The TRILOGY OF Ecstasy in dance at the Bellini in Catania

by Natalia Dantas for CurtainAFTERNOON OF A WILDLIFE | BOLERO | THE RITE OF SPRING – choreography Roberto Zappalà, Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania, 6 October 2024.


AFTERNOON OF A WILDLIFE | BOLERO | THE RITE OF SPRING – choreography Roberto Zappalà

Approaching contemporary dance is not a usual nor immediate and easy operation for the spectator without particular experience in the subject. The detachment of the so-called "modern dance" from classical ballet has so far seen the most varied and changing forms and expressions and, therefore, can take it by surprise. All this was immediately evident when viewing the “Ecstasy Trilogy” with choreography by Roberto Zappalà, on stage October 6, 2024 al Massimo “Bellini” Theater in Catania, as a "resumption" show, in its second part, of the Opera and Ballet Season 2023-'24 of the Etna theater.

Lo Zappalà, for many years, has dedicated himself not only to choreography, with very personal and thoughtful studies and in-depth studies of themes and styles that preceded…(continue reading the review by Natalia Dantas exclusively on Curtain)

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