INFERNO

2021

INFERNO, foto di Giovanni Chiarot artefici2021

INFERNO, foto di Giovanni Chiarot artefici2021

UBU Award 2022 – Best Dance Show

Next dates
03/03/2023 Theater im Pumpenhaus, Munster (DE)
04/03/2023 Theater im Pumpenhaus, Munster (DE)
09/03/2023 Tanzmainz, Mainz (DE)
10/03/2023 Tanzmainz, Mainz (DE)
06/06/2023 Théâtre de La Ville / Théâtre des Abbesses, Paris (FR)
07/06/2023 Théâtre de La Ville / Théâtre des Abbesses, Paris (FR)
02/09/2023 NID Platform, Teatro Massimo, Cagliari (IT)
13/10/2023 Teatro Ventidio Basso, Ascoli Piceno (IT)
14/12/2023 Teatro Manzoni, Pistoia (IT)
12/01/2024 Teatro Menotti / TSU – Teatro Stabile dell’Umbria, Spoleto (IT)
16/10/2024 Teatro Sociale, Trento (IT)

> the performance scheduled on October 12th in Florence for Fabbrica Europa Festival, has been postponed to the 2025 edition

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choreography and direction Roberto Castello
in collaboration with Alessandra Moretti
dance Martina Auddino, Erica Bravini, Riccardo De Simone, Susannah Iheme / Sara Capanna, Michael Incarbone / Nicola Cisterino, Alessandra Moretti, Giselda Ranieri
music Marco Zanotti in collaboration with Andrea Taravelli
fender rhodes Paolo Pee Wee Durante
lights Leonardo Badalassi
costumes Desirée Costanzo
3D video project Roberto Castello, advised by Enrico Nencini
audio mixing Stefano Giannotti
audio mastering Jambona Lab
thanks to Mohammad Botto and Genito Molava

production ALDES in partnership with CCN de Nantes, Romaeuropa Festival, Théâtre des 13 vents CDN, Centre Dramatique National Montpellier, Palcoscenico Danza – Fondazione TPE
with the support of RESISTERE E CREARE by Fondazione Luzzati Teatro della Tosse, ARTEFICI.ResidenzeCreativeFvg / ArtistiAssociati
with the support of MIC / Direzione Generale Spettacolo, REGIONE TOSCANA / Sistema Regionale dello Spettacolo

Hell in Western culture is the place which more than others has inspired preachers,  illustrators, painters, sculptors, storytellers, directors, musicians. It is the place of atonement for moral and material faults where the wicked are punished and good triumphs over evil. It is the place of subversion and chaos in the representation of which everything can coexist. However, a depiction of evil as the undisputed kingdom of a sulphurous devil with a tail, horns and pitchfork would be hardly credible today. Hell is here, and it may look a lot like Heaven. It is what pushes us to make every effort to be more attractive, more intelligent, more powerful, more just, stronger, smarter, more responsible, more humble, which pushes us to compete for moral, social, economic and emotional gratifications. Hell is the inevitability of desire, the condemnation of perpetual competition in search of pleasure.
Hence the idea of a tragedy in the form of comedy – seductive, pleasant, engaging, bright and fun – on the intrusiveness of the ego; both one’s own and others’.

INFERNO-dossier_en.pdf

INFERNO, foto Paolo Porto 4374
INFERNO, foto Donato Aquaro n67385
INFERNO, foto di Piero Tauro. In foto Riccardo De Simone
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INFERNO ph De-Da Productions
INFERNO, foto di Mario Morroni
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INFERNO, foto Giovanni Chiarot / Visavì n062
REVIEW

Elisa Guzzo Vaccarino - BALLET2000 English ed. n.290 - 2022

“…Castello proves himself unwavering in his belief, consistently sarcastic and anarchical and abetted by an excellent group of four female and two bearded and long-haired male dancers, each possessing his or her own particular character and physicality, alongside a mistress of ceremonies, Alessandra Moretti, expressing herself in a discourse on art in pseudo-Brazilian.
(…) Then it is time for the infernal ‘truth’, an extended dance, full of energy, a jubilant saraband of great virtuosity, deliberately excessive both in intensity and duration, like those who have literally been possessed by the Devil. Castello’s fascination with the tradition of African movement, tackled in his previous Mbira, here brims over in breath-taking rhythmic mastery; the sounds are techno, jazz and folk…”

Gianfranco Capitta - il manifesto - 20/11/21

“[…] the choreography is aggressive and captivating, evolving from some poses of apathetic dullness into aggressive visions and pure pleasure (the physical difficulty is as evident as effective). This Inferno almost becomes a choice of lifestyle, vitality and pleasure…”

Marie Gracia - Classykêo - 13/06/23

Soirée d’enfer au Théâtre de la Ville ! – “…Inferno est une « pièce épuisante » et le « rythme est infernal » comme son nom l’indique. (…) ils sont infatigables. Et en plus ils sont séduisants et dégagent un sex-appeal incontestable, car Inferno c’est avant tout un jeu de séduction.
(…) Nous avons donc assisté à une danse des égos colorée et divertissante mais surtout « emplie de joie de vivre » avec des danseurs incroyables.”

Isabel Steinböck - Westfälische Nachrichten - 05/03/23

“…Castello geht es um Selbst- und Fremdoptimierung, um die Hölle im Alltäglichen. Dass er dabei auf Wiederholung setzt, bringt das sprichwörtlich quälende „Hamsterrad“ zum Ausdruck, zur Perfektion getrieben, wird sein „Inferno“ dagegen zum Vergnügen. Allzu gern sieht man diesen energiegeladenen Bewegungskünstlern zu, wenn ihnen die Elektro-Beats wie Stromstöße durch die Glieder fahren. Eine wabernde Masse, die den Sound gekonnt in Tanz übersetzt, und das ist auch gut so, schließlich gehört es zur Profession, dass sich Tanzkünstler bis an die Spitze treiben. Großer Applaus des Publikums im Pumpenhaus.”

Andrea Porcheddu - Gli Stati Generali - 14/11/21

“…a shining and forcefully happy slaying race…”

Lucia Medri - HYSTRIO genn-mar. 22 / Cordelia - Teatro e Critica - 10/12/21

“…feverish, attractive and playful… […] …their clean movements, the balanced emphasis of expressiveness, the profanity of posture and the grotesque smirk, amount to an hourly performance which is an irresistible danced pun…”

Carlo Lei - KLP - 09/12/21

“…an explosive work, arrogant in the increase and virtuosity of danced gestures and yet contextually clear…”

TOUR

Preview_28/10/2021 Visavì, International Dance Festival, Gorizia (IT)
Première_12-13/11/2021  Romaeuropa / Teatro India, Roma (IT)
27/11/2021  Théâtre des 13 vents – Centre Dramatique National, Montpellier (FR)
13/04/2022  TPE / Palcoscenico Danza, Torino (IT)
14/04/2022  TPE / Palcoscenico Danza, Torino (IT)
22/04/2022 Teatro Del Giglio, Lucca IT
02/09/2022 Brigittines International Festival, Bruxelles (BE)
03/09/2022 Brigittines International Festival, Bruxelles (BE)
29/11/2022 Teatro Civico, Vercelli (IT)
01/12/2022 Teatro Comunale, Ovada AL (IT)
03/12/2022 Teatro Alfieri, Asti (IT)
03/03/2023 Theater im Pumpenhaus, Munster (D)
04/03/2023 Theater im Pumpenhaus, Munster (D)
09/03/2023 Tanzmainz, Mainz (DE)
10/03/2023 Tanzmainz, Mainz (DE)
06/06/2023 Théâtre de La Ville / Théâtre des Abbesses, Paris (FR)
07/06/2023 Théâtre de La Ville / Théâtre des Abbesses, Paris (FR)
02/09/2023 NID Platform, Teatro Massimo, Cagliari (IT)
13/10/2023 Teatro Ventidio Basso, Ascoli Piceno (IT)
14/12/2023 Teatro Manzoni, Pistoia (IT)
12/01/2024 Teatro Menotti / TSU – Teatro Stabile dell’Umbria, Spoleto (IT)
16/10/2024 Teatro Sociale, Trento (IT)
2025 Fabbrica Europa, Firenze (IT) – to be defined

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