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Two men mid dance. They are holding on to each others arms tightly and their knees are interlocked as if they are about to spin around. They are smiling and oath wearing trousers and button up shirts They are being watched by a crowd sitting on the floor and chairs in a circle.
Two men mid dance. They are holding on to each others arms tightly and their knees are interlocked as if they are about to spin around. They are smiling and oath wearing trousers and button up shirts They are being watched by a crowd sitting on the floor and chairs in a circle.

Performance | Partnership Presentation

Alessandro Sciarroni

Save the last dance for me

In Save the last dance for me, Italian choreographer Alessandro Sciarroni works with dancers Gianmaria Borzillo and Giovanfrancesco Giannini on the steps of a Bolognese dance called Polka Chinata, a courtship dance originally performed by men only and dating back to the early 1900s. Physically demanding, almost acrobatic, it requires that the dancers embrace each other and whirl, as they bend their knees almost to the ground.

The work was created in collaboration with Giancarlo Stagni, a Filuzziani dance master who revived this ancient tradition thanks to the rediscovery of some documentation videos dating back to the 1960s. Sciarroni discovered this dance in 2018 when it was practiced by only 5 people in total. The project consists of a performance by the two dancers, and a series of workshops aimed at spreading and reviving this popular tradition in danger of extinction.

Free Workshops

  • Friday-Wednesday March 10-15, 2023 | 5pm

  • Scotiabank Dance Centre, Italian Cultural Centre, SFU Woodwards Atrium

  • $15/$20

  • 20 mins

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Presented with Vancouver International Dance Festival

Invention: Alessandro Sciarroni with Gianmaria Borzillo and Giovanfrancesco Giannini

Artistic collaboration: Giancarlo Stagni

Music: Aurora Bauzà and Pere Jou (Telemann Rec.)

Styling: Ettore Lombardi

Technical direction: Valeria

Curator, promotion, consulting: Lisa Gilardino

Administration, production: Chiara Fava

Communication: Damien Modolo

Producion corpoceleste_C.C.00#, MARCHE TEATRO Teatro di Rilevante Interesse Culturale coproduction Santarcangelo Festival, B.Motion, Festival Danza Urbana

Photos by Claudia Borgia, Chiara Bruschini

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Presented with:

Mandala Arts & Culture/Ron Sangha

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