Event · Tradition / contemporary
Europia
Tradition survives in gestures, rhythm and words.
The project
Europia draws from the extraordinary variety of Italian folk song and dance, using inherited movement and cultural memory as material for a contemporary performance language.
The work connects popular traditions of the past with bodies living in the present, treating folklore as an active testimony rather than a museum object.
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Europia
Europia approaches folklore as a living source rather than a fixed museum object. Inherited rhythms, gestures and words are brought into contact with contemporary bodies, creating a dialogue between popular traditions of the past and the experience of the present.