First Screening: Cinedanza Festival / Drama Theater, Modena – 6:00 PM
Dance for An Ideal City is the docufilm that, starting from the MicroDances project, explores the possibility of narrating the contemporary city through dance. Conceived by Gigi Cristoforetti and directed by filmmaker Daniele Costa and art critic Nicolas Ballario, it will be screened for the first time on Sunday, October 29th at 6:00 PM at the Drama Theater in Modena, as part of the international Cinedanza festival.
Cinedanza, now in its fifth edition in 2023, is the first international competition and festival in Emilia Romagna entirely dedicated to videodance. The festival takes place in Modena, between the FMAV School of Advanced Training and the Drama Theater, with a program that includes screenings, meetings, and discussions.
From the museums of Athens to the city parks of Brussels, from Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome to the outskirts of Reggio Emilia, Dance for An Ideal City is a video narrative that passes through the stages of a journey that began in 2021 with An Ideal City, the urban art project co-financed by the Creative Europe program of the European Union, in partnership with Les Halles de Schaerbeek in Brussels and the Greek National Opera Ballet in Athens.
Premiering at the festival, the docufilm showcases different ways of experiencing dance in public spaces and through different languages, featuring interviews with artists and curators including choreographer Angelin Preljocaj, art historian Angela Vettese, visual artist Gianmaria Tosatti, art curators Nadja Argyropolou and Costanza Meli, and FND/Aterballetto director Gigi Cristoforetti.
