ANGRY BUTTERFLY
by and with: Riccardo De Simone
dramaturgical assistant: Laura Cossignani
video projections: Riccardo De Simone
co-production: S’ALA produzione and Cinqueminuti APS
residency support: Danza Urbana / rete h(abita)t, Spazio QB Quanto Basta, Goethe-Institut / Culture Moves Europe, SPAM! Rete per le arti contemporanee, S’ALA, DAS, S.h.i.ft.s. Art in movemen
by and with
dramaturgical assistant
video projections
co-production
Residency support
Riccardo De Simone
Laura Cossignani
Riccardo De Simone
S’ALA produzione, Cinqueminuti A.P.S.
Danza Urbana/rete h(abita)t, Spazio QB Quanto Basta, Goethe Institut / Culture Moves Europe, SPAM! Rete per le arti contemporanee, S’ALA, DAS,
S.h.i.ft.s. Art in movement
Premiere: 24/11/2024 Th!nk P!nk Festival, Fattoria Vittadini, Milano
Selected by: Culture Moves Europe, Collagene, Piattaforma G/NAO24
synopsis
Angry Butterfly is an emblematic pop character, obsessed with the pursuit of approval.
Its glossy smile is kaleidoscopic, reflecting a society where identity is manipulated and transformed to fit media-driven expectations.
The multidisciplinary nature of the project explores the overlap between a pop singer and a jockey—both reliant on external entities (audience and horse). This parallel evokes the imagery of a young rider dominating wild horses, symbolizing a pop identity bound to its audience in a relationship of mutual dependence.
Through a contemporary lens saturated with images and visual stimuli, Angry Butterfly is a performance that wears the layered masks of a performative society. It speaks to the constant need to live up to a role, to seemingly invincible creatures, and to attempts to reclaim the essence of one's own image.
Photo credit: Stefano, Scheda, Gino Rosa e
Carlo Sgarzi
De Simone Riccardo
Riccardo is a multidisciplinary dancer and artist. His practice mainly integrates performance and visual arts, producing evocative images that explore the relationship between the human body and the body as object.
