Komoco
Artists
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.
Credits
IMA
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.
The sensational contemporary dance company from Germany’s Staatstheater Mainz makes its Danse Danse debut with Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar’s Soul Chain. A high-energy work with hypnotic appeal.
It’s always time to jump into one another’s arms, do the wave, sway your hips to celebrate and reconnect with your essence. Distilling the unifying power of dance, Minuit quelque part is an explosion of happiness in movement.
Dance legend Margie Gillis marks 50 years of creative achievement by imparting her universe to 16 dancers in Literature of the Body. Vulnerability and upheaval, but also joie de vivre and sensuality inhabit this moving dance mosaic.
The powerful choreographic voice of Sankofa Danzafro makes its electrifying Danse Danse debut. A continuous dialogue between percussion, song, African rhythms, urban and contemporary dance; the vibrant expression of a tightly knit community.
An exhilarating celebration of dance, music and hip hop, inspired by and set to iconic hits by 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist Sting, including Every Breath You Take, Roxanne, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Walking On The Moon, Englishman In New York, and Fields Of Gold. Performed by 15 dancers and featuring the astonishing talents of dance storytelling powerhouse ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company.
The 28 dancers of Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) once again display their impressive skills in a stunning triptych: Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar, alongside William Forsythe, and Imre and Marne van Opstal!
Rhodnie Désir, laureate of the 2020 Grand Prix de la danse and associate artist at Place des Arts, takes up the challenge of a large-scale show for 15 performers and the 60 musicians of the Orchestre Métropolitain conducted by maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin. A truly special event!