LA STORIA DI Q
Concept, choreography, set and visual design | Alessandro Carboni
Creative development and assistance | Chiara Castaldini, Rita Favaretto, Anna Clara Conti
Production | Formati Sensibili 2023
With the support of CollaborAction Kids – a project of the Anticorpi XL Network
Partners:
– AMAT – Associazione Marchigiana Attività Teatrali (Marche)
– Arteven – Multidisciplinary Regional Circuit (Veneto)
– Cantieri Danza (Emilia-Romagna)
– Circuito CLAPS (Lombardy)
– Fondazione Piemonte dal Vivo (Piedmont)
– Teatro Pubblico Pugliese (Apulia)
La Storia di Q is the winner of the 2022/2023 edition of CollaborAction Kids.
La Storia di Q is a project freely inspired by Flatland (1884) by Edwin Abbott, reimagined through a creative lens tailored for children. Starting from this classic of fantastical and geometrical literature, Alessandro Carboni builds a creative journey that combines figurative abstraction with essential choreographic research, based on representing and measuring space through the body, objects, and primary shapes. The performance unfolds as a voyage through different worlds and dimensions, where a Flatland inhabitant — Square — discovers the existence of the third dimension. The shift from two-dimensionality to three-dimensionality is expressed through a spatial score that interweaves bodies, objects, and forms, transforming the stage into a surface for cartographic projection. A minimalist and geometric aesthetic guides the audience in an abstract exploration where narration becomes a sensory experience.