Starting from the 1980s and gradually arriving to the present, a three-day cycle of discussions will contribute to tracing and reviving the atmosphere of an era significant to contemporary dance. Devised as discursive formats for collecting and sharing memories, the discussions will unfold through the testimonies of dance artists Adriana Borriello, Gabriella Maiorino and Marta Ciappina.
The common ground between these female dance artists who are linked to three different generations is the performing arts landscape of Italy. However, all three have embarked on a journey of experimentation and research abroad to explore other geographical territories in search of expanding their artistic and cultural horizons. Their narration intersects with memories of exploring the dance hubs of Brussels, Amsterdam and New York in a dialogue about migration, return and transformation in relation to the performing arts landscape in Italy over the years.
Spanning a time frame of approximately half a century, the discussions further aim to provide insights into the aesthetics and the politics of the Flemish performing arts scene and the postmodern dance. In this way, activating and sharing memory become tools for delving deeper into a personal history that offers alternative and complementary perspectives to the formal historical narratives. Physical memories of the body-as-archive, reflections and anecdotes turn history into a vibrating story that pulsates in the here and now, minimising the distance between past and present.
During the first discussion, analysing the processes of deconstructing an eclectic approach, choreographer and educator Adriana Borriello shares her journey towards spirituality and rationality in dance transmission.
Booking required – write to dare.danceresearch@abcdare.it.
Ariadne Mikou is an artist-researcher and dance critic. She holds a PhD in Interdisciplinary Choreographic Research from the University of Roehampton (UK). Her work focuses on memory and transmission, social and spatial practices, and interdisciplinarity in the performing arts.
Adriana Borriello is a choreographer, pedagogue, and dancer. She trained at the National Academy of Dance in Rome and Maurice Béjart’s Mudra School. Since 1986, she has developed an autonomous artistic practice spanning choreography and pedagogy, in collaboration with national and international institutions. She is the Artistic Director of Da.Re. Dance Research.