© Pier Paolo Zimmermann
Show
Sahara
Claudia Castellucci / Compagnia Mòra
March 22 – 23, 2025
Running time: 55'
In Sahara, Claudia Castellucci’s choreographic and philosophical research grapples with the dimension of the desert, where the extreme lack of materials and relationships pushes dance to consider only what one has: oneself, as the only—first and last—instrument. The empty desert forces a radical visual relationship with one’s shadow, which, perpetually projected, cannot be ignored. Barely tolerated, it forces one to seek the company of the only things that can be found in total solitude: the products of the mind. These are the subjects of the dance, which asserts its very essence in Sahara.
Having trained in the visual arts, in 1981 Claudia Castellucci, along with her brother Romeo, Chiara Guidi and others, founded Societas Raffaello Sanzio, a theater company that has made a name for itself worldwide thanks to an idea of theater predominantly based on visual, plastic, and sound power. Since 2006, Claudia Castellucci has continued her relationship with plastic art in the production of works related to a philosophical practice based on rhythm. She is the founder of Scuola teatrica della discesa (1989–93); Stoa (2003–07) and Mòra (2015–19). In 2011 she led the École du rythme in Bordeaux, on the occasion of the Urban Art Biennial. Since 2014 she has been directing the Esercitazioni di Movimento Ritmico around the world, after starting in Athens. Her texts include: Uovo di bocca (Bollati Boringhieri, 2000), Setta Scuola di tecnica drammatica (Quodlibet, 2015), and Bollettini della Danza (Edizioni Sete, 2019). In 2020, she was awarded the Silver Lion by the Venice Dance Biennale.
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Due to ongoing works in Triennale, the theater is not accessible by lift. To avoid the stairs, enter through the gate in the park, in Viale Alemagna. The entrance is also accessible to people with disabilities.
Credits
Danza della Compagnia Mòra, diretta da Claudia Castellucci
Dancers: Sissj Bassani, Silvia Ciancimino Guillermo de Cabanyes René Ramos, Francesca Siracusa, Pier Paolo Zimmermann
Coreography: Claudia Castellucci
Music: Stefano Bartolini
Lights: Andrea Sanson
Dresses: Woojun Jang
Technique: Francesca Di Serio
Production Direction: Benedetta Briglia
Organization: Valeria Farima
Administration: Michela Medri, Elisa Bruno, Simona Barducci
Production: Societas, Cesena
Co-production: TPE – Teatro Piemonte Europa, Festival delle colline Torinesi
With the support of: UBI Unione Buddhista Italiana, Triennale Milano Teatro
