HIVE

Sunday, 21.7., 22.30 / Grimani Castle

HIVE - our hydrological need of cosmic lines

Pietro Marullo, INSIEME IRREALI asbl, IT/BE

55’

Concept and choreography: Pietro Marullo

Performed by: Maria Barreto, Julia Eva Bondone, Ines Carijo, François Delcambre, Paola Madrid Garcia, Vasco Pedro Merine

Stand-ins: Maria De Dueñas Lopez, Abraham Iglesias Rodriguez, Anne-Cecile Chane Tune

Music: Jean Noel Boissé

Light design: Ryoya Fudetani & Pietro Marullo

Sculptures and costumes: Pietro Marullo & Diana Ciufo

Scenic constructions: Atelier Théâtre Varia de Bruxelles, Bertrand Nodet

Production: INSIEME IRREALI asbl

Coproduction: Festival Oriente Occidente nell’ambito della “Vetrina delle idee” per produzioni culturali originali, Théâtre Varia de Bruxelles, La Coop asbl, Federation Wallonie-

Bruxelles, WpZimmer, IF Barcelona Festival, Tax Schelter with the support of IntercettAzioni - Centro di Residenza Artistica della Lombardia (un progetto di Circuito CLAPS e Industria Scenica, Milano Musica, Teatro delle Moire, Zona K), Sala Hiroshima of Barcellona, Wallonie-Bruxelles International

Supported by: Scenario Pubblico / Compagnia Roberto Zappala di Catania, Arts Printing House di Vilnius, Derida Stage Center di Sofia, Sala Hiroshima di Barcelona

HIVE – our hydrological need of cosmic lines is an interdisciplinary project whose detonator is the famous Michelangelo’s painting “Tondo Doni”. In this masterpiece, the Holy Family is shown in the tender and daily gesture of passing the Child from the hands of his father to the hands of his mother. HIVE represents an extension, a new vision of the concept and image of the Holy Family. The formal and aesthetic composition of the painting offers the possibility to interpret that painting through multiple means of artistic expression, such as dance and plastic art, sound and theatre.

My generation and the one before it urgently need an enlargement of the concept of the holy family, an extension that covers all species. For me, a picture of the „Holy Family“ is more an anthropological than a religious phenomenon. I immediately start to reflect on the relationship between family members and their relation to our planet. Where did the idea of family come from? Family is probably the oldest form of togetherness and has always been related to survival. According to the latest paleoanthropological studies, the early Homo already formed small communities, families and tribes. Pressured by climate change and glaciation, it had to move away and started traveling in small groups. Unlike other species, Homo sapiens spent more time with its offspring, which prompted the evolution of what we call culture: learning, imitation, playfulness, relationships, sharing food, etc. Family was the strongest means of survival in difficult times. Is it possible to enlarge our vision of what we call a family? This project tackles that question. My generation seems to be inclined to present itself outside the context of family, society or nation. It seems that it doesn’t even see itself as citizens of one world. But the point is that the nations are not able to imagine them out of their paradigms. We are faced with serious global problems (climate change, migrations, etc..), and we should join forces as united nations to overcome them and to eventually create a human species which will survive the 21^st century. We probably need to invent new political and social forms of togetherness, if we want to preserve ourselves and others from the ever-growing inequalities on our planet, and to reestablish a sustainable level of responsibility towards Nature.

– Pietro Marullo

Pietro Marullo is an Italian artist based in Brussels, where he founded the INSIEME IRREALI Company, supported by the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. His interdisciplinary work lies at the intersection of visual and performing art, installation and new technologies, deeply focused on social, historical, and anthropological topics. His works are presented on four continents, at dance and performing art festivals, and in theatres. Since 2015, Pietro has been developing an anthropological and aesthetical reflection on reality and symbolic languages. This approach has led him to create an «imaginary of the species », a philosophical statement that should conduct our societies to face their own histories and common global issues from a larger point of view. Since 2017, he has worked at the Academy of Music and Theatre of Vilnius (Lithuania), where he holds workshops and lectures on the Metaphorical body method and Documentary Theatre.

WARNING: This performance contains scenes of nudity and is not recommended for people under 18 years of age. Taking pictures is strictly prohibited.