Nico Pepe International: this is the name chosen by the Nico Pepe Civic Academy of Dramatic Arts of Udine to represent the international vocation that characterizes the summer 2024 eventsstarting with the contemporary dance masterclass held by Carolyn Carlson from 20 to 22 June, and then continuing with the Safest – Summer Academy Festival from 16 to 20 July.
“A fundamental characteristic of the world of art in all its languages is openness to comparison and exchange with realities and artists from all over the world – underlines the director of the Nico Pepe Academy, Claudio de Maglio -. We too have always opened the doors to exchanges, influences and collaborations. It is vital for keep creative energy at maximum levels. This year in particular, starting from the name chosen, we wanted to emphasize the international dimension of the high-level events that we host between June and July. The interactions and connections will happen with artists from all over the world. For us it will be a truly borderless summer”.
In addition to the main partners that support Nico Pepe – la Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia GiuliaThe Ministry of CultureThe Municipality of Udine – and to the support of Friuli FoundationNico Pepe International avails itself of the collaboration of Arearea contemporary dance company and of theDance and Ballet Association of Udine. The project is also included in the Udinestate 2024 programme.
It is with great pleasure that Nico Pepe International returns to Udine in the setting of Nico Pepe Carolyn Carlsona cult figure for entire generations of dancers, an artist who has marked the panorama of dance from the Seventies to the present day and who from 20 to 22 June 2024 will lead hisMasterclass for Professionals”, aimed at young actors and dancers.
At the end of the masterclass, Saturday 22 June at 6pmCarolyn Carlson will hold an open work session which the public will also be able to attend: it is a surprise event, offered by this extraordinary artist who will be supported by the dancer Sara Orselliwith the musical accompaniment of Paki Zennaroalways alongside the artist in his masterclasses.
Who is Carolyn Carlson.
Born in California, Carlson defines herself above all as a “nomad”. From the San Francisco Bay Area to the University of Utah, from the Alwin Nikolais company in New York to the Paris Opera, from Venice to Helsinki, Carolyn Carlson is a tireless traveler, always on the lookout for seeks to develop and share his poetic universein fact, to the definition of choreographer she prefers to use “poésie visuelle” which describes her work of creating suggestions in movement, incessantly continuing her artistic research.
Over the course of his career, Carolyn Carlson has created more than 150 playsmany of which are important pages in the history of dance, from “Density 21.5” to “The Year of the Horse”, from “Blue Lady” to “Steppe”, from “Writings on Water” to “Inanna”.
For For 50 years, the American choreographer has played a key role in the development of contemporary dance in France and also in Italy, where he created the Teatrodanza project at the Fenice in Venice. Confirming the bond with our country, in 2006 his work was awarded the first Golden Lion ever awarded to a choreographer by the Venice Biennale. After the masterclass in Udine, Carolyn Carlson will be an exceptional guest at the Biennale College Danza 2024.
At the Udine masterclass, which starts on June 20th, students from theater schools and academies as well as dance companies will take part, such as Arearea, Balletto Civile, the Dimitri Theater School of Verscio (Switzerland) and Nico Pepe itself.
“Carolyn – continues de Maglio – has already been a guest at the Nico Pepe and on every occasion she has brought exciting moments of work, life and art. She is an eclectic artist, who, through movement and space, poetry, her presence on the scene offers unforgettable moments of profound emotion, of revelation and contemplation that overlook the mystery of art and the human”.
Carlson’s bond with Friuli Venezia Giulia is special, because the dancers of the Compagnia Arearea left and trained with her, Roberto Cocconi, Marta Bevilacqua And Luca Zamparwho at different times worked and took part in his choreographic creations.
Claudio de Maglio, director of Nico Pepe, also met Carolyn Carlson in his training experience, transferring contemporary dance and movement techniques, organically intertwined with acting and theatrical improvisation, into the teaching project of the Udine Academy. The Nico Pepe International program will continue with the rich Safest program from 16 to 20 July, with the participation of theater schools from China, from Burkina Faso to Galicia, with observers arriving from the Republic of Congo.
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