The professional workshop aims to offer a sense of physical and sensory wholeness through the exploration and discovery of the body’s new possibilities. The practice invites participants to reconnect with an instinctive, embodied state — awakening an awareness of their artistic uniqueness and enabling them to express themselves in infinite ways, from expansive and powerful forms to the most subtle and delicate qualities. KOMOCO’s movement language delves into theatricality and expressiveness, blurring the boundaries between dance, theatre and performance. Performers are encouraged to embody narratives and emotions with a visceral presence, accessing a raw state where movement, sensation and emotion merge. Through a series of games and guided improvisation exercises, the work reveals vulnerability, tension, conflict and intimacy, offering tools to communicate complex inner worlds.
Sofia Nappi
Sofia Nappi is an Italian choreographer and artistic director of KOMOCO, a company she co-founded with Adriano Popolo Rubbio and Paolo Piancastelli. Her early works quickly gained international recognition, notably through awards won at the Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition and the International Choreography Competition Hannover in 2021. KOMOCO’s productions have been presented across Europe, Mexico, Canada and Serbia, at renowned festivals and venues such as the Venice Biennale, the RomaEuropa Festival, Madrid en Danza, Danse Danse in Montreal and the Belgrade Dance Festival. As an independent choreographer, Sofia Nappi has also created works for institutions such as the Staatsoper Hannover, the Scottish Dance Theatre, Introdans, the Göteborg Opera and the Nederlands Dans Theater 2. Her upcoming projects include creations for the Leipzig Ballet, Gauthier Dance, the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and Ballet BC. Alongside her creative work, she teaches at international institutions. Since 2022, she has directed the Komoco Intensive in Florence. A graduate of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York, Sofia Nappi draws inspiration in particular from her training with the Hofesh Shechter Company and from the Gaga movement language, developed by Ohad Naharin.