MicroDanze are non-frontal and non-rigid choreographies, but permeable to the spatial context, able to dialogue with different disciplinary universes to promote intimacy between dancer and spectator. Twelve choreographers – Italian and international – have conceived short creations (six to eight minutes, to be danced in a minimum space), to be watched in series like visiting a museum. A project that escapes the dynamics of the stage, the distance that isolates the spectator from the performer, creating a continuum between those who watch and those who are watched, stimulating an emotional and aesthetic experience that is as varied as it is original. Styles and expressive worlds confront and mix in a single project, addressing both the art and the performing arts audiences.

The world premiere of the MicroDanze in Athens coincides with the first performance stage of the project An Ideal City. On this occasion the 12 MicroDanze of the Fondazione Nazionale della Danza/Aterballetto are joined by 9 other creations by Greek choreographers and dancers, with the artistic coordination of the Opera Ballet of Athens, directed by Konstantinos Rigos.

The performances are set in places of great cultural importance: the Acropolis Museum, the EMST Museum (the National Museum of Contemporary Art), Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, a building designed by Renzo Piano and home of the Greek National Opera.

Thus, an itinerary comes to life - curated by director Fabio Cherstich and composed of 21 creations - celebrating the 200th anniversary of the 1821 revolution that led to Greek independence.