MICRODANZE
Danced exhibition // VR Experience // Urban Setting
a project by FONDAZIONE NAZIONALE DELLA DANZA /ATERBALLETTO
in co-production with FONDAZIONE PALAZZO MAGNANI
MICRODANZE is a production within AN IDEAL CITY, project in partnership with
LES HALLES DE SCHAERBEEK – BRUSSELS and GREEK NATIONAL OPERA – ATHENS,
co-funded by CREATIVE EUROPE programme of the European Union.
MicroDanze (MicroDances) is an ambitious “danced” performance project. Conceived by Gigi Cristoforetti, the project is the answer to an invitation from the Fondazione Palazzo Magnani of Reggio Emilia to further enrich an exhibition dedicated to the ways dance has been represented in art and was developed by exploring the different ways dance performance can be enjoyed.
Twelve choreographers of national and international extraction have authored short pieces (of six-eight minute duration, to be performed in the most restrictive of spaces) that spectators will view one after another, as if strolling through a museum. The project eludes the confines of stage dynamics and shortens the distance separating spectator from performer, creating a continuum between the observer and the object of observation from which to solicit an aesthetic and emotional experience that is as various as it is original.
A project, three levels:
MICRODANZE
DANCE AND VR EXPERIENCE
Dance becomes digital but not abstract. And technology does not become the object of production, but the language that allows dance to release the strongest emotions it contains and that those who choose to see it are looking for.
5 MicroDanze are the focus of VIRTUAL DANCE FOR REAL PEOPLE, our research project into immersive dance.
Production FONDAZIONE NAZIONALE DELLA DANZA /ATERBALLETTO
Co-production FONDAZIONE PALAZZO MAGNANI
With the participation of AGO MODENA FABBRICHE CULTURALI
Technological development and user experience design by RE:LAB
Video production & editing by RIOT STUDIO (LAPEJ)
with the support of Ministry of Culture / Special projects 2021
DANCE AND PUBLIC ART
FND/Aterballetto together with Les Halles de Schaerbeek in Brussels and Greek National Opera in Athens has created An Ideal City, a project co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.
The project aims to apply the historically established functions of public art (enhancement of a site, creation of a shared and socially transversal rituality, affirmation of a broad and symbolic accessibility of art) to three European urban landscapes – Athens, Reggio Emilia and Brussels – which are deeply representative, both historically and symbolically.
Through An Ideal City the three institutions aim to:
– Experiment with the reenactment of MicroDanze in urban spaces;
– Explore the potential of the body to narrate urban and social transformations;
– Create performances able to show both Micro and Macro dimensions in different places.
CALENDAR
FND Aterballetto – MicroDanze – Wound… – chor Pietro Marullo – ph. Celeste Lombardi
World premiere
danced exhibition
MicroDanze premieres in Athens on 9 and 10 October, at several relevant cultural venues of the city: the Greek National Opera / Stavros Niarchos Cultural Center, the Acropolis Museum and the EMST Museum.
On the occasion of the dates in the Greek capital, the 12 MicroDanze of the Fondazione Nazionale della Danza/Aterballetto are joined by 9 other creations by Greek choreographers and dancers, with the artistic coordination of the Greek National Opera Ballet, directed by Konstantinos Rigos. Among the various artists involved on the Greek side are Lenio Kaklea, Cecilia Bengolea, Yiannis Nikolaidis and Rigos himself. Thus, an exhibition of 21 creations comes to life, celebrating 200 years since the 1821 revolution that led to Greek independence.
The danced exhibition of the 12 MicroDanze of the Fondazione Nazionale della Danza / Aterballetto is curated by director Fabio Cherstich.
The world premiere in Athens is supported by:
FND-Aterballetto – Kepler – ph. Celeste Lombardi
ORIZZONTI DEL CORPO
Art / Dance / Virtual Reality
Palazzo da Mosto, Reggio Emilia
12 November 2021 – 16 January 2022
Exhibition by Marina Dacci
- 12, 13, 14 November 2021
14, 15, 16 January 2022
Six MicroDanze at Palazzo da Mosto in live:
Shelter by Saul Daniele Ardillo, Kepler by Diego Tortelli, Afterimage by Philippe Kratz, Platform02 by Ina Lesnakowski, Near Life Experience by Angelin Preljocaj only live; Meridiana by Diego Tortelli only in virtual reality.
- From 15 November 2021 to 13 January 2022
Six MicroDanze at Palazzo da Mosto in VR:
Shelter by Saul Daniele Ardillo, Kepler by Diego Tortelli, Meridiana by Diego Tortelli presented in VR Experience.
Afterimage by Philippe Kratz, Platform02 by Ina Lesnakowski and Near Life Experience by Angelin Preljocaj presented in video.
After the premiere in Athens, six of the thirteen MicroDanze are performed, for the first time in Italy, in Reggio Emilia, in an equally new and original context: the contemporary art exhibition ORIZZONTI DEL CORPO (Horizons of Body) Art / Dance / Virtual Reality which, produced by the Fondazione Palazzo Magnani and curated by Marina Dacci, can be visited in the historic Palazzo da Mosto from 12 November 2021 to 16 January 2022.
The project combines visual, performing arts and technology in a continuous exchange: the MicroDanze, in fact, are designed to be enjoyed together with the artworks and are presented live in the first and last weekend of the exhibition, while during the entire period it is possible to experience them through virtual reality visors.
Tickets
Fondazione Palazzo Magnani
Tel. +39 0522 444446
Email info@palazzomagnani.it
www.palazzomagnani.it
FND Aterballetto – MicroDanze – Near Life Experience – chor Angelin Preljocaj – ph. Celeste Lombardi
Dance exhibition
Les Halles de Schaerbeek, Bruxelles
9-10-11 December 2021
After the performances in Athens and Reggio Emilia, MicroDanze are staged in Brussels, in the evocative setting of Les Halles de Schaerbeek, from Thursday 9 to Saturday 11 December.
The performances are presented, together with three choreographies of the Greek National Opera Ballet, within the dance season of the Belgian cultural centre.
The MicroDances are organised in two programmes:
Programme A (1h)
1. AFTERIMAGE – Philippe Kratz
2. NEAR LIFE EXPERIENCE – Angelin Preliocaj
3. PENSIERI DI CARTA – Hélias Tur-Dorvault
4. FORGET ME NOT – Konstantinos Rigos
5. THE WOUND/ARCHIVE OF WESTERN IMAGES – Pietro Marullo
6. EPPUR SI MUOVE – Francesca Lattuada
Programme B (1h)
1. ACTIVE MOTIVATION – Elena Kekkou
2. CARNE DA EROE 2.0 – Roberto Zappala
3. INSIDE – Norge Cedeno Raffo
4. KEPLER – Diego Tortelli
5. KNIGHT RIDER – Yannis Nikolaidis
6. THE BELL JAR – Fernando Melo
Programme A & B (2h)
1. ACTIVE MOTIVATION – Elena Kekkou
2. AFTERIMAGE – Philippe Kratz
3. NEAR LIFE EXPERIENCE – Angelin Preliocaj
4. CARNE DA EROE 2.0 – Roberto Zappala
5. PENSIERI DI CARTA – Hélias Tur-Dorvault
6. INSIDE – Norge Cedeno Raffo
7. FORGET ME NOT – Konstantinos Rigos
8. THE WOUND / ARCHIVE OF WESTERN IMAGES – Pietro Marullo
9. KEPLER – Diego Tortelli
10. EPPUR SI MUOVE – Francesca Lattuada
11. KNIGHT RIDER – Yannis Nikolaidis
12. THE BELL JAR – Fernando Melo
- Programme A > 10, 11 December (two performances h. 15.00/17.00)
Programme B > 10, 11 December (two performances h. 16.00/18.00)
Programme A & B > 9, 10, 11 December (h. 20.00)
TICKETS
Les Halles de Schaerbeek
Tel. + 32 (0)2 218 21 07
Email reservation@halles.be
www.halles.be
FND Aterballetto – MicroDanze – Meridiana – ph. Celeste Lombardi
Immersive experience
Italy Pavilion Expo 2020 Dubai
27-28-29-30 January 2022
From 27 to 30 January, in the frame of Expo Dubai 2020, the Fondazione Nazionale della Danza/Aterballetto presents Virtual Dance for Real People, an experiment that combines dance and technology through the use of VR and 360° video. The MicroDanze, presented through oculus (Shelter by Saul Daniele Ardillo, Kepler and Meridiana by Diego Tortelli), nevertheless defend the special relationship with the spectator: technology is not an object but the language of a new work, of a digital but never abstract dance.
Event promoted and supported by the Emilia-Romagna Region.
FND_Aterballetto – MicroDanze -Eppur si muove-chor. Francesca Lattuada – dancers Arianna Ganassi, Antonio Tafuni – Palazzo da Mosto – ph Alice Vacondio
Public art in urban spaces
Brussels
21-22 May 2022
Eight MicroDances are now being transmitted to semi-professional dancers from Brussels. After ten days of workshops with the choreographers who were commissioned to create these works, they offer to rediscover them, transposed for the public space. From the Coulée verte to the Place de la Musique, we invite you, with the support of Creative Culture, to wander from dance to dance, to encounter art in complete freedom!
INFO
Les Halles de Schaerbeek
Tel. + 32 (0)2 218 21 07
Email reservation@halles.be
www.halles.be
Public art in urban spaces
In the framework of the Creative Europe An Ideal City project, the MicroDances are in Reggio Emilia on 10-12 June.
In the past months some of the MicroDances were at the center of a process of reenactment: a transposition of the original versions for young dancers and public spaces aimed at the creation of an urban version that can interpret the spirit and characteristics of the three cities involved: Reggio Emilia, Athens and Brussels.
Find out more about reenactment here.
In Reggio Emilia, the 8 MicroDances that are the subject of the reenactment are immersed in an urban route that starts in the historic centre and stops at the Parco Innovazione on the northern outskirts of the town.
Protagonists of the performances are the young talents from the advanced training courses Agora Coaching Project and Studio XL.
In addition to the urban MicroDances route, other events are organised from 10 to 12 June to discover public art and the city itself.
An Ideal City | Reggio Emilia is curated by Costanza Meli.
FND_Aterballetto – MicroDanze – Eppur si muove – chor. Francesca Lattuada -dancers Arianna Ganassi, Antonio Tafuni – Athens SNFCC ph Ioannis Kampanis
Public art in urban spaces
In the framework of the Creative Europe An Ideal City project, the MicroDances are in Athens on 17 June.
In the past months some of the MicroDances were at the center of a process of reenactment: a transposition of the original versions for young dancers and public spaces aimed at the creation of an urban version that can interpret the spirit and characteristics of the three cities involved: Reggio Emilia, Athens and Brussels.
Find out more about reenactment here.
In Athens, the 8 MicroDances that are the subject of the reenactment are immersed in the indoor and outdoor spaces of the city’s Agricultural University.
Protagonists of the performances are the young talents from the professional dance school of the Greek National Opera.
An Ideal City | Reggio Emilia is curated by Nadja Argyropoulou.
FND_Aterballetto – MicroDanze – Pensieri di carta – chor. Hélias Tur-Dorvault – dancer Martina Forioso – Brussels ph. Igor Chevtchenko
Danced exhibition
4 MicroDances:
- Eppur si muove by Francesca Lattuada
- Pensieri di carta by Hélias Tur-Dorvault
- The wound – An archive of Western images by Pietro Marullo
- Strôma by Giovanni Insaudo
Parma / Museo di Arte Cinese ed Etnografico
29 June 2022 h 21.30
FND_Aterballetto – MicroDanze – Afterimage – chor. Philippe Kratz – dancer Thomas Van De Ven – Palazzo da Mosto – ph Alice Vacondio
Danced exhibition
Castel Sant’Angelo is the unique framework of the MicroDances by Saul Daniele Ardillo (Shelter), Norge Cedeño Raffo (Inside), Philippe Kratz (Afterimage), Francesca Lattuada (Eppur si muove), Ina Lesnakowski (Platform 02), Fernando Melo (The bell jar), Angelin Preljocaj (Near life experience), Diego Tortelli (Kepler), Roberto Tedesco (Turn the tide).
Curator Fabio Cherstich
in partnership with Polo Museale del Lazio
Friday 1 July 2022, h 19.00-ore 20.00-ore 21.00
Saturday 2 July 2022, h 19.00-ore 20.00-ore 21.00
Sunday 3 July 2022, h 19.00-ore 20.00-ore 21.00
FND_Aterballetto – MicroDanze – Eppur si muove – chor. Francesca Lattuada – dancer Clement Haenen – Athens Acropolis Museum – Ioannis Kampanis
Public art in urban space
The 8 MicroDances that are the subject of the reenactment (find out more here) are in Ala (Trento) thanks to the partnership of Centro Servizi Culturali Santa Chiara di Trento.
FND Aterballetto – MicroDanze – Shelter – chor Saul Daniele Ardillo – ph. Celeste Lombardi
Danced exhibition
The last stage of the project An Ideal City.
A dance exhibition in the magnificent complex of the Chiostri di San Pietro. 15 choreographers – Italian and international – have conceived short pieces to be danced in a tiny space, to be watched in succession as if one were visiting a museum. A project that escapes the dynamics of the stage, the distance that separates the spectator from the performer, creating a continuum between the onlooker and the watched. An emotional and aesthetic experience as varied as it is original.
The MicroDances are performed by Aterballetto and the Greek Opera Ballet.
GNO Ballet – MicroDanze – Active Motivation – chor. Elena Kekkou – dancer Elena Kekkou – Athens Acropolis Museum ph. Ioannis Kampanis
Public art in urban space
The 8 MicroDances that are the subject of the reenactment (find out more here) are immersed in Piazza Libertà in Bassano del Grappa (Vicenza) within Operaestate festival.
FND_Aterballetto- MicroDanze – Turn the Tide – chor.Roberto Tedesco – dancers Serena Vinzio, Matteo Fiorani – Athens SNFCC ph. Ioannis Kampanis
Public art in urban space
The 8 MicroDances that are the subject of the reenactment (find out more here) are immersed into the incredible environment of Matera.
Public art in urban space
The 8 MicroDances that are the subject of the reenactment (find out more here) are immersed into the incredible halls of Palazzo Schifanoia in Ferrara in the framework of festival Interno Verde Danza.
Public art in urban space
The 8 MicroDances that are the subject of the reenactment (find out more here) are immersed in an urban route that starts in the historic centre and stops at the Parco Innovazione on the northern outskirts of the town.
Dance exhibition
On the occasion of the inauguration of Bergamo Brescia Italian Capital of Culture 2023, thanks to the collaboration with the Brescia Musei Foundation, four MicroDances enliven some of the city’s most iconic cultural venues, such as the Capitolium, the Museum of Santa Giulia (Basilica of San Salvatore and Nuns’ Choir) and the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo.
Dance exhibitiondanzata
In the framework of Bergamo Brescia Italian Capital of Culture 2023, thanks to the collaboration with the Brescia Musei Foundation, the MicroDances enliven some of the city’s most iconic cultural venues, such as the Capitolium, the Museum of Santa Giulia (Basilica of San Salvatore and Nuns’ Choir) and the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo.
