Cie Twain physical dance theatre
Cie Twain, a company having accomplished more than twenty productions over twelve years, was born in 2006 when the Italian choreographer and director Loredana Parrella met the Belgian designer Roel Van Berckelaer. Since 2011 Cie Twain physical dance theatre is a Dance Company supported by MiBACT - the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism, Regional Governament – Regione Lazio, City of Cerveteri, City of Ladispoli.
In artistic residency at Sala Bausch – Art and Cultural Centre of Ladispoli (Rome) and Teatro Claudio in Tolfa (Rome).
Cie Twain physical dance theatre performed in hundreds of Italian's theatres in cities like: Rome, Naples, Florence, Turin, Milan, Palermo, Bari, Bologna, Vicenza, Venice, Trieste, Modena, Ravenna, Perugia, Ancona, Salerno, Catania, L'Aquila, Pescara, Spoleto, Siena, Cagliari, and abroad in England, Serbia, Spain, Germany, Bulgaria, Cyprus and U.S.A.
From 2014 to 2016, it is one of the cultural centres supported by Regione Lazio regional government, with the project OfficinaTwain 14/16 – Centro Promozione Culturale del Territorio.
In 2015 in cooperation wih TIDA (Teatro instabile d'Aosta), the company organises the Scena Pubblica Festival, financed by the Zetema cultural project.
Fron 2015 to 2018 TWAIN Residenza di spettacolo dal vivo is National Artistic Residency supported by MiBACT - the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage, and Regione Lazio regional government.
Since 2016 TWAIN Centro di produzione danza is the only recognized centre of dance production in the Region, programming national and international Companies and promoting audience development projects.
In 2010 the company won the Award of "Best Dance Company" of the year, of the "Marte Awards". First Prize as Best Choreography, at the Festival CortoinDanza 2011 of Cagliari, for pièce Féroce Prèsence, choreography by Loredana Parrella. In 2008 “Lei e Tancredi, denunce di corpi parlanti” was the finalist project at the ceremony for the Equilibrio Award, at the Auditorium Parco della Musica and, in 2010, the show was co-produced by OFFicINa 1011 by TsT_Regione Lazio, thus winning the Competition Fuori Rotta_Area Pergolesi, Milan. In December 2010, the show was staged at the Teatro Palladium/Fondazione Romaeuropa within the review RecitarDanzando by A.T.C.L. In 2007, "Transgression" was staged as the opening act for the festival and won the Competition Teatri di Vetro; in 2008 "Lei e Tancredi, denunce di corpi parlanti" was the finalist project at the ceremony for the Equilibrio Award, at the Auditorium Parco della Musica and, in 2010, the show was co-produced by OFFicINa 1011 by TsT_Regione Lazio, thus winning the Competition Fuori Rotta_Area Pergolesi, Milan. In December 2010, the show was staged at the Teatro Palladium/Fondazione Romaeuropa within the review RecitarDanzando by A.T.C.L. Also In 2010 the company won the Award of "Best Company" of the year, in the section "Out of Competition" of the "Marte Awards", category: Dance. In 2011 the company was a finalist in the Competition "I teatri del Sacro" with the project "Le Città e la Polvere_studio per una caduta", in collaboration with Diesis Teatrango. In June of the same year, the pièce "Féroce Prèsence" won the first prize as Best Choreography, at the Festival CortoinDanza 2011 T.Off of Cagliari and was selected for the International Award of Choreography_Rome, organised by the National Dance Academy of Rome and the Impulstanz of Vienna. In 2012 production “Transgression” was staged in new version at Teatro Cassia in Rome. Also in 2012 the pièce “Angeli e Insetti” was staged for XVI Festival of Choreographic Miniatures at National Theatre of Beograd, Serbia an at VIII International Physical Theatre Festival at Unity Theatre of Liverpool, UK. In July of the same year the first study of “Era mio Padre(He was my father)Elettra, trilogia di un attesa” parteciped at E45 Napoli Fringe Festival. In 2013 the second study of the project it was selected by Ne(x)twork 2013 organised by Teatro Orologio/Rome and Kilowatt Festival/Tuscany. “Era mio Padre(He was my father)Elettra, trilogia di un attesa” was presented in Differenti Sensazioni Festival 2013 – Biella, CassinoOFF Festival 2014, in Premiere for Season Dominio Pubblico – Teatro dell'Orologio – Rome.In December 2013 debuct “Olympia.2000” cyber-dance opera directed by Loredana Parrella commisioned by Fondazione Teatro Comunale di Modena and Ravenna Manifestazioni/Teatro Alighieri in collaboration with Cie Twain physical dance theatre with original music of M°Molinelli.
In March 2014 debuct a new show for children “Il Mago dei Fiori” coproduction Cie Twain – Diesis Teatrango with support of Regione Toscana and collaboration with Fondazione Toscana Spettacolo and Rete Teatrale Aretina. In July 2014 “Romanza_Trittico dell'Intimità” cor.Loredana Parrella, it was rappresented at Acker Stadt Palast of Berlin. In September debuct at inEURoff Festival in Rome first study of “Profumo” trio for two man and a woman and 7th November It was in premiere for ATCL Danza at Teatro Furio Camillo of Rome. In April 2015 the debut at Teatro Cantiere Florida in Florence and at Teatro Vascello in Rome with the “Don Quijote”, choreographed and directed by Loris Petrillo. In June 2015 the company with show “Lei e Tancredi” it was guest at Pallas Theatre of Nicosia for European Contemporary Dance Festiva of Cyprus. In summer 2015 “Carmen, Les Hommes” is coproduced by Fondazione Cantiere Internazionale d'Arte di Montepulciano and debuts at the 40th Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte festival in Montepulciano, at the Rocca Costanza Scena Aperta festival in Pesaro, and at Estate Caerite festival in Cerveteri. In 2016 the new production for children "Robin Hood" mixes dance, theatre and multimedia. "Cigno" is a new project, coproduced by tst/Teatri di Vetro Festival, that sees Loredana Parrella back on the stage.
In 2017 "Little something" is shortlisted at Teatri del sacro Festival. In 2017 and 208 Twain performs in New York at the IDaCo Festival.
In the last few years the company has been participating in high profile festivals and reviews in the seasons of some among the most important theatres, such as:Sala Cuarta Pared_Madrid, Teatri di Vetro Festival_Roma, Finalista Premio Equilibrio 2008, Auditorium Candiani_Mestre, Festival CortoinDanza_Cagliari, La Mama Spoleto Open Festival, Teatro Palladium_Roma, fabbricAzioni Festival_Rieti, Finalista Premio Teatri del Sacro 2011, Teatri di Vita_Bologna, E45 Napoli Fringe Festival, Auditorium Parco della Musica_Roma, Nuovo Teatro Abeliano_Bari, Auditorium Sociale_Salerno, Teatro Cantiere Florida_Firenze, Teatro Massimo_Cagliari, Teatro Nazionale_Belgrado, Unity Theatre_Liverpool, Finalista Premio Ne(x)twork 2013, ATCL Lazio, Amat Marche, CDTM Circuito Danza Campano, TPP Teatro Pubblico Pugliese, AssoentiLocali/Circuito Danza Sardegna, Rete Teatrale Aretina, Fondazione Toscana Spettacolo, Arteven, Libero Circuito, Kilowatt Festival_Sansepolcro, Teatro dei Varii_Colle Val D'Elsa, Teatro Kitchen_Vicenza, Teatro Libero_Palermo, Anfiteatro Festival_Altomonte, Spazio Onnivora_Perugia, Teatro Nuovo_Torino, Teatro Massimo_Pescara, Nuovo Sala Gassman_Civitavecchia, Teatro Velly_Formello, Teatro Garybaldi_Settimo T.se, Teatro Vascello_Roma, Rassegna Sentieri D'Autore_Frosinone, Officina Giovani_Prato, Nuovo Teatro Nuovo_Napoli, Teatro Greco_Roma, Teatro Comunale_Colleferro, Festival Mercantia_Certaldo, DarkCamera_Tuscania, Teatro Furio Camillo_Roma, Areapergolesi_Milano, Hexperimenta Festival_Ancona, Corte dei Miracoli_Siena, Frammenti Festival_Frascati, Teatro Cassia_Roma, Festival Alias Res_Ferrara, Velletri Teatro Festival, Teatro Quarticciolo - Casa dei Teatri e della Drammaturgia Contemporanea - Roma, Settembre in Danza_Teatro Due stabile d'essai_Roma, Differenti Sensazioni Festival_Stalker Teatro_Palazzo Ferrero - Biella, Teatro Tor Bella Monaca_Roma, Teatro Alba Radians_Albano L., Gran Teatro Parco delle Arti_L'Aquila, Teatro Comunale Pavarotti_Modena, Teatro Alighieri_Ravenna, Teatro Artemisio_Velletri, Teatro Rossini_Gioia del Colle, Teatro Ambra_Alessandria, Teatro Pietro Aretino_Arezzo, Teatro della Limonaia_Sesto Fio.no, Dominio Pubblico_Teatro Orologio_Roma, CassinoOFF Festival, DanceProject Festival_Teatro Stabile Sloveno_Trieste, Luoghi del Contemporaneo.Danza_Teatro Comunale Città di Vicenza, Festival Le Voci dell'Anima, Acker Stadt Palast_Berlino, inEURoff Festival_Roma, CRT Teatro dell'Arte_Milano, TenDance Festival_Fondi, Teatro degli Atti_Rimini, Confi.Dance Festival_Siena, Pallas Theatre_Nicosia Cyprus, IdaCo Festival_New York, USA.
In artistic residency at Sala Bausch – Art and Cultural Centre of Ladispoli (Rome) and Teatro Claudio in Tolfa (Rome).
Cie Twain physical dance theatre performed in hundreds of Italian's theatres in cities like: Rome, Naples, Florence, Turin, Milan, Palermo, Bari, Bologna, Vicenza, Venice, Trieste, Modena, Ravenna, Perugia, Ancona, Salerno, Catania, L'Aquila, Pescara, Spoleto, Siena, Cagliari, and abroad in England, Serbia, Spain, Germany, Bulgaria, Cyprus and U.S.A.
From 2014 to 2016, it is one of the cultural centres supported by Regione Lazio regional government, with the project OfficinaTwain 14/16 – Centro Promozione Culturale del Territorio.
In 2015 in cooperation wih TIDA (Teatro instabile d'Aosta), the company organises the Scena Pubblica Festival, financed by the Zetema cultural project.
Fron 2015 to 2018 TWAIN Residenza di spettacolo dal vivo is National Artistic Residency supported by MiBACT - the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage, and Regione Lazio regional government.
Since 2016 TWAIN Centro di produzione danza is the only recognized centre of dance production in the Region, programming national and international Companies and promoting audience development projects.
In 2010 the company won the Award of "Best Dance Company" of the year, of the "Marte Awards". First Prize as Best Choreography, at the Festival CortoinDanza 2011 of Cagliari, for pièce Féroce Prèsence, choreography by Loredana Parrella. In 2008 “Lei e Tancredi, denunce di corpi parlanti” was the finalist project at the ceremony for the Equilibrio Award, at the Auditorium Parco della Musica and, in 2010, the show was co-produced by OFFicINa 1011 by TsT_Regione Lazio, thus winning the Competition Fuori Rotta_Area Pergolesi, Milan. In December 2010, the show was staged at the Teatro Palladium/Fondazione Romaeuropa within the review RecitarDanzando by A.T.C.L. In 2007, "Transgression" was staged as the opening act for the festival and won the Competition Teatri di Vetro; in 2008 "Lei e Tancredi, denunce di corpi parlanti" was the finalist project at the ceremony for the Equilibrio Award, at the Auditorium Parco della Musica and, in 2010, the show was co-produced by OFFicINa 1011 by TsT_Regione Lazio, thus winning the Competition Fuori Rotta_Area Pergolesi, Milan. In December 2010, the show was staged at the Teatro Palladium/Fondazione Romaeuropa within the review RecitarDanzando by A.T.C.L. Also In 2010 the company won the Award of "Best Company" of the year, in the section "Out of Competition" of the "Marte Awards", category: Dance. In 2011 the company was a finalist in the Competition "I teatri del Sacro" with the project "Le Città e la Polvere_studio per una caduta", in collaboration with Diesis Teatrango. In June of the same year, the pièce "Féroce Prèsence" won the first prize as Best Choreography, at the Festival CortoinDanza 2011 T.Off of Cagliari and was selected for the International Award of Choreography_Rome, organised by the National Dance Academy of Rome and the Impulstanz of Vienna. In 2012 production “Transgression” was staged in new version at Teatro Cassia in Rome. Also in 2012 the pièce “Angeli e Insetti” was staged for XVI Festival of Choreographic Miniatures at National Theatre of Beograd, Serbia an at VIII International Physical Theatre Festival at Unity Theatre of Liverpool, UK. In July of the same year the first study of “Era mio Padre(He was my father)Elettra, trilogia di un attesa” parteciped at E45 Napoli Fringe Festival. In 2013 the second study of the project it was selected by Ne(x)twork 2013 organised by Teatro Orologio/Rome and Kilowatt Festival/Tuscany. “Era mio Padre(He was my father)Elettra, trilogia di un attesa” was presented in Differenti Sensazioni Festival 2013 – Biella, CassinoOFF Festival 2014, in Premiere for Season Dominio Pubblico – Teatro dell'Orologio – Rome.In December 2013 debuct “Olympia.2000” cyber-dance opera directed by Loredana Parrella commisioned by Fondazione Teatro Comunale di Modena and Ravenna Manifestazioni/Teatro Alighieri in collaboration with Cie Twain physical dance theatre with original music of M°Molinelli.
In March 2014 debuct a new show for children “Il Mago dei Fiori” coproduction Cie Twain – Diesis Teatrango with support of Regione Toscana and collaboration with Fondazione Toscana Spettacolo and Rete Teatrale Aretina. In July 2014 “Romanza_Trittico dell'Intimità” cor.Loredana Parrella, it was rappresented at Acker Stadt Palast of Berlin. In September debuct at inEURoff Festival in Rome first study of “Profumo” trio for two man and a woman and 7th November It was in premiere for ATCL Danza at Teatro Furio Camillo of Rome. In April 2015 the debut at Teatro Cantiere Florida in Florence and at Teatro Vascello in Rome with the “Don Quijote”, choreographed and directed by Loris Petrillo. In June 2015 the company with show “Lei e Tancredi” it was guest at Pallas Theatre of Nicosia for European Contemporary Dance Festiva of Cyprus. In summer 2015 “Carmen, Les Hommes” is coproduced by Fondazione Cantiere Internazionale d'Arte di Montepulciano and debuts at the 40th Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte festival in Montepulciano, at the Rocca Costanza Scena Aperta festival in Pesaro, and at Estate Caerite festival in Cerveteri. In 2016 the new production for children "Robin Hood" mixes dance, theatre and multimedia. "Cigno" is a new project, coproduced by tst/Teatri di Vetro Festival, that sees Loredana Parrella back on the stage.
In 2017 "Little something" is shortlisted at Teatri del sacro Festival. In 2017 and 208 Twain performs in New York at the IDaCo Festival.
In the last few years the company has been participating in high profile festivals and reviews in the seasons of some among the most important theatres, such as:Sala Cuarta Pared_Madrid, Teatri di Vetro Festival_Roma, Finalista Premio Equilibrio 2008, Auditorium Candiani_Mestre, Festival CortoinDanza_Cagliari, La Mama Spoleto Open Festival, Teatro Palladium_Roma, fabbricAzioni Festival_Rieti, Finalista Premio Teatri del Sacro 2011, Teatri di Vita_Bologna, E45 Napoli Fringe Festival, Auditorium Parco della Musica_Roma, Nuovo Teatro Abeliano_Bari, Auditorium Sociale_Salerno, Teatro Cantiere Florida_Firenze, Teatro Massimo_Cagliari, Teatro Nazionale_Belgrado, Unity Theatre_Liverpool, Finalista Premio Ne(x)twork 2013, ATCL Lazio, Amat Marche, CDTM Circuito Danza Campano, TPP Teatro Pubblico Pugliese, AssoentiLocali/Circuito Danza Sardegna, Rete Teatrale Aretina, Fondazione Toscana Spettacolo, Arteven, Libero Circuito, Kilowatt Festival_Sansepolcro, Teatro dei Varii_Colle Val D'Elsa, Teatro Kitchen_Vicenza, Teatro Libero_Palermo, Anfiteatro Festival_Altomonte, Spazio Onnivora_Perugia, Teatro Nuovo_Torino, Teatro Massimo_Pescara, Nuovo Sala Gassman_Civitavecchia, Teatro Velly_Formello, Teatro Garybaldi_Settimo T.se, Teatro Vascello_Roma, Rassegna Sentieri D'Autore_Frosinone, Officina Giovani_Prato, Nuovo Teatro Nuovo_Napoli, Teatro Greco_Roma, Teatro Comunale_Colleferro, Festival Mercantia_Certaldo, DarkCamera_Tuscania, Teatro Furio Camillo_Roma, Areapergolesi_Milano, Hexperimenta Festival_Ancona, Corte dei Miracoli_Siena, Frammenti Festival_Frascati, Teatro Cassia_Roma, Festival Alias Res_Ferrara, Velletri Teatro Festival, Teatro Quarticciolo - Casa dei Teatri e della Drammaturgia Contemporanea - Roma, Settembre in Danza_Teatro Due stabile d'essai_Roma, Differenti Sensazioni Festival_Stalker Teatro_Palazzo Ferrero - Biella, Teatro Tor Bella Monaca_Roma, Teatro Alba Radians_Albano L., Gran Teatro Parco delle Arti_L'Aquila, Teatro Comunale Pavarotti_Modena, Teatro Alighieri_Ravenna, Teatro Artemisio_Velletri, Teatro Rossini_Gioia del Colle, Teatro Ambra_Alessandria, Teatro Pietro Aretino_Arezzo, Teatro della Limonaia_Sesto Fio.no, Dominio Pubblico_Teatro Orologio_Roma, CassinoOFF Festival, DanceProject Festival_Teatro Stabile Sloveno_Trieste, Luoghi del Contemporaneo.Danza_Teatro Comunale Città di Vicenza, Festival Le Voci dell'Anima, Acker Stadt Palast_Berlino, inEURoff Festival_Roma, CRT Teatro dell'Arte_Milano, TenDance Festival_Fondi, Teatro degli Atti_Rimini, Confi.Dance Festival_Siena, Pallas Theatre_Nicosia Cyprus, IdaCo Festival_New York, USA.