Two well-known choreographers Angelin Preljocaj and Rachid Ouramdane, each with their own precise style, deal in a creation for FND/Aterballetto with some extraordinarily interesting themes, and not only artistic ones. The transformation of the body with age, the concepts of beauty and virtuosity, the self-representation by each of us of our own age.

Ageing is not a problem for the actor, the writer or the visual artist: on the contrary, we often see expressive palettes enriched. But in dance, which is an artistic and universal language, are we perhaps anchored (and limited) by the same conception of performativity as in sport?

Senior performers (dancers and non-dancers): this is the artistic heart of a broad project that addresses a theme from the point of view of dance. To the proposal to create beyond certain boundaries, the two choreographers responded with their own generosity, curiosity, and intellectual energy. Unlike other important experiences, which have extended their careers to nuclei of dancers, in this project the objective is poetic, and crystallises truly universal questions. The central one is suggested to us precisely by Preljocaj: what is the age of a body?

The performance is an international co-production, and opens up to the dimension of research, workshops and meetings dedicated to the theme, thanks to its scientific partner: the Fondazione Ravasi Garzanti in Milan.
In addition to Ravasi Garzanti, the co-production brings together important theatres and companies. Besides Fondazione Nazionale della Danza / Aterballetto, it includes: Ballet Preljocaj (Aix-en-Provence), Chaillot - Théâtre national de la Danse (Paris), Emilia Romagna Teatro ERT/Teatro Nazionale (Modena), Festival Aperto / Fondazione I Teatri (Reggio Emilia), Centro Servizi Culturali Santa Chiara (Trento).

Nominee for FEDORA - VAN CLEEF & ARPELS DANCE PRIZE 2022
Co-funded by the European Union’s CREATIVE EUROPE programme