DANTE'S DIVINA COMMEDIA - INFERNO
This production is made possible
with public funds
from the New York State
Council on the
Arts
"Black Moon Theatre Company present a stirring interpretation of Dante, with a strong tone of decadence pervading its examinations of humanity...Captivatingly visual from the offset... operatic..." expats.cz
"An impressive performance..." TimeOutNewYork
"... Dante's Divina Commedia - Inferno, directed by Rene Migliaccio and performed by Alessio Bordoni, is a postmodern take on telling Dante's epic tale of the descent into Hell. Bordoni gives a tour de force performance, narrating the Cantos while interpreting and presenting their meaning through his body.... The piece is a true directorial triumph for Migliaccio, who has created a consistent and compelling stage picture that is difficult to tear one's eyes away from..." NYTheatre.com
"... Undeniably a work of profound visual beauty... Between Bordoni's wailing disbelief, Aminda Asher's haunting cello playing, and Evan's abstract imagery, "Divina Commedia" flirts with aesthetic perfection..." Backstage
"... Innovative, visually stunning, and audibly moving..." New Theater Corps
In this new adaptation of 'Dante's Inferno', Artistic Director Rene Migliaccio creates a multicultural, multidisciplinary and multimedia visual and aural work that positions performers within video projections, redefining traditional theatrical boundaries. Physical Theatre, Music and Poetry in the Italian language create the ritualistic experience of Dante's journeys through the nine circles of Hell. Canto after canto, Italian performer Alessio Bordoni portrays the character of Dante leading the audience throughout his descent into Hell. The different realms of sin are portrayed through images: moving fragments of collages by critically acclaimed Collage Artist India Evans. Cellist Michaela Stehlíková performs a classical score, a pre-consciousness of Dante's journey into Hell. In 'Dante's Inferno', the traditional concept of Hell as a place of eternal tortures is re-defined as a condition of spiritual anguish caused by separation from the Sacred.
Alessio
Bordoni is an Italian born
American actor who was trained under Zygmunt Molik (Grotowski's
lead actor) in Germany, at The American Mime Theater and at HB
Studio. His stage debut was in 2001 in Rome, Italy, where he
performed a one-man-show on Gargantua and Pantagruel by
Rabelais, adapted and directed by Bordoni himself. He then
performed in numerous theatre productions throughout Europe, as
well as working on TV, film and voice-over projects. Bordoni
developed many characters, among them were
Marquis Des Arcis in the
Italian production of
Jacques the Fatalist by Diderot
directed by Paolo Poli which ran 400 performances,
Schlome in
If This is a Man by Primo Levi
directed by Marco Mattolini and he played the lead in a
critically acclaimed production of
The
Demons by Dostoevsky staged by
Iranian director Shahroo Kheradmand. Bordoni recited Dante
Alighieri's poems at NYU and BMCC College. His most recent role
was that of
Dante in
Dante's Divina Commedia - Inferno,
directed by Rene Migliaccio and performed at the HERE Arts
Center and at the Prague Fringe Festival for which he received
rave reviews. He recently finished writing a one-man-show called
CHARLES PONZI - A DOLLAR AND A SCHEME,
based on the life of the man who invented the Ponzi Scheme.
India Evans
is a NYC born and raised visual artist who is best known for her
intimate and poetic collages. Evans was educated at
Scuola
d'Arte Lorenzo de Medici
in Florence, Italy and
Accademia di Belle Arti
in Perugia, Italy. In 2000 Evans received a BFA from the
American University. Evans work has been exhibited at galleries
and museums worldwide including
Sala Uno Gallery in
Rome, Italy, Na Solynanke Gallery in Moscow, Russia, Fred
Gallery in London, UK, Knoedler Gallery in NY, the Kratzen
Museum in Washington, DC, the Islip Art Museum in NY and the
Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn, NY. Evans is currently
represented by the Pavel Zoubok Gallery. Her work has been
reviewed in
The
New York Sun,
Il Venerdi di Repubblica,
the
NY Observer,
Backstage,Time
Out
and most recently in the
Paris Review.
In 2009 Evans collages were featured in a video assemblage for
the set of Dante's Divina Commedia - Inferno.
Michaela Stehlíková
started her education in 1994 when she started to play flute at ZŠ Radotín. In 1996
she entered Klement Slavický music school where she studied cello with Mrs. Lenka Kavalová and
piano with Mrs. Martina Slavíková. In 2000, she started to attend lessons with Mrs. Renata Strašrybková
at Prague Concervatory. In 2004, she entered Prague Conservatory where she studied with Mrs. Renata Sztrašrybková.
In year 2008, she graduated from Prague conservatory. From 2005 to 2007 she played as a cello leader with the Passau
symphony orchestra. Michaela’s masters classes include: International master classes Brno with Mr. Miroslav Zicha,
Mr. Michal Kaňka, Nové Hrady, Eptingen, and Mrs. Renata Strašrybková. Michaela often plays concerts in Switzerland,
Germany, and Slovakia. In 2006 she plays in a chamber orchestra in Dubai and Abu Dhabí in UAE. Michaela plays with
the three Prague Conservatory orchestras. She also plays solo concerts with pianist Lukáš Klánský.
