Sunday, July 20, 2025
9:00 – 11:45 PM
Shared evening featuring four dance works:
(and then the boars entered), ORATORIA, SANDPIT, and SOMEWHERE
Teatro Falcone e Borsellino, Zafferana Etnea (CT)
Free admission
Simone Lorenzo Benini
& Miriam Budzáková
Sand is a material capable of both creating and erasing countless forms. Through manipulation, it becomes a substance from which an infinite number of stories and images can emerge.
The performers explore this material as a metaphor for the body—a crown of infinite possibilities to investigate the ambiguity of our memories, often blurred and intertwined with fantasies, fears, desires, and other forces.
Sand is a material capable of both creating and erasing countless forms. Through manipulation, it becomes a substance from which an infinite number of stories and images can emerge.
The performers explore this material as a metaphor for the body—a crown of infinite possibilities to investigate the ambiguity of our memories, often blurred and intertwined with fantasies, fears, desires, and other forces.
Choreography: Simone Lorenzo Benini, Miriam Budzáková
Performers: Miriam Budzáková, Simone Lorenzo Benini
Co-production: Huggy Bears, WUK performing arts, Brut Wien, AiEP
Supported by: Intercettazioni, Teatro Petrella di Longiano, L’arboreto – Teatro dimora di Mondaino, IterCulture / Teatri Riflessi, Movimento Danza.
The work is developed through an artist residency from 11 to 22 July 2025, at Viagrande Studios, as part of ResiDance – an initiative of the Anticorpi XL Network.
Simone Lorenzo works as a dance artist between Italy, Austria, and Finland. He holds a degree with a specialisation in Dance and Performance from the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (SEAD), Austria.
In 2025, he received support from the ResiDance residency programme of the AnticorpiXL network and, together with Miriam Budzáková, from the Viennese mentorship programme Huggy Bears.
Simone Lorenzo works as a dance artist between Italy, Austria, and Finland. He holds a degree with a specialisation in Dance and Performance from the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (SEAD), Austria.
In 2025, he received support from the ResiDance residency programme of the AnticorpiXL network and, together with Miriam Budzáková, from the Viennese mentorship programme Huggy Bears.
Miriam (1997, Slovakia) is an emerging dancer and performer based in Vienna. She graduated in Dance and Performance from SEAD (Austria) and the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. Miriam works between irony, intimacy, and the public sphere, creating participatory performance situations. Interested in audience engagement, she explores the roles and responsibilities of spectators. She has collaborated with Manuel Ronda, Ceren Oran, Rafael Dziemidok, and Elina Pirinen. Her works have been presented in Europe and Slovakia. Miriam is part of the ArTemporis collective and co-organises the Tanečno festival.
Miriam (1997, Slovakia) is an emerging dancer and performer based in Vienna. She graduated in Dance and Performance from SEAD (Austria) and the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. Miriam works between irony, intimacy, and the public sphere, creating participatory performance situations. Interested in audience engagement, she explores the roles and responsibilities of spectators. She has collaborated with Manuel Ronda, Ceren Oran, Rafael Dziemidok, and Elina Pirinen. Her works have been presented in Europe and Slovakia. Miriam is part of the ArTemporis collective and co-organises the Tanečno festival.