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Graces is a project inspired by The Three Graces, a sculpture created by Antonio Canova between 1812 and 1817. The work draws from mythology: Zeus’ three daughters - Euphrosyne, Aglaea and Thalia - radiated splendour, joy and prosperity. Three male figures take the stage in a space and time suspended between the human and the abstract: a place where male and female meet without roles and dance to the rhythm of nature itself.
On stage there are three male performers together with the author Silvia Gribaudi, who likes to define herself as ‘author of the body’ because her poetics elevates imperfections to an art form with a direct, cruel and empathetic comic style without any boundaries among dance, theater and performing arts.
Over the past ten years, Silvia Gribaudi has been questioning gender stereotypes, female and male identities and the concept of virtuosity in dance and daily life, expanding beyond clichés and appearances.
Graces was realised thanks to the critical, visual and directorial support of Matteo Maffesanti (director, social theater operator and videomaker) who followed through the entire artistic process with Silvia Gribaudi, with several working phases involving workshops for local people
inspired by the choreographic material developed in the project.
“With generous humor and radical empathy the Italian choreographer Silvia Gribaudi elevates notions of human imperfections into an art form beyond clichés and appearances. Drawn from the sculpture The Three Graces (Antonio Canova 1812-1817) - representing Zeus’ daughters Euphrosyne, Aglaea and Thalia - the three male performers together with Silvia search for new meanings of the word ‘grace’. With dance and text, but most of all with warmth and lightness, the performance reveals a core of our humanity.”
Annette Van Zwoll (dramaturg)
Winner of Danza&Danza 2019 award ‘italian production of the year’
Winning CollaborAction#4 2018/2019
Finalist Rete Critica 2019 award
Selected by NID Platform 2019
Choreography Silvia Gribaudi Dramaturgy Silvia Gribaudi and Matteo Maffesanti Performers Silvia Gribaudi, Andrea Rampazzo, Francesco Saverio Cavaliere, Siro Guglielmi Light Design Antonio Rinaldi Technical direction Luca Serafini Technicians on tour alternating Leonardo Benetollo, Paolo Rodighiero, Luca Serafini Costumes Elena Rossi Production Zebra Co-production Santarcangelo Festival Supported by MiC – Ministero della Cultura, Italian Ministry of Cultural Affairs