ROma, 23 sets. (askanews) – The contemporary choreography finds a new stage and a new size suspended on the water: it is Caracalla Danza, an initiative of the Special Superintendence of Rome with the Aterballetto National Coreographic Center, staged on 26, 27 and 28 September, in collaboration with Romaeuropa Festival (REF). For the first edition, with online presale from September 1st, one of the major European companies will be a guest, the Gauthier Dance, who together with Aterballetto will present the works- some in the national or absolute premiere- of the most important contemporary choreographers, Sharon Eyal, Marco Goecke, Angelin Preljocaj, Hofesther Shechter and a new creation danced in the water of Diego Tortelli.
“A revolution at the Terme di Caracalla is underway, which began with the inauguration of the water mirror – explains Daniela Porro, special superintendent of Rome – to redesign its paths and the method of visiting: contemporary dance is a crowning of the many activities that make this archaeological site vital. The attention to the work of choreographers tells our time in a magical context, suspended on the water between the mirror and present, We owe the inventiveness and creativity of the curators of Caracalla Dance Mirella Serlorenzi and Gigi Cristoforetti, director of the CCN/Aterballetto “.
The metaphysical gaze of Preljocaj with Reconciliatio, the light -hearted kinetic transmitted by Shechter’s bonus track, the hypnotic power of Alone di Eyal and the energy of monstrous great and the tribute to Pina Bausch of Goecke with Infant Spirit constitute the stimulating and suggestive pissen of Caracalla Danza: “If we are concentrated in the theater only on the perfection of the execution – GIGI Cristoforetti continues – presenting a performance in a monumental place means adding magic and emotion to the viewer’s experience. of water, and the effect is extraordinary.
Since 2024 the Terme di Caracalla have a stage: “We want to give centrality to the monument – says Mirella Serlorenzi – with a new observation point: the mirror of water, a connection between ancient and contemporary to reactivate the original functions that included the cultural activities. Since its inauguration last year, with Gigi Cristoforetti and the CCN/Aterbalelet Context in which they take place, that breathe in natural light, this time at sunset, to which we can assist from different points.
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