Theatre programme Asteroide Amor, now at its second edition, won’t stop surprising us. Its upcoming show Maqam, by choreographer Michele Di Stefano, is a show on the perceptual power of dance towards other bodies and the environment. The Arab word behind the term maqam has multiple meanings: it is both a melodic scale as well as a technique of musical improvisation and a Sufi spiritual practice.

Accompanying Di Stefano on stage at Goldoni Theatre on November 22 is Amir ElSaffar, a vocalist and woodwind instrumentalist. The two met thanks to Bianchi Hoesch Lorenzo, a sound composer and engineer. All artists are well known in the Biennale circles. Michele Di Stefano was awarded the Silver Lion in 2014 for his innovative contributions to dance. I wouldn’t want to miss the show because, in Michele’s words, “Amir became a real star of international jazz. He lives in America, and to see him in Europe becomes harder by the day.”