THAT’S ALL FOLKS!

2025
EDITION

That’s All Folks! is conceived as an ideal continuation of the Bigi/Paoletti Fritz Company’s previous work, Un Discreto Protagonista, forming the second chapter in a trilogy that brings dance, science, and myth into dialogue. While the first installation of the trilogy focused on the origin’s of the universe, this new creation shifts the attention to the arrival of man in the universe’s long history, prompting reflections on the relationship between man and the cosmos.

Inspired by the concept of a black hole’s event horizon, it tells of the physical vertigo of being pulled into the unknown, where no central axis or fixed perspective remains, and everything dissolves into a flow of constant becoming.  

Four characters are suspended in an undefined, ephemeral space– a sort of grey zone that marks the point of no return on a journey toward a non-place and non-time. Here, they confront a liminal dimension, an intersection of rationality and irrationality, which draws them into contact with their unconscious memory. 

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Created by: Damiano Ottavio Bigi & Alessandra Paoletti with Ching-Ying Chien,  Issue Park | Dylan Phillips,  Faith Prendergast | Daisy Ransom Phillips

Sound Design: David Blouin

Lighting Design: Lucien Laborderie

Co-produced by: Fondazione Fabbrica Europa per le arti performative/PARC Performing Arts Research Centre, Festival Equilibrio Roma, Bigi Paoletti FRITZ Company, Compagnia Simona Bucci/Degli Istanti. 

Supported by: Pina Bausch Zentrum, 2WORKS/Dimitris Papaioannou, Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Colonia in collaboration with NID Platform, Studio CHATHA Lyon, Centro di Residenza della Toscana (Armunia – CapoTrave / Kilowatt) Tanz + Zwicky Zurich, CROSS Project Verbania 

Photo credits: © Fondazione Musica per Roma

Alessandra Paoletti is an actress, director, and choreographer active in dance theatre and contemporary dance, working across various languages and artistic visions.  She has performed as an actress with several companies and directed numerous international projects. Notable collaborations in her career include work with A. Knapp, J.A. Stanzak, J. Muller/Fura dels Baus, J. Sanchis Sinisterra, R. Garcia, and L. De Bei. With L. De Bei, she won the "Le Maschere del Teatro Prize and the “Golden Graal Award." 
Alessandra Paoletti is an actress, director, and choreographer active in dance theatre and contemporary dance, working across various languages and artistic visions.  She has performed as an actress with several companies and directed numerous international projects. Notable collaborations in her career include work with A. Knapp, J.A. Stanzak, J. Muller/Fura dels Baus, J. Sanchis Sinisterra, R. Garcia, and L. De Bei. With L. De Bei, she won the "Le Maschere del Teatro Prize and the “Golden Graal Award." 
Damiano Ottavio Bigi is a choreographer, dancer, and performer born in Rome, Italy. Throughout his career, his encounters have led him to explore diverse creative experiences and visions, enriching his world and inspiring him as both a choreographer and pedagogue. In 2016, he was awarded the “Premio Capri Danza International,” and in 2020, the “Premio Sfera d’Oro per la Danza.”
Damiano Ottavio Bigi is a choreographer, dancer, and performer born in Rome, Italy. Throughout his career, his encounters have led him to explore diverse creative experiences and visions, enriching his world and inspiring him as both a choreographer and pedagogue. In 2016, he was awarded the “Premio Capri Danza International,” and in 2020, the “Premio Sfera d’Oro per la Danza.”

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