Be the first to comment!Naupaca Dance Factory presents ‘Divina’ a contemporary dance adaptation
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Naupaca Dance Factory from Gozo has announced its latest production, ‘Divina,’ a contemporary dance adaptation based on La Divina Commedia, an epic poem by Dante Alighieri.
“This variation will plunge audiences in the midst of truths and meanings, and present it with the entanglements and wordiness of the poem in all its effectiveness. Naupaca added, “the purpose of the allegory can find itself in the body, as the physicality and the realness of the dancers’ movements will further concretise abstractions.”
“We believe that a theatrical stage can offer this sense of being in, of a journey being taken, of movement occurring in a spatial universe. Dance, as a medium, would realise these figures, and seek to explore and make palpable the lines of the poem, those facts of life that Dante himself searches for throughout his journey,” Naupaca said.
Divina will open its doors on the 17th of October at the Mediterranean Conference Centre with a repeat performance on the 24th of October at the Aurora Opera House in Victoria, Gozo.
Directed and choreographed by Joeline Tabone; Production Management by Deborah Agius; Concept and Text by Maria Theuma; Production Design and Costumes by Luke Azzopardi. In the leading roles, Sergey Kheylik (RU) will dance the role of Dante, Francesco Mariottini (IT) will dance the role of Virgil, and Naupaca Dance Factory’s Deborah Agius will be dancing the role of Beatrice.
Naupaca is launching an online funding system through which they said they hope to give back to the individuals who invest and show their support towards the dance company, a video on the campaign is shown below.
“The help we seek ranges from personal donations and extends to large companies as stakeholders. Depending on the amount of help received for this project to be realised, we will be giving back full acknowledgement during both the marketing period and the nights of the performances,” Naupaca said.
Learn more about the Naupaca Dance Factory from Gozo, its work and past productions by reading the download here.
For more information about the upcoming production or the funding campaign itself, which will open in three days, please visit www.naupacadancefactory.com.
