Animal Science
by Sayoko Onishi
Site-specific Butoh performance by worldwide known choreographer and performer Sayoko Onishi, music by Tony Lloyd.
Mesh
The work of Matteo Levaggi combines the double influence of Balanchine and Cunningham and adds an astute topical touch to this solid theoretical/esthetic base. Like his contemporaries Benjamin Millepied, Christopher Wheeldon, Wayne MacGregor, and before them Angelin Preljocaj, he bears the legacy of these masters in his genes. Mesh, a show specially created for the Centro Pecci of Prato, captures both movement, film projections, sound effects, and scenic elements. The choreography creates a link between the dancing body and nature, which is represented here by objects/junk, creating an atmospheric, visionary landscape. With these emotionally-charged elements, we meet again on stage the “artistic couple” Matteo Levaggi and Elisabetta Guttuso, who made their debut at the 21st Milan Triennale at the Pirelli Hangar Bicocca in the piece Yvonne, with the Ensemble Sentieri Selvaggi.
role. head of programming - theatre and dance
sector. performing arts workshop and performance
date. 2017
venue. Luigi Pecci Center for Contemporary Art, Prato (Italy)
Jérôme Bel - 76’38’’ + ∞
The first solo exhibition in a museum by the French choreographer Jérôme Bel, curated by Antonia Alampi. It is time rather than space that characterizes this project. Hence the title 76’38’’ + ∞ which specifically alludes to the duration and encourages to observe the works on display from the beginning to the end, a classical norm in theatres but unusual behavior in a museum. The exhibition featured Jérôme Bel's works both through a documentary approach and live performances. Danzare come se nessuno stesse guardando (2017) is a work specifically conceived for the exhibition at the Pecci Centre: a continuous solo searching for a concept of dance deprived of gravity, desire, culture, and expectations, a dance that swallows its viewers while also existing without them, a dance that is empowered, rather than inspired, by the museum, its infrastructure, and protocols. The show Compagnia Compagnia (2015), made up of non-professionals of all ages, was performed by members of the local communy in the museum spaces. Moreover, on the occasion of the exhibition and for the first time in Italy, Jérôme Bel's Gala was presented at Fabbrica Europa Festival in Florence.
role. head of programming - theatre and dance
sector. performing arts
date. 2017
venue. Luigi Pecci Center for Contemporary Art, Prato (Italy)















