Chiara Bersani
Michel – The Animals I Am
- 20.11 — 22.11 2025
- Performances
- CAM - Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian
- ages 6+
From one to many: a dance piece about care, transmission of a repertoire, listening, and presence.
After years creating solo work, Chiara Bersani expands her choreographic universe to include a chorus of non-conforming bodies. Co-commissioned by Alkantara and CAM, Michel – The Animals I Am is motivated by the desire to transform exception into collectivity, an intimate gesture into a choral event.
The “Michel” in the title evokes Michel Petrucciani, a celebrated jazz pianist who had the same genetic condition as Bersani. She references him here not to single out his artistic genius, but rather to summon a multitude: look, we are many. On stage, three Italian performers – who are collaborating with Bersani for the first time – become “a chorus of many Michels, many brilliant people with non-conforming bodies”.
Michel – The Animals I Am gestures towards a broader, shared effort: to create trajectories for disabled artists to grow, work, and be seen.
Credits
Concept, choreography and texts Chiara Bersani Performers Anna Maria Pes, Annalisa Frascari, Carolina Ellero Lighting design, set and technical direction Valeria Foti Costumes Ettore Lombardi Dramaturgy Chiara Bersani, Giulia Traversi Movement advisor Marta Ciappina Vocal dramaturgy Ernani Maletta, Francesca Dalla Monica Assistant Simone Chiacchiararelli Production Corpoceleste_C.C.00# Co-production Alkantara, CAM - Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian, Snaporazverein Promotion, curation, booking Giulia Traversi Communication and press kit Flavia Dalila D’Amico Logistics, organization, production Eleonora Cavallo Administration Chiara Fava With the support of Projeto Anel do Festival Aperto / Fondazione I Teatri Reggio Emilia - Bolzano Danza / Fondazione Haydn - FOG Triennale Milano Performing Arts - Torinodanza Festival / Fondazione Teatro Stabile di Torino - Teatro Nazionale Associate partner Lavanderia a Vapore / Fondazione Piemonte dal Vivo (Italy)
Chiara Bersani is Associate Artist of Triennale Milano Teatro 2025-2027
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Chiara Bersani is an Italian performer and author active in the field of performing arts, research theater and contemporary dance. As an interpreter and as a director / choreographer moves through different languages and visions. Her works, presented in international circuits, are born as creations in dialogue with spaces of different nature and are mainly aimed at a “neighbor” to the scene. Her research as an interpreter and author is based on the concept of the “Political Body” and the creation of practices aimed at training its presence and action. The...