ANFIBIA is an immersive and multi-disciplinary training project conceived to supply and reinforce both performer’s tools and creator’s alongside.

ANFIBIA’s name already contains an idea of hybridisation and blend between different performative languages; theatre, dance, song, music, circus, drama, performance.

The platform is addressing the artists who are interested in undertaking a path leading through a cross-formation research. The purpose being that of forming adaptive performers, able to scenically cross from one language form to another exposing themselves to a pursuit of a possible independent creative path.

A full-time formation in Performing Art, the duration from October 2024 to May 2025.

Every day the participants will switch between practical classes, regarding the use of the body and the voice in its different meanings, and theory classes concerning history and theory of the performative act, organising and managing skills, with the help of experts specialized in a wide array of disciplines. Moreover, the monthly focuses will bring special guests coming from some of the world’s most important Companies.

Alongside performative teaching, the students will be accompanied by a coach every step of the way on a path aimed at creating their, both individual and group, scenic projects that will be subject to public inaugurations and event participations throughout the year.

Especially in this historical period, comprised of mutations, changes, continuous transformations, I believe in a multidisciplinary and articulated path as this one.
An extraordinary, mould-breaking opportunity apt to deal with the employment of new contemporary languages and their various implementations.
I envision providing an opportunity to create a protected setting which would permit the creators and performers of tomorrow to grow; a home where everyone is able to recognise, develop and raise each own’s different talent that makes them special, unique, effective.
The city of Bologna, for its history, tradition and culture, holds a vocation towards research, innovation and growth in various fields, including the Arts; it is no coincidence that this project sees the light of the world precisely here.
For me ANFIBIA is an project bubbling with energy, in constant evolution, a relentless flux.

Carlo Massari

Program

The program undergoes daily development, running from Monday to Friday, starting at 9 am and concluding at 3:30 pm, with a 45-minute lunch break. It encompasses a meticulously scheduled training plan featuring a weekly timetable with rigorous daily sessions.
Typically, mornings are dedicated to a diverse array of disciplines, including, contemporary dance, floorwork, contact improvisation, composition, research, singing and vocalization, acrobatic movement, acting dance and drama, as well as classical ballet.
During seminars, courses delve deeply into the subject matter and are structured with either a full-day or half-day schedule.

Monthly workshops with renowned international choreographers are a key component, varying in duration from 4 days to an intense full week.
The comprehensive program spans 8 months of immersive training, operating on a full-time schedule from October to May.
Upon completion, trainees receive the Attendance Certificate for the Anfibia program.

The program adheres to the official holiday calendar, with scheduled
breaks on the following dates: November 2, 2024, and December 8, 2024. Additionally, a 3-week Winter holidays period in 2024 and a 1-week Spring holidays break in 2025 are scheduled.