International Festival of Contemporary Theatre
Programme
Le Sacre du Printemps
29.08., 30.08. 19:00, Hanzas Perons | 25 / 17 EUR
In every metamorphosis and profound change of a human life, death is always by the side of life, appearing as a rite of passage or as an inward revolution.
In the animal and plant kingdom the coexistence of life and death becomes even more literal: death is often part of the fecundation process and life swarms on decomposed carcasses. Especially among insects, seeds, and molds, death is a welcoming presence; death is an invitation to life. The cyclic regeneration of the seasons and of the fertility of the soil are not a linear journey, but a chaotic disruption of all the elements together. Spring is a time of great agitation and the terror of existing is forever blended with the sidereal joy of being.
ACCESSIBILITY
On 30.08. one hour before the performance artists offer a 20-minute tactile experience for visually impaired visitors.
Description: parking spaces for people with disabilities are located near the entrance. Easy wheelchair access from one side of the building. Adapted facilities are located in the basement, accessible by elevator.
About artists
Dewey Dell is an Italian dance and performing arts group active since 2006 and now composed by Teodora Castellucci, Agata Castellucci, Vito Matera, and the musician Demetrio Castellucci.
The choreographic research – continuously inspired and nourished by the images of art history and the behaviors of the animal kingdom – brings forward its own path of bold confrontation with archetypes and narrative frames drawn from the ancient world, with the intention of turning the model into a cast for pouring out a current and new essence. Dewey Dell has created dance works that intersect different art forms, pursuing other lines of experimentation in music performance, video and visual art.
Over the years Dewey Dell has collaborated with different artists such as visual artist Yuichi Yokoyama, theater director Kuro Tanino, graphic designer Clio Casadei, musician Massimo Pupillo (Zu), vocalist Attila Chsihar (Mayhem), sculptor Matteo Lucca and audiovisual installation collective Transforma among others. Since 2006 Dewey Dell has created many works, in particular the show “Sleep Technique – A Response to the Chauvet Pont d’Arc Cave” (2017) has been nominated at the prestigious German prize Der Faust Theaterpreis for the choreography and “Le Sacre du Printemps” (2023) won the Danza&Danza award as the best Italian dance production in 2023.
Cast
Original music: Igor Stravinsky
Concept, direction: Dewey Dell
With: Agata Castellucci, Teodora Castellucci, Alberto “Mix” Galluzzi, NastyDen, Francesca Siracusa
Choreography: Teodora Castellucci
Choreography assistance, production: Agata Castellucci
Dramaturg, light and stage design: Vito Matera
Musical performance: MusicAeterna, directed by Teodor Currentzis (recorded – 2013)
Sound: Demetrio Castellucci
Costume design: Dewey Dell, Guoda Jaruševičiūtė
Costumes and props realization: Carmen Castellucci, Vito Matera, Plastikart studio
Set realization: Laboratorio scenografia Pesaro – Lidia Trecento
Video documentation: Eva Castellucci, John Nguyen
Production: Dewey Dell
Co-production: progetto RING (Festival Aperto – Fondazione I Teatri Reggio Emilia, Bolzano Danza – Fondazione Haydn, FOG Triennale Milano Performing Arts, Torinodanza Festival, Teatro Stabile di Torino – Teatro Nazionale), Macalester College / Theatre and Dance Department, BIT Teatergarasjen
Associate partner: Lavanderia a Vapore – Fondazione Piemonte dal Vivo
with the support of Emilia-Romagna Region and Societas, Teatro Comandini, Embassy of Italy in Riga
29, 30
August
19:00
25 / 17 EUR
Language
No language
Duration
50 min
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