The new creation by Canadian choreographer-documentalist Rhodnie Désir is a social symphony in constant evolution, a work that proposes a tempest of bodies, sound compositions and immersive installations inspired by data culled from citizens and scientists.
In Symphony of hearts, the musicians and dancers transform the stage of the Sala Teatro into a great heart pulsing humanity. Tensions in a dance-music duet, a decagon of violins combining the impressive physicality of plural bodies, and even songs in invented language: the sum of all these flows forth like an ode to the polyrhythmic power of the heart.
The work features original music by the French-Canadian singer/cellist Jorane, performed live by the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana conducted by Naomi Woo, and accompanied by the beatmaker and sound designer Engone Endong and the percussionist and flutist Lasso Sanou.
Resulting from a documentary research at two institutions specialising in heart health and the testimony of more than forty people, Symphony of hearts combines arts and sciences to address the beauty and flaws of the heart and the cardiovascular system.