The Last Lamentation | Supernova | Santarcangelo Festival

April 20 h.7 p.m.
The Last Lamentation | Supernova

After the project’s exhibition at MAN in Nuoro, Valentina Medda’s The Last Lamentation will be premiered as a performance on April 20 during Supernova, a performing arts project in Rimini, curated by Motus, Santarcangelo dei Teatri and the Municipality of Rimini.

The sea, the crossroads of present-day diasporas, here becomes embodied through a choral action inspired by the ancient tradition of the prefiches, which connects the lament of Sardinia-the artist’s birthplace-with that of neighboring countries. Conceived as a ritual in which to participate, The Last Lamentation-which features 12 nonprofessional performers involved in a preparatory workshop-is a shared mourning that recounts the tragedy of the sea and extends like an echo to the entire Mediterranean basin. A funeral ritual for the Mediterranean, conceived by the artist as a place of waiting, suspension and passing away.

ADDRESS

→ Free beach

Boscovich Square, Rimini

INFO
duration: 25 minutes

CREDITS
by Valentina Medda
idea and direction Valentina Medda
choreographic score Valentina Medda
music and sound design Gaspare Sammartano
voice Marianna Murgia
costumes Filippo Grandulli
performer Marianna Murgia
a production of ZEIT Art Research
in co-production with Sardegna Teatro and Santarcangelo Festival
in collaboration with MAN Museum in Nuoro, MAMbo Museum of Modern Art in Bologna, FLux Factory (NYC), Viernulvier (BE)
project supported by the Italian Council (2022), General Directorate for Contemporary Creativity, Ministry of Culture and Stronger Peripheries – A Southern Coalition (Bunker Ljubljana, L’arboreto – Teatro Dimora, Sardegna Teatro)

photo Claudia Borgia – performance Valentina Medda, © Borgia / Medda