RADIX

The root of a plant is the element that anchors it to the ground and provides it with water and mineral salts. Intertwined roots create the bases underpinning the life that develops above: a tree, for instance, that sends up its branches in the directions best suited to growth. So every plant constructs a complex system made of interaction and communication between smaller parts, which together make up a serried network. In this production a number of dancers from Alto Adige meet up on fertile ground, sending out roots underground and exploring the behaviour of their bodies and the mechanisms of cooperation to achieve a shared expression that is part of a wider context. Together they delve into the concept of collective intelligence in order to understand certain key aspects of life and its evolution. With this performance the aim is to find a shared language and create a form of choreography similar to a complex system that includes society, forests, the web, financial markets, the human brain and the light of every single star.
Beginning with natural elements that have already developed such qualities, the event strives to integrate the expressive element of human beings, who are still struggling to achieve a similar balance.

Concept, project management: Martina Marini
Contribution to the concept: Sabrina Fraternali
Choreography: Martina Marini, Riccardo Meneghini, Marion Sparber
Performers: Stefania Bertola, Rebecca Dirler, Alan Fuentes Guerra, Iosu Lezameta, Riccardo Meneghini, Giulia Tornarolli, Marion Sparber
Photos & Videos: Gregor Marini
Sound: Gregor Marini
Costume: Christina Khuen
Lighting design: Crealight/Julian Marmsoler, Luca Bellema
Production: Tanzkollektiv Südtirol/Collettivo Danza Alto Adige

Sponsors: Abteilung für deutsche Kultur der Autonomen Provinz Bozen, Gemeinde Meran, Gemeinde Lana, Region Trentino-Südtirol, Stiftung Südtiroler Sparkasse