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La Dama Castellana

Conegliano Veneto (Italy)

In the central square of Conegliano, the celebration of La Dama Castellana begins with dances and shows that have a great choreographic impact. The center of the square is about to be discovered by the COS - Oscurante molton backdrops that hide ...
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... the chessboard made up of squares of black and white TSM - Silviagrips dance floor.The dancers of the Rome Opera Ballet begin to dance ...
... with the étoile Carla Fracci.
The performance of the flag-wavers preludes ...
... to the entry into the field of the contenders' teams.The human pawns arrange themselves on the board ...
... and the game begins with the first move.The deployments advance ...
...until the human pawns come into contact ...
... and the clash causes the first casualties.A pawn from the black team is on its knees after being ''eaten'' by its opponent and is about to be escorted off the board.
Traditional costume celebration with Renaissance origins (the first editions dates back to the first half of the '400), that recalled and celebrated, in origin, the thirteenth-century victory of the town of Conegliano on that of Treviso, that was considered invincible until that moment.
Scenography
Daniele Paolin
Corps de ballet
Corpo di ballo dell'Opera di Roma

Materials used in this production

COS - Oscurante

Duvetyne and blackout fabrics

TSM - Silviagrips

Dance floors

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