5 characters appear on stage, their faces visibly marked by old age. Clumsy and rigid at first, this troupe becomes explosive and joyful when the masks come off, literally. Trained at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York, Sofia Nappi draws on the gaga Israelian technique where, to bring about dancing, the intensity becomes almost animal-like. The energy circulates among the performers, from one to the other in a sensual and intimate impetus based on instinctive listening and letting go. Presented at the Venice Biennale, Ima expresses our desire to reconnect with ourselves and the sweet idea that age is just a number!

A worldwide figure of the hip-hop scene, Ousmane Sy – who suddenly passed away in 2020 – got inspired by the house dance discovered in the clubs of New York and Chicago. Like Queen Blood, which received a standing ovation last season at the Escher Theater, his ultimate show features an all-female cast, this time powered live by a DJ’s turntables. Playful and combative, with astonishing precision, those women launch themselves into audacious solos or become one. With the exhilarating energy of “battles”, they create a space of partying, self-expression and sharing in a furious desire to live.