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)
Trisha Brown – L’invenzione dello spazio
The Florence Dance Festival in collaboration with Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi (contemporary art museum) was able to bring the works of the late, pioneering post-modern choreographer Trisha Brown to new audiences thanks to a site-responsive, outdoor performance, held in the ancient courtyard of Palazzo Strozzi in Florence (Italy). The event was part of Trisha Brown Dance Company’s engagements with presenters worldwide to explore outdoor spaces such as the High Line in New York and Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. In the magnificent Renaissance setting of the courtyard, the company presented its Early Works which are a selection of choreographies, of bare and essential practice, and of variable duration composed between 1970 and 1973. With her anti-narrative work, Brown broke the traditional codes of representation by creating a new choreographic language that was admired in all its beauty thanks to the unique architectural setting. The company was in Italy for its last tour before closing and the events in Florence marked the last show ever in the world.
role. curator and producer
sector. performing arts
date. 2015
venue. Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Florence (Italy)












