Alessandro Sciarroni

Name: Alessandro Sciarroni — Save the last dance for me
Start: 2024-09-15T15:00:00+02:00
End: 2024-09-15T15:30:00+02:00
Location: VIERNULVIER

Save the last dance for me

VIERNULVIER

Fri 13.09

17:30 - 18:00

CONCERT HALL

Past event
Fri 13.09

19:30 - 20:00

CONCERT HALL

Past event
Sat 14.09

18:30 - 19:00

Danshuis De Ingang, Gent

Hurstweg 8, 9000 Gent

Past event
Sun 15.09

12:00 - 12:30

CONCERT HALL

Past event
Sun 15.09

15:00 - 15:30

CONCERT HALL

Past event

Ode to an Almost Extinct Men's Dance

The polka chinata is a "courting dance" from the early 20th century that was traditionally performed only by men. With "Save The Last Dance For Me," choreographer, dancer, and Golden Lion winner Alessandro Sciarroni breathes new life into this old Bolognese tradition.

Sciarroni discovered the dance in 2018 when only five elderly men in Italy were still practicing it. He collaborated with dancers Gianmaria Borzillo and Giovanfrancesco Giannini to develop a performance. This was no small feat, as the dance is physically demanding, almost acrobatic, involving the dancers whirling around in an embrace while bending their knees close to the ground. The traditional accordion has been replaced with electronic music.

It seems Sciarroni has already succeeded in his mission to rescue this once-popular tradition from obscurity.

Sparkling encounter

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“A fantastic performance” — La Repubblica

“A powerful, instinctive, and ancestral energy” — Il Corriere Romagna

Invention: Alessandro Sciarroni - with: Gianmaria Borzillo and Giovanfrancesco Giannini - artistic collaboration: Giancarlo Stagni - music: Aurora Bauzà and Pere Jou (Telemann Rec.) - styling: Ettore Lombardi - technical direction: Valeria Foti - tour technician: Cosimo Maggini - curation, promotion, and advice: Lisa Gilardino - administration and production: Chiara Fava - communication: Pierpaolo Ferlaino - production: corpoceleste_C.C.00# and MARCHE TEATRO Teatro di Rilevante Interesse Culturale - coproduction: Santarcangelo Festival, B.Motion, and Festival Danza Urbana.