Credits
“Lost For Words” is a Spellbound production in collaboration with Avvertenze Generali 2011, Amat Civitanova Danza 2012, with contribution from the Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activity and Regione Lazio .
“LOST FOR WORDS” ‘WAS THE ONLY EUROPEAN PRODUCTION ALLOTTED AN NDP (NATIONAL DANCE PROJECT) SUBSIDY IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SEASON 2012/2013.
Studio I ( 20’): Creation for Avvertenze Generali 2011 Premiere 21 July 2011-Bolzano-Avvertenze Generali
Studio II ( 25’): Creation for Amat Civitanova Danza 2012 Premiere 12 July 2012, Civitanova Festival
Studio III ( 18’): Creation for Regione Lazio Premiere Tuscania, 16 may 2013
direction and choreography Mauro Astolfi
dancers Maria Cossu, Sofia Barbiero, Alessandra Chirulli, Fabio Cavallo, Cosmo Sancilio, Mario Laterza , Giovanni La Rocca, Giuliana Mele, Gaia Mattioli
music
Lost For Words studio I : Loscill, HIF Biber Lost For Words Studio II: B. Frost, D.Bjarnason, J.Hopkins, A.Ibragimova, A Winged Victory for the Sullen
Lost For Words Studio III : Original Music by Carlo Alfano
Light designer Marco Policastro
video
Duration 63’
Director’s notes
“Defeated by an invasion of empty words… Initially, the body tries to resist, but eventually gives in even though it sees that many others merely pretend to understand and agree. Dialectic projects and various slogans invade the language and hinder the mind and its work… At this point, the body must find the strength and The third act recounts the attempt to regain the power of words, as if to return to the fundamental teachings of the Egyptian spiritual master Ptahhopte, which stated “In order to become strong, we must first become an artist of the word; because the strength of man is in words, and words are stronger than any weapon”… Lost For Words study III does not contradict the “spirit” and the suggestion of its first two acts, but tries to reconnect to the word to a pure and direct meaning… A language not confused with another meaning.”
Mauro Astolfi