40.000 sqcm by Claudia Catarzi, Festival NeufNeuf (Toulouse-FR) - Salle Albert Camus, Cugnaux

40.000 centimetri quadrati by Claudia Catarzi at the Le NeufNeuf festival

In her solo 40.000 square centimetres, Catarzi explores the possibilities of movement in a restricted space - a small, enclosed square, spot-lit in a corner of the stage. Positioned within it, she dances a powerful choreography that reminds us of the capacity of the human body to adapt to its surrounding. 40.000 square centimetres is a captivating and hypnotic choreography of greatest simplicity. A clear example of how this emerging Italian choreographer is carving out her own distinct language in dance.

Claudia Catarzi started her carrier working with Micha Van Hoecke’s Ensemble (artistic director of Mudra by Maurice Béjart). Later she danced with Constanza Macras - Dorky Park (Berlin), Iztok Kovac’s En-knap Group (Ljubljana), Compagnia Virgilio Sieni (Florence), Cie Ambra Senatore (Firenze) and Sasha Waltz & Guests (Berlin). She was part of a research project with the Israeli choreographer Yasmeen Godder. She participated in Peter Greenaway’s short film "The Towers". Her own works have been presented so far in major international dance festivals such as Roma Europa Festival (Rome - IT), Dublin Dance Festival (Dublin - IR) or Rencontres chorégraphiques de Seine-Saint-Denis (Paris - FR).