Duration
26.7.24, 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Admission
Free
Info
Alessio is a 26-year-old man. He lives in Rome and visits the bar, opposite Nico Vascellari's studio. The artist first heard his lute, a whistle, a call. One day, Vascellari sat down in the bar, facing the young man. Alessio’s way of perceiving the world is shaped by his autism spectrum: he communicates without words, using a mix of movement and sounds. Alessio’s cadence, a composition of repetitive gestures and sounds, inspired Vascellari to explore communication beyond words. In the performance that emerged from their encounter, an ensemble moves together and apart, telling a collective story about the universal desire to understand and be understood.
The German premiere of the performance Alessio (2023-24) takes place on 26.7.24, as part of Open Haus. It starts with the soundscape created by Nico Vascellari and a few individual performers connecting with Alessio’s body language. By and by, 11 local performers from Munich will join in and contribute their own dialect of non-verbal language. The 30-minute choreography expands from the Mittelhalle at Haus der Kunst to the Terrassensaal and the English Garden. As the ensemble moves together and apart, a collective story emerges about the universal desire to understand and be understood.
After the performance concludes, Alessio's soundscape will continue to enliven the Terrassensaal until 4.8.24. The doors to the terrace will remain open for the duration of the exhibition, bridging the building with the outdoor public space, while conducting a choir of Alessio’s cadence and the polyphony of the Englischer Garten.
The project invites visitors to reflect on their own unique means of communication and come together, during a polyphony of nonverbal languages, within the spaces of Haus der Kunst.
No ticket is required for the performance. Admission is free.
After Open Haus, an afterparty will take place at Blitz Music Club. Starting at 11 pm, Nico Vascellari's band Ninos du Brasil will perform. Doors open at 10 pm, tickets via Blitz Music Club.
Performers: Alina Belyagina, Alessio Cannizzo, Chiara Casiraghi, Wiebke Dobers, Judith Hummel, Chao Liu, Fabian Moraw, Emmanuelle Rizzo, Simon Ruf, Capucine Schattleitner, Aya Sone, Veronica Vagnoni, Allegra Vistelli, Rosalie Wanka, Geosmin Minjeong Yang.
The performance Alessio at Haus der Kunst is supported by Giorgio Armani and Armani/Silos.
The project is supported by the Directorate General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture under the Italian Council programme (2023). The project is organized in collaboration with Comune di Firenze and Museo Novecento in Florence, Italy.