Gloria Dorliguzzo: Dies Irae

Date: September 8, 2025 - September 8, 2025
Location: Italy

A group of women wearing grey coats and combat boots stand still in a bright industrial space with large windows. Their postures are rigid and solemn, evoking a sense of ritual. The atmosphere is stark and intense, aligning with the themes of resistance and female strength from the performance "Dies Irae – Concerto for Women and Hammers" by Gloria Dorliguzzo.

Accessibility

  • Barrier-free access throughout the main building with ramps, elevators, and a ROBY‑T09 stair‑climber for mezzanine access, operated by staff
  • Reserved parking spots for disabled visitors at level 0 of the museum parking
  • Wheelchairs available at reception/cloakroom for visitors with mobility challenges.

About the show

Galina Ustvolskaya, known as the Lady with the Hammer, was a composer who embodied resistance through her essential and radical, extreme and powerful music. The hammering, obsessive sounds are interwoven with gestures and movements performed by a multigenerational community of women. On stage, they find a space to express strength, where the body becomes the object and tool of violence. Dies Irae is a performance concert, a mysterious ritual, an idea of intimate liberation from standardising powers. The group of performers attended a workshop led by Gloria Dorliguzzo for non-professionals.

Credits

Direction and choreography Gloria Dorliguzzo
Music Galina Ustvolskaya
Master of music Riccardo Munari
Sound engineer Filippo Cossu
Production Fuorimargine – Centro di produzione di danza e delle arti performative della Sardegna with the support of Lenz Fondazione and C&C Company
Acknowledgements Lenz e C&C Company

Info

08/09/2025 at 18:00
MoM Officina
Rovereto, Italy
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