Artistic&Tech residency “The Fridas”
Last residency for the new Komoco production “The Fridas”. The inspiration comes from Frida Kahlo's painting The Two Fridas, and it explores the complex theme of human identity through a relationship of complicity and contrast between two dancers. However, the relationship between the two characters on stage goes beyond simple dualism. Through gestures that reveal intimacy and vulnerability, challenging conventions of masculinity, the dancers move through emotional states and become an expressive vehicle for the thousands of facets contained within each individual.
"The Fridas" performance – preview
“The Fridas” is inspired by Frida Kahlo's painting The Two Fridas, and it explores the complex theme of human identity through a relationship of complicity and contrast between two dancers. However, the relationship between the two characters on stage goes beyond simple dualism. Through gestures that reveal intimacy and vulnerability, challenging conventions of masculinity, the dancers move through emotional states and become an expressive vehicle for the thousands of facets contained within each individual.
KC workshop @ ADT Advanced Dance Training
Komoco immersive dance program for ADT Advanced Dance Training. The collaboration is confirmed for its second edition in 2025, with 4 weekends of workshops from January to April 2025 held by Sofia Nappi and Komoco dancers from KCTL legacy.
KC workshop @ Opificio in Movimento
KC Workshop aims to offer a sense of totality in a physical and sensorial way through the exploration and therefore the discovery of new possibilities with our bodies. In KOMOCO research, this practice takes the name of Kreaturistic Character (KC) as we connect to the creature that we are - that we just forgot about - which consequently brings more awareness to our unique artistic individuality to be expressed in endless ways, from the highest volume of form to the most delicate, through a series of games and guided improvisation tasks. The laboratory ends with the sharing and learning of sections from KC choreographic repertoire.
KC workshop @ Padova danza
This KC workshop will be held by Komoco dancer and KCTL member Glenda Gheller. It is dedicated to professional dancers and performers, offering an immersive experience both physically and sensorily. KOMOCO's research is called Kreaturistic Character (KC), connecting participants with their inner creature to discover infinite artistic possibilities.
Application: info@padovadanza.it
"The Fridas" performance – world premiere
“The Fridas” is inspired by Frida Kahlo's painting The Two Fridas, and it explores the complex theme of human identity through a relationship of complicity and contrast between two dancers. However, the relationship between the two characters on stage goes beyond simple dualism. Through gestures that reveal intimacy and vulnerability, challenging conventions of masculinity, the dancers move through emotional states and become an expressive vehicle for the thousands of facets contained within each individual.
”PUPO” Performance
"The wood from which Pinocchio is cut is humanitas, humanity."
Benedetto Croce
KC Workshop @ B12, Berlin
This workshop is open to professional dancers and movers from different backgrounds. The first part of the laboratory aims to stimulate the participants towards achieving a greater awareness of the body in a physical and sensorial way, starting with simple tools coming from somatic techniques, floorwork and sensorial stimuli. Consequentially, this practice allows us to explore the full potentiality of our bodies and helps us to gain greater focus on the real source of the movement, whilst exploring improvisational tasks. …
KC residency new creation “Der Junge Lord”
New work for Sofia Nappi and Komoco, in the studio to create the movement scenes for the opera production “Der Junge Lord”, directed by Daniele Meneghini.
”IMA” Performance
“The universe is movement itself, pleasure to create, vitality that constantly renews: everything is dance. In this perspective is implicit the message: you are not alone; however precarious, isolated, or desperate you may feel, you participate in one immense dance; […] If you want to become aware of this union and perceive reality in its deepest essence, dance.”
“Esperienze delle Vette” by Piero Ferrucci
”IMA” Performance
“The universe is movement itself, pleasure to create, vitality that constantly renews: everything is dance. In this perspective is implicit the message: you are not alone; however precarious, isolated, or desperate you may feel, you participate in one immense dance; […] If you want to become aware of this union and perceive reality in its deepest essence, dance.”
“Esperienze delle Vette” by Piero Ferrucci
”IMA” Performance
“The universe is movement itself, pleasure to create, vitality that constantly renews: everything is dance. In this perspective is implicit the message: you are not alone; however precarious, isolated, or desperate you may feel, you participate in one immense dance; […] If you want to become aware of this union and perceive reality in its deepest essence, dance.”
“Esperienze delle Vette” by Piero Ferrucci
New creation “Der Junge Lord” rehearsals
A multifaceted German composer, Hans Werner Henze (1926 - 2012) boasts a production that ranges from symphonic music to film music to opera. The sixth work in his catalogue, Der junge Lord was composed in 1964 to a libretto by his friend the writer Ingeborg Bachmann, who was inspired by the fairy tale The Ape as Man by Wilhelm Hauff, a 19th-century German fable writer. In an imaginary German provincial town, the life of the inhabitants is turned upside down by the arrival of an English nobleman, the enigmatic Lord Edgar, with his unlikely entourage of bizarre characters. …
”PUPO” Performance
"The wood from which Pinocchio is cut is humanitas, humanity."
Benedetto Croce
”PUPO” Performance
"The wood from which Pinocchio is cut is humanitas, humanity."
Benedetto Croce
"Der Junge Lord" premiere
A multifaceted German composer, Hans Werner Henze (1926 - 2012) boasts a production that ranges from symphonic music to film music to opera. The sixth work in his catalogue, Der junge Lord was composed in 1964 to a libretto by his friend the writer Ingeborg Bachmann, who was inspired by the fairy tale The Ape as Man by Wilhelm Hauff, a 19th-century German fable writer. In an imaginary German provincial town, the life of the inhabitants is turned upside down by the arrival of an English nobleman, the enigmatic Lord Edgar, with his unlikely entourage of bizarre characters. …
"Der Junge Lord" performance
A multifaceted German composer, Hans Werner Henze (1926 - 2012) boasts a production that ranges from symphonic music to film music to opera. The sixth work in his catalogue, Der junge Lord was composed in 1964 to a libretto by his friend the writer Ingeborg Bachmann, who was inspired by the fairy tale The Ape as Man by Wilhelm Hauff, a 19th-century German fable writer. In an imaginary German provincial town, the life of the inhabitants is turned upside down by the arrival of an English nobleman, the enigmatic Lord Edgar, with his unlikely entourage of bizarre characters. …
"Der Junge Lord" performance
A multifaceted German composer, Hans Werner Henze (1926 - 2012) boasts a production that ranges from symphonic music to film music to opera. The sixth work in his catalogue, Der junge Lord was composed in 1964 to a libretto by his friend the writer Ingeborg Bachmann, who was inspired by the fairy tale The Ape as Man by Wilhelm Hauff, a 19th-century German fable writer. In an imaginary German provincial town, the life of the inhabitants is turned upside down by the arrival of an English nobleman, the enigmatic Lord Edgar, with his unlikely entourage of bizarre characters. …
KC workshop @ Dance Italia
This KC workshop will be held by Komoco dancer and KCTL member Glenda Gheller. It is dedicated to professional dancers and performers, offering an immersive experience both physically and sensorily. KOMOCO's research is called Kreaturistic Character (KC), connecting participants with their inner creature to discover infinite artistic possibilities.
Application: info@danceitalia.it
KC workshop @ Tisch NYU
This KC workshop will be held by Komoco artistic director Sofia Nappi and KC co-funders and first collaborators Paolo Piancastelli and Adriano Popolo Rubbio. Participants are the intermediate-to-advanced NYU and visiting dance students.
This dance program is based on strong technical training, achieved by concentrating on the healthy and efficient use of the body to realize each person’s physical potential, and the development of the imaginative and creative elements of each individual. To this end, the instruction from Tisch’s permanent faculty of master teachers is integrated with that of major guest artists and company members.
KC residency new creation “SORA” (title TBC)
First research residency for Komoco and Sofia Nappi to develop the new full evening production “SORA” (title TBC), premiering in 2026. Special thanks to The Colours International Dance Festival hosting the residency and supporting the new KC work.
Showing: July 12, 2025 h 17:30 at Sporthalle, Stuttgart (Germany)
KOMOCO Unveiled | Creation for École de danse contemporaine de Montréal
Komoco Unveiled is a visceral exploration of transformation and growth, inspired by the tale of Pinocchio but refracted through the lens of Komoco’s dynamic movement language. In this fragment of a larger work, the piece delves into the primal, physical process of change. The dancers' bodies, charged with tension and release, become living vessels for the emotional and psychological metamorphosis that mirrors just an extract of the journey of the carved wooden puppet awakening to a world of complexity, temptation, and self-realization. …
”PUPO” Performance
"The wood from which Pinocchio is cut is humanitas, humanity."
Benedetto Croce
KC workshop @ Scuola del Balletto di Toscana
Two days of training with internationally renowned guests at the Accademia Bozzolini – Scuola del Balletto di Toscana.
Two levels: – Intermediate, age group 10-13 years – Advanced, age group 14+
Limited classes – RESERVATION REQUIRED (accademiabozzolini@gmail.com)
KC workshop @ Animal People, Munich
Description: this KC workshop will be held by Komoco dancer and KTCL teacher Leonardo De Santis. It is open to dancers and movers from different backgrounds. KC Workshop aims to offer a sense of totality in a physical and sensorial way through the exploration and therefore the discovery of new possibilities with our bodies. In KOMOCO research, this practice takes the name of Kreaturistic Character (KC) as we connect to the creature that we are - that we just forgot about - which consequently brings more awareness to our unique artistic individuality to be expressed in endless ways, from the highest volume of form to the most delicate, through a series of games and guided improvisation tasks.The laboratory ends with the sharing and learning of sections from KC choreographic repertoire.
KC workshop @ ADT Advanced Dance Training
Komoco immersive dance program for ADT Advanced Dance Training. The collaboration is confirmed for its second edition in 2025, with 4 weekends of workshops from January to April 2025 held by Sofia Nappi and Komoco dancers from KCTL legacy.
New creation for Gauthier Dance//Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart
Creation period for Sofia Nappi’s new work for Gauthier Dance//Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart.
Premiere: April 30, 2025. Further performances May 1-4,2025
KC workshop @ CC James Carlès, Toulouse
Stage d'hiver at Centre Chorégraphique James Carlès in Toulouse. The Komoco workshop will be held by India Guanzini - Komoco dancer and member of KCTL - during a 5-days program shared with artists and teachers representing different European dance companies.
The course is built on the theme of the technical development of professional dancers, choreographers, dance teachers, animators, and amateur dancers or anyone looking for structuring and transformative body work.
KC workshop @ ICE, Bucharest
ICE is a unique program designed to give young dancers an opportunity to have a full-immersion experience of working in a professional contemporary dance company – including casting, rehearsals, being part of the choreographic process, travel, and performances. At this workshop, young dancers will have the extraordinary opportunity to engage with works from some of the most dynamic contemporary choreographers active today.
”PUPO” Performance
"The wood from which Pinocchio is cut is humanitas, humanity."
Benedetto Croce
KC workshop @ ADT Advanced Dance Training
Komoco immersive dance program for ADT Advanced Dance Training. The collaboration is confirmed for its second edition in 2025, with 4 weekends of workshops from January to April 2025 held by Sofia Nappi and Komoco dancers from KCTL legacy.
KC workshop @ Bluebox Vienna
Bluebox is an annual contemporary dance programme located in Vienna, featuring a number of internationally renowned guest artists. It provides a selected number of dancers with the opportunity to receive innovative and specialized, high-quality process within contemporary dance. It provides dancers with the maximum amount of knowledge and development. Bluebox strives to facilitate the highest level of creative process and training: selected dancers will attend a series of carefully curated masterclasses. In a company-like setting, each process lasts one week.
KOMOCO Unveiled | Creation for École De Danse Contemporaine De Montréal
Komoco Unveiled is a visceral exploration of transformation and growth, inspired by the tale of Pinocchio but refracted through the lens of Komoco’s dynamic movement language. In this fragment of a larger work, the piece delves into the primal, physical process of change. The dancers' bodies, charged with tension and release, become living vessels for the emotional and psychological metamorphosis that mirrors just an extract of the journey of the carved wooden puppet awakening to a world of complexity, temptation, and self-realization.
New creation for Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität für Musik, Schauspiel und Tanz
Creation period for Adriano Popolo Rubbio as guest professor for Anton Bruckner Private University. He will develop a new creation with the 3rd semester students. Premiere: February, 7 2025 at Posthof, Linz.
KC workshop @ ADT Advanced Dance Training
Komoco immersive dance program for ADT Advanced Dance Training. The collaboration is confirmed for its second edition in 2025, with 4 weekends of workshops from January to April 2025 held by Sofia Nappi and Komoco dancers from KCTL legacy.
New creation for Leipzig Ballet
Creation period for Sofia Nappi’s new work for Leipzig Ballet, a double-bill named “Humans”, with creations by Sofia Nappi and Louis Stens.
Sofia Nappi’s movement language plays with the boundaries that can be drawn between ballet, contemporary dance and performance. To music by Clara Schumann and Henry Purcell, she explores the interweaving of baroque and modern, and ideas of femininity in different eras.
Premiere: February, 1 2025, Opernhaus Leipzig.
New creation for Leipzig Ballet
Creation period for Sofia Nappi’s new work for Leipzig Ballet, a double-bill named “Humans”, with creations by Sofia Nappi and Louis Stens.
Sofia Nappi’s movement language plays with the boundaries that can be drawn between ballet, contemporary dance and performance. To music by Clara Schumann and Henry Purcell, she explores the interweaving of baroque and modern, and ideas of femininity in different eras.
Premiere: February, 1 2025, Opernhaus Leipzig.
”IMA” Performance
“The universe is movement itself, pleasure to create, vitality that constantly renews: everything is dance. In this perspective is implicit the message: you are not alone; however precarious, isolated, or desperate you may feel, you participate in one immense dance; […] If you want to become aware of this union and perceive reality in its deepest essence, dance.”
“Esperienze delle Vette” by Piero Ferrucci
”IMA” Performance
“The universe is movement itself, pleasure to create, vitality that constantly renews: everything is dance. In this perspective is implicit the message: you are not alone; however precarious, isolated, or desperate you may feel, you participate in one immense dance; […] If you want to become aware of this union and perceive reality in its deepest essence, dance.”
“Esperienze delle Vette” by Piero Ferrucci
”IMA” Performance
“The universe is movement itself, pleasure to create, vitality that constantly renews: everything is dance. In this perspective is implicit the message: you are not alone; however precarious, isolated, or desperate you may feel, you participate in one immense dance; […] If you want to become aware of this union and perceive reality in its deepest essence, dance.”
“Esperienze delle Vette” by Piero Ferrucci
”IMA” Performance
“The universe is movement itself, pleasure to create, vitality that constantly renews: everything is dance. In this perspective is implicit the message: you are not alone; however precarious, isolated, or desperate you may feel, you participate in one immense dance; […] If you want to become aware of this union and perceive reality in its deepest essence, dance.”
“Esperienze delle Vette” by Piero Ferrucci
”IMA” Performance
“The universe is movement itself, pleasure to create, vitality that constantly renews: everything is dance. In this perspective is implicit the message: you are not alone; however precarious, isolated, or desperate you may feel, you participate in one immense dance; […] If you want to become aware of this union and perceive reality in its deepest essence, dance.”
“Esperienze delle Vette” by Piero Ferrucci
KC workshop @ Contemporary Workshop by ICE
ICE is a unique program designed to give young dancers an opportunity to have a full-immersion experience of working in a professional contemporary dance company – including casting, rehearsals, being part of the choreographic process, travel, and performances. At this workshop, young dancers will have the extraordinary opportunity to engage with works from some of the most dynamic contemporary choreographers active today. These include the acclaimed Ohad Naharin, the distinguished Marco Goecke, and the internationally renowned choreographer and dancer Sofia Nappi (Alvin Ailey, NDT).
”Wabi-Sabi” Performance
“The way up and the way down are one and the same. He had to descend to the depth of himself and stay there: in that inner darkness without refuge, without hope. This was the only path that would lead him upward.”
Joseph and The Way of Forgiveness by Stephen Mitchell
”Wabi-Sabi” Performance
“The way up and the way down are one and the same. He had to descend to the depth of himself and stay there: in that inner darkness without refuge, without hope. This was the only path that would lead him upward.”
Joseph and The Way of Forgiveness by Stephen Mitchell
”PUPO” Performance
"The wood from which Pinocchio is cut is humanitas, humanity."
Benedetto Croce
New creation for Joss Arnott Dance / Emergence
Creation period for Sofia Nappi’s new work for Emergence, the postgraduate dance company of Joss Arnott Dance/ professional dance program. Premiere: March 2025.
KC - Residenza The Fridas
Residenza artistica e seconda presentazione in forma di studio presso Oriente Occidente, Rovereto
”Wabi-Sabi” Performance
“The way up and the way down are one and the same. He had to descend to the depth of himself and stay there: in that inner darkness without refuge, without hope. This was the only path that would lead him upward.”
Joseph and The Way of Forgiveness by Stephen Mitchell
KC Workshop
KC workshop is open to professional dancers and movers from different backgrounds ...