Komoco / Sofia Nappi
PUPO UNVEILED
September 17, 2025 17:00
PARC Performing Arts Research Centre Firenze | IT
also scheduled on
September 20, 2025 17:00
as part of the Fabbrica Europa 2025 festival
As artist-in-residence at PARC, Sofia Nappi and her company Komoco open two moments of their in-studio artistic and movement research: a visceral exploration of transformation and growth, inspired by the tale of Pinocchio but refracted through Komoco’s dynamic movement language.
In this adaptation of a larger work, PUPO Unveiled delves into the primal, physical process of change. The dancers’ bodies become living vessels for the emotional and psychological metamorphosis that mirrors just an extract of the journey of the carved wooden puppet awakening to a world of complexity, temptation, and self-realization.
At the heart of PUPO Unveiled lies a raw, intimate investigation into the body’s ability to express the nuances of personal evolution. With a focus on physicality over narrative, the work unveils the dancers’ most visceral impulses – moments of longing, confusion, resistance, and clarity – as they embody the subtle forces that shape identity. There is no overt storyline here; instead, the dancers embody the very essence of change: the conflict between desire, restraint and the confrontation with one’s own vulnerability.
Blurring the boundaries between dance, theatre, and performance art, PUPO Unveiled reveals the transformative power of the body and the untold stories it carries. With an emphasis on raw presence and emotional depth, the performance allows space for the audience to unveil the process of researching a dance work, inviting them into a deeply human, often unpredictable exploration of what it means to evolve.
