90 dancers, 30 musicians, and 8 choreographers united in a grand dance marathon through the streets and squares of Rovereto. "A City to Dance" is a project realized in collaboration with the National Dance Foundation/Aterballetto, which will connect the historical sites of the city with an extraordinary variety of dance styles and unique performance moments. The Rovereto Wind Orchestra will guide the audience through a route consisting of four stages in four symbolic squares of the city, outlining an impressive journey into the possibilities of choreographic language and urban architecture. The conclusion in Piazza del Mart will feature a collective choreographic moment celebrating the universality of movement, where the protagonists will be the spectators themselves.
PIAZZA MALFATTI - 4 PM
CIDANCE
The teachers of the CID (International Dance Center) and their students kick off "A City to Dance," showcasing the extraordinary variety of human movement possibilities. Francesca Manfrini, with her composite and innovative language, will explore the infinite possibilities of contemporary dance; the collective and participatory lesson by Enkel Zhuti will allow everyone to experience the grace generated by classical dance discipline; finally, Solò Diedhiou, along with his percussionists and students from Afro dance and Sabar courses, will immerse the audience in the whirlwind of energy that only African rhythms can evoke.
RIGHT HERE JUST NOW
Choreography by Francesca Manfrini
With Ginevra Benussi, Jasmine Bresciani, Federica Costantini, Erika Gatti, Michela Meneghini, Giulia Nichelatti, Giorgia Soini
TUTTI IN PUNTA
Lesson conducted by Enkel Zhuti
With Michela Bonsignori, Marianna Cacciapuoti, Chiara De Sio, Laura Marra, Cinzia Merler, Marco Mosna, Laura Stefanelli
TERANGA
Choreography by Solò Diedhiou
With Camilla Bettocchi, Paola Frassoni, Stefania Fusaroli, Caterina Garzoni, Lara Leonardi, Vania Mancabelli, Federica Setti, Giulia Sottoriva, Cinzia Tononi, Elisa Vaccari, Chiara Vaccarini
PIAZZA ERBE - 5 PM
ANDATA E RITORNO
Curated by the National Dance Foundation/Aterballetto
Two brief performance excerpts created by Diego Tortelli and Cristiana Morganti, presented by the participants of the workshops conducted by the two choreographers at CID throughout the year. Following this, the piece Radici by choreographer Valerio Longo will be performed.
ON THE ISLAND
Choreography by Cristiana Morganti
Between emotion and movement, a danced story evoking the desire for salvation at the end of a long journey.
With Carolina Bianchi, Patrizia Biosa, Ester Bonato, Evita Sofia Calcatelli, Giulia Carli, Michela d'Alessandro, Matilde Andrea Falchetto, Roberto Giacomazzi, Lara Finadri, Federica Madeddu, Victoria Maffei, Chiara Pedrini, Chiara Saladin, Antonella Zambelli, Camilla Zanoni.
JIRA&JIRA'
Choreography by Valerio Longo
Through an energetic exchange between bodies, a whirlwind of connections, synergies, and impulses emerges. A warm game of glances leads to an emotional exchange that turns and keeps turning.
With Giulia Casadio, Giulia Donati, Laura Evangelisti, Gaia Giovagnoni, Dalila Malagutti, Valentina Messieri, Elena Morselli, Gaia Salsi, Alice Toller.
DE FACTO
Choreography by Diego Tortelli
With Ivana Mastroviti
PIAZZA CESARE BATTISTI - 6 PM
IL CORPO E LO SPAZIO
Curated by the National Dance Foundation/Aterballetto and MM Contemporary Dance Company
Between open and closed spaces, mobile or defined structures, the human being remains the measure of all things. Dance becomes the art of space, with the body as the origin and end of movement.
NOTTURNI - Curated by Aterballetto
Choreography by Saul Daniele Ardillo
With Ina Lesnakowski
The body follows and is chased by primitive impulse, losing and seeking sparks. Lost, vibrant, delicate. It searches but has not yet found, casting its gaze too far, far away into a vertical horizon.
SURVIVANTE - Curated by Aterballetto
Choreography by Damiano Artale
The woman pioneer of the early twentieth century, proud, determined, ready to do anything to be accepted in a misogynistic world.
In love with life and a man who is not always willing to see her as she is and as she deserves to be seen.
ARCHITETTURE UMANE - Curated by MM Contemporary Dance Company
Choreography by Michele Merola (MM Contemporary Dance Company)
With Paolo Lauri, Fabiana Lonardo, Giovanni Napoli, Cosmo Sancilio, Nicola Stasi, Gloria Tombini,
Lorenza Vicidomini
A new interpretation of movements, systems, and body architectures, aiming to reconnect with the body's most intimate sensations and establish a new relationship between the internal and external.
PIAZZA DEL MART - 7 PM
DANCING ROOM
Led by Arturo Cannistrà (Training and promotion of dance languages - National Dance Foundation/Aterballetto) and choreographer Valerio Longo
A grand public closing moment of the Oriente Occidente Festival 2018. The entire city will be involved in a collective choreography where everyday gestures meet music. With the help of a video tutorial, participants will learn the movements, becoming protagonists of a theatrical language in motion that embraces the space. Piazza del Mart will become a "place of dance," hosting an open workshop for everyone, inviting those without any technical skills to engage with the language of the body.
