POP


After 12 years, Nicola Galli proposes a new version of his performance O | proiezione dell'architettura ossea.
Renewed in its title and intent, POP is an event dedicated to childhood and families that focuses on the body as the primary tool for exploring expressive and communicative potential.
POP is an interactive performance that invites people to rediscover the pleasure of playing and explore different motor possibilities of the body. The perforamcne devotes time to the discovery of new perceptions, sensations and emotions through movement.
On a square platform covered with bubble wrap, the dancer moves by bending and extending his joints to draw figures and geometries, inviting the audience to interact with the material and the space of the performance.

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year: 2023
interactive performance for children (5 - 10 years) and families

action and creation: Nicola Galli

care and assistance: Giulia Melandri

production: Nebula APS

length: 30 minutes

"[...] A giant carpet of bubble wrap: every child’s dream – and not just theirs. No sets, no music, just the body. Galli, with his extraordinary ability to capture attention and engage the audience, leads the spectators into a gym of perceptions. He begins by demonstrating the possibilities, then invites the group – a small group of children that increases with the participation of parents – to move in unison with him across this expanse of bubbles waiting to be popped. The sound changes as participation increases: from a light tapping to the clatter of hail, until it sounds like a burst of applause. The group crawls, moves on their heels. Slow, fast, soft, loud, between silences and the impossibility of moving without being heard."

Pietro Corvi [ Libertà - March 2026 ]

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