"Ordinary"
Reality is anything we can perceive using one or more of the five senses: taste, smell, touch, hearing and sight. But, according to Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom's “Simulation Theory”, it is possible that reality is simply an ultra-high-tech computer simulation and that the universe as we know it is an advanced digital construct overseen by some higher form of intelligence.
The idea behind "Ordinary" is to explore how two human beings can struggle, love and be loved, argue and communicate with each other. The piece is the result of in-depth research into how human beings are challenged by the environment in which they are created and how they find a way to deal with the fundamental problem of selfishness that characterises our species.
Biography
Frantics Dance Company
Is an experimental dance company based in Berlin. Since 2015. Due to their similar artistic vision, the co-founders Marco di Nardo & Juan Tirado together with Carlos Aller and Diego de la Rosa, started their own research in merging and mixing vsrious arts such as, B-boying, Hip-hop, Acrobatics, and Contemporary dance. In 2020 they won the first prize in Burgos-New York and second prize in the 34th Hannover international competition with “Space”, a piece that got also invited later on to Mash 2021 (Israel). Their particular language is characterized by rapid changes, freezes, isolations, and explosive moves, all of it included inside a deep theatrical framework. They use all those elements integrated in order to convey to the spectator the deepest stories that dwell in their unconscious. Nowadays they share and tour around the world performing, creating and sharing their knowledge with the community.
Marco di Nardo
Was born in Naples (IT) where he started his dancing career in 2003, dancing in the bboying scene of Naples, winning many national and international awards with the DBR Crew. And since 2013 he is the artistic director of Frantics Dance Company based in Berlin, and is Assistant Choreographer at Wang Ramirez at the Production" Au Revoir" at Göteborgs Operans Danskompani, and Ballet Du Capitol De Toulouse,and as assistant choreographer at Staatstheather Braunschweig, and has worked with: Panorama Dance Theather (CH), Southpaw Dance Co (UK), Theather Sthral Berlin (DE), and collaborated with other choreographers such as, Lorca Renoux, Besim Hoti. He has directed and choreographed at TANZWERK101- HF ZUB Zurich, Fontys School of Fine and Performing Arts in Tilburg, Oliva Contemporary Dance Project, Verona.
He has worked as a guest teacher at: Göteborgs Operans Danskompani, Ballet Du Capitol De Toulouse, CCN Ballet Preljocaj, Staatstheater Kassel, Staatstheater Gorlitz, Staatstheater Braunschweig, Krakowskie Centrum Choreograficzne, A_Space Dance Studio Taipei, NunOff Barcelona, Contemporary Dance School Hamburg, Maison De La Danse Lyon, School of Performing Arts Malta, Dance Days Chania 2018-2019, DAF Faculty of Dance Arts Rome, Dublin Dance Festival 2019, HENNY JURRIËNS STUDIO Amsterdam, XI International Contemporary Workshop Prague 2019 and others.
Juan Tirado
Originally from Jaén, Spain, his background is strongly influenced by Breakdance, Martial arts and computer science. From 2014 until 2019 he has been a guest dancer of Johannes Wieland based in Staatstheater Kassel. During this period he also worked with Maxine Doyle, Sita Ostheimer and Helder Seabra. In 2016 he co-created with Diego de la Rosa and Young-Won Song a piece that won the Residenzpreis in the 31st Hannover Choreographic Festival. Afterward, he choreographed “you.IT.me” with them in January 2017. In October of the same year, he choreographed “13” with the company LPCP from Taiwan together with Frantics. In 2018 he joined Staatsoper Berlin as a guest dancer. In 2019 he choreographed “Vértigo” for Staatstheater Kassel and in January 2020 he created “El diseño” for the postgraduate students of DAF (Dance Arts Faculty) in Rome. In 2021 he won the International Solo Italia and in 2022 he became a performer of Punchdrunk International for the show 'The burnt city' in London. He is a guest teacher in Tainan University of Technology, National Taiwan University of Arts, Backstage pool center (Taipei), A_Space (Taipei), Dock 11, TanzRaumBerlin, B12 (Berlin), Hellerau, Studio Pro Arte, Marameo Berlin, Staatstheater Pforzheim and Staatstheater Kassel.
Caterina Politi
Born in 1994, trained at the Balletto di Toscana under the direction of Cristina Bozzolini, in 2013 she joined the group of research and choreographic experimentation "Antitesi" directed by Arianna Benedetti. In 2015, she joined the "Junior Balletto di Toscana" company for the production of Romeo and Juliet, choreographed by Davide Bombana. In 2016 she began attending professional courses at the D.A.F Dance Arts Faculty in Rome and the following year she joined the Spellbound Contemporary Ballet company (artistic director Mauro Astolfi - general director Valentina Marini). Teacher at the DAF in Rome and assistant to Mauro Astolfi in numerous workshops of the company's repertoire.
Linda Cordero
Born in 1997, started at the age of 15 her professional training in ballet and contemporary dance at DAF (Dance arts faculty) an international and professional dance academy in Rome. In 2019 she has been awarded with the first prize as performer at the “23 Internationales Solo-Tanz Festival Stuttgart”. In the same year she worked with C&C Company directed by Carlo Massari for the piece “Sisters”, performed in Rome. In 2020 she joined “Spellbound Contemporary Ballet” under the artistic direction of Mauro Astolfi and general direction of Valentina Marini.
