a lecture-performance by Giselda Ranieri (IT)

20 February, 19:00 

I SCREAM – Performative Methodology is the final presentation of a three-week residency in Bucharest. This event will take the form of a lecture-performance, where Italian choreographer Giselda Ranieri will share her artistic research on the relationship between body and voice within the spectrum of laughter and crying. Through a combination of videos, images, and live performative demonstrations, she will illustrate her technique and methodology, offering the audience an immersive experience into her creative process. This evening is not just a presentation but an invitation to witness and engage with a practice that explores the fluidity of emotional states, the plasticity of the body-voice, and the transformative power of movement. 

The lecture-performance is free of charge, all people interested should book their place by making a reservation by email at areal@arealcolectiv.ro or WhatsApp number 0722.322.366

Giselda Ranieri is an eclectic and expressive dancer and choreographer specialised in Multimedia Production/Live Performing Arts and instant composition. Her creations often play between real/ fake autobiography with irony on live and digital stages. In Italy, she received support from different festivals, National theatres, MIBAC and she is Associate Artist at Gruppo E-Motion. She studied MA Performing Arts and Dance at DAMS in the historical Alma Mater Studiorum University (Bologna). Since 2010 she collaborates as dancer with ALDES/ Roberto Castello. She collaborates with Cosmin Manulescu for the triennial european project EMOTIONAL Rethinking Dance and the piece Fragile that toured in Europe and United States. Interested in public spaces project she co-created the participatory HO(ME) with the ItalianTunisian collective Corps Citoyen and her instant composed dance and music based project BLIND DATE toured in venues like Galleria degli Uffizi (Florence). She teaches in academies and institutions such as, Brera (Milan), Alma Artis Academy (Pisa), Accademia Nazionale di Roma, Balletto di Roma, CCNN Nantes. She is interested in embodied memories, poetry of gesture and real/fake autobiography. In December 2024, her last dance and voice production duet ICE_SCREAM premiered in Rome at Teatri di Vetro Festival. This production deepens Ranieri’s interest in an integration of the body, voice and the emotional in dance art and performance practice. https://giseldaranieri.com

The lecture-performance I SCREAM is organised part of the AREAL residencies 2025, offered in partnership by AREAL and Italian Cultural Institute Bucharest in the frame of the project European Choreographic AREAL, project co-funded by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. The programme does not necessarily represent the standpoint of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN cannot be held liable for the content of the programme or the manner in which the outcomes of the programme may be used. These shall devolve entirely on the beneficiary of the financing. 

The I SCREAM residency in Bucharest is organised with the financial support of Cultures Moves Europen, program co-funded by European Union. This work was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union. 

with the participation of: Adora Tănăse, Alexandra Petcu, Alexandra Alina Popa, Alina Tofan, Alis Nina,  Andreea Ionela, Ana Maria Cononovici, Catalin Munteanu, Catrina Prager, Catrinel Teodora Lazar, Cristina Antochi, Diana Bratu, Diana Zavalaș, Eliza Marin, Maia Axinte, Raluca Nancu, Sara Ciolpan, Octavian Preda

What brings us together? 
How do bodies meet?
What drives us beyond the body?

Vibrant center of our sensory experience, the body responds to the environment and is shaped by it, weaving a unique intelligence. Treasure chest of personal memory that intertwines with the collective one is a kaleidoscope of lived moments revealed through the dance.

The two Italian choreographers – Maruska Ronchi & Ilaria Verga – will present a restitution of the creative process of a collective and participatory creation with a group of 18 people with different ages, genders, and background in the frame of an artistic residency AREAL 2024. The residency Corpo Vivo, who took place in Bucharest between November 2-14, will end with a informal presentation & performance on 15 November, 19.00 at the Italian Cultural Institute in Bucharest, Aleea Alexandru street 41. The participation to the performance is free of charge, reservation is compulsory, please book your place at email areal@arealcolectiv.ro.

Corpo Vivo | Corp Viu is a research project supported by AREAL in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institute in Bucharest in the frame of AREAL Residencies 2024, project co-funded by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN cannot be held liable for the content of the programme or the manner in which the outcomes of the programme may be used. These shall devolve entirely on the beneficiary of the financing.

Part of the AREAL Residency 2024 programme, two Italian Artists Maruska Ronchi and Ilaria Vergani, will offer a dance workshop & performance experience to a group of 10-12 people based in Bucharest for a collective and participatory creative process on the theme “What brings us together”. The aim of this workshop is to create a dynamic and collaborative space where Romanian participants work together to explore the theme and develop new artistic ideas and choreographies. The most important will be the process that will be shared step by step with all participants, and it will end a site-specific performance presented at the Italian Cultural Institute in Bucharest as a final presentation of the Corpo Vivo residency.

What brings bodies together? What collective needs do we have today and how can we raise awareness in our bodies? What physical forces are we subject to, time, gravity? What anthropological, cultural and social forces are we subject to? How do these forces affect us and change our bodies? How can we return to the “wild” within us to liberate, transform, unite? How is the nervous system of an adult who lived through the 90s in Romania different from a teenager today who spends a lot of time on social media, how does she react to movement, how do her archetypes influence her? What can we learn from different bodies/biographies? In this era of hyper globalization which constantly contradicts itself on the question of identity and borders where the need to belong is of purely economic interest, it is interesting to return to the wild/body to distinguish what truly brings us together and unites us from those instincts finally imposed by the system.

The body is the primary element through which we interact with the world, serving as the centre of our perceptual experience. The body (leib) as a living body is the body that responds to experience and is shaped by it. It possesses its own intelligence, a personal memory, but also a collective one. The body is like a treasure chest of memories that can be opened through movement and dance. In an increasingly complex society, where an overwhelming multitude of information travels at the speed of light, taking a step back, pausing, lingering, withdrawing, contemplating, and listening to oneself can be a revolutionary act. (Maruska & Ilaria).

FACILITATORS

The two facilitators of the workshop – Maruska Ronchi and Ilaria Vergani – are experienced professional dancers and choreographer based in Italy who will guide the creative process, offers technical suggestions, and help to maintain a collaborative and respectful environment. They may also provide specific tools and techniques to enhance the participants’ skills and facilitate the creative process. The workshop fosters a strong sense of community and mutual support. Sharing ideas and being open to others’ opinions are essential for the success of collective creation. Each participant is encouraged to contribute actively and support their peers. The workshop will take place in English. 

PARTICIPANTS & REGISTRATION

We are looking for a diverse group of 10-12 people with different ages, gender, ethnicities, and experiences. The project is open to artists, dancers, movers, actors, as well as people with any kind of experience. We are looking for people interested in a creative process. If you are looking for an inspiring and transformative experience that encourages collaboration and experimentation, leading to the creation of new and original dance works, this workshop is for you. Please register to the email areal@arealcolectiv.ro by October 25 with a short letter of interest mentioning age, profession and interest. If you have questions, please contact Cosmin Manolescu at cosmin@arealcolectiv.ro.

All participants should be available for the whole duration of the workshop as follows

Saturday 2 November, Sunday 3 November | 11h-17h00 with lunch break (1h), AREAL space 

Friday 8 November | 18.00 – 21.00, AREAL space 

Saturday 9 November and Sunday 10 November – – AREAL space | 11h-17h00 with lunch break (1h), AREAL space 

Wednesday 13 November & Thursday 14 November – rehearsals (time will be agreed later) – Italian Cultural Institute

Friday 15 November – final site-specific performance | 18 – 21 – Italian Cultural Institute in Bucharest

Corpo Vivo workshop & final performance are part of the two-week AREAL residency 2024 offered to Italian choreographers Maruska Ronchi and Ilaria Vergani, jointly co-organised by AREAL and Italian Cultural Institute in Bucharest, cultural project co-funded by Administration of National Cultural Fund. The programme does not necessarily represent the standpoint of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN cannot be held liable for the content of the programme or the manner in which the outcomes of the programme may be used. These shall devolve entirely on the beneficiary of the financing.

photos : Paolo Gabrieli

Are you an Italian dance artist looking for a residency opportunity? Do you need space and financial support for exploring your ideas/project ? Do you want to enjoy the experience of a creative two-week residency in Bucharest in the AREAL space in November 2024? 

AREAL – space for choreographic development in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Bucharest are launching this spring a call for projects for a two weeks dance residency to take place in November 2024 in Bucharest.  This new residency-pilot is a follow-up and development of an exchange residency project with AREAREA dance company based in Udine (2023).The residency, which will be organised every year for the period 2024-2026, is aiming to enhance the collaboration between Romanian and Italian dance scene.

For this pilot-residency, AREAL will offer a dance studio (6 hours/daily) and an artistic fee of 1000 Euro (gross amount) for a project including two Italian artists. Flight tickets (up to 300 Euro/person), free accommodation in two rooms and a per diem of 20 Euro/person/day will be covered by the Italian Cultural Institute in Bucharest, while the Italian artists applying will be in charge of their medical insurance and any production costs. 

The residency will take place between 1- 16 November, 2024 (arrival and departure days) and will end with a public presentation schedule on November 15, 19 PM at the Italian Cultural Institute in Bucharest. During the residency, the artist(s) are invited to lead a workshop addressed to the general audience based on the themes of their project 

The selection of the project and the artists will be based on an application folder which should include: 

• a letter of interest in English language
• a short presentation of the project and the workshop proposed for the Romanian community with bios included of the artists;
• two photos for the artists (portrait and dance photos)
• video links of previous artistic works and if possibile, a portfolio or press files.

Deadline for submissions: May 31, 2024.

Applications should be sent to areal@arealcolectiv.ro with the subject “AREAL Il corpo residency 2024” in a drive link or via wetransfer.ro (maximum 10 MG). The selection results will be announced by the end of June 2024. For more information please contact Cosmin Manolescu, cosmin@arealcolectiv.ro, project coordinator of the residency. 

The selection criterias for this residency are artistic quality of the proposed project, connection to the general theme of the residency programme – the Body/il corpo and type of performativity proposed and the approach in addressing the general public. 

Research or productions residency are welcomed but no stage and lighting possibilities will be provided for the final presentation in Bucharest. The call is open only to Italian artists living in Italy or abroad. The selection of the participants will be made by Valentina De Piante – co-director AREAL and Laura Napolitano, Director Italian Cultural Institute in Bucharest. 

The dance residency offered by AREAL is part of the project “2024 AREAL Residencies”, a cultural project co-financed by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund.  The project does not necessarily represent the position of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the programme or the way the results of the programme will be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the beneficiary of the funding.

AREAL

AREAL | space for choreographic development is an artists’ run space open to research and collaboration, which supports artistic creation, professional development and the dialogue between dancemakers, public and the contemporary dance scene. The space has two studios, one accommodation room, two bathrooms, a lounge and a kitchen creates contexts. AREAL provides resources and supports the mobility of professional dancemakers with a view to the development of contemporary dance locally and internationally. Annually AREAL organises 2-5 dance residencies for the Romanian and international artists. The artistic coordination of AREAL studio is undertaken by an artistic board composed of choreographers Alexandra Bălășoiu, Cristina Lilienfeld, Cosmin Manolescu and Valentina De Piante. Since 2021 AREAL is a member of European Dancehouse Network. 

Italian Cultural Institute in Bucharest 

Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Bucarest – IIC Bucarest is the official body of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the promotion of Italian language and culture in Romania. The main activities of the IIC include the organization and support of cultural events – exhibitions, conferences and lectures, concerts, film screenings, theatrical and dance performances -, in collaboration with local institutions; the organisation of Italian language courses; the incentives to publish Italian books; the organisation of the official Italian Qualification exams.

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Bando per progetti – Residenza Il Corpo 2024

Sei un artista di danza italiano alla ricerca di un’opportunità di residenza? Hai bisogno di uno spazio e di un sostegno finanziario per esplorare le tue idee/progetti? Vuoi vivere l’esperienza di una residenza creativa di due settimane a Bucarest nello spazio AREAL nel mese di novembre 2024?

AREAL – spazio per lo sviluppo coreografico, in collaborazione con l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Bucarest, lancia questa primavera un invito a presentare progetti per una residenza di danza di due settimane che si terrà a Bucarest nel mese di novembre 2024.

Questa nuova residenza-pilota nasce come seguito di un progetto di scambio di residenze con la compagnia di danza AREAREA di Udine (2023). La residenza, che sarà organizzata ogni anno per il periodo 2024-2026, mira a rafforzare la collaborazione tra la scena della danza rumena e quella italiana.

Per questa residenza-pilota, AREAL offrirà uno studio di danza (6 ore al giorno) e un compenso artistico di 1000 euro (importo lordo) per un progetto che includa due artisti italiani. I biglietti aerei (fino a 300 euro/persona), l’alloggio gratuito in due camere e una diaria di 20 euro/persona/giorno saranno coperti dall’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Bucarest, mentre gli artisti italiani che si candidano saranno responsabili della loro assicurazione medica e di eventuali costi di produzione.

La residenza si svolgerà dal 1° al 16 novembre 2024 e si concluderà con una presentazione pubblica il 15 novembre alle ore 19 presso l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Bucarest. Durante la residenza, l’artista o gli artisti sono invitati a condurre un workshop rivolto al pubblico generale basato sui temi del loro progetto.

La selezione del progetto e degli artisti avverrà sulla base di un dossier di candidatura che dovrà includere:

• una lettera di interesse in lingua inglese
• una breve presentazione del progetto e del workshop proposto per la comunità rumena con le biografie degli artisti;
• due foto degli artisti (ritratto e foto di danza)
• link video di precedenti lavori artistici e un portfolio o file stampa.

Termine ultimo per la presentazione delle domande: 31 maggio 2024.

Le candidature devono essere inviate a areal@arealcolectiv.ro con l’oggetto “AREAL Il corpo residenza 2024” in un link drive o tramite wetransfer.ro (massimo 10 MG). I risultati della selezione saranno annunciati entro la fine di giugno 2024. Per ulteriori informazioni contattare Cosmin Manolescu, cosmin@arealcolectiv.ro, coordinatore del progetto di residenza.

I criteri di selezione per questa residenza sono: qualità artistica del progetto proposto, connessione con il tema generale del programma di residenza – il corpo/il corpo – in quanto, il tipo di performatività proposta e l’approccio nel rivolgersi al pubblico.

Sono ammesse residenze di ricerca o di produzione, ma per la presentazione finale a Bucarest non e’ previsto uno spazio con palcoscenico o luci. Il bando è aperto solo ad artisti italiani residenti in Italia o all’estero. La selezione dei partecipanti sarà effettuata da Valentina De Piante – co-direttrice di AREAL e da Laura Napolitano, direttrice dell’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Bucarest.

La residenza di danza offerta da AREAL fa parte del progetto “Residenze AREAL 2024”, un progetto culturale co-finanziato dall’Amministrazione del Fondo Culturale Nazionale romeno. Il progetto non rappresenta necessariamente la posizione dell’Amministrazione del Fondo Culturale Nazionale. L’AFCN non è responsabile del contenuto del programma o del modo in cui i risultati del programma saranno utilizzati. Questi sono interamente di responsabilità del beneficiario del finanziamento.

AREAL

AREAL | spazio per lo sviluppo coreografico è uno spazio gestito da artisti, aperto alla ricerca e alla collaborazione, che sostiene la creazione artistica, lo sviluppo professionale e il dialogo tra i danzatori, il pubblico e la scena della danza contemporanea. Lo spazio dispone di due studi, una camera di alloggio, due bagni, un salone e una cucina. AREAL fornisce risorse e sostiene la mobilità dei danzatori professionisti nell’ottica dello sviluppo della danza contemporanea a livello locale e internazionale. Annualmente AREAL organizza 2-5 residenze di danza per artisti rumeni e internazionali. Il coordinamento artistico di AREAL studio è affidato a un comitato artistico composto dai coreografi Alexandra Bălășoiu, Cristina Lilienfeld, Cosmin Manolescu e Valentina De Piante. Dal 2021 AREAL è membro dell’European Dancehouse Network.

Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Bucarest

L’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Bucarest – IIC Bucarest è l’organo ufficiale del Ministero degli Affari Esteri italiano per la promozione della lingua e della cultura italiana in Romania. Le principali attività dell’IIC comprendono l’organizzazione e il sostegno di eventi culturali – mostre, conferenze e lezioni, concerti, proiezioni di film, spettacoli teatrali e di danza -, in collaborazione con le istituzioni locali; l’organizzazione di corsi di lingua italiana; gli incentivi alla traduzione e pubblicazione di libri italiani; l’organizzazione degli esami ufficiali di certificazione della lingua italiana.

Are you a choreographer with an idea or an artistic project you want to develop?

Do you need space and financial support for exploring your ideas or materialising your project? 

Do you want to enjoy the experience of a creative residency in Bucharest in the AREAL space?

In the fall of 2023, AREAL is launching a new choreographic residency programme open for any interested dance maker from Romania and abroad. This new residency continues and develops the annual artist-in-residence programmes organized at AREAL between 2021-2022, in which Romanian choreographers Andreea Novac, Alexandra Mihaela Dancs, Alexandra Gîrbea (Timișoara) and Ursula Eagly (New York) have participated so far. AREAL will now open a new 3-week residency for the development of a national or international choreographic project, artistic research or production.  

For this residency, AREAL will offer the work-space (6 hours/day), an artistic fee of 4000 RON/person (for a maximum of 2 artists, approx. 900 Euro/brutto/person) and free accommodation (for one person or a couple) in the AREAL hosting space. The residency will take place between 9-29 October 2023. The artists are in charge of their travel to/from Bucharest, medical insurance, meals and any other production costs.

The selection of the project and artists will be based on an application folder which should include:  

• a letter of interest
• a short presentation of the project (minimum two A4 pages)
• artistic biography of the participating artist
• video links and portfolio/press file

Deadline for submissions: 15 August 2023. 

Applications should be sent to areal@arealcolectiv.ro with the subject “AREAL 2023 residency”. The selection results will be announced around the 15th of August 2023.

The selection criteria for this choreographic residency will be: artistic quality of the proposed project, connection to the general theme of the residency programme – Borders of the Body – as well as the type of performativity proposed and the approach in addressing the general public. Both Romanian and foreign artists can participate. During the residency, the selected artist(s) are invited to propose a workshop addressed to the general public, as well as to open their work process in a public event organized at the end of the residency. The selection of the participants will be made by the AREAL artists- Alexandra Bălășoiu, Cristina Lilienfeld, Cosmin Manolescu and Valentina De Piante. 

The dance residency offered by AREAL is part of the project “AREAL – space for artistic residencies”, a cultural project co-financed by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund.  The project does not necessarily represent the position of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the programme or the way the results of the programme will be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the beneficiary of the funding.

ABOUT AREAL

AREAL | space for choreographic development is an artists’ run space open to research and collaboration, which supports artistic creation, professional development and the dialogue between dancemakers, public and the contemporary dance scene. The space creates contexts, provides resources and supports the mobility of professional dancemakers with a view to the development of contemporary dance. The artistic coordination of the AREAL studio is undertaken by an artistic board composed of choreographers Alexandra Bălășoiu, Cristina Lilienfeld, Cosmin Manolescu and Valentina De Piante. Since 2021 AREAL is a member of European Dancehouse Network.