Scirocco unfolds in two chapters, Death in Venice and Bridge of Sighs, conceived by the WINNDance Company (When if Not Now), an ensemble of dancers over 40 whose careers have shaped international contemporary dance over several decades.
In the first chapter, Death in Venice, the elderly writer Gustav von Aschenbach undergoes an existential crisis explored through an imagined inner dialogue with his creator. Film materials by Javier De Frutos provide a narrative framework, while choreographic contributions by Imre and Marne van Opstal, Omar Román De Jesús and Rainer Behr translate the inner conflict into movement.
The second episode, Bridge of Sighs, draws on the imagery evoked by John Neumeier, for whom the famous bridge summons a multitude of associations: a final glance at a beloved city, a lover’s farewell, the aching desire for an irretrievable past, and absence perceived as a powerful form of presence. On stage, the dancers echo these images through a choreography that constructs an emotional landscape at the crossroads between past and present.

31 luglio; 1 agosto h. 21
Teatro Malibran