White Out
Piergiorgio Milano
Belgium/Italy
Thu
5 Nov,
7:15 PM
| GERMAN PREMIERE
Fri
6 Nov,
7:15 PM
fabrik Potsdam, Schiffbauergasse 10
Price category A: 23 euros / concessions 16 euros (Evening box office: +2 euros)
New Circus, 55 minutes, some spoken German. Involves stroboscopic light.
An icy cold, in which heaven and earth are indistinguishable. ‘White Out’ is a homage to all the mountaineers who have disappeared in the endless white of the summits. The conquest of what seems to be useless becomes a dizzying journey of initiation into the abyss and tragedy of a roped party. ‘White Out’ presents, with filmic intensity, the mountain as a magnifying glass, underneath which we are able to examine human nature more closely. Physical theatre combines with new circus as well as climbing to create a compelling and visually powerful choreography, in which three protagonists seem at times to free themselves from the constraints of gravity.
The choreographer, dancer and acrobat Piergiorgio Milano is a crossover artist working between dance, theatre and contemporary circus. In his productions, he combines a refined technical virtuosity with the poetic power of images, and, with his distinctive physical style, thus creates visually stunning stage worlds that blur the borders between genres. Following an international career as a performer, he now tours around the whole world as a choreographer with his own works, many of which have received major prizes and awards. In addition, he teaches physical theatre and contemporary dance at various European academies.
Co-production
Torinodanza festival (Teatro Stabile di Torino – Teatro Nazionale),
Malraux scène nationale Chambéry Savoie, Les Halles de Schaerbeek,
Fondazione i Teatri Reggio Emilia Flic – Reale società ginnastica di
Torino, Teatro della Caduta
Supported by Maison de la Culture Famenne-Ardenne, La COCOF, Théâtre Marni, FEAS – Fédération des Employeurs des Arts de la scène
With special support by Compagnia di San Paolo „ORA! Produzioni di cultura contemporanea“
Residencies
Flic – Residenza Surreale, Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione, Teatro
Comunale “Bonifazio Asioli”, La Corte Ospitale, Teatro Frida, Dinamico
Festival, Garage29, Festival Moncirco
Concept, direction, choreography, set design, soundtrack Piergiorgio Milano Performance
Javier Varela Carrera, Luca Torrenzieri, Piergiorgio Milano Light design
Bruno Teusch Sound design Federico Dal Pozzo Costumes Raphaël Lamy, Simona Randazzo, Piergiorgio Milano Support Florent Hamon, Claudio Stellato
Thanks to Francesco Sgro, Matias Kruger
Photo Andrea Macchia