amən
EM+ / Emanuele Rosa and Maria Focaraccio
- Thursday 10th October 3-5pm
- Teatro Comunale di Vicenza, Sala del Ridotto (Viale Mazzini, 39)
concept, choreography Emanuele Rosa, Maria Focaraccio
performance Emanuele Rosa, Maria Focaraccio / Armando Rossi, Sara Pennella
original music Stella Sesto
sax Sofia Salvo
music Johann Sebastian Bach, Daft Punk
costumes Emanuele Rosa, Maria Focaraccio, Veronica Bracaccini
costumes by Veronica Bracaccini
lighting and video design Cristina Spelti
coproduction C&C Company, S’ALA spazio per artist+
supported by Étape Danse – project supported by Fabrik Potsdam, Bureau du Théâtre et de la Danse à Berlin, La Briqueterie CDCN du Val-De-Marne and Mosaico Danza / Festival Interplay, in partnership with Lavanderia a Vapore / Fondazione Piemonte dal Vivo and Torinodanza Festival / Fondazione Teatro Stabile di Torino – Teatro Nazionale
supported by MiC and SIAE, nell’ambito del programma “Per Chi Crea”
supported by Unione Europea e Goethe-Institut
supported by Teatro Pubblico Pugliese, Teatro Akropolis, Teatro Comunale di Vicenza, Find Festival all’interno di ResiDance 2023 – azione del Network Anticorpi XL
supported by Hunt Cdc e Alloggiando Art Fest 2023
- duration: 15 minuti
amən is a performance: it is the result of an attempt to describe how social and cultural norms influence and impact our bodies.
Starting from the Hebrew word “amen” – whose meaning is “to be certain, true” – the work seeks the relationship between the body and its authenticity, the interaction between appearance and truth. Where does the impact of one’s upbringing and culture end, and where does each person’s nature begin?
Ranging from at times dramatic and at times ironic tones, this choreographic work explores themes related to identity and our relation with those different from us, so as to challenge the two categories that determine our role in society: namely “male” and “female”.
In an attempt to unveil the plurality of masculinity and femininity, and the multiple aspects of what is male and female in each one of us, through the languages of dance, sound and video projections, this work is like a prayer, a journey within ourselves.
Biography
Emanuele Rosa and Maria Focaraccio together created EM+, a project of choreography practices.
Their first work, entitled HOW TO _ just another Boléro (2021) is the project that won the 2021 Call from the Aisle, selected at the 2021 Vetrina della giovane danza d’autore and the 2023 dFeria – San Sebastián.
The second work by EM+, all you need is (2022), won the 2022 TWAIN Direzioni Altre Award, the People’s Choice Award at the 2024 Les Lendemains qui dansent and was selected at the 2022 Vetrina della giovane danza d’autore.
In 2023 Emanuele and Maria were selected as artists of ResiDance XL – actions of the Anticorpi Network with the amən project. That same year they joined the Crossing the Sea project and were invited to the Visiting section of the European project titled Big Pulse, as part of the Tanec Praha Festival. In 2024 EM+ was selected for the choreography residence programme Étape Danse.
