Geographers of Solitude

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Description

ZfinMalta joins forces with Ballet d’Jèrri, the national dance company of Jersey Island, in a new work by ZfinMalta Artistic Director Paolo Mangiola. Twenty dancers come together to explore what unites the two islands through distinctive geographical and cultural landscapes.

Taking inspiration from the Arctic Tern, a bird known for having the longest migratory patterns on the planet, ‘Geographers of Solitude’ is a conversation on diversity, the fragility of different voices, and fostering collective harmony. Just as these birds take shelter on both islands during their long journey, the dancers on stage explore both itinerant and protracted island life and the dynamic interplay between solitude and communal, on our individual and collective narratives. It delves into the notion of islands as a microcosm of the world at large – a contained environment where its inhabitants develop unique cultures and ways of organising societies.

A co-production with Ballet d’Jèrri.

Cast

Marti Blanco Romeu, Pearl Calleja, Lidia Caricasole, Noemi Coin Andreotti, Lotte La Haye, Jérémie Lafon, Keith Micallef, Marion Paquet (Apprentice dancer), Matteo Real, Simon Riccardi-Zani, Benjamin Spiteri (Apprentice dancer), Amber Van Veen

Artistic Team

Choreography: :Paolo Mangiola
Dramaturgy: :Victor Jacono
Original Score: :Dag Rosenqvist
Light Design: :Dali Aguerbi
Set Design: :Gary Pace
Costume Design: :Alessandro Vigilante
Costume Maker: :Laurent Uyttersprot