LOVE GOES TO HELL

BEYOND BORDERS…

Freely inspired by Paolo and Francesca
Choreography by Vito Alfarano
Performed by Federica Iacuzzi and Vito Alfarano
Music by Torquet-Hoppin and Rodrigo Leão

SICK WITH LOVE
Choreography by Vito Alfarano
Performed by Vito Alfarano and Melania Chionna
Music by Neffa

VIOLA(TA)
Choreography by Vito Alfarano
Performed by Stefania Catarinella
Music by Cecilia Bartoli, Quartetto Cetra, Olafur Arnalds

Produced by the Ballet Association “Città di Rovigo” and AlphaZTL Dynamic Art Company, realized with the contribution of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism, Veneto Region A.R.CODanza.

Beyond Borders won the Grand Prix at The International Sergei Diaghilev Competition of Choreographic Art in Poland.

Viola(ta) received the Critics’ Award for the relevance of its theme at the 25th IFMD 2018 (International Festival of Modern Choreography) in Vitebsk (Belarus).

The show originated as a co-production project between the Ballet Association “Città di Rovigo” and the AlphaZTL Dynamic Art Company, marking a new stage in an artistic journey that began several years ago, where dance develops through themes related to social issues. Love Goes to Hell explores the theme of violence against women, a social priority and cultural problem that has always existed but has only recently found a space for discussion.

The performance consists of three parts: BEYOND BORDERS, set in the fifth canto of Dante’s Inferno, speaks of passionate, infinite love capable of uniting two souls indissolubly, even surviving after death; SICK WITH LOVE draws inspiration from perspectives and testimonies from within the prison system; VIOLA(TA) addresses the difficult reclaiming of one’s dignity.