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Aug 30 2019 - 20:00

Teatro alla Cartiera, Rovereto

Who is Joseph?

WORLD PREMIERE
CO-PRODUCTION ORIENTE OCCIDENTE
ASSOCIATE ARTIST

Inspired by philosopher Giorgio Agamben’s reflection on "what it means to be contemporary," Davide Valrosso has spent the last two years creating site-specific works focused on the biography and memory of the body. In his latest solo Who is Joseph?, he further develops this exploration through gestural figures that evoke a succession of striking visual images. Divided into three distinct choreographic sections—Threshold, Conflict, Resilience—the solo arises from the choreographer-performer’s desire to question the past, present, and future. The questions transform into gestures, giving voice to "that vivid silence" that underpins our contemporary reality.

The performance is paired with Luna Cenere's Zoé | appunti sulla nuda vita.

Concept and choreography by Davide Valrosso
Music by Ryoji Ikeda – Headphonics, Alessandro Cortini – Scappa
Dancer: Davide Valrosso
Co-produced by Festival Oriente Occidente
With the support of Fondazione Fabbrica Europa, Atelier delle Arti di Livorno, Festival Armunia, and Attakkalari Centre of Movement and Art, Bangalore
Duration: 30'

davidevalrosso.com