The natural gesture and its transposition in art: in theatre, dance, cinema, video, architecture and visual arts, overcoming the limits of the physical. The gesture as a shouting force, a vital necessity, that can be interpreted without the need for translation. The gesture that is born in mankind and with mankind, a common expression in […]
Two of the most interesting musicians of the Italian and international jazz and experimental scene, two trumpet players with recognizable styles and languages, for a meeting between generations of sound that share a musical territory that borders on free-jazz. Originally rooted in the tradition of hard bop jazz, trumpeter Rob Mazurek (born in 1965 in […]
within the project RIC.CI Reconstruction Italian Contemporary Choreography Anni 80/90 Tango Glaciale, a historical pièce created by 22-year old Mario Martone with the Falso Movimento group, is now “reloaded” in a sort of time machine by Anna Redi, Raffaele Di Florio and three actors who were not yet born in 1982. Yet, this is […]
In 1881, the Gran Ballo Excelsior, one of the most successful Italian dances of the 19th century, debuted at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. These were crucial years for the affirmation of modern European culture and identity; years characterised by the industrial revolution and colonial imperialism, the triumph of science, the struggle between civilisation […]
Platform A35 develops in the new space of Fabbrica Europa, PARC ex Scuderie Granducali in Florence, an unconventional place. The project is based on the idea of presenting young choreographers, Italian and not only, whose research shows new creative processes, but also the changing society that is necessarily reflected in them. PROGRAMME (Click on […]
Nataša Mirković – vocals Michel Godard – serpent, electric bass Luciano Biondini – accordion Jarrod Cagwin – percussion Nataša Mirković and Michel Godard met for the recording of “En El Amor”, a re-reading of the Sephardic songs that the young singer listened to in Sarajevo, her hometown. A project that has received great acclaim […]
The selection of the performance Erodiade – Fame di vento (Hérodiade – Hungry for Wind) to be included within the project RIC.CI – Reconstruction Italian Contemporary Choreography Years ’80/’90 – dedicated to the memory of Italian contemporary dance and to our “choreutic tradition of the new”, originates from the expressive strength of the inspiration and the actual […]
« Everyday in our life, we leave behind quite many marks, inadvertently: the foot prints on the path we walked, lipstick on the rim of the glass we drank from, or a snapshot imprinted in our mind when we brushed past someone or something on our way. These marks evoke thoughts about the persons who […]
In an empty space, apart from the presence of a piano with other percussion instruments lying on the ground, and in a time perceived immediately as dense, the dancers of the Balletto di Roma encounter the energetic music of Katia Pesti and the fascinating voice of the African singer Gabin Dabiré. The movement of bodies […]
Europa <-> Mediterraneo <-> Oriente 17th edition May 6 – 25, 2010 Florence, Stazione Leopolda and other venues artistic direction Maurizia Settembri, dance and multimedia Roberto Bacci, theatre Lorenzo Pallini, music With this 2010 edition Fabbrica Europa completes the three-year cycle on artistic and cultural relations between Europe and the other continents. After […]