SOLO...? — Aitana Cordero
EPISODE 4 — SEASON IV
On Thursday, May 29, 2025, FOROF hosted SOLO...?, a powerful and radical performance by Spanish choreographer Aitana Cordero, as part of Nimbus Limbus Omnibus by Gelitin/Gelatin, curated by Bartolomeo Pietromarchi. An intimate and visceral work in deep dialogue with the central theme of the season: liberation.
Suggested photo: Aitana Cordero performing in the hypogeum space of FOROF.
One body, sixty-eight objects, many possibilities
A single body on stage confronts 68 objects of different natures, constantly changing form and meaning, becoming lovers, friends, inner landscapes. A living matter through which the performer builds and dismantles connections, in a continuous search for new language and presence.
Suggested photo: close-up of the performer surrounded by scenic objects.
Liberation and transformation
Just like Nimbus Limbus Omnibus, inspired by the Roman rite of manumissio — an act of liberation, passage, and rebirth — SOLO...? moves along the thin edge between constraint and possibility, between desire and limit. The performance becomes a danced journey through physical and emotional landscapes, exploring what happens to a body left alone.
Suggested photo: Aitana Cordero with the objects in motion in the archaeological space.
Emptiness as possibility
As curator Bartolomeo Pietromarchi notes, the performance fully embodies the vision of the exhibition: a state of transformation, a threshold as indefinite as a cloud (nimbus) or a border (limbus). SOLO...? is not about solitude but about transforming emptiness into possibility. The performer inhabits a constantly redefining space: destroying beauty to create new forms, erasing nostalgia to remain in the present.
Suggested photo: central gesture of the performance with light and body tension.
Biography — Aitana Cordero
Aitana Cordero (Spain, 1979) is a choreographer and performer based in Madrid. She practiced judo for thirteen years and deepened her training in martial arts such as Tui Shou. Graduated with a Master in Choreography and New Technologies at SNDO (School for New Dance Development) in Amsterdam, she has been creating original works since 1999, presented in cities such as Madrid, Amsterdam, Vienna, Berlin, Shanghai, Buenos Aires and Beirut. Her artistic research explores the body, intimacy, sexuality, violence, and the construction of shared spaces. Her practice includes choreography, theatre, installations, performances, and film.
Suggested photo: artist portrait.
Convivial close
As in every episode, the performance was followed by a taste-sensory experience curated by RIMESSA Roscioli, extending the resonance of the event into a convivial shared moment with the audience.
Suggested photo: convivial moment in the foyer with the public.