Fragments of infinity
Three Acts for fireflies
choreography and direction Aristide Rontini

dance (in o.a.) Silvia Brazzale, Cristian Cucco, Orlando Izzo, Aristide Rontini

with the participation of people from the local community

original music Vittorio Giampietro
dramaturg Gaia Clotilde Chernetich
technique and lighting Angelo Generali
costumes Back Eye Black Orlando Izzo
production collaboration Emilia Romagna Teatro ERT / Teatro Nazionale, Oriente Occidente in the project Europe Beyond Access co-financed Creative Europe and Nexus Factory
with the contribution of the Ministry of Culture, Emilia-Romagna Region, Municipality of Bologna
with the support of Versiliadanza, Masque Teatro, Onassis AiR as part of the Europe Beyond Access project co-funded by the Creative Europe program, Artistic Residencies Project 2022/2023 Area Cultura Comune di Imola, Danza Urbana – Rete h(abita)t / MUVet and Northern School of Contemporary Dance

Back Eye Black was supported by Open Dialogue, a bilateral cultural exchange project curated by Stopgap Dance Company and commissioned by the Italian Ministry of Culture (Directorate General for Performing Arts), Arts Council England, the Italian Cultural Institute in London and the British Council

as part of CARNE focus on physical dramaturgy and the project Theatre and Fragility. Towards a Dancing Community realized with the contribution of Fondazione Carisbo

ph Monia Pavoni, East West, 2024

duration: 65 minutes

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ACT I Lampyris Noctiluca/solo
ACT II Back Eye Black/trio
ACT III Corporal/community project

In this work, the choreographer explores the theme of the firefly as a symbol of fragility and resistance.

In the first act Lampyris Noctiluca, an autobiographical solo, Rontini embodies the sensuality of his own body with disabilities to resist the stereotypical gaze he’s often subjected to by creating an intimate and hypnotic dance.

In the hallucinatory second act Back Eye Black, three performers experience the fading of their inner glow that leads them to the wreckage of any attempt at relationship.

The last act, Corporale, is a choral action involving non-professionals and forming a temporary community based on listening, caring and freedom of expression.

With its presence, the community closes the piece by transforming the scene into a space for sharing and launching an invitation to a profound collective change.

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