Best Regards Marco D’Agostin
Italy
A touching tribute to a beloved mentor - the irrepressible and radical performer, Nigel Charnock
Fri 26—Sat 27 May 2023
“Dear N, you were too much.” With these words, dancer Wendy Houston opened her farewell letter to friend and colleague Nigel Charnock, a few days after his death.
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€22 full price / €18 conc.
Where?
Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs
How long?
60 mins (No interval)
There will be a post-show discussion after the performance on Fri 26 May
From the show
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"(An) unstoppable firework of skill."
La Stampa
"A jewel."
Le Monde
"A smart and melancholic piece, subtle and passionate."
Paneacquaculture (I)
Best Regards, by Italian dancer and choreographer Marco D’Agostin, is a touching tribute to his late mentor. It’s a letter written to someone who will never answer. A dance in the shadow (or light) of Charnock – pioneering performer and co-founder of British dance company, DV8 Physical Theatre.
D’Agostin met and worked with the irrepressible Charnock in 2010. Inspired by his hyperkinetic and explosive performances, this encounter was to change the way D’Agostin thought about dance and its possibilities forever.
Best Regards is an exercise in memory. It’s an invitation to the audience to consider: what would you write to someone who will never read your words? It’s D’Agostin’s way of saying: "Dear N, I wanted to be too much too".
Credits
- Created and performed by Marco D'Agostin
- Sound & graphics LSKA
- Texts Chiara Bersani, Marco D’Agostin, Azzurra D’Agostino, Wendy Houstoun
- Lighting Giulia Pastore
- Set building Simone Spangaro
- Scientific advice The Nigel Charnock Archive, Roberto Casarotto
- Dramaturgical advice Chiara Bersani, Claudio Cirri, Alessandro Sciarroni
- Technical advice Eleonora Diana, Luca Poncetta, Andrea Sanson, Paola Villani
- Movement coach Marta Ciappina
- Technician Paolo Tizianel
- Promotion Damien Modolo
- Organisation & administration Eleonora Cavallo, Federica Giuliano
- Producer VAN
- Coproducers KLAP Maison pour la danse à Marseille; Rencontres chorégraphiques internationales de Seine-Saint-Denis; CCN2-Centre chorégraphique national de Grenoble; ERT - Emilia Romagna Fondazione
Supported by: Points communs, Nouvelle scène nationale de Cergy-Pontoise et du Val d'Oise; Centrale Fies; Marche Teatro/inTeatro Festival; the WorkRoom (Fattoria Vittadini); Teatro Comunale di Vicenza; L’arboreto – Teatro Dimora | La Corte; Ospitale ::: Centro di Residenza Emilia Romagna; ARTEFICI.ResidenzeCreativeFvg di ArtistiAssociati.
Supported by: Points communs, Nouvelle scène nationale de Cergy-Pontoise et du Val d'Oise; Centrale Fies; Marche Teatro/inTeatro Festival; the WorkRoom (Fattoria Vittadini); Teatro Comunale di Vicenza; L’arboreto – Teatro Dimora | La Corte; Ospitale ::: Centro di Residenza Emilia Romagna; ARTEFICI.ResidenzeCreativeFvg di ArtistiAssociati.
Supported by Dunne & Crescenzi and Istituto Italiano di Cultura.
