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Sep 02 2018 - 15:30

MART Sala Conferenze

AROUND EXCELSIOR

Salvo Lombardo, Viviana Gravano, Sergia Adamo, Marinella Guatterini and Alessandro Pontremoli

Alessandro Pontremoli, professor of Dance History at the University of Turin, scholar, and essayist.

On the occasion of the national premiere of the show Excelsior by Salvo Lombardo, there will be a discussion on the themes that nearly 140 years ago led to the creation of the Gran Ballo Excelsior, a ballet that celebrated the triumph of light and civilization over obscurantism and barbarism, the achievements of progress, colonial imperialism, and the affirmation of the concept of national identity. What is the cultural legacy of that idea of the West at the end of the 19th century today? The discussion will feature Salvo Lombardo and Viviana Gravano, accompanied by scholars from related and complementary fields of research. The meeting will be preceded by a screening of the docufilm Excelsior (Luca Comerio, 1913): fragments found at the Cineteca di Bologna.

Event in collaboration with the Cineteca di Bologna.

Salvo Lombardo is a performer, choreographer, and director. He is the artistic director of the Chiasma group and the creator of the Excelsior project. He is an associate artist at the Oriente Occidente Festival and collaborates with numerous festivals, theaters, and companies in Italy and abroad.

Viviana Gravano is a curator and art historian, and she is a professor of contemporary art history at the Accademia delle Belle Arti di Bologna. She specializes in postcolonial studies and serves as a consultant for the Excelsior project.

Sergia Adamo is a lecturer at the University of Trieste and a scholar of intercultural relations, focusing on the connections between literature, law, and dance, as well as feminist theories and gender studies.

Marinella Guatterini teaches Theory and Aesthetics of Dance at the Paolo Grassi School of Milan and is responsible for the activities of the Dance Theatre course. She is an essayist and a dance and ballet critic for Domenica del Sole 24ore.

Alessandro Pontremoli is a professor of Dance History at the University of Turin, a scholar, and an essayist. Since 2010, he has been a member and, since 2018, the president of the Dance Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities.