MP3 Dance Company: Philip Glass – Etudes | Dance Season 2025

Merging music and video art, Philip Glass - Études arrives for the first time in Bologna at the Comunale Nouveau. The project, a collaboration with choreographer Lucinda Childs and music curator Oscar Pizzo, features 12 Études by minimalist composer Philip Glass. The choreographies, created by Childs and other international artists, are blended with video art by Shirin Neshat and others. The performance features Simone Sgarbanti on piano and Anna Liisa Eller on the Estonian kannel.

• • Choreography: Lucinda Childs, Cassi Abranches, Shintaro Hirahara, Michele Pogliani
• • Video Art: Shirin Neshat, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Fabio Cherstich, Anagoor Collective
• • Music: Philip Glass
• • 12 Études (curated by Oscar Pizzo)
• • Piano: Simone Sgarbanti, in collaboration with the Imola International Academy Foundation Piano Academy "Incontri con il Maestro"
• • Kannel: Anna Liisa Eller
• • A new production by the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, in collaboration with Change Performing Arts and MP3 dance project.