Michel The Animals I Am

Michel – The Animals I Am was born as a natural evolution of a solo created and performed by Chiara Bersani in 2021, L’ANIMALE, which explored and re-adapted the codes of classical ballet to a divergent body, like that of the artist, who lives with brittle bone disease. In 2022, as part of the festival FOG Performing Arts, the solo was passed on to another performer, Veronica Tulli, who shares the same genetic disorder. In 2025, the project evolves further into a choral version: three performers with disabilities bring Michel – The Animals I Am to life, going beyond the idea of the disabled artist as an isolated “exception”. The artist draws inspiration from Michel Petrucciani, a jazz pianist with the same genetic condition, often celebrated as a “genius”. Giving space to different bodies, new expressive possibilities, and forms of representation, the piece dissolves the concept of uniqueness through a political statement that questions the paradigms of dance and performance art.