NOSTALGIA

DANCEHAUSpiù | ContART

Giovanni Insaudo

NOSTALGIA

choreography, concept and direction, lighting and costume design Giovanni Insaudo 

assistant choreographer Sandra Salietti Aguilera 

performers Sandra Salietti Aguilera, Hélias Dorvault 

dramaturgy Giovanni Insaudo, Giulia Menti 

video Alfonso Fernández Sánchez 

music Woodkid – Seen That Face Before / Minus Sixty One, Son Lux – Sever, BFRND & Vladimir Cauchemar – Hedge Fund Trance part.1, Jerskin Fendrix – Bella and Max | Poor Things (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 

organization and management Giulia Menti 

production DANCEHAUSpiù | ContART 

with the support of I Vespri, TanzLabor, ROXY Ulm 

with the collaboration of Twain_Direzioni Altre, Palcoscenico Danza 

Duration 50 min.  

Nostalgia is a profound reflection on the longing for the past, the desire, and the need to relive unique and unrepeatable moments. In a world where everything is constantly changing, Insaudo takes us on a journey born from his melancholic yet optimistic nostalgia 

for the fragments of life experienced on stage. The performance focuses on the time frame between the final moments of a show and the first applause from the audience, challenging the traditional chronology of a performance and chaotically retracing the dancer’s emotional spectrum. Insaudo questions what would change if we viewed the final bow of a performance as an iconic image, asking whether the artist has ever truly stopped performing or if they remain trapped in a different dimension. The work incorporates a narrative device – a documentary-style video – which, much like memories that emerge in a non-linear way, constructs the scene through an unconventional sequence. The performance becomes a perceptual shift for the audience, immersing them in the creative process and the emotions it evokes in the dancers. 

DANCEHAUSpiù | ContART

DANCEHAUSpiù is the National Centre for Dance Production based in Milan, led by ContART (founded in 2011 by Matteo Bittante), in partnership with DanceHaus Susanna Beltrami and ArtedanzaE20. The Centre supports the creation and international promotion of contemporary dance performances, showcasing a wide range of choreographic voices: Matteo Bittante, Susanna Beltrami, Giovanni Insaudo, Paola Lattanzi, Erika Silgoner, Pett | Clausen-Knight, Duo Nux, Michela Priuli, and Annalì Rainoldi. DANCEHAUSpiù also hosts national and international artists and companies. Over the years, it has developed strong partnerships with institutions and festivals such as: Villa Reale di Monza, Fondazione Milano – Civica Scuola di Teatro Paolo Grassi, Teatro Fontana, Teatro Franco Parenti, MilanOltre Festival, Cro. Me, Masdanza (Canary Islands), and the Anticorpi XL Network. It is also part of Dance Card Network, Europe Beyond Access, and Eurasia Dance Project International Network.

Giovanni Insaudo

Giovanni Insaudo is a choreographer and founder of ‘I Vespri’, a collective through which he has developed his own artistic language and movement identity. He has performed with companies such as Dantzaz Kompania, Balletto dell’Esperia, Gärtnerplatz Theater, and Luzerner Theater. His works have been presented at international festivals and competitions. In 2024, he received the Danza&Danza Award as Emerging Choreographer of the Year. He has created for numerous international institutions, including Landestheater Linz, Semperoper Dresden, Palucca Hochschule Dresden, Graz Opera, Konzert und Theater St. Gallen, CNN/AterBalletto, Theater Trier, Tanz Luzerner Theater, Compagnia Opus Ballet, ZHDK Zurich, D.A.F. Rome, and Nuovo Balletto di Toscana.

Data e luogo

Wednesday 1st October 4.45pm and 11.15pm
Civitanova Marche, Annibal Caro Theater

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