Evening dedicated to young contemporary dance.
The Artemis Danza / Monica Casadei Company presents choreographic works by two companies that it supports and co-produces.
The evening opens and closes with Akmé and Delirium by La casa oscura, an emerging young company directed by Sabino Barbieri and Núria Argilés. The two choreographies are connected by a new creation by Davide Tagliavini, That’s all.
Wednesday, December 11 at 6:00 PM open rehearsal
Wednesday, December 11 at 8:30 PM performance
Direction and choreography: Sabino Barbieri and Núria Argilés
Performers: Sabino Barbieri and Núria Argilés
Dramaturgy: Sabino Barbieri
Music composition and editing: Leonardo Carletti
Photography: Dimitrios Klingopoulos
Translation: Sophie Smith
Co-production: Compagnia Artemis Danza, Festival Internazionale di Danza Acqui in Palcoscenico BEinSIDE
Akmé is a piece of contemporary dance performed by two dancers who convey sensations close to the limit. They use their bodies to create images open to the viewer’s interpretation.
An inspiring choreography that immerses you in the world of relationships, both the one you share with another person and the one you have with yourself.
The original word Akmé, which comes from Greek, signifies the point of greatest intensity, of highest splendor.
Can you recall a situation in which you experienced the highest intensity?
Choreography, concept, and performance by Davide Tagliavini
Sound design by Emanuele Nanni
Artistic consultancy by Anna Albertarelli, Monica Barone, Rosa Maria Rizzi
Produced by Compagnia Artemis Danza
Co-produced by Artisti Associati – Centro di Produzione Teatrale
With the support of Ministry of Culture, Emilia-Romagna Region – Department of Culture
Duration: 25 minutes
That’s all: it’s everything.
It could be a surrender, a farewell, or the beginning of a new act about to start. In a wunderkammer full of gestures and dances, we find wonder and irony, body and voice, sounds, and characters that appear only to dissolve. Here, a series of events emerge and vanish, making space for one another. Starting from themes such as meditation and the emergence of unconscious parts, the performer articulates the action, following a flow and rhythmic crescendo that leads him through a small odyssey filled with unexpected situations. Physicality, changes in state and color, ignite a play of sparks and invitations, open to transformation and unpredictability.
“One thing is certain: time is long, in these conditions, and it drives us to fill it with movements that may seem reasonable at first glance, but to which we are accustomed. You will tell me that it is to prevent our reason from sinking. Agreed. But isn’t it already soaring in the absolute night of the great abysses, that’s what I sometimes wonder. Are you following me?”
“Waiting for Godot” by Samuel Beckett
Direction and choreography: Sabino Barbieri and Núria Argilés
Performers: Sabino Barbieri and Núria Argilés
Music: various authors
Photography and video: Albert Font Escribà
Co-production: Compagnia Artemis Danza, Festival Internazionale di Danza Acqui in Palcoscenico BEinSIDE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qvbuUMknQE
This contemporary dance project is realized with two performers who seek to showcase the beauty of imperfection.
They reflect on the concept of beauty and what lies behind it. By challenging predetermined standards of beauty in our culture and society, and exploring perspectives far from common aesthetics, they draw inspiration from iconic works of art to create movements and dynamics that give voice to experiences, ideas, and emotions beyond what is perceived by the naked eye.
Sabino Barbieri, born in Caracas (January 15, 1997) and residing in Modena, has a background as a theater director from UNEARTE in Venezuela. He studied music at the Simón Bolívar Conservatory. He trained at Modena Danza and Art Factory International in Italy. He has worked with the contemporary dance company of the Teresa Carreño Theater, DRAMO, Artemis Danza, and others. He won the Miradas Festival (2017) for new directors in Caracas and international dance competitions in the cities of Rieti and Spoleto. At the same time, he is a yoga instructor at AIYY. He is the founder of the dance company La Casa Oscura.
Núria Argilés, born in Spain (October 30, 1997) and residing in Bologna, graduated in Motor Sciences and Physical Activity from INEF. She trained in contemporary dance at Art Factory International in Italy. She has classical dance training, achieving up to Advanced 1 from the RAD.
She has worked with the urban dance group MovementiCS, the duet Akrúa, the Austrian company Connecting Arts, and others. She is a founder of the dance company La Casa Oscura. Simultaneously, she works as a personal trainer and fitness trainer and is developing a study on physical preparation for professional dancers.
Davide Tagliavini, a dancer, performer, and choreographer, trained in Italy and Brussels. In 2024, he choreographed the operas L’elisir d’amore for the Teatro Regio di Parma and Tristan und Isolde for the Teatro Massimo di Palermo, both directed by Daniele Menghini. As a performer and dancer, he has worked with Marina Abramović, Monica Casadei / Artemis Danza, Luna Cenere, Gruppo Nanou, Fabio Cherstich, Filippo Andreatta / OHT, among others. Co-author and performer of dance performances for young audiences, he is a teacher at the Studio XL training program based in Reggio Emilia. For several years, he has been conducting dance workshops for people with disabilities, collaborating with institutions such as CCN/Aterballetto.
