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PAS DE CHEVAL

Associazione Culturale Zebra

PAS DE CHEVAL

concept and choreography Andrea Costanzo Martini 

performers Francesca Foscarini, Andrea Costanzo Martini 

lighting Yoav Barel 

music Angelo Badalamenti, Ennio Morricone 

text Francesca Foscarini, Andrea Costanzo Martini 

produced with the support of Artisti Associati Gorizia (premiered at Visavì Festival 2025), Tanzhaus Zürich, NOD – Nuova Officina della Danza Torino 

in collaboration with Centro di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale per la Danza Scenario Pubblico/CZD 

duration 25-30 min 

Choreographed and performed by Andrea Costanzo Martini alongside Francesca Foscarini, Pas de Cheval is a duet conceived for two dancers past their youth. Inspired by the horse as a symbol of grace, strength and freedom, the work draws a delicate parallel between the animal and the performer, both viewed as admired creatures subjected to discipline, exhaustion and power dynamics. On stage, the two performers move in silence, embodying trained horses, their movements enveloped in a shifting soundscape of recorded voices. As their own whispers chase and overlap, they create an intimate dialogue of laments, confessions and wry observations on the contemporary performer’s condition. With lightness and humour, the duet strips back the contradictions of live performance, questioning the price of winning the audience’s affection and ensuring both artistic and financial survival within the system. The piece ultimately plays with the constant tension between training and freedom, virtuosity and vulnerability. The project grew out of extensive discussions, exchanges and debates that at times shifted into outright lamentation, providing a space for Martini and Foscarini to reflect on the dancer’s craft, ageing and the sheer absurdity of continuing to offer oneself up to the public gaze. 

Andrea Costanzo Martini

Andrea Costanzo Martini is an Italian choreographer and performer, born and raised in Piedmont. He has danced for the Batsheva Dance Company and Cullberg Ballet. Since 2013, he has developed and performed his own work internationally, creating pieces for companies such as NDCWales, MIR dance company, Conny Janssen Danst, and Tanz Bielefeld, among others. His choreographic language fuses extreme physicality and theatrical narrative, playing with irony and humour to subvert expectations of contemporary dance. Martini explores the power dynamics between performer and spectator, the desire to capture attention, and the risk of the objectification of the body. Alongside his choreographic career, since 2026 he has served as the artistic director of the Re.Search professional training programme at Nuova Officina della Danza in Turin (NOD).

Zebra

ZEBRA is a Dance Production Organisation recognised by the Italian Ministry of Culture. It is a dance company and research project led by directors Chiara Frigo and Silvia Gribaudi. Its mission is to support the production and dissemination of Italian contemporary dance through a commitment to research and innovation of artistic languages. At the heart of its vision is the promotion of dance as a means of social cohesion and a bridge between creative experimentation and dialogue with local communities. In 2026, the company is opening its doors to established and emerging choreographers, welcoming them as associate artists and contributing to the development of a new generation of creators, including: Luna Cenere, Francesca Foscarini, Andrea Costanzo Martini, Elevator Bunker, and Susi Danesin. With 15 years of activity and numerous national and international projects, ZEBRA has consolidated its artistic credibility, demonstrating constant evolution and remarkable reliability in managing public and private resources. Its administrative solidity is further confirmed by its participation in numerous international projects.