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) will be 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. Women performers will be observing how do we live, how did we live and how the present is still strongly connected to the history. A Glimpse of Hope will look back to the last 50 years, giving an attentinon to the important facts of the past, which seem to be remote and overcame. These women will unify the fragments of the past to the bits of present on stage. They will use the history for having, and for creating fun as when we dress an old, out of fashion clothes. With that little nostalgy and the same little embarrassment our face turns red and allows the present to be less dramatic, more acceptable and funny.
| 19. May–10. August 2008 | 1st part of the creation with dancers in Tuoro sul Trasimeno, Italy |
| 20. August–9. September | 2nd part of the creation in Tuoro, Italy |
| 10.–17. September | 3nd part of the creation in Tanzhaus Düsseldorf |
The world premiere will take place in Tanzhaus Düsseldorf on 18th and 19th of September 2008.
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Simone Sandroni and Lenka Flory: see CV ARTISTIC DIRECTORS,
VIRGINIA SPALLAROSSA / Italy – dancer
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.
ELEONORA CHIOCCHINI /Italy – dancer
In 2000 she starts the Professional Formation by the Dance Gallery in Perugia, directed by Rita Petrone and Valentina Romito (Nikolais method), and she improves her studies through workshops with Carolyn Carlson, Susanne Linke, Julyen Hamilton, Alberto del Saz, Joanne Woodbury, Ivan Wolfe, Christopher Huggins, Bruno Collinet, Milton Myers, Carlotta Ikeda, Masaki Iwana.Since 2005 she collaborates as a performer with the Abbondanza-Bertoni, Roberto Castello (Aldes) and Simona Bucci in Italy, and Compagnia Habillè d’eau, Compagnia Teatrodanza Tiziana Arnaboldi in Switzerland. In 2008 starts her collaboration with Déjà Donné on A Glimpse of Hope.
DARIA MENICHETTI / Italy – dancer
From 1997 till 2007 she attends the professional dance training at Dance Gallery in Perugia, where she follows studies with Rita Petrone and Valentina Romito (Nikolais method), Carolyn Carlson, Susanne Linke, Simona Bucci, Abbondanza-Bertoni and others. Currently she continues her studies at S.E.A.D. (Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance) and in 2008 starts her collaboration with Déjà Donné.
MORENA DE LEONARDIS /Italy – dancer
She attends the Professional Formation by the Dance Gallery in Perugia, directed by Rita Petrone and Valentina Romito. She follows lessons and workshops of Simona Bucci, Michele Abbondanza, Roberto Castello, Simone Sandroni, Rossella Fiumi, Christofer Huggins, Bruno Collinet, Cati Jean and in 2008 starts her collaboration 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
ANDREA BARTOLA / Italy – actor, technician
He starts his actor studies at the International School of Comical Theatre in Reggio Emilia. From 1997 - 2000 he directs his own comedia dell’arte/comical theatre company «Narrentreppe Teatro» in Spain. At the same time he studies clown technic with Eric De Bont, Johnni Melville and Leo Bassi. After his return to Italy in 2000 he works with the Teatro Stabile delle Marche in Ancona/Italy. He participates - with creation of different short plays - at social project in Albanian psychiatric hospital. In 2005 he founds and since then directs a comical theatre school in Ancona/Italy. In 2006 he joins DEJA DONNE first for the project My Name is King, and since 2007 he follows as a technical support its performance Piotr e le Stelle di Tut .
MASSIMO GUARNOTTA / Italy – technical director, light technician
From 1986 till 1994 he works as technician at the Teatro di Sacco, Perugia/Italy. From 1989 until 1995, he works as chief light technician at Todifestival and since 2005 as well for the Festival delle Nazioni in Città di Castello/Italiy. He collaborates regularly with Association Ottobre, with Teatro Lirico Sperimentale, with international dance festival Ballet. Again in function of light technician he works for various concerts of classical, jazz, and pop/rock music. As chief light technician he tours with performances: La vita che ti diedi (direction of L. Squarzina), Sorelle materassi (direction of M. Nichetti), Gallina vecchia (direction of P. Maccarinell), Fedra (Indie Occidentali company, direction of F. Tavassi, with E. Pozzi), Titus Andronicus and Romolo il grande (direction of R. Guicciardini, with M. Rigillo), Sul lago dorato (Doppia Effe company, direction of M. Panici, with A. Foa and E. Blanc) and Niente sesso siamo inglesi (La Pirandelliana company, direction of R. Giordano, with P. Quattrini and G. Imparato).
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.
