Made in ILVA - The Contemporary Hermit
In a fusion of intense physicality, vocalisation and performance, we open to a backlit monk-like figure chanting in Italian. A religious introduction to the story of a manual worker labouring in factory hell. Here, we learn that economical necessity keeps him there though he yearns to leave. […] Nicola Pianzola takes us on a dramatic journey. The harshness of the daily grind is juxtaposed with nightmares, deaths of fellow workers and dreams of sunlit air. Pianzola‘s performance is mesmerizing as he writhes, twists and drapes himself through a steel cage creating forms and rhythms reminiscent of the dehumanising influence and hopelessness of production work. […]
