Enzo Cosimi
Enzo Cosimi is one of the most influential creative directors of contemporary Italian choreography. Guest choreographer at the Scala of Milan and the Teatro Comunale in Florence, over the years he has created productions with his Company for the most prestigious of international festivals and theatres, collaborating with italian and international artists of excellence, including, Miuccia Prada, Luigi Veronesi, Richie Hawtin, Aldo Tilocca, Louis Bacalov, Aldo Busi, Daniela Dal Cin, Robert Lippock and Fabrizio Plessi with whom he created “Sciame”, the first work of italian dance-video.
In 2006 he created and directed the choreography for the Opening Ceremony of the XX Winter Olympic Games in Turin, starring the étoile, Roberto Bolle, and 250 performers.
In March 2012, Enzo Cosimi’s first work, “Calore”, was restored and represented as part of the RIC.CI Project curated by Marinella Guatterini.
2015 saw the debut his work Fear Party, the first part of a project, “Sulle passioni dell’anima” (On the passions of the soul). In 2016 the second creation in this project, “Estasi”, was presented in co-production with the Teatro di Roma, investigating the relationship between ‘desire’ and its deeper aspects in contemporary society.
In parallel, since 2015, the Company has dedicated itself to creations linked to the social and political sphere. “La Bellezza ti stupirà”, involving the collaboration of a group of homeless people in the work, is part of a project, entitled, “Ode alla Bellezza” – 3 creations on diversity. In 2016 the second part of the project was presented, entitled “Corpus Hominis”, investigating homosexuality in mature life and its relationship to contemporaneity.
Source: Compagnia Enzo Cosimi ‘s website
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