cacoPhony
cacoPhony
from Bach to Baby Shark
a playful and disturbing anti-ballet in one act
Music – Baroque and Classical delicacies by Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, George Frideric Handel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven and Antonin Dvorak – interpreted and modernized by contemporary composers Peter Gregson (Scotland), Ahmed Eltobgy and Rehab Motave (Egypt), Kim Min Seok (South Korea), Vanessa Mae (England/Thailand), Vikingur Olafsson (Iceland), Gabriel Prokofiev (Russia/England), Max Richter (Germany/England).
Choreography, directing and dramaturgy – Vladimir Angelov (Bulgaria/USA)
Artistic consultant – Silviya Tomova
Choreography consultant of folklore forms – Desi Jordanoff
Choreography consultant of hip-hop – Maurice Johnson
Assistant choreographer – Aneliya Dimitrova
Second choreographer – Penka Dimitrova
Team of the film CacoPhony:
Cinematography, camera and editing – Milen Botev and Yova Petkova
Multimedia design and visual collage – Sergey Golubev
Sound effects and digital score – Dimitar Dimitrov
Photography – Radostin Dimitrov
Lighting design – Doroteya Zlatanova
Costumes – Iliana Taneva, Mariyan Boyadzhiev, Teodora Dzhambazova
Sets and accessories – Mariyana Bocheva
Make-up and wigs – Diana Koleva, Todorka Georgieva
Parts and Performers:
Neo–Scenic Stage – overtUrish trio – Joseph Wright, Petya Vaneva, Francesco Calipari
cacoPhony soloists – Romina Slavova, Kozue Donaka
mouRning sunRise – Aneliya Dimitrova, Annemieke Bruce, Angela Joanou, Alessandra Messa, Aleksandra Ostatek, Akari Morimatsu, Elizabeth Ryznar, Eleni Marku, Carmen Demitras, Kozue Donaka, Frederica Ottaviano, Bogdana Sergeeva, Ivelina Nikolova, Liliya Ivanova, Ewelina Wszołek, Zornitsa Petrova, Martina Prefetto, Clara Ferrer, Storm Norris, Frederico Pinto, Ivaylo Yanev, Riccardo Tuccinardi, Francesco Borriello, Marcelo Molina, Kaito Takahashi, Francesco Calipari
in–Love Duet – Eleni Marku, Francesco Salpietro/ Francesco Calipari, ensemble: Angella Joanou, Annemieke Bruce, Valeria Mattina, Aleksandra Ostatek, Frederica Ottaviano, Carmen Demirtas, Bogdana Sergeeva, Ivelina Nikolova, Liliya Ivanova, Gloria Buzzi, Akari Morimatsu, Alessandra Messa, Francesco Borriello, Francesco Calipari, Marcelo Molina, Riccardo Tuccinardi
Tuccinardi worldSuits Duet – Clara Ferrer, Ivaylo Yanev, Ensemble: Kalina Vladimirova, Elizabeth Ryznar, Sylvia Bango, Aleksandar Markov, Kalin Lyubenov, David Lopez,
BureauCrafts soloist – Martina Prefetto, ensemble women: Akari Morimatsu,, Ewelina Wszołek, Ivelina Nikolova, Angella Joanou, Valeria Mattina, Storm Norris, Aneliya Dimitrova, and Frederico Pinto
eveNing News Clown – Riccardo Tuccinardi; soloist gangster: Fiordi Lloha, ensemble men: Aleksandar Markov, Kalin Lyubenov, Francesco Borriello, Marcelo Molina, Francesco Calipari, David Lopez
FeastIvity – Anelia Dimitrova, Romina Slavova, Martina Prefetto, Clara Ferrer, Kozue Donaka, Alessandra Messa, Aleksandra Ostatek, Annemieke Bruce, Angella Joanou, Eleni Marku, Elizabeth Ryznar, Ewelina Wszołek, Bogdana Sergeeva, Ivelina Nikolova, Gloria Buzzi, Valeria Mattina, Frederica Ottaviano, Liliya Ivanova, Sylvia Bango, Kalina Vladimirova, Storm Norris, Akari Morimatsu, Petya Vaneva, Fiordi Lloha, Frederico Pinto, Ivaylo Yanev, Riccardo Tuccinardi, Francesco Borriello, Marcelo Molina, Kaito Takahashi, Francesco Kapilari, Aleksandar Markov, Kalin lyubenov, David Lopez, Joseph Wright, Francesco Salpietro, Фрагискос Скликас
The spectacle is a one-act storyline comedy in the style of the modern dance-theater. A young woman – caco Phony, doing daily chores, gets into unexpected circumstances and episodes. Going through a serious of difficulties, she gets to know the people she comes in conflict with and with her own self. She finds new friends, who change her outlook too.
The choreography is a compilation of different dance genres throughout the centuries: neo-classical, modern jazz ballet, ballroom dancing, Bulgarian folklore dances, Arab national dances, American hip-hop, modern dance, dance-theater and physical theater.
Duration 52 minutes
Premiere: 24 July 2021