Credits
choreoghaphy and direction Aristide Rontini
dance (in o.a.) Silvia Brazzale, Cristian Cucco, Orlando Izzo, Aristide Rontini
with the participation of people from the local community
original music Vittorio Giampietro dramaturg Gaia Clotilde Chernetich
technique and lighting Angelo Generali
costumes Back Eye Black Orlando Izzo
production collaboration Emilia Romagna Teatro ERT / Teatro Nazionale, Oriente Occidente in the project Europe Beyond Access co-financed Creative Europe and Nexus Factory
with the contribution of the Ministry of Culture, Emilia-Romagna Region, Municipality of Bologna with the support of Versiliadanza, Masque Teatro, Onassis AiR as part of the Europe Beyond Access project co-funded by the Creative Europe program, Artistic Residencies Project 2022/2023 Area Cultura Comune di Imola, Danza Urbana – Rete h(abita)t / MUVet and Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Back Eye Black was supported by Open Dialogue, a bilateral cultural exchange project curated by Stopgap Dance Company and commissioned by the Italian Ministry of Culture (Directorate General for Performing Arts), Arts Council England, the Italian Cultural Institute in London and the British Council
as part of CARNE focus on physical dramaturgy and the project Theatre and Fragility. Towards a Dancing Community r
ealized with the contribution of Fondazione Carisbo
ph Monia Pavoni, East West, 2024
duration: 65 minutes
Frammenti di infinito. Tre atti per le lucciole
ACT I Lampyris Noctiluca/solo ACT II Back Eye Black/trio ACT III Corporal/community project
In this work, the choreographer explores the theme of the firefly as a symbol of fragility and resistance.
In the first act Lampyris Noctiluca, an autobiographical solo, Rontini embodies the sensuality of his own body with disabilities to resist the stereotypical gaze he’s often subjected to by creating an intimate and hypnotic dance.
In the hallucinatory second act Back Eye Black, three performers experience the fading of their inner glow that leads them to the wreckage of any attempt at relationship.
The last act, Corporale, is a choral action involving non-professionals and forming a temporary community based on listening, caring and freedom of expression.
With its presence, the community closes the piece by transforming the scene into a space for sharing and launching an invitation to a profound collective change.
