The contemporary dance performance Folios of Time, is the outcome of a ten- day residency workshop led by acclaimed Italian artists- Damiano Ottavio Bigi & Alessandra Paoletti. It is being featured at BLR Hubba Fest in Bengaluru and at the Serendipity Arts Festival 2024 in Goa. Folios of Time is presented by Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Mumbai, Consulate General of Italy in Bengaluru, Attakkalari, Fabbrica Europa and Cross Project.
Folios of Time is a captivating journey of movement, empathy and resilience to multiple challenges faced by the world. It features the new works of Gayatri Shetty, Harshal Vyas, Pallavi Verma, R. Chandiran, R. Sai, and Seher Noor Mehra. It presents the current pulse from multiple vantage points and perspectives of these young choreographers from diverse backgrounds who are mentored by the acclaimed Italian artists – choreographer Damiano Ottavio Bigi and dramaturge Alessandra Paoletti over a ten-day residency, with their work embellished by the renowned Japanese digital artist Kunihiko Matsuo.
Damiano Ottavio Bigi is an Italian choreographer, dancer, and performer. From the Rome Opera to Dimitris Papaioannou’s company, passing through several companies (CNDC d’Angers e il CCN di Nantes) before becoming a member of the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch (2005), where he still works as a guest artist. In 2010 he participated in the film PINA by W. Wenders. The encounters of his career led him to confront different experiences and visions, enriching his world and inspiring his path. In 2016 he was awarded the “Premio Capri Danza International” and in 2020 the “Premio Sfera d’Oro per la Danza”
Alessandra Paoletti is an Italian actress and director active in the field of research theatre and contemporary dance. Graduated from the National Academy of Drama “Silvio D’Amico”, as an interpreter and as a director/choreographer moves through different languages and visions. Among the most significant encounters and collaborations of her artistic career are those with A. Knapp, J.A.Stanzak, T.Ostermeier, J.Muller/Fura dels Baus, J. Sanchis Sinisterra, R.Garcia, and L.De Bei, winning with the latter “Le Maschere del Teatro Prize” and the “Golden Graal Award”. She has long collaborated with the Istanbul Municipal Theatre as a foreign director.
Dates and Venue:
Saturday December 14 | Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts
Bengaluru
Timing: 10 am
Free entry upon registration.
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Monday December 16 | The Theatre- The Old GMC Complex
GOA, Serendipity Arts Festival, Panaji
Folios of Time I
Timings: 12 pm & 4pm
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Folios of Time II
Timings: 1.30 & 5.30 pm
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