DANTE'S DIVINA COMMEDIA - INFERNO
"Black Moon Theatre Company present a stirring interpretation of Dante, with a strong tone of decadence pervading its examinations of humanity...Captivatingly visual from the offset... operatic..." expats.cz
"An impressive performance..." TimeOutNewYork
"... Dante's Divina Commedia - Inferno, directed by Rene Migliaccio and performed by Alessio Bordoni, is a postmodern take on telling Dante's epic tale of the descent into Hell. Bordoni gives a tour de force performance, narrating the Cantos while interpreting and presenting their meaning through his body.... The piece is a true directorial triumph for Migliaccio, who has created a consistent and compelling stage picture that is difficult to tear one's eyes away from..." NYTheatre.com
"... Undeniably a work of profound visual beauty... Between Bordoni's wailing disbelief, Aminda Asher's haunting cello playing, and Evan's abstract imagery, "Divina Commedia" flirts with aesthetic perfection..." Backstage
"... Innovative, visually stunning, and audibly moving..." New Theater Corps
In this new adaptation of 'Dante's Inferno', Artistic Director Rene Migliaccio creates a multicultural, multidisciplinary and multimedia visual and aural work that positions performers within video projections, redefining traditional theatrical boundaries. Physical Theatre, Music and Poetry in the Italian language create the ritualistic experience of Dante's journeys through the nine circles of Hell. Canto after canto, Italian performer Alessio Bordoni portrays the character of Dante leading the audience throughout his descent into Hell. The different realms of sin are portrayed through images: moving fragments of collages by critically acclaimed Collage Artist India Evans. Cellist Michaela Stehlíková performs a classical score, a pre-consciousness of Dante's journey into Hell. In 'Dante's Inferno', the traditional concept of Hell as a place of eternal tortures is re-defined as a condition of spiritual anguish caused by separation from the Sacred.
Alessio
Bordoni is an Italian professional actor. He began to study
acting at Centro Universitario Teatrale in Perugia, then Voice
and Movement in Germany with Zygmunt Molik (Grotowski's lead
actor). In 2000 he took a 2-year full-time acting course at HB
Studio in New York. He read Dante and Cavalcanti at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo for the Cavalcanti
Symposium. In 2002 he returned to Italy, performed and
produced, in Rome, his own adaptation Gargantua and Pantagruele by
Francois Rabelais. He performed in productions by several
directors such as Franco Ricordi, Marco Mattolini, Franco Pero'
and Paolo Poli across Italy and Europe. In 2005 he played the
lead in a critically acclaimed production of "The Demons" by Dostoevsky
directed by Shahroo Kheradmand. He also appeared on TV
Series for RAI TV and Mediaset.
India Evans is a New York born artist who uses, among
other things, vintage erotic photographs found at a flea market
in Italy. She creates collages adding her own words,
drawing and painting. She received a B.F.A. from American
University of Washington D.C. She studied Art at the Lorenzo de
Medici in Florence and lived in Rome for five years. She had her
first solo show at Sala Uno in Rome. Her work was then shown in
many other galleries and Art Fairs across Italy and in several
galleries in New York including the prestigious Knoedler
Gallery. Her collages were published by the magazine Passages
and reviewed in Il Venerdi di Repubblica, Exhibart and The New
York Sun. One of her shows was also featured on RAI SAT TV. She
has three upcoming shows in New York and Moscow and
will participate in Art Fairs in Miami and Chicago.
Michaela Stehlíková
started her education in 1994 when she started to play flute at ZŠ Radotín. In 1996
she entered Klement Slavický music school where she studied cello with Mrs. Lenka Kavalová and
piano with Mrs. Martina Slavíková. In 2000, she started to attend lessons with Mrs. Renata Strašrybková
at Prague Concervatory. In 2004, she entered Prague Conservatory where she studied with Mrs. Renata Sztrašrybková.
In year 2008, she graduated from Prague conservatory. From 2005 to 2007 she played as a cello leader with the Passau
symphony orchestra. Michaela’s masters classes include: International master classes Brno with Mr. Miroslav Zicha,
Mr. Michal Kaňka, Nové Hrady, Eptingen, and Mrs. Renata Strašrybková. Michaela often plays concerts in Switzerland,
Germany, and Slovakia. In 2006 she plays in a chamber orchestra in Dubai and Abu Dhabí in UAE. Michaela plays with
the three Prague Conservatory orchestras. She also plays solo concerts with pianist Lukáš Klánský.

