A current sensation on the European scene, Sofia Nappi has made a dazzling debut, winning commissions and awards at a dizzying pace. The works of this young Italian choreographer and dancer, who trained at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York, reflect two fundamental influences: the gaga technique of choreographer Ohad Naharin, and the work of Hofesh Shechter. Premiered at the Venice Biennale during the pandemic, IMA is Japanese for “the present moment” and Hebrew for “mother,” associated with rebirth and renewal. Contrasting theatre and dance, past and present, old age and youth, nostalgia and exuberance, IMA invites us to join the great dance of life. Comforting.
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Sofia Nappi is an international-renowned choreographer and dancer from Italy. She graduated from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York before deepening her studies abroad. Her close proximity to the Hofesh Shecter Dance Company and her studies of Gaga, language of famous choreographer Ohad Naharin, are a fundamental part of her dance background.
She is the artistic director of her project KOMOCO, co-founded in c...
Read more about Sofia NappiKOMOCO is an Italian based Dance Company initiated by the collaboration between choreographer and performer Sofia Nappi, and her sister, violinist and composer Alice Nappi, and their shared passion for art. KOMOCO has quickly grown into a major player in the international contemporary dance scene. Its shows are directed by Sofia Nappi alongside close collaborators such as Paolo Piancastelli and Adriano Popolo Rubbio. The na...
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Artistic Direction and Choreography Sofia Nappi.
Dancers Komoco company Lara di Nallo, Valentin Durand, Evelien Jansen, Paolo Piancastelli, Gonçalo Reis.
Choreographer’s Assistant Adriano Popolo Rubbio.
Lighting Designer Alessandro Caso.
Costume Designer Luigi Formicola crafted by Silvia Salvaggio and Elisa Varvarito, in collaboration with Manifatture Digitali Cinema Prato of Fondazione Sistema Toscana
Production Sosta Palmizi, Sofia Nappi.
Co-production La Biennale di Venezia, COLOURS International Dance Festival, Centro Coreográfico Canal residency support Orsolina 28, Centro di Residenza della Toscana (Fondazione Armunia Castiglioncello –CapoTrave/Kilowatt Sansepolcro), Opus Ballet Firenze, Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Madrid.
Tour Management ecotopia dance productions.
Special Thanks PARC Performance Arts Research Centre di Firenze.
World Premiere: July 1st, 2022, COLOURS International Dance Festival, Stuttgart.
