Ottavo Giorno A.S.D | IMPREVEDIBILI ITINERARI

Public return of the annual DanceAbility® workshops 2023-24
organised by the Ottavo Giorno association,
in collaboration with Spaziodanza Padova.
artistic direction and coordination: Marina Giacometti and Anna Ruzza.
original music by Giorgio Gobbo.

On stage, a group of people differing in age, experience and ability put themselves on the line to build a common dance path.
The performance stems from the workshop experience lived together during the year 2023-24. The theme is that of the journey understood as the desire to go beyond landscapes and horizons that are familiar to us, in order to venture into new, unpredictable terrain, which in some way forces us to change. Each dancer tackles his or her own journey with different aims, motivations and yearnings, but along the way these can modify and change; the experience of living together changes us because inevitably a mutual exchange and contamination takes place between those who participate. Venturing into this unpredictable itinerary is reflected in unprecedented movements that, in the chorus of the group, create Dance.

The Associazione Ottavo Giorno, founded in Padua in 1997, is a permanent project of artistic activities in dance and theatre that promotes the inclusion of diversity. Every year it organises annual DanceAbility® courses in Padua and workshops with guest artists in contact improvisation, dance theatre, and other expressive techniques, aimed at people with and without disabilities. With the Integrated Dance Group it realises artistic paths aimed at the creation of Performances, Shows and Videos. At the same time, the Association promotes a culture of inclusion through collaboration with school institutions, social and health facilities, neighbourhoods, and artistic and cultural realities in the area.