"In anarchistas we work around doubts, around the uncomfortable feeling of defining the border between right and wrong. How we deal with our fragile truths, with the truths of the others, how we define a common code, and how much we compromise in this action of building a language that is shared. When you can say you established a code and when this code is just a prelude for another question. But in the piece we also search the space for the simple desire and its primitive confidence: pure energy, pure movement, sure of itself and not conscious about aims and doubts and reflections, a sort of vigour that hunts for an "existential anarchism of the body."

Concept and choreography: Gabriella Maiorino

Dancers: Helen Pokrovskaja, Ezequiel Sanucci, Gabriella Maiorino, Samir Calixto
Music: Simone Giacomini
Lights: Ascon de Nijs
produced by Dansateliers Rotterdam (NL) and Danswerkplaats Amsterdam (NL) with the support of Sosta Palmizi Network 2005

Anarchistas (2005) won the competition "satelliti" held by Sosta Palmizi network and the European network Junge Hunde project. The work received very good critics in the main newspapers of Amsterdam and The Netherlands.
Anarchistas has been chosen, with four other pieces, for the DANSCLICK showcase, including a tour of 23 big theatres in The Netherlands, from October 2006 on.
It has also been chosen by a Spanish dance network to be performed in a tour through the main city theatres (Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, Zaragoza) in a double bill with another representative of the most interesting choreographers of the new Dutch dance scene.

Anarchistas Reviews:

"The masterpiece of the evening is however the longest piece 'Anarchistas' of Gabriella Maiorino...A long, exciting and very promising dance piece."
JACOB HAAGSMA, Dansclick tour, Leeuwarder courier, November 06, Holland

"....In this choreography it is very refined the use of spotlights, decor and music/sounded...The grown still (litteral) and intimate moments in this choreography and the relation with the violent and expressive movements of the dancers individually and as a group, make this piece stunning from beginning to end."
Cultuurpodium, October 06, dansclick tour, Holland

"Gabriella Maiorino (Italy) opens strongly with a skilfully made ballet: Anarchistas, for four dancers and a dj. At a compelling beat, which never get boring, the dancers freeze in a pose one after the other.... What is fascinating in ANARCHISTAS is the right balance between speed and rests, seriousness and playfulness. Maiorino marked up the most "dansant" and finally also the most fascinating choreography."
de SPITS, juli 05, Fresh dance, Julidans festival, Amsterdam

"..It is clever how the dilemma of opposite needs, gradually also becomes tangible within this almost mathematical concept."
Volkskrant, juli 07, fresh dance, julidans festival, amsterdam

Anarchistas Performances

2005

11 February	Dansateliers Rotterdam (NL)
12 February	Dansateliers Rotterdam (NL)
13 February	Dansateliers Rotterdam (NL)
14 April	DWA studiotheater, Amsterdam (NL)
15 April	DWA studiotheater, Amsterdam (NL)
16 April	DWA studiotheater, Amsterdam (NL)
17 April	DWA studiotheater, Amsterdam (NL)
19 May	Cortona (IT)
22 May	Fabbrica Europa, Firenze (IT)
5 July	Fresh Dance, Julidans Festival, Amsterdam (NL)
6 July	Fresh Dance, Julidans Festival, Amsterdam (NL)
14 September	Torino Contemporanea Festival, Torino (IT)
29 September	Differenti Sensazioni Festival, Biella (Italy)
4 October	Showcase Dansclick, Den Haag (NL)
13 October	Maaspoorttheater, Venlo (NL)

DANSCLICK TOUR

6     October     2006     Theater de Vest, Alkmaar (NL)
11   October     2006     Zaantheater, Zaandam (NL)
13   October     2006     Goudse Schouwbourg, Gouda (NL)
14   October     2006     Podium Twente, Enschede (NL)
15   October     2006     Schouwbourg de Storm, Winterswijk (NL)
17   October     2006     Leidse Schouwbourg, Leiden (NL)
18   October     2006     Almeerse theater, Almere (NL)
19   October     2006     Schouwbourg het Park, Hoorn (NL)
26   October     2006     Schouwbourg, Tiel (NL)
27   October     2006     Schouwbourg, Delft (NL)
1     November  2006     Schouwbourg de Lawei, Drachten (NL)
2     November  2006     Schouwbourg de Harmonie, Leeuwarden (NL)
3     November  2006     Schouwbourg , Amstelveen (NL)
4     November  2006     de Hanzehof, Zutphen (NL)
8     November  2006     Schouwbourg, Arnhem (NL)
9     November  2006     Witte Theater, Ijmuiden (NL)
16   November  2006     de Purmaryn, Purmerend (NL)
17   November  2006     Schouwbourg Kunstmin, Dordrecht (NL)
23   November  2006     Isala theater, capelle a/d Ijssel (NL)
24   November  2006     Chasse theater, Breda (NL)
25   November  2006     Theater speelhuis, Helmond (NL)
28   November  2006     Theaters Tilburg, Tilburg (NL)
15   February    2007     Theater Lantaren Venster, Rotterdam (NL)
10   October      2007     Bellevue Theater, Amsterdam (NL)