“If you ask me what I came to do in
this world, I, an artist, will answer you: I am here to live out loud.” (Émile Zola)
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| “Anak Raja Gongang”. Traditional Makyung Theater. Penang, Malaysia, 3 May 2019 |
In many years of photographs during
cultural events, especially dances, of the various embassies or shows organized
by other organizations, the thing that has always thrilled me most is the
back-stage.
Because if, as I believe,
photography must show what not everyone is able to see, in this case, it
acquires all its strength.
Obviously, seeing the performances
of artists from all over the world is a joy for the eyes, and the stage is made
for it; but having the good fortune of being able to cross the door behind that
evidence means accessing the invisible – and making it visible.
As I told you some time ago about Opera
China in Penang: that experience was truly special, as I spent a few minutes in
front of the stage and almost all the time in the back, with the artists
changing dress and conversing in Chinese without paying any attention to me.
I called it the “parallel world”.
After all, I like to infinitely
enhance the craftsmanship behind every show. On stage, we see the artists in
their splendor, in the magnificence of their clothes and movements. In the back,
there are the men, the craftsmen who build their own image with a tinted
background, mirrors, and anxieties.
Women and men lost in their
uncertainties, in jokes, in the smallest thoughts that we all have. Hunger,
chat on the phone, boredom from waiting.
It's impossible to collect ten years
of documentation of dances, theater, music from different corners of the globe
in a few clicks.
What I would like to emerge was the
smell of sweat, of passion, of art that quivers a moment before becoming overt
like a butterfly opening its wings.
Hold your breath and then imagine
what could happen next, on stage, on the road...
Sometimes there is more love in the
moment before the performance than in the performance itself.
The private dimension of Art in
twenty shots, for you.
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| “Bumi Dewi”. Bharatanatyam Indian Dance. Rome, 20 May 2017 |
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| Ileana Citaristi and Saswat Josh. Odissi Indian Dance. Rome, 7 May 2017 |
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| Odissi Indian Dance. Ileana Citaristi and Saswat Josh. Rome, 28 July 2017 |
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| Holi Festival (India). Berlin, 18 March 2017 |
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| “Taste of Thailand”. Thai Dancers. Rome, 22 April 2018 |
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| “Site 2019 – Global Conference Bangkok”. Thai Dancers. Rome, 11 January 2018 |
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| “Chinese New Year”. Rome, 10 February 2018 |
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| “Flores de Mayo”. Filipino Parade. Rome, 28 May 2017 |
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| “Anak Raja Gongang”. Traditional Makyung Theater. Penang, Malaysia, 3 May 2019 |
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| “Balik Pulau Festival”. Melayu Dancers. Penang, Malaysia, 21 July 2019 |
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| “Election of the Carnival Queen of Bolivia”. Rome, 21 January 2018 |
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| “Carnival of Bolivia”. Rome, 5 April 2017 |
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| “Carnival of Bolivia”. Rome, 18 February 2018 |
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| “Virgin of Copacabana”. Bolivian dancers. Rome, 5 February 2017 |
Wow. Best!
ReplyDeleteI love all the photos.
Can see what we don't know about the story behind the stage.
Suka.😍
Thanks a lot 😊😊🙏
DeleteNice photos, good story
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot 🙏
DeleteNice sharing from priceless experience.
ReplyDeleteThanks to you.
Thank you so much 😊
Delete"What you don't see backstage is what really controls the show " - Sarah Sutton.
ReplyDeleteNice photo. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks to like it 💪
DeleteHow witty of you to come up with the title "The Private Dimension of Art". I don't know why everytime you write and relay to us, I feel more humane. I know this is what you want us to feel... To go with you in penetrating and see beyond the surface.
ReplyDeleteSalute