, he established himself as a leading figure in Italian Hip Hop.

Over the course of his career, he has received major recognition, including winning Best Show at the Battle of the Year International in Germany in 2004, as well as numerous national titles and important placements in major European competitions. In 2007, he also received a prestigious award for his contribution to the spread of locking, presented by Greg Campbellock Jr., an original member of The Lockers.

Alongside his competitive career, he developed a solid international path as both performer and judge, taking part in major events within the urban dance scene. He has also collaborated with the television world, working as a choreographer, teacher, and performer on several successful programmes, as well as creating choreography for music productions and video content.

His artistic research also extends to theatre, where he creates choreography for performances and tours, collaborating with companies and musicians and contributing to the dialogue between hip hop and other stage languages. He is also involved in commercial and fashion events, taking on roles in artistic direction and choreography for major brands and large-scale events.

He currently teaches at prestigious dance academies in Bologna and is the artistic director of KC Artist, a company active in entertainment and events. He is also co-founder of The Week, one of the most important events in the Italian hip hop scene.

TICKETS | PERFORMANCE

Full price: 10 euros
Reduced price for under 30s, dance schools, Liceo Coreutico Matilde di Canossa, over 65s, and members of the CRAL of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia: 6 euros
Reduced price for children under 8: 3 euros

TICKET PURCHASE

Tickets can be purchased online at www.biglietteriafonderia39.it.

The box office at Fonderia opens one hour before the start of the performance.

Tickets are unnumbered.

CONTACTS

Mobile and WhatsApp: +39 334 1023554

KC Dance Academy

KC Dance Academy

Fonderia Reggio Emilia
10 June H 21.00
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KC Dance Academy brings the world of Hip Hop dance to the Fonderia.

The world of Hip Hop/Street Dance offers every body the possibility of finding its own dimension, its own way of communicating. The true essence of this noble art lies in being unique and inimitable. A work that places the body at the center as a political, emotional, and social statement, offering a direct and contemporary portrait of today’s young people.

Tuesday, June 9 at 9.00 PM
Wednesday, June 10 at 9.00 PM

Direction: Martina La Ragione, Kris
Choreographers: Rada Caselle, Mattia Quintavalle, Martina La Ragione, Simone Panzera, Kris, Marco Cristofori

Cristiano Buzzi, known professionally as KRIS (1968), is a performer, choreographer, and artistic director. He began his path in dance in 1983, approaching breaking through the influence of films and hip hop culture of that time, and in the following years expanded his research into other styles within the urban scene. Through constant participation in jams, events, and international battles, he established himself as a leading figure in Italian Hip Hop.

Over the course of his career, he has received major recognition, including winning Best Show at the Battle of the Year International in Germany in 2004, as well as numerous national titles and important placements in major European competitions. In 2007, he also received a prestigious award for his contribution to the spread of locking, presented by Greg Campbellock Jr., an original member of The Lockers.

Alongside his competitive career, he developed a solid international path as both performer and judge, taking part in major events within the urban dance scene. He has also collaborated with the television world, working as a choreographer, teacher, and performer on several successful programmes, as well as creating choreography for music productions and video content.

His artistic research also extends to theatre, where he creates choreography for performances and tours, collaborating with companies and musicians and contributing to the dialogue between hip hop and other stage languages. He is also involved in commercial and fashion events, taking on roles in artistic direction and choreography for major brands and large-scale events.

He currently teaches at prestigious dance academies in Bologna and is the artistic director of KC Artist, a company active in entertainment and events. He is also co-founder of The Week, one of the most important events in the Italian hip hop scene.

TICKETS | PERFORMANCE

Full price: 10 euros
Reduced price for under 30s, dance schools, Liceo Coreutico Matilde di Canossa, over 65s, and members of the CRAL of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia: 6 euros
Reduced price for children under 8: 3 euros

TICKET PURCHASE

Tickets can be purchased online at www.biglietteriafonderia39.it.

The box office at Fonderia opens one hour before the start of the performance.

Tickets are unnumbered.

CONTACTS

Mobile and WhatsApp: +39 334 1023554

Aterballetto performs the triple bill by Iratxe Ansa & Igor Bacovich, Angelin Preljocaj, and Crystal Pite.

Rhapsody in blue / Reconciliatio / Solo Echo

Rhapsody in blue / Reconciliatio / Solo Echo

AKM Theatre Hall Istanbul
12 June H 20.00
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Aterballetto performs in Istanbul the triple bill by Iratxe Ansa & Igor Bacovich, Angelin Preljocaj, and Crystal Pite.

The CCN/Aterballetto presents a true concert in dance. Rhapsody in Blue by Iratxe Ansa and Igor Bacovich is a playful, vibrant choreography, much like Gershwin’s iconic score. Reconciliatio is a delicate female pas de deux by Angelin Preljocaj, set to Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata. Solo Echo by Crystal Pite, through Brahms’s sonatas for piano and cello, invokes winter to express something essential about acceptance and loss.

 

 

Aterballetto performs the triple bill by Iratxe Ansa & Igor Bacovich, Angelin Preljocaj, and Crystal Pite.

Rhapsody in blue / Reconciliatio / Solo Echo

Rhapsody in blue / Reconciliatio / Solo Echo

AKM Theatre Hall Istanbul
13 June H 20.00
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Aterballetto performs in Istanbul the triple bill by Iratxe Ansa & Igor Bacovich, Angelin Preljocaj, and Crystal Pite.

The CCN/Aterballetto presents a true concert in dance. Rhapsody in Blue by Iratxe Ansa and Igor Bacovich is a playful, vibrant choreography, much like Gershwin’s iconic score. Reconciliatio is a delicate female pas de deux by Angelin Preljocaj, set to Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata. Solo Echo by Crystal Pite, through Brahms’s sonatas for piano and cello, invokes winter to express something essential about acceptance and loss.

 

 

The CCN/Aterballetto performs Notte Morricone by Marcos Morau.

NOTTE MORRICONE

NOTTE MORRICONE

Teatrul National Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca
16 June H 19.00
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Cluj opens Aterballetto’s Romanian tour of Notte Morricone.

Aterballetto will be in Romania from 16 to 25 June 2026, with the first stop in Cluj, a city in the heart of Transylvania.

“I, Ennio Morricone, am dead,” the composer wrote before taking his leave. His music, however, cannot die. And this is how creators and artists always leave us without truly leaving us, and how memory takes care of keeping them alive, of keeping 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 creator, who, alone and dazed before his sheets of paper, jots down notes and imagines 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 piece that reaches the audience in waves, embraces them with emotional surges, and captures them in the memory of timeless melodies that have long outlived the images that first gave rise to them. Equally enchanting is the finely chiselled and ever-poetic choreography, composed with obsessive attention to detail: legs and necks seem jointless, bending and snapping rhythmically like metronomes.”
— Maria Luisa Buzzi, Danza&Danza

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Duration: 90 minutes

The CCN/Aterballetto performs Notte Morricone by Marcos Morau.

NOTTE MORRICONE

NOTTE MORRICONE

Faust Hall – Fabrica de cultura Sibiu
19 June H 21.00
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Sibiu is the second stop on Aterballetto’s Romanian tour of Notte Morricone.

The Romanian tour continues in Sibiu from 19 to 20 June 2026, on the occasion of the Sibiu International Theatre Festival.

“I, Ennio Morricone, am dead,” the composer wrote before taking his leave. His music, however, cannot die. And this is how creators and artists always leave us without truly leaving us, and how memory takes care of keeping them alive, of keeping 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 creator, who, alone and dazed before his sheets of paper, jots down notes and imagines 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 piece that reaches the audience in waves, embraces them with emotional surges, and captures them in the memory of timeless melodies that have long outlived the images that first gave rise to them. Equally enchanting is the finely chiselled and ever-poetic choreography, composed with obsessive attention to detail: legs and necks seem jointless, bending and snapping rhythmically like metronomes.”
— Maria Luisa Buzzi, Danza&Danza

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Duration: 90 minutes

The CCN/Aterballetto performs Notte Morricone by Marcos Morau.

NOTTE MORRICONE

NOTTE MORRICONE

Faust Hall – Fabrica de cultura Sibiu
20 June H 18.00
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Sibiu is the second stop on Aterballetto’s Romanian tour of Notte Morricone.

The Romanian tour continues in Sibiu from 19 to 20 June 2026, on the occasion of the Sibiu International Theatre Festival.

“I, Ennio Morricone, am dead,” the composer wrote before taking his leave. His music, however, cannot die. And this is how creators and artists always leave us without truly leaving us, and how memory takes care of keeping them alive, of keeping 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 creator, who, alone and dazed before his sheets of paper, jots down notes and imagines 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 piece that reaches the audience in waves, embraces them with emotional surges, and captures them in the memory of timeless melodies that have long outlived the images that first gave rise to them. Equally enchanting is the finely chiselled and ever-poetic choreography, composed with obsessive attention to detail: legs and necks seem jointless, bending and snapping rhythmically like metronomes.”
— Maria Luisa Buzzi, Danza&Danza

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Duration: 90 minutes

Il 6 dicembre, in "Made in Italy 36.0", i giovani talenti di Agora Coaching Project per Danza in Fonderia a Reggio Emilia

Made in Italy 38.0

Made in Italy 38.0

Fonderia Reggio Emilia
23 June H 21.00
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Agora Coaching Project – photo Nicola Stasi

The young talents of Agora Coaching Project for Danza in Fonderia.

The evening features the dancers of Agora Coaching Project, an advanced training programme promoted and supported by MM Contemporary Dance Company and A.S.D. Progetto Danza di Reggio Emilia, under the artistic direction of Michele Merola and Enrico Morelli. Founded in 2010, the programme has gained full recognition in the European dance scene and boasts collaborations with internationally renowned teachers and choreographers.

Choreography by: Adriano Bolognino, Paolo Mohovich, Enrico Morelli

Tuesday, June 23 at 9.00 PM

Wednesday, June 24 at 9.00 PM

AGORA COACHING PROJECT is a year-long advanced dance training programme for dancers aged between 18 and 22, based in Reggio Emilia. Founded in 2010, it is directed by Michele Merola and Enrico Morelli, and promoted and supported by MM Contemporary Dance Company and the Centro Permanente Danza di Reggio Emilia.

Its aim is to train artists who are ready to face the variety of the international dance market with flexibility—artists capable of responding to the different technical and stylistic demands that this market requires. The project seeks to offer a wide range of stimuli, including technical and cultural development, as well as opportunities for exchange between students and choreographers, each of whom comes from and works within some of the most interesting contexts on the international scene.

Agora brings young dancers into contact with established choreographers of different stylistic orientations, and over the years has welcomed many distinguished names. Alongside Michele Merola and Enrico Morelli, the project is supported by several teachers, each with solid and highly qualified experience in the field.

Michele Merola is the artistic director of MM Contemporary Dance Company, the contemporary dance company he founded in Reggio Emilia in 1999. With the company, Merola 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, recipient of the Europaindanza 2017 Award – Choreography Merit Award.

Since 2000, he has created numerous works for other companies, including Aterballetto, Teatro San Carlo in Naples, Dominic Walsh Dance Theatre, Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Junior Balletto di Toscana, the National Theatre of Belgrade, Tanzcompagnie Landesbühnen Sachsen in Dresden, and the Rome Opera House. In 2003, he won the Hanover International Choreography Competition; in 2008, the Positano Leonide Massine Award for the Art of Dance; in 2016, the Giornale della Danza Award as Best Italian Choreographer; in 2018, the Incontro con la Danza di Basilicata ArteDanza Award; and in 2019, the Metti le ali al Talento Award for his career and artistic direction of MMCDC.

Since 2010, Merola has also been, together with Enrico Morelli, the artistic director of Agora Coaching Project, a professional advanced training programme for dancers based in Reggio Emilia.

Riccardo Basile, Sara Bianchi, Tommaso Brintazzoli, Alisa Businaro, Anita Campanini, Simone Casella, Giovanni Cennamo, Giulia Chiletti, Margherita Ciardi, Alessandra Fusco, Giulia Giannini, Samuele Iannacchero, Louis Franck Kamta, Marica Lisco, Elena Manfredini, Nicolò Marroccu, Linda Massai, Sofia Oliva, Alessia Romeo, Paula Salinas Alvarez, Alice Scarangelli, Loris Schirinzi, Gabriel Sprovieri, Chiara Tonussi, Claudio Tornesi, Carolina Torrini, Michelle Tuani, Eva Vannini, Camilla Veronesi

TICKETS

Full price: 10 euros
Reduced price for under 30s, dance schools, Liceo Coreutico Matilde di Canossa, over 65s, and members of the CRAL of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia: 6 euros
Reduced price for children under 8: 3 euros

TICKET PURCHASE

Tickets can be purchased online at www.biglietteriafonderia39.it.

The box office opens one hour before the start of the performance.

Tickets are unnumbered.

CONTACTS

Mobile and WhatsApp: +39 334 1023554
Email: biglietteria@aterballetto.it