CONCEPT, CHOREOGRAPHY, DIRECTION:
Adriano Bolognino
PERFORMERS:
Rosaria Di Maro a Noemi Caricchia
MUSIC:
Òlafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm, Josim
COSTUMES:
Club dell’Uncinetto (Crochet Club), Naples
PRODUCER:
Körper
CO-PRODUCER:
Orsolina 28, Italian Institute of Culture in Oslo, Italian Embassy of Norway
PREMIERE:
Teatro Comunale (Vicenza, Italy), 1. 4. 2023
DURATION:
27 min
Calm in a winter landscape.
A silence in which time momentarily slows and the world softens - it is from this atmosphere that Come Neve emerges.
On stage, two figures appear, wrapped in crocheted costumes with bonnets and wide skirts that evoke folk dress. The colourful, handmade structures recall the work’s original inspiration - snowflakes and the craft of women who, during the pandemic, found comfort and connection in a "crochet club". It is from their creations that the visual identity of the choreography is drawn.
The dancers move with precise accuracy, like a single organism, to the rhythm of a gentle piano accompaniment. Their movement language works with cyclicality and repetition, creating the impression of a living pattern - as if a fabric were unfolding before the audience’s eyes in real time. Small, focused accents of the hands alternate with fluid turns reminiscent of traditional folk motifs. Wide skirts and tiny steps create an illusion of lightness, as though the bodies on stage were floating.
The choreography is in constant transformation: from a delicate, almost meditative flow, a precise geometric structure begins to emerge. Movement gathers momentum like a finely tuned mechanism, only to quieten again and dissolve into stillness. The structure expands and condenses, at times accelerating with mechanical precision before settling once more into absolute calm. The repetition of motifs acts as a subtle ornament that gradually draws the viewer in, calming the mind and opening space for the perception of ever-new, delicate details.
Come Neve evokes the slow fall of snow - recurring, yet never identical. From shared movement, singular patterns arise, as fleeting as snowflakes touching the ground. Bolognino invites the audience to pause, to return to an inner stillness, to a sense of childlike safety.
Adriano Bolognino is a prominent Italian choreographer collaborating with European companies as well as the independent scene. He is a recipient of the Danza&Danza Awards (2022 and 2024), and his work has been selected for prestigious platforms such as Aerowaves and the Fedora Prize. He creates works for leading institutions across Europe and is part of the choreographic team for the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina.
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