The story of Q
Alessandro Carboni (Sardinia)
THE STORY OF Q
Performance/workshop for 25 children, ages 5 years old to 8 years old
Saturday, May 27, 4:00 p.m. - Ravenna, Artificerie Almagià
Winning project of CollaborAction kids - action of the Network Antibodies XL 2022/2023
in collaboration with ATER Fondazione and Cantieri Danza
The Story of Q is loosely based on the text first published in 1884, Flatland. A Multi-Dimensional Fantasy Tale by Edwin A. Abbott, a science fiction novel about life in a world consisting of only two dimensions--like a huge sheet of paper--inhabited by thousands of geometric figures (squares, triangles, parallels, circles) who talk and act like humans. This two-dimensional world is narrated by one of its inhabitants, Square, who tells about life inside Flatland, and in the play becomes the mediating character Q. Starting from this adult text, the artist rewrites the story to a language suitable for children to facilitate understanding. Through the manipulation of paper shapes, the artist proposes that children imagine and learn about the habits of the strange inhabitants of Flatlandia: how they move, how they recognize each other, how they relate to each other... In the performance, children witness Q's exciting dream, in which-through dialogue with a Sphere-the square learns about the shocking reality of three-dimensional space and the possibilities of movement that objects have within the world of Spacelandia. Following the performance, through the use and manipulation of two-dimensional (paper) and three-dimensional (everyday objects) materials, music and creative movement, children are involved in the workshop. Children play and learn around the concepts of: full and empty, line-confinity-boundary, space and directions, inside and outside, geometric shapes and their combination, personal space and general space, body parts and the relationship between them, two- and three-dimensionality, volumes, levels and movement actions.
Alessandro Carboni uniquely interweaves performance research, visual investigation, experimental geography and Critical Cartography, with a special focus on practices of transmission and sharing. A choreographer and performer active between Europe and Asia, Carboni's work inhabits urban spaces, draws trajectories and rewrites the volumetries of theaters and museums. His research orbits the complex web of permutations between space and its constituent elements-places, people, relationships-all planes of projection from which critical questions about the contemporary emerge. As a teacher and trainer, he has devoted his research to the development of creative methods and processes in the fields of art, social work, business education and innovation, schools of all levels, and teacher training. He has given lectures, courses and conferences in numerous academic and non-academic institutions.
English version
THE STORY of Q
The Story of Q is freely inspired by the text first published in 1884, "Flatland. Multi-dimensional fantastic tale" by Edwin A. Abbott, a science fiction novel which narrates life in a world made up of only two dimensions - like a huge sheet of paper - inhabited by thousands of geometric figures (squares, triangles, parallels, circles) which they talk and behave like men. This two-dimensional world is told by one of its inhabitants, Quadrato, who tells of life in Flatland, and in the show he becomes the mediator character Q. Starting from this text for adults, the artist rewrites the story in a language suitable for children to facilitate the comprehension. Through the manipulation of forms of paper, the artist suggests that children imagine and learn about the habits of the strange inhabitants of Flatland: how they move, how they recognize each other, how they relate to each other... In the performance, the children witness the Q's exciting dream, in which - through dialogue with a Sphere - the square gets to know the shocking reality of three-dimensional space and the possibilities of movement that objects have within the world of Spacelandia. After the performance, through the use and manipulation of two-dimensional (paper) and three-dimensional materials (everyday objects), music and creative movement, the children are involved in the laboratory. Children play and learn around the concepts of: full and empty, line-boundary-limit, space and directions, inside and outside, geometric shapes and their combination, personal space and the general space, parts of the body and the relationship between them, two- and three-dimensionality, volumes, levels and movement actions.
Alessandro Carboni weaves performative research, visual investigation, experimental geography and Critical Cartography in an exclusive way, with special attention to the practices of transmission and sharing. Choreographer and performer active between Europe and Asia, Carboni's work inhabits urban spaces, draws trajectories and rewrites the volumes of theaters and museums. His research revolves around the complex network of permutations between space and its constituent elements - places, people, relationships - all projection planes from which critical questions about the contemporary emerge. As a teacher and trainer, he has dedicated his research to the development of creative methods and processes in the fields of art, society, education for business and innovation, schools of all levels, and refresher courses for teachers. He has held lectures, courses and conferences in numerous academic and non-academic institutions.
Single admission €5
Date
- 27 May 2023
- Expired!
Now
- 16:00
Location
- Almagià Street 2, Ravenna
Organizer
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