A show by Jacopo Jenna
In MANIFESTUS, Jenna works with three performers on a choreography built around hand gestures: how they move, communicate and create. Drawing inspiration from street dance styles such as tutting, fingering, voguing and flexing, the group creates a choreographic flow in constant transformation: passages, pauses and fleeting alliances that shape the space. The hands grasp, point and give form to bodies and thoughts in a rhythm that constantly shifts without ever stopping, creating an abstract, pulsating composition that is at once concrete and open. MANIFESTUS, the Latin word for ‘clear’ or ‘obvious’, contains the word manus (‘hand’). To manifest is a way of saying ‘I AM HERE’: a moment when, together, we capture a fleeting glimpse of reality, caught in the act, and bring it into view for everyone – the public, the square, others.
Jacopo Jenna is a choreographer and director. His work explores choreography as an extended practice through research that encompasses dance and video, studying new possibilities for embodying movement, ranging across various artistic languages, and generating multiple performative contexts. After earning a degree in Sociology from the University of Urbino, he pursued his studies in dance in the Netherlands at Codarts (Rotterdam Dance Academy). He is involved in training and educational programs for various age groups, developing new strategies for engaging with the performing arts.
He has presented his projects at international festivals and institutions.
His work is produced and supported by KLm – Kinkaleri, Le Supplici, and mk.
Credits
Idea, coreography, direction: Jacopo Jenna
Coreographic Collaboration: Mattia Quintavalle SLY
Dance: Simone De Giovanni, Petra Audrey Mangoua Youaleu, Phex
Sound: Alberto Ricca / Bienoise
Technical and Light direction: Mattia Bagnoli
Organization: Luisa Zuffo
Production: KLm
With the support of: OperaEstate Festival, MilanOltre Festival, Fabbrica Europa