The Vertical Dance Company Il Posto is a project
conceived in 1994 by the choreographer Wanda Moretti and the musician
Marco Castelli, and it is based on the interaction between dance, music
and architecture.
The Vertical Dance performances of the Company Il Posto challenge gravity
by using the void, the aerial dimension and the forms of landscape as
a stage. Therefore, a new, unexpected and uncommon point of view, a different
visual perspective is presented to the audience, which becomes spectator(s)
of a change of setting, that shifts into different figures, visions and
forms. There are no borders nor roles, because everything has become a
unique space gathered by the presence of the bodies, a space that changes
only through movement and music. Live music completes the creation of
which the audience and the location are integral figures.
Vertical dance performance offers each time a different way of observation
the site, as not just a simple container for the event but as one that
actually becomes an integral part of the performance. It is an utterly
unique blend of live music, choreography and space: the whole effect is
always different and it defies description since it changes as the setting
changes.
Over the years the performance has developed into different choreographies
on the façades of buildings, bridges, towers, lighthouses, cloisters,
historical palaces, but also theatres, museums and industrial buildings.
Il Posto Company has taken part in important festivals and events on both
the national and international scene such as the Singapore Arts Festival,
La Defense Paris, Doha in QatarLugar a Dança in Lisbon, Silkeborg Performer
House- Denmark, FoolsFestival in Belfast, Festival Des Arts Vivant 2009
in Rabat, Mittelfest, Roma in Scena, Red Festival in Reggio Emilia, Abano
Danza, Primavera Scena Ancona, Volterrateatro, Bolzano Danza, Festival
Mutazioni 2009 in Genova and many others…
Founders:
Wanda Moretti, choreographer, specialized
her studies on dance on the systems of the proportion and harmony of space.
In particular, her artistic work focuses on movement in relation to works
of arts, as well as urban and natural architecture.
Her research is mainly on the influence of structured space on human movement
by means of a detailed analysis of perception and subjects, linked to
twentieth century and contemporary art. She is the author of Vertical
Dance Project, a program research begun in 1990 and based on the study
of space in its social, cultural, and architectural forms. This has developed
into a site specific performance.
Parallel to her work as choreographer, she has also carried out research
on the educational potential of dance in the social field, schools and
museums.
Marco Castelli is one of the most talented
Italian sax players, with a brilliant and prolific career and a broad
artistic activity.
In his long career he has travelled without prejudice across many different
musical languages, highlighting the qualities present in each form of
expression and always pursuing a very personal sound, free of clichés
but rich in emotions and atmospheres.
Beside writing and performing jazz music, he's a conductor of orchestra
and a composer for theatre and modern ballet, and, as a sound designer,
he has creatively interacted with various media: poetry, video art, visual
arts. During his career Marco has made numerous recordings, both in his
own name and in collaboration with prestigious artists, taking his music
nearly all over the world and participating in countless international
festivals. info: www.marcocastelli.org
About educational activity Il Posto offers educational dance courses through various workshops, experimental performance productions, the organization of events related to research and new developments in the field of dance, as well as training courses and educational programs for schools, teachers, dancers and instructors.
The Association strives to provide high quality
and professional initiatives open on two main fronts: education and training,
and artistic and creative development. Il Posto has been founded on the
conviction that these two fronts are absolutely interrelated.
Il Posto works in collaboration with institutions, foundations, local
city councils, museums and other associations.