Sant’Anna

choreographic performance

Sant’Anna is a performance inspired by autobiographical events, offering an intimate exploration of motherhood as seen through the eyes of a son. The piece navigates the complex layers of maternal identity — its tenderness, strength, and also its unspoken pain. Behind the sacred image of the mother lies a shared struggle, veiled by societal expectations and shaped by the pervasive weight of patriarchy.

The work presents a single female figure as the embodiment of many — a convergence of experiences suspended between empathy and emancipation. The language of the body is sculpted through falls and recoveries, where the relationship with gravity becomes a metaphor for the human condition: a continuous negotiation between collapse and resilience, between oppression and the desire for liberation.

Sant’Anna concept|Tommaso Petrolo choreography|Tommaso Petrolo music|David Toop, Edward Doubleday, Tommaso Petrolo performers|Fernanda Urgese, Alice Salvietti, Martina Greco, Maria Luigia Altimari, Annalisia Falciglia, Eleonora Poligioni, Gaia Pedranzini, Francesca Picone, Michela Zaramella, Camilla Candiolo, Carlotta Anzalone, Giacomo Grossi, Giada Bargagli, Sofia Magnani, Greta Polenti, Lorenzo Cicchini, Maria Natilla, Marieta Georgieva, Simone Reale, Viola Alessi, Noemi Vita production|Balletto di Roma – C.A.P. (Corso di Avviamento Professionale) year|2024 duration|20 minutes