gruppo nanou: was born in Ravenna on July 2004, as the place of comparison and improvement of skills, research interests and activities of a young artists group. The participation at the final night of Premio Scenario (2003) sets the artistic association among the group’s founder elements Marco Valerio Amico, Rhuena Bracci, Roberto Rettura.
Projects 2004/2005: Namoro, co-produced with City Arts, Dublin, winner of the competition and special prize GD’A – Giovani Danz’Autori ‘04/’05. The project Namoro has taken part to festivals for young contemporary dance such as International Fabbrica For Coreographers di Fabbrica Europa (Firenze – 2005); Teatro Vascello (Roma – 2005); Danae (Milano – 2006); Interplay (Torino – 2006); Ipercorpo (Roma – 2006); Santarcangelo dei Teatri (Santarcangelo di Romagna – 2006); Torino Contemporanea (2006), among others.
Projects 2006: Desert Inn, co-produced with L’Arboreto – Teatro Dimora di Mondaino, supported by Cantieri. This project took part to festival Ammutinamenti (Ravenna – 2006); Teatro Comunale di Ferrara (Ferrara – 2006); Evento Ipercorpo (Roma – 2006).
Projects 2007/2008: Sulla Conoscenza Irrazionale dell’Oggetto, achieved in the sphere of Moving_Movimento ‘07, a project by Fabbrica Europa / Santarcangelo dei Teatri / Giardino Chiuso-Teatro dei Leggieri, San Gimignano, Officina Giovani-ex Macelli, Comune di Prato; co-produced by 4 Cantieri per Fabbrica Europa, L’Arboreto – Teatro Dimora di Mondaino, Velvet Factory, Giardini Pensili, Centrale Fies.
Projects 2008/2011: project Motel.
1st Room: co-produced by FONDO FARE ANTICORPI 2008 (Progetto di Anticorpi, Rete di Festival Rassegne e Residenze Creative dell’Emilia Romagna);
2nd Room: co-produced by Fondazione Pontedera Teatro;
Projects 2010: Interno, produced by Renzini, Nanou, Rinaldi.
Bibliography: Iperscene, Città do Ebla, Cosmesi, gruppo nanou, Ooffouro, Santasangre edited by Mauro Petruzziello, publ. Editoria & Spettacolo 2007
gruppo nanou tackles, through the sharing of its features, a practical work-based stage relation of languages, referring to the film montage as a practice of synthesis for a miscellany of instruments used outside of hierarchies.