Under the skin
UNder the skin
A co-production with Tanzschmiede / Fucinadanza
“With a strong dance technique Kostner, Clifford, Kramerova and Ziviani show impressive dance portraits about suffering or surpassing a crisis. The four solos remind us of the four seasons of the corona pandemic. And Under the skin does indeed crawl under your skin. ”
Under the Skin unfolds as a series of four intimate solos, each tracing a personal response to the uncertainty and isolation of the pandemic period. Rather than illustrating a shared narrative, the work moves through individual physical landscapes—where memory, sensation, and emotion surface through distinct movement vocabularies.
Set against a time marked by disruption and disorientation, the piece reflects on how crisis enters the body. Each performer navigates her own thresholds—between control and vulnerability, resistance and adaptation—revealing how deeply external conditions shape internal states.
What emerges is not a resolution, but a transformation: crisis as a space of encounter with the unknown. Through this process, Under the Skin opens a space where fragility and strength coexist, allowing new forms of presence to take shape.
UNDER THE SKIN - TRAILER
PRESS & MATERIALS
Theaterkrant
Movement Exposed
Tageszeitung Südtirol
Salto BZ
Further materials, including the full dossier and technical rider, are available upon request.
UNDER THE SKIN - IMPRESSION
“Very differently, Anastasia Kostner lets us taste the bitterness of the present moment in her piece Under the skin, consisting of four solos. It is gorgeous like a celebrated club night.”
Duration: 50 minutes
CREDITS
Concept: Martina Marini, Anastasia Kostner
Choreography: Anastasia Kostner
Performers: Sanne Clifford, Anastasia Kostner, Sandra Kramerova, Francesca Ziviani
Sound design: Rutger Muller
Light design: Petyr Veenstra
Costume design: Hayley Adams
Co-production: Tanzschmiede / Fucinadanza & Anastasia Kostner
Supervision: Martina Marini
Video: Jacco Groen
Photos: Ira Yugay
With the support of: Stadtgemeinde Meran, Stiftung Südtiroler Sparkasse, Regione Autonoma Trentino-Alto Adige, Autonome Provinz Bozen Südtirol, Voordekunst, AFK Amsterdam Fonds voor de Kunst
Photos: Ira Yugay, Sanne Clifford, Alps Move Festival
FILM & DOCUMENTATION
A short documentary on the work by Natalia Lopez de Ayala and Molly Kiely, with music by Adam McNamara.