15-23 Feb 2023
FND/Aterballetto / Angelin Preljocaj / Rachid Ouramdane
Over Dance
The aging body. This is the theme proposed to Angelin Preljocaj and Rachid Ouramdane as the premise for their respective works, which they will present in turns during this evening.
What is the age of a body? Angelin Preljocaj and Rachid Ouramdane explore this enigmatic question in these two pieces produced by Aterballetto. Does a body not travel in the cracks of time based on its perception, reality and imagination? asks Angelin Preljocaj. Does considering this issue not come down to wondering what thinking brings about those bodies? By convening on stage personalities over 60 who had a physical practice, he attempts to answer those questions. As to Rachid Ouramdane, he addresses this theme through three lenses: the aging of the dancing body with two “retired” performers; the aging of a dance movement, namely the cabaret, its tap dancing and glitz; and the evolution of a couple’s relationship through the romance that often permeates this kind of show.
Agnès Izrine
Birthday party
Duration 35 min
Choreography Angelin Preljocaj
Light design Eric Soyer
Costume design collaboration Eleonora Peronetti
Dancers Mario Barzaghi, Sabina Cesaroni, Patricia Dedieu, Roberto Maria Macchi, Elli Medeiros, Thierry Parmentier, Marie-Thérèse Priou, Bruce Taylor
Un jour nouveau
Duration 15 min
Choreography Rachid Ouramdane
Music Jean-Baptiste Julien
Light design Stéphane Graillot
Dancers Darryl E. Woods and Herma Vos
Production Centro Coreografico Nazionale / Compagnia Aterballetto (Reggio Emilia)
Supporter and scientific partner Fondazione Ravasi Garzanti (Milan)
Coproduction Ballet Preljocaj (Aix-en-Provence), Chaillot - Théâtre national de la Danse (Paris), ERT/Teatro Nazionale (Modena), Fondazione I Teatri (Reggio Emilia), Centro Servizi Culturali Santa Chiara (Trento)
In partnership with Comune di Reggio Emilia and Farmacie Comunali Riunite