We are living in times in which we must defend life from the brutality and obscurantism created by the conventions of a society that survives in the fear of losing material security which other societies cannot even dare to think of achieving.
We want to use the knowledge that we have acquired in all these years of impulsive theatre reasearch in order to create shows designed to give dignity to those who are living through emergencies that are more dramatic than formalism.
We would like to work with people that consider the stage to be an opportunity and not a nice profession.
The first performance entitled „My Name is King“ was created for men in 2006, premiered in Archa Theatre Prague on 12th September 2006 in co-production with Dance Umbrella festival London, Theater im Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen, JES Stuttgart, Künstlerhaus Mousonturm Frankfurt and with support of Culture 2000.
The second performance “A Glimpse of Hope” – (2008) was created just for women, so as to examine opinions about the subjects dealt with men from the different point of view.
A Glimpse of Hope is a feminine look to the world. Four women, four strong personalities, four towers, action, violent passion and humour are the ingredients of the latest DEJA DONNE creation. Entitled A Glimpse of Hope, this performance does not aspire to be a messenger of any unheard-of message, but wants to be a tragicomical and ironic reflection of actions created by four female performers. Different for their age, morphology and character, they are bringers of dreams with revolutionary aspirations, they deal with ideals of any size – starting from such as changing the world ending with the smallest, intimate and personal ones. These creatures act, meet, put themself in display, to assert individually for unifying themselves later in extreme diversities.
© Photo: Dutch Rall
| 19. May–10. August 2008 | 1st part of the creation in Tuoro sul Trasimeno, Italy |
| 20. August–9. September | 2nd part of the creation in Tuoro sul Trasimeno, Italy |
| 10.–17. September | 3nd part of the creation in Tanzhaus Düsseldorf |
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DEJA DONNE is supported by the Italian Ministry of Culture, by the Region of Umbria and by the Cityhall of Tuoro sul Trasimeno.
Simone Sandroni and Lenka Flory: see CV ARTISTIC DIRECTORS,
DAGMAR BOCK / Germany – dancer
Studied dance at the John Cranko School Stuttgart and the State Balletschool Berlin. Her first engagement as a dancer was at the Staatstheater Nürnberg in 1998. Later she has performed with Korzo Theater Den Haag, cie Toula Limnaios, Sasha Waltz & Guests, Stadttheater Bielefeld and Stadttheater Osnabrück. She has worked with choreographers such as Jo Stromgren, Tero Saarinen, Russel Maliphant, Daniela Kurz, Iztok Kovac, Gregor Zöllig, Marco Santi, Toula Limnaios and Luc Dunberry. She has created and performed her own work "Malinconia" (2004), "Litost" (2007) and "Rutsch mal" (2009). Since 2009 she is a member of DEJA DONNE.
MARTINA LA RAGIONE / Italy - dancer
Has studied ballet in Piano di Sorrento. 1993 - 1997 she has worked with Teri J. Weikel and company TIR DANZA in Modena. From 1999 till 2002 she has attended the Accademia Isola Danza directed by Carolyn Carlson and took part at Festival Biennale di Venezia. She worked for Palindrome dance company of Robert Wechsler in Nuernberg. In 2002 she has returned to TIR DANZA, as a dancer and choreographer and created solos "Soloperdue" and "Long Necked Chicken", which she performed nationally and internationally. 2008 - 2009 she was awarded by participation at the "Choreoroam", a project for ten young choreographers involving Italy/Bassano Opera Estate, UK/The Place London and Netherlands/Danse Atelier Rotterdam. In 2009 she became a company member of DEJA DONNE.
CHRISTINE KJELLBERG / Norway – dancer
She was educated at the National Academy of the Arts dance department in Oslo, and P.A.R.T.S. (Performing Arts Research and Training Studios) in Brussels. She worked voluntary as a dancepedagog in 2002 at ”Teatro La Fragua” in El Progreso, Honduras, Central America, and studied in 2003 psychology at the NTNU (The Norwegian University of Science and Technology) Since 2004 she has worked continuously as a dancer with different companies and coreographers among some: ”Impure Company” by Hooman Sharifi, ”Wee” company by Francesco Scavetta, Brynjar Bandlien, Henriette Pedersen and Mia Habib. She joined the company DEJA DONNE in 2009.
NATALIA PIECZURO / Poland – dancer
She has studied theater anthropology at Warsaw's University in Poland, took part in ISTA - The International School of Theater Anthropology. She has started her dance education in 2006 in SEAD - Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance and graduated with double diploma in performance and choreography. She has worked as an assistant for Jurij Konjar and Robert Hayden and She took part in coaching project with CieLaroque. In SEAD she worked also as a contemporary dance teacher for "Do It" program. Since 2009 she is a member of DEJA DONNE.
VIRGINIA SPALLAROSSA / Italy – rehearsal director
She studies dance at the school of Teatro alla Scala di Milano e follows her education at the Académie Classique Princesse Grace in Montecarlo. In 1994 she starts to follow contemporary dance training with Merce Cunningam’s school in New York, Wayne McGregor in London and with Simone Sandroni in Italy. She worked with the Olympic Contemporary Ballet of G.Whittingam in London and in New York. She has danced in many different opera procutions at Teatro alla Scala in Milan with choreographies of Sean Walsh, Ron Howell e Mark Baldwin, in Rome Opera, at Florence City Theatre, at Bunkakhan in Tokyo and in Bayerische Staatballet in Munich. Since 2007 she collaborates with Déjà Donné.
LUIGI CECCARELLI / Italy – composer
He is a co-founding member of the Edison Studio and since the 1970s he has worked as a composer using the most advanced electronic technology. He is interested in all forms of sound, irrespective of genre, and in the relationships between music and the performing arts. His work as a composer has brought him international recognition: Bourges Festival Prizes, UBU Prize (given by the Italian theatre critics), MESS Festival Prize in Sarajevo, Special Prize at the BITEF Festival in Belgrade, Opus Prize” from the “Conseil de la Musique du Quebec”. His works have been chosen many times for performance at the International Computer Music Conference. He has written various works for radio produced by the Italian broadcaster RAI and composed works for the musical theatre. In 2007 he created a composition and directed a sound drammaturgy for the site-specific performance „Margine Buio“ commissioned to DEJA DONNE by the Festival delle Nazioni in Cttà di Castello and by the Region of Umbria.
GAËTAN VAN DEN BERG / Belgium – composer
Studied electronics, theory and history of music, and also over composition acousmatic music at the conservatory of Brussels. From 1981 till 1989 he works as tecnician at theâtre de l’Atelier Ste Anne in Brussels with Philippe Van Kessel in lighting and sound. He meets different directors and composers, conducts and creates several sound and lighting designs for Philippe Avron, Eve Bonfanti, Marcel Delval, Yves Hunstad, Pierre Jaccaud…
Since1989 he works in sound and lighting creation. He is a technical director and actor in dance and theatre for Eve Bonfanti, Michèle Anne De Mey, Olga de Soto, Yves Hunstad, Crista Mittelsteiner, Luc Fonteyn, Simone Sandroni, Carmen Blanco Principal, Monica Klinger, Frédérique Dolphijn, Véronique Dumont, Olivier Tomas, Jean Michel d'Hoop, Pietro Pizzutti, Olivier Massart and maintains an artistic affinity with the companies DEJA DONE (I), La fabrique imaginaire (B) and Tomassenko (B). Has worked also for many radiophonic projects and is a professor at the INFAC of electroacoustics since 1996.
DUTCH RALL / USA – film maker
Is an Emmy-winning producer, director, cinematographer and editor for America's Public Broadcasting System (PBS). He has traveled the world as a soundman for bands and musicals, lectured for the National Press Photographers Association and was the winner of the World's Smallest Film Festival, the very first competition for video on mobile devices. His most recent commercial work includes shooting for AT&T's Olympic campaign.
Dutch is also currently working as the director of photography for a documentary centering around architect Samuel Mockbee and the Rural Studio as well as producing performance films for various dance companies for which he was awarded the 2008 Austin Critics Table Award for best video design. His first independent feature film, The Incurable, is in the final stages of post production.
LAURENCE HALLOY / Belgium – light designer, light technician
Graduated at the INSAS (school of drama), Brussels in 1996. She trained light creation by working with different directors such as Thierry Salmon and Martine Wijckaert. After working five years with the theatrical company of Isabelle Pousseur at the Océan Nord theatre, she oriented herself toward contemporary dance with choreographers such as Nadine Ganase Umbellula, Olga de Soto Anarborescences Karine Pontiès, Mauro Paccagnella, Barbara Mavro-Thalassitis and Joanne Leighton. Since 2005 she follows the works of Edmondo Russo and Shlomi Tuizer. She assumes the role of the technical management with Bud Blumental since 2003. At present she collaborates with the choreographer Melanie Munt interacting with the sound and choreography. She is a residence artist at L'L for her personal work in developping light installations. She joined DEJA DONNE for A Glimpse of Hope in 2008.
ELISA CHIANELLA / Italy – production assistance
In 2005 she graduates at RomaTre University in DAMS. In 2002 and 2003 she collaborates as stager with Festival Internazionale Santarcangelo dei Teatri, at first in administration and later as a PR. In 2005 she works as a production assistant with Teatro Palladium in Rome. From 2006 until 2007 she works in administration and boxoffice of Teatro Lyrick in Assisi/Italy. Since January 2008 she works as production assistant for Déjà Donné.
