Acclaimed Italian dancer and choreographer Luigia Riva presents a triple bill of performance art spanning both our theatre and studio spaces. In her debut at The Coronet Theatre with the support of ICI London, she presents InCorpore(o) and Inretita, established pieces created in collaboration with writer and biologist Daniele Derossi, and Involo, a new work which will premiere at the Coronet Theatre choreographed for dancer Nina Khokham.
Incorpore(o) is a performance installation exploring anatomy and our relationship to the body. (20 mins). Blending the grotesque and the clinical, this duet employs a haunting soundscape and material organs to transform our studio space.
Involo is an epic solo dance piece created for Nina Khokham and performed in our theatre space, redefining the mythology of the swan in ballet. (20 mins). This performance challenges antiquated ideas of women’s fragility and passivity. Trapped in a white film, pointe shoes attached to hands and feet, Khoman becomes a contemporary swan as she frees herself from this societal cage in order to fly on freer terms.
Inretita is a movement piece staged by Riva and Derossi with eight amateur male performers and it interrogates the patriarchal desire to control women’s bodies. (19 mins). Presented as a special promenade performance in our studio, Riva is bound in red rope by the male performers who constrain her movement and act as puppeteers, as she fights to navigate the space. Creative Call Out: They are looking for participants from wide-ranging and diverse backgrounds to take part in Inretita. Click here for more information
More info about A Triple Bill HERE
Cover Photo: Sara Valentini