Aristide Rontini moves through the space between memory and perception, between matter and vision. His dialogue with the legacy of Pier Paolo Pasolini unfolds in the body, seen as a place of metamorphosis and revelation. In this solo, dance becomes an echo of a deep sensitivity, gathering traces of a past that resonates in the present. Pasolini’s “fireflies,” evoked in his famous 1975 article, do not appear as literal images but as a poetic posture guiding the movement. Their absence turns into light, a glow that transforms the body into a multiplicity of presences, escaping any fixed definition. The spectator’s gaze is invited to navigate through layers of meaning without fixing or closing them. Here, dance is not just a representation of diversity but its full embodiment. The body exposes itself, transforms, and resists definitive interpretations. Between inner experience and shared perception, the stage opens up to an ever-expanding horizon of possibilities.
Aristide Rontini is a choreographer, performer, and community dance artist based in Imola, Italy. He graduated from Codarts – Rotterdam Dance Academy. His works have been presented at renowned festivals and theaters in Italy and abroad, including Oriente Occidente, ERT – Emilia Romagna Teatro, Holland Dance Festival, and Gender Bender. He has received commissions from Introdans and Skånes Dansteater. He is actively involved in and has received support from international institutions and networks dedicated to developing performing arts created by artists with disabilities, such as Europe Beyond Access. As a dancer, he has collaborated with Simona Bertozzi, Michela Lucenti/Balletto Civile, Candoco Dance Company, Alessandro Schiattarella/BewegGrund, Angélica Liddell, Carl Olof Berg/Spinn, Varna Badalyan, and Diego Tortelli/Aterballetto. In 2020, alongside other Italian disabled artists, he co-founded Al.di.Qua. Artists, the first Italian association advocating for the autonomy and rights of artists with disabilities.
Conception, choreography, performance: Aristide Rontini
Live music and sound design: Vittorio Giampietro
Dramaturg and communication: Gaia Clotilde Chernetich
Scenography and costume design: Aristide Rontini
Light design: Giulia Pastore
Lighting technician: Angelo Generali
Administration: Roberto Berti
Organisation: Miriana Erario
Care and promotion: Elena De Pascale
Curation and promotion Elena De Pascale
Production collaboration Emilia Romagna Teatro ERT / Teatro Nazionale –
Focus CARNE and Nexus Factory
With the support of Versiliadanza, Onassis AiR within the project Europe
Beyond Access co-financed by the Creative Europe programme, ProgettoResidenze Artistiche 2022/2023 Area Cultura Comune di Imola, Masque Teatro, Altriballetti
With the support of MiC – DIREZIONE GENERALE SPETTACOLO for the
project RIFRAZIONI di Oriente Occidente, APS Arcigay Il Cassero / Gender
Bender, Centro Servizi Culturali Santa Chiara, APS Fuori Luogo (Festival
Fisiko! ), IAC – Integrated Arts Centre, Menhir/Le Danzatrici en plein air,
TeatroMenzatì/Tex il teatro dell’ExFadda
