On the occasion of artist Marinella Senatore\u2019s exhibition Something About You, Blitz Valletta is bringing to Malta The School of Narrative Dance, her most famous participatory project to date, with over 6 million participants in 24 countries to date!<\/p>\n
Everyone is invited!<\/p>\n
The School of Narrative Dance is free!
\nThe School of Narrative Dance is about empowerment!
\nThe School of Narrative Dance is about getting together in the public space!
\nThe School of Narrative Dance is about you!<\/p>\n
The School of Narrative Dance will take place in Republic Street, Valletta, on 30 June 2022, 6-9 PM. To participate fill in the form at the link: www.blitzvalletta.com<\/p>\n
Everyone can be a participant, this a voluntary project.
\nThere is no age limit or pre-existing requirement to participate.
\nYou can have artistic experience or not. If you have a special interest – music, dance, singing \u2013 you are welcome to let us know, but you are also welcome to express yourself through the lead of chief performer Maria Fonzino, a choreographer, dancer and poet based in Paris with extensive experience with dance and holistic techniques. She will be in Malta with artist Marinella Senatore prior to the event, offering free workshops to all the participants.<\/p>\n
The focus of The School of Narrative Dance Malta is togetherness and rebirth after the pandemic. This stage welcomes people and ideas; it is a one-of-a-kind celebration where it does not matter if you have ever danced or spoken in public before. You can be young or old, athletic or disabled. Narrative dance is about recognizing the body as a primary agent of transformation. Your body possesses universal elements of non-verbal communication, posture, and movement that say something about who we are. Music and words will likewise connect us, with your messages and rhythms.<\/p>\n
Marinella Senatore is a multidisciplinary artist who delves into
\npractices of non-hierarchical learning and participatory art. Over
\nthe years she has explored forms of resistance, vernacular and
\npopular culture, dance, music and activism, in order to rethink
\nthe political nature of communal action and reconcile individuals
\nand collective bodies. To do so, she experimented with radio
\nbroadcasts, street festivals, operas, musicals and processions
\nsuch as The School of Narrative Dance (2012-ongoing),
\na participatory project free of charge \u2013 centered on the
\nemancipative power of storytelling, agency and public action \u2013
\nexperienced by 6 million people in 24 countries to date.
\nThe exhibition Something about you is a ten-year survey of
\nSenatore\u2019s work, bringing together paintings, drawings, videos, a
\npowerful project with Russian protest group Pussy Riot featuring
\na new organic site-specific sculpture, and a public artwork on
\nthe historical fa\u00e7ade of Valletta\u2019s Casino Maltese. The exhibition
\nis intended to inspire a dialogue with people at a time when
\ncollective action seems to be the most effective tool for new
\nbeginnings. The Malta iteration of The School of Narrative Dance
\nwill be the artist\u2019s first post-pandemic participatory project and
\nwill take place in Valletta, a UNESCO World Heritage Centre.<\/p>\n
EXHIBITION: 3 MARCH \u2013 30 JUNE, 2022
\nPERFORMANCE IN REPUBLIC STREET, VALLETTA: JUNE 2022
\nWednesday \u2013 Friday: 2pm \u2013 5pm, Saturday: 10am \u2013 1pm
\nBlitz, 68 St Lucia Street, Valletta VLT1181 Malta \u2013 free entrance
\nwww.blitzvalletta.com
\nCURATED BY SARA DOLFI AGOSTINI<\/p>\n\n