‘The Trullo Sequence’ Brings Dance to Rome’s Trullo District
Rome, June 10 – On Friday, June 13, at 7 PM, the Lotto 8 courtyards, passages, and common areas in the Trullo district will be transformed into a collective artistic experience with ‘The Trullo Sequence.’ This site-specific performance, choreographed by Sil Marti, is part of the Roma Borgata Festival and will take place at via del Trullo 227. Admission is free, but reservations are mandatory.
The event, conceived within the ‘Pillole Urbane’ initiative, is part of a week-long series dedicated to the Trullo neighborhood, located in the southwestern periphery of the Italian capital.
A Project Born from Listening to the Territory
At the core of the performance is an artistic residency conducted directly in the neighborhood from June 8 to June 13. Far from being an external intervention imposed on the area, the project was shaped by observing and engaging with the residents, architecture, and dynamics of life in Lotto 8. This focus on the urban and social context is a central element of the work carried out by the Roma Borgata Festival and its artistic director, Alessandra Muschella. The objective is to highlight peripheral areas as spaces for cultural production and participation, centering the communities that inhabit them.
Everyday Life as Artistic Language
‘The Trullo Sequence’ focuses on the actions that punctuate daily life, often going unnoticed. Work, caring for others, waiting, encounters, and coexistence become choreographic material and tools to narrate the collective dimension of the neighborhood. Performers move through the spaces of Lotto 8, emerging and dissolving into the urban fabric. Their movements reveal the complexity of relationships woven into everyday life, transforming the neighborhood into a shared landscape where private and public dimensions coexist and influence each other.
A New Perspective on Urban Spaces
The performance invites the public to actively participate in an experience where the boundary between observer and observed blurs. The popular architecture of the neighborhood becomes a natural backdrop, while dance suggests new perspectives from which to view places often considered merely functional or transitional. Through this process, an emotional map of Trullo emerges, capable of conveying the memories, fragilities, energies, and potential of the neighborhood. The urban space thus transforms into a tool for collective narration and reflection.
Five Stages to Explore Lotto 8
The performative journey is structured into five distinct choreographic sequences, each dedicated to a particular aspect of the urban experience. ‘Public Skin’ opens the path with an invitation to mutual listening and shared presence. ‘Architectures of Care’ focuses on everyday gestures and the relationships that build common life. With ‘Chessboard,’ attention shifts to dialogue and confrontation between bodies in space, while ‘Of the Wind’ addresses themes of memory and movement. The final sequence, ‘On the Edge,’ offers a reflection on the concept of boundaries, interpreted as a place of freedom, change, and transformation.
Art and City in Dialogue
Through the progressive construction of perspectives and pathways, ‘The Trullo Sequence’ offers a reflection on the relationship between the individual and the urban environment. The performance demonstrates how areas often considered marginal can become spaces for encounter, creativity, and shared imagination. The project is curated by ACSD KODANCE/&KO. Concept, direction, and choreography are by Sil Marti, with choreographic assistance from Giulia Federico. The event is scheduled for June 13, 2025, at 7 PM at ATER Lotto 8, in Rome’s Trullo district. It is an opportunity to discover the territory through a different perspective, where dance becomes a storytelling tool and the city transforms into a stage.
Source: https://urloweb.com/municipi/municipio-xi/al-trullo-la-danza-incontra-il-quartiere/
