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Five dancers, five guys, 40° in the studio. Hip-hop, breaking, contemporary and everything that fits in between. Colliding and rebounding. Hardening up and loosening up. Being alone or being part of it. One group, one PACK.
We see a group testing the limits of their bodies. We hear their weight crashing on the dance floor and feel the breeze. Sometimes weightlessly whirling overhead, sometimes knotted up inside themselves and calm, the dancers open up the stage for themselves. What connects them? What rules, rituals and roles make up their togetherness? How does a common place emerge? What is possible in it? And how much can it withstand? We – how did that go again?
In the words of dance journalist Peter Sampel “Pack" was one of the most finely choreographed works in the 2022 Dance Platform selection, revealing multi-layered images between tenderness and violence, physical strength and fragility under its impressive dance shell”
Miller de Nobili was established in Dresden in 2020, as an artistic collaboration between Maria Chiara de’ Nobili (born in Naples, Italy) and Alexander Miller (born in Rudny, Kazakhstan). Connected by a shared vision, they aimed to develop a platform that integrates their passions for breaking, contemporary and urban dance theatre, alongside acting techniques. Their debut collaboration, “Momento” earned the Production Prize of the Scapino Ballet at the 35th Choreography Competition in Hannover. Their full-length work “PACK” was premiered in September 2021 as a co-production with Tanzpakt Dresden at Hellerau – European Centre for the Arts. After its successful debut, “PACK” was presented at the Tanzplattform Deutschland 2022. In 2022, Miller de Nobili produced “clouds for tomorrow“ which was presented at PACT Zollverein, Tanzplattform Bern, Tanz Labor Ulm, among other festivals. In the same year, MdN created „up the slippery slope“ for Think Big 2022, supported by the Staatsballett Hannover.
In November 2022, MdN premiered their full-length production „Don’t you dare!” co-produced by Hellerau – European Centre for the Arts and supported by Residenzzentrum tanz+. In 2023, MdN participated in the Rotterdam International Choreography Competition (RIDCC) with their latest short creation, “Until Again.” In the same year, they choreographed a new creation titled “Song of the Dark Forest” for the Scapino Ballet Rotterdam. The 2024 full-length creation "Labyrinth" was developed through artistic residencies at AGORA of Montpellier Danse in France, Teatros del Canal in Madrid, Spain, and Residenzzentrum Tanz+ in Baden, Switzerland. It premiered in March 2024 at Hellerau - European Centre for the Arts. In July 2024, MdN will premiere their full-length creation “There was still time” at Biennale Danza commissioned by director Wayne McGregor and co-produced by La Biennale di Venezia and Centro Coreografico Canal.
Labyrinth
year of production: 2024
Choreography: Maria Chiara de‘ Nobili & Alexander Miller, in collaboration with the dancers
Length:
Topic:
Don't you dare!
year of production: 2022
Choreography: Maria Chiara de Nobili, Alexander Miller, in collaboration with the dancers
Length: 75 minutes
Topic: superstitions, traditions, culture
PACK
year of production: 2021
Choreography: Maria Chiara de Nobili, Alexander Miller, in collaboration with the dancers
Length: 55 minutes
Topic: Six dancers, 40° in the studio, urban, breaking, contemporary and everything that fits in between
Coming Soon:
There was still time.
Year of production: 2024
short productions:
Momento
year of production: 2021
Choreography: Maria Chiara de Nobili, Alexander Miller, in collaboration with the dancers
Length: 10 minutes
Topic: relationship, moments
Clouds for Tomorrow
year of production: 2022
Choreography: Maria Chiara de Nobili, Alexander Miller, in collaboration with the dancers
Length: 10 minutes
Topic: outsiders, search for belonging and recognition
Until Again
year of production: 2023
Choreography: Maria Chiara de Nobili, Alexander Miller,in collaboration with the dancers
Length: 12 minutes
Topic: friendship, sharing, connectedness
A production of Miller de Nobili in coproduction with TANZPAKT Dresden.
Under the patronage of the City of Dresden, Office for Culture and Monument Protection, the association Villa Wigman für TANZ and HELLERAU – European Centre for the Arts cooperate in “TANZPAKT Dresden”.
Funded by TANZPAKT Stadt-Land-Bund with the support of the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the Cultural Foundation of the State of Saxony, the Saxon State Ministry for Science and the Arts*, and the City of Dresden.
*This measure is co-financed by tax revenue on the basis of the budget approved by the Saxon state parliament.
Supported by simply saxony, 84'Til - Centre for urban culture, Dresdner Stiftung Kunst und Kultur der Ostsächsischen Sparkasse Dresden.