On April 11 at the Lavanderia del Vapore in Turin the Balletto Teatro di Torino will perform the world premiere of Carlo Boccadoro’s Studio per Antigone. The composition forms the first part of the ballet Antigone originally conceived in three parts, each entrusted to a different composer.

Up to now it has not been possible to perform the entire ballet, so the company has decided to stage this first part with recorded music (the performers are the ensemble Sentieri selvaggi conducted by Boccadoro himself). In conceiving Studio per Antigone, Boccadoro worked in close contact with the choreographer Matteo Levaggi; the scenic design and the costumes are by Davide Balliano.

The composer explains that his music does not have descriptive intentions, and that the character of Antigone has been represented by a mere suggestion. The composition has a complex structure and is characterised by virtuosic instrumental writing. (Additional performance on April 12.)

Antigone
Ballet for six instruments (2012-2013)
Commissioned by Balletto Teatro di Torino
Instrumentation: Fl./Picc./Fl. in G, Cl./B.Cl., Perc., Pno., Vl., Va., Vc.
Duration: 50’