We invite you to a dance performance BRAVE, where two bodies, two experiences, and two ways of being meet on stage. The piece was created through long-term research into relationships, mutual support, and the search for new possibilities of movement, presence, and perception.
BRAVE is the result of several years of collaboration between choreographer Paola Bianchi and performer Valentina Bravetti. The performance explores what emerges in the space between two bodies – when it is no longer about performance, but about attention, trust, determination, and the desire to be together on stage. Instead of spectacle, it offers a focused stage experience that opens up themes of difference, closeness, and shared presence.
Today, the work is part of the choreographic research project ELP, in which Paola Bianchi explores the relationship between word, movement, and bodily memory. The result is a performance that is precise, physical, and at the same time delicate.
Since the late 1980s, Paola Bianchi has been one of the leading figures in contemporary dance. Her work has been presented at numerous international contemporary dance and theatre festivals. She is the author of the publication Corpo Politico _ distopia del gesto, utopia del movimento, and her research project ELP received the Rete Critica award in 2020.
When: October 31, 2026
Where: Okruhový dom armády, Trenčín
Creative team
Concept and choreography: Paola Bianchi
Creation and performance: Valentina Bravetti, Paola Bianchi
Music: Stefano Murgia
Lighting design: Paolo Pollo Rodighiero
Come and experience a performance built on focus, mutuality, and a sensitive perception of the body in space.
Please note that photo and video recordings will be made during the event and may be published later.
