Occhi ridenti – music, song and dance between Cinquecento and early Seicento
(Accademia Nazionale di Danza - Roma; Conservatorio “Luisa D'Annunzio” - Pescara; Accademia di Belle Arti - L’Aquila)
Students and teachers from Accademia Nazionale di Danza and from the Early Music Ensemble of Conservatorio “Luisa D'Annunzio” at Pescara, side by side on stage, perform with live music some of the choreographic and musical gems from the precious repertory of Cinquecento and early Seicento dance and music, wearing costumes made by the students of Accademia di Belle Arti at L’Aquila. A concourse of different generations reminiscent of the configuration of Gruppo di Danza Rinascimentale di Roma – directed by Barbara Sparti – which was widely appreciated for its quality of drawing audiences to dance history with a smile. Numbers such as Allegrezza d'Amore, Bigarà or the song that gives its title to the program will give the students of the AFAM (Higher Musical and Artistic Education) involved Institutions an opportunity to show what they learned in their respective courses.
Accademia Nazionale di Danza, Rom, Italien:
Accademia Nazionale di Danza (AND), belonging to the Division for Higher Education in Art and Music of the Italian Government Department for Education, University and Research, is the only Institution in Italy granting degrees at University level in the choreutic field; its mission is to carry on a leading role in training and to operate in the fields of artistic production and research with a national and international scope. Today AND is subdivided into four Schools (Classical Dancing, Contemporary Dancing, Dance Didactics, Choreography) aimed at joining the theoretical-historical sphere based on the humanities with the technical-professional one, in substantial coherence with the basic plan strongly pursued by the first AND Director Jia Ruskaja since the foundation. For almost sixty years – the recognition of its didactic and administrative autonomy dating back to 1948 – within AND dancers, musicians, visual artists and intellectuals, often belonging to the avant-gardes, have collaborated side by side. Its Alumni, besides featuring in primary Italian and foreign theatres and companies, constitute the core of professionals in the choreutic field, from publishing to research, from theatre and company management to the education system. Presently AND is directed by M° Bruno Carioti. website: www.accademianazionaledanza.com
The Cracovia Danza Court Ballet founded by Romana Agnel is the only professional Court Ballet in Poland, which specializes in Baroque and Old Polish dances. The repertoire, based on dance masters' treatises as well as on old iconographical sources, consists of dance performances spanning the periods from the Middle Ages to modern times. The Ballet participates in many prestigious events in Poland and abroad. Cracovia Danza has visited around 30 countries e.g. Morocco, France, Russia, Germany, China, Japan, Bulgaria, United States and India.
Klaus Abromeit lebt Kunst zweifach – durch Tanz, Choreografie, Regie und durch die Bildende Kunst. Er machte eine Tanzausbildung und studierte parallel dazu an der UdK Berlin. Er ist neben Eigenproduktionen an internationalen Tanz- und Opernproduktionen sowie Ausstellungen beteiligt.
