Excelsior
2018 (on tour) | collaborator, performer
Teaser
In 1881, the Gran Ballo Excelsior, one of the most successful Italian dances of the 19th century, debuted at
the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. These were crucial years for the affirmation of modern European culture and identity; years
characterised by the industrial revolution and colonial imperialism, the triumph of science, the struggle between civilisation
and the barbarity of obscurantism.
If these themes across the entire structure of the Gran Ballo, it can be understood why Salvo Lombardo, heading
the company Chiasma, has chosen to use it as a point of reference for his new production. Commencing with the b
allet, in fact, the Italian choreographer and dancer constructs a performance aimed at questioning the current
concept of modernity.
His Excelsior appears as a container of narratives that frame the European political and social situation through
the specific lens of the representation of the body and the exoteric imaginaries that the present proposes once
more through its languages, images and media. The result is a choreographic score that grinds movements and
music together, returning them to the present as traces of a past that is closer than we may think.
Premiere :
― 2018, Oriente Occidente Festival
Credits
Concept, choreography, direction
Salvo Lombardo
Performance
Jaskaran Anand, Cesare Benedetti, Lily Brieu, Lucia Cammalleri, Leonardo Diana, Fabritia D’Intino, Daria Greco
and with Around Excelsior workshop dancers
Choreography collaborator
Daria Greco
Music
Fabrizio Alviti
Cultural advisor
Viviana Gravano
Film contribution
Isabella Gaffè
Homo Homini Lupus video
Filippo Berta
Production
Chiasma, Roma
Co-production
Théâtre National de Chaillot, Paris; Festival Oriente Occidente, Rovereto; Fabbrica Europa, Florence; Romaeuropa Festival, Rome; Versiliadanza, Florence
Credits
Salvo Lombardo
Performance
Jaskaran Anand, Cesare Benedetti, Lily Brieu, Lucia Cammalleri, Leonardo Diana, Fabritia D’Intino, Daria Greco and with Around Excelsior workshop dancers
Choreography collaborator
Daria Greco
Music
Fabrizio Alviti
Cultural advisor
Viviana Gravano
Film contribution
Isabella Gaffè
Homo Homini Lupus video
Filippo Berta
Production
Chiasma, Roma
Co-production
Théâtre National de Chaillot, Paris; Festival Oriente Occidente, Rovereto; Fabbrica Europa, Florence; Romaeuropa Festival, Rome; Versiliadanza, Florence
Upcoming projects
11.11 // 2000h
and 12.11// 2000h @ Teatro India, Rome
and 12.11// 2000h @ Teatro India, Rome
- a kick-off event with Playful Bodies Intervention
in the context of Stadt Labor opening
open the doors for Trans.DisCity in Linz
on
23.11.2023 / 19.30 h
@ Nordico City Museum Linz
open the doors for Trans.DisCity in Linz
@ Nordico City Museum Linz
- Violence in Translation (Intervention Workshop in Museum)
in context of the exhibition Fremde- Über den künstlerischen Zugang zum Anderen
30.11 // 18.00h
@ Lentos Art Museum Linz
in context of the exhibition Fremde- Über den künstlerischen Zugang zum Anderen
@ Lentos Art Museum Linz
02.12 // 12.00h (tbc)
Starting point: Stadt park with
@ Klasse für Alle
Starting point: Stadt park with
@ Klasse für Alle