D NO BODY #transcending – trailer

D NO BODY #transcending

Duration of the work: Between 40 and 50 min

Description:

D NO BODY is a series of Dance Installations exploring the meaning of identity and the ways in which images of ourselves are contained in others.

In part 5 of this series, three bodies stride forth in slow motion in an attempt to transcend themselves, seeking for an intangible identity.

Can a human body travel towards the loss of physicality?

Quotes from reviews:
“In their slow journey, the performers first move through space alone, to eventually search for balance and find unity. Together they form beautifully sculpted poses. (…) Tortorelli and his performers make a subtle but strong statement.
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****(4 stars,Theaterkrant, article by Marcelle Schots, October 2017,Maastricht).

“Tortorelli takes a step back in history. Here we were back to the beginning of innocence. We were nothing but bodies: man or woman, black or white, blonde or curly hairs. (…) Following dancers’ progressive move and the comforting music, I entered into meditation, fully conscious.
(…) Who are we now? Where are we going? Questions kept pumping out when my mind was still in the astonishment. Speechless, I was distracted when applauding… (Dancevisa.com – Show Festival
Artdanthé, Paris, April 2018)

“Dario Tortorelli masterly molds these ethereal dance installations that invite us to get in touch with our self and its honest reflection.“ (Tia Asterope, guest blogger, show at The Place London, October
2017)

“In the performance D NO BODY 5 #transcending by choreographer Dario Tortorelli, we see three naked dancers slowly moving to sculptural poses. In this extremely simple way, the public is confronted with their own taboos about nudity, and related ideas about gender, skin color and sexuality.
The body of the dancer mirrors how we see ourselves. (We are public – show at Korzo Theater, The Hague, March 2018)

Tourlist 2017/18

9 Jul ‘17 -preview @Marres, Maastricht

18 Aug ’17 -preview @ZomerParkFeest, Venlo

23 Aug ‘17 -IT premiere @Bmotion Festival, Bassano del Grappa

27 Aug ‘17 extract @Uitmarkt, Amsterdam

8 Oct ’17 -NL premiere @Nederlandse Dansdagen, Maastricht

18 Oct ‘17 -UK premiere @The Place, London

21 Oct ‘17 @Mauritshuis, The Hague

26 Oct ’17 @Theater Kikker, Utrecht

28 Oct ‘17 @Festival WhyNot, de School Amsterdam

3-4Nov‘17 @Theater Rotterdam Schouwburg, Rotterdam

3 March ‘18 @Garage Rotterdam, Rotterdam

11 March ‘18 @Korzo Theater, The Hague

7 April ‘18 French Premiere @20e Artdanthé Danse, Vanves (Paris)

31 May ’18 @ChassèTheater, Breda

Credits:
A work by Dario Tortorelli in collaboration with visual artists Nikki Hock, Annika Kappner and music artist Thierry Castel. Performed by Nicole van den Berg, Paolo Yao Kouadio and Patrick Schmatzer. Movement coach Judit Ruiz Onandi, production manager Mirjam Zwanenburg, process documentation Wietse Leenders, technician Paul van der Zouwe, photography Rob Hogeslag and Salih Kilic, graphic design Luis Rios-Zertuche, video registration Fanny Hagmeier, marketing adviser Coralie Den Adel, business adviser Agnese Rosati.
Partnered with Nederlandse Dansdagen, The Place London (UK), Comune di Bassano del Grappa (IT), Time Window, Dansateliers Rotterdam and Korzo Theatre. Funded by Fonds Podiumkunsten, Rotterdamse Raad voor Kunst en Cultuur, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Pivot Dance Program (co-funded by the Creative Europe program of the European Union), Via Zuid. Special thanks to Angelo Novembre, Rodrigo Leite de Oliveira, Fred Bax, Geert-Jan Borgstein, Judith Schoneveld, Ralitza Malehounova, Itzik Vanunu, Ann Van den Broek, Conny Janssen Danst, Silvie Dees, Dave Schwab, Katherine Stimson, Roberto Casarotto, Peggy Olislaegers, Marc Maris, Jannita Jauregui, Annette van Zwoll, Daniella de Haan, Chiara Amaltea, Myriam Méret, BeamSystem.