FEDERICA PORELLO

The four performers in Vicini (from the Italian, “neighbours”), using gestures, words and objects, speak of the parallelism and connection between ‘inside’ and ‘outside’, between perception, thought and the internal poetics of a singular body and a multiple body. In the web of connections between events near and far, testimonials of the escalation of brutalities inflicted on the Palestinian people, the artists propose to extend our gaze towards the East, bringing us closer through testimonials and poems of resilience.

The dancer, pedagogue and choreographer Federica Porello is a member of the Mal Pelo, ZOO/ Thomas Hauert companies, as well as the Group LaBolsa collective. Her work creates a dialogue between the artistic languages of dance, music and the theatre of objects. She created the WeWood show in collaboration with Xavi Moreno and Marine Broise and worked with Xavi Moreno to produce Nowhen. In 2017, she was awarded a Premi Ciutat de Barcelona and Premi de la Crítica for her interpretation of Bach, by María Muñoz / Mal Pelo.

Creation and interpretation Federica Porello, Maria Mora, Xavi Moreno, Majo Villafaina / Artistic accompaniment Leo Castro / Dramaturgy texts inspired by the works ofEtel Adnan “Time”, Mahmoud Darwish “Mural”, Francis Alÿs “In a given situation”, Samuel Beckett “Rumbo a peor” and Paul Auster “White Spaces” / Musical composition Fanny Thollot inspired by the work  of  Raed Yassin, Sublime Frequencies, Clement Nourry, and with the piece “Imprisonment” by Samir Nasr Eddine / Voice over Ramzi Maqdisi / Spanish-Arabic translation  Abu Nesreen / Object construction and light design Xavi Moreno
Production Federica Porello, artista asociada en L’animal a l’esquena / Residences Centre Cultural La Mercè (Girona), Teatre Municipal (Girona), L’animal a l’esquena (Celrà), Espai La Mutant (Valencia), Teatro alla Misericordia (Sansepolcro, ITA), #TèxtilRase i #TAC (Cardedeu) / With the support Asociación Cultural La Volta (Girona), Generalitat de Catalunya, Ayuntamiento de Girona, Girona Crea, Teatre Municipal (Girona), L’animal a l’esquena (Celrà), CapoTrave/Kilowatt (Sansepolcro, ITA). Vicini forma parte del Proyecto Circula!, impulsado por las asociaciones APdC, APDCM, APDCV, ADDE, PAD, Unión Danza Visible, APDIB and PAM / Thanks to Giorgio and Adriana Porello, Eduard Teixidor, Enric Fabregas, Pep Aymerich, Sara Serrano, Pablo Molinero, Ramzi Maqdisi, Elena Carmona, all the team of Teatre Municipal de Girona and Associació La Volta Girona, Sodepau and the open laboratories participants