Dewey Dell: The Rite of Spring
Dance and performing arts company Dewey Dell reimagines Stravinsky’s revolutionary work with raw, primal energy, offering a fresh perspective on the timeless score.
This astonishing new work solidifies Dewey Dell’s position as one of the most original and compelling companies on the contemporary scene. The powerful seduction of Stravinsky’s score clashes with the furious energy of the performers’ bodies, creating a visceral experience that captivates audiences.
Drawing inspiration from art history and animal behaviour, the performance delves into the eternal cycle of life and death, with the mystery of spring unfolding in a fierce conflict between sound and vision.
Comprising Teodora Castellucci, Agata Castellucci, Vito Matera, and Demetrio Castellucci, Dewey Dell has been pushing boundaries in contemporary performance since 2006. Their unique choreographic research explores the metamorphosis of the human being, always accompanied by the interplay of life and death.
Music score by Igor Stravinsky. This programme contains an additional prologue and epilogue of a soundscape curated by Demetrio Castellucci solely for this choreography.
Presented in collaboration with MimeLondon. Supported by the Italian Institute of Culture and ATER Fondazione.
Need to know
Haze and talcum powder are used in this event.
A post-show talk follows the performance on Thursday 23 January.
Igor Stravinsky original music
Dewey Dell with Agata Castellucci, Teodora Castellucci, Alberto Galluzzi, NastyDen, Francesca Siracusa concept, direction
Teodora Castellucci choreography
Agata Castellucci choreography assistance, production
Vito Matera dramaturg, light and stage design
MusicAeterna, directed by Teodor Currentzis musical performance
Demetrio Castellucci sounds
Dewey Dell, Guoda Jaruševičiūtė costume design
Carmen Castellucci, Vito Matera, Plastikart Studio costume and prop making
Laboratorio scenografia Pesaro – Lidia Trecento set
Eva Castellucci, John Nguyen video documentation:
Dewey Dell production
Progetto RING (Festival Aperto – Fondazione I Teatri Reggio Emilia, Bolzano Danza – Fondazione Haydn, FOG Triennale Milano Performing Arts, Torinodanza Festival, Teatro Stabile di Torino – Teatro Nazionale), Macalester College/Theatre and Dance Department, BIT Teatergarasjen co-production
Lavanderia a Vapore – Fondazione Piemonte dal Vivo associate partner
Dewey Dell is grateful for the support of Emilia-Romagna Region and Societas, and Teatro Comandini, and thanks Paolo Barbero and Andrea Scardovi.
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Performances of Dewey Dell: The Rite of Spring at the Purcell Room are given by permission of Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Limited.
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