Spellbound Contemporary Ballet Marks 25 Years with Triple-Bill Program
Spellbound Contemporary Ballet celebrated its 25th anniversary with a program titled Spellbound 25, premiered at the MilanOltre festival. The evening featured works by three choreographers: two pieces by company founder Mauro Astolfi, an original creation by Marcos Morau, and an assolo by Marco Goecke. Morau's Marte, inspired by Mars, imagines the planet as blue, inhabited by hooded youths wielding neon tubes. Goecke's Äffi (2005), set to Johnny Cash songs, is a powerful solo performed by Mario Laterza, characterized by rapid, nervous movements. Astolfi's Unknown Woman is a solo for Maria Cossu, while Wonder Bazaar critiques alienation through a sci-fi experiment involving an obsolete machine. The company was founded by Mauro Astolfi and general director Valentina Marini.
Key facts
- Spellbound Contemporary Ballet celebrated 25 years with Spellbound 25 at MilanOltre festival.
- Program includes works by Mauro Astolfi, Marcos Morau, and Marco Goecke.
- Marcos Morau's Marte depicts Mars as blue, with dancers in hoodies using neon tubes.
- Marco Goecke's Äffi (2005) is a solo set to Johnny Cash songs, performed by Mario Laterza.
- Mauro Astolfi's Unknown Woman is a solo for Maria Cossu.
- Astolfi's Wonder Bazaar critiques alienation via a sci-fi machine experiment.
- Company founded by Mauro Astolfi and Valentina Marini.
- Äffi is in the repertoire of Stuttgart Ballet and Scapino Ballet Rotterdam.
Entities
Artists
- Mauro Astolfi
- Valentina Marini
- Marcos Morau
- Marco Goecke
- Mario Laterza
- Maria Cossu
- Lorenzo Capozzi
- Riccardo Ciarpella
- Linda Cordero
- Giuliana Mele
- Mateo Mirdita
- Caterina Politi
- Aurora Stretti
- Giuseppe Distefano
- David Bowie
Institutions
- Spellbound Contemporary Ballet
- MilanOltre
- Stuttgart Ballet
- Scapino Ballet Rotterdam
- Balletto di Hannover
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Milan
- Hannover
- Germany
- Rotterdam
- Netherlands
- Stuttgart