Eurasia and MilanOltre Festival 2020

MIOL DIGITAL

– Saturday 26 September from 15.00 to 17.00.

Midnight Rain – a bridge between Milao and Wuhan as part of the 34th edition of the MILANoLTRE Festival and of the Wuhan Grand Theater…………

Moderator: Valeria Crippa

The second digital appointment of MilanOltre focuses its attention on the Beijing Modern Dance Company, and on the two shows that would have participated in the current edition of the festival postponed until 2021. The reopening of the Wuhan Grand Theater and its autumn festival entwined with the MilanOltre festival, the live presentation in Wuhan of some performances of the Beijing Modern Dance Company which were supposed to be in Milan, are the opportunity to deepen the discourse on the restarting of live shows in Milan and Wuhan, on the different conceptions of artistic work in the West and in the East and above all to deepen those enduring relations between Italy and China in the year of the celebrations between the two countries.

– Gao Yanjinzi, director and choreographer of the Beijing Modern Dance Company in Beijing;

– Alessandra Lavagnino Director of the Istituto Confucio dell’Università degli Studi di Milano;

– Wuhan Grand Theatre…………

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MIDNIGHT RAIN + BLOOMING OF TIME + Rehearsal of BMDC in Wuhan

– Sunday 27 September, from 15.00 to 17.00.

Notes on the Soul’s Journey as part of the 34th edition of the MILANoLTRE Festival and of the Wuhan Grand Theater…………

Moderator: Elisa Guzzo Vaccarino

Everyone will die, but we will not leave this world forever – the eternal promise of rebirth will bring us back. (Tibetan proverb)

The third digital appointment of MilanOltre focuses its attention on the Beijing Modern Dance Company, and in particular on the creation “Oath-Midnight Rain” by Gao Yanjinzi (rearrangement for an exclusively male cast of the creation “Midnight Rain”, commissioned by the Venice Biennale Danza in 2006). In this meeting we will discuss the themes of the show, which are linked to the understanding of the process of life in traditional Chinese culture, and in particular to the concepts of reincarnation and soul, also thanks to the beautiful presences that will accompany us in understanding a journey between light and dark.

– Gao Yanjinzi, director and choreographer of the Beijing Modern Dance Company in Beijing;

– Guidalberto Bormolini, monk, writer, thanatologist;

– Marina Sozzi, thanatologist;

– Bernadette Majorana, Professor at Università Bergamo; Eyes on death. Christian martyrdom in the modern age.

– Istituto Confucio dell’Università degli Studi di Milano

– Wuhan Grand Theatre…………

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MIDNIGHT RAIN

– Saturday 10 October, from 15.00 to 17.00.

Digital Dimension as part of the 34th edition of the MILANoLTRE Festival

Moderator: Francesca Pedroni

As a response to the lockdown and social distancing, the world of contemporary dance has also had to deal with a hitherto unexplored digital dimension: to keep international dialogue alive when borders have been closed, to elaborate new forms of expression and communication with the public. With this virtual meeting, MilanOltre offers the opportunity for a confrontation between international artists and curators to question themselves about the practices and languages ​​that were born during the pandemic.

Susanne Franco Professor at Università Ca’Foscari Venezia; 

Anna Cremonini artistic director of Torino Danza Festival;

Karole Armitage, director and choreographer of Armitage Gone Dance;

Fabrizio Favale director and choreographer of Le Supplici Dance Company; 

Stefania Ballone, dancer and choreographer of Teatro alla Scala/Human Signs;

Susanna Beltrami, director and choreographer of Centro Nazionale Produzione Danza DanceHauspiù

Salvatore Lazzaro, film director/video maker;

Diego Tortelli dancer and choreographer of Ater Balletto;

Emanuela Tagliavia teacher and choreographer at Accademia Teatro alla Scala

Viola Scaglione director of Balletto Teatro Torino;

Silvia Gribaudi performer and choreographer of Zebra Cultural Zoo

Stefano Tomassini Professor at Iuav Venezia;

Jazmin Chiodi TDP’20 Hotspots Laboratory

Valentina Tibaldi Lavanderia a Vapore Torino

Gloria Stedile Oriente Occidente Dance Festival

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DanceHauspiù/Salvatore Lazzaro

Video Accademia Scala

On the same day, from 11.00 to 15.00 in Sala Fassbinder the workshop TDP’20 Hotspots Laboratory will take place, a project conceived by the Irish festival directed by Jazmin Chiodi and Alexander Iseli Tipperary Dance Platform, which involves in its creation a rich network of active international spaces and artists from Belgium, Spain, Ireland and Italy. TDP’20 Hotspots Laboratory offers a calendar of meetings between groups of artists led by choreographers which take place simultaneously in different cities in Europe. The appointment of 10 October involves MilanOltre and Sharing Training Milan, led by Melania Pallini and Laura Gazzani, Lavanderia a Vapore – Residence center for dance, with Teresa Noironha Feio and Francesco Dalmasso (Sharing Training Turin) and Tipperary Excel Arts Center with Rita Marcalo, Portuguese artist based in Ireland. The Oriente Occidente Dance Festival (invited artist Filippo Porro – Sharing Training Rovereto) is also among the partners participating in the project and among the international partners TROIS C-L (Luxemburg) with Léa Tirabasso, Teatro Victoria – TenerifeLAV (Tenerife) with Javier Cuevas.

More information: http://www.tdpfestival.com/lab.html