From November 28 to December 12, 2023, dance meets cultural diplomacy and travels with Italia Danza: the new project by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Maeci), curated by CCN/Aterballetto.
Realized through the General Directorate for Public and Cultural Diplomacy, the project unfolds in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institutes, with the support of the Emilia-Romagna Region and the City of Reggio Emilia. The objective of Italia Danza is simple: to enhance the Italian Cultural Institutes, places that remarkably represent cultural diplomacy worldwide, by bringing some creations from the only National Choreographic Center in our country: CCN/Aterballetto. It’s a cosmopolitan project entrusted to the universal language of the body, which CCN/Aterballetto interprets with its rich heritage of site-specific creations.
“We are very proud to host in Dakar the final stage of the international tour of Italy Dance, promoted by the General Directorate for Public and Cultural Diplomacy. It will be a unique opportunity to connect the “dakarois” audience with one of the excellences of Italian contemporary dance. Dance is a very popular language in Senegal, strongly rooted in tradition, with important figures recognized internationally such as Germaine Acogny, founder of the École des Sables and Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 2021 Dance Biennale. With Aterballetto, we bring to Dakar a different vision, an aesthetic linked to movement that is very refined and technically complex, grounded in our academic tradition but looking to the present. It will be interesting to see the audience’s reaction, especially in this format that involves close engagement and therefore a high degree of emotional involvement for the spectator.”
Serena Cinquegrana
Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Dakar
DECEMBER 12 – 5:00 PM / 6:00 PM
Musée Théodore Monod d’art africain – IFAN (Institut Fondamental d’Afrique Noire Cheikh Anta Diop)
1, Place Soweto, BP 206, Dakar, Sénégal
MICRODANCES
Active Motivation
by Elena Kekkou
And yet it moves
by Francesca Lattuada
Near Life Experience
by Angelin Preljocaj
A Gig
by Diego Tortelli
Duration 60 minutes
