In 1624 Claudio Monteverdi set to music an episode from Torquato Tasso's Gerusalemme Liberata: two warriors fight each other in the dark without recognising one another, wound each other, and only in the final breath does one of them realise they have killed the person they loved. Four hundred years later, choreographer Philippe Kratz looks at the same scene and wonders whether two people are really fighting, or whether it is one person at war with themselves. From this question comes a piece that brings together two dancers and a single singer – who lends their voice to the narrator, Tancredi and Clorinda alike – a harpsichord and a circular space where bodies move like mirrors. A production by Centro Coreografico Nazionale/Aterballetto with Teatro Regio di Parma and Teatro Stabile di Torino.
Following the performance, the programme continues with two short choreographic works from the MicroDanze series: Terra Piccola by Antonella Bertoni and Eppur si muove by Francesca Lattuada, two leading figures of the Italian dance scene.
Before the performance, visitors may also join a guided tour of Castel Thun. The tour can be booked directly through the castle’s website or via this link (maximum 25 participants per tour).
