PACK-BACK

PACK-BACK

MARILISA GALLICCHIO (ES)

07 June 2026 18:30 Theme - Wild bodies

IMBARCHINO Viale Umberto Cagni, 37 – Parco del Valentino Torino

PACK-BACK burden: a home that holds our experiences and reveals who we are. It is a travelling companion, a refuge and a source of comfort; but it can also become a burden, in the worries we carry on our shoulders. The two performers are trapped in a cycle, in which they will discover that the weight of life is lightened when shared, and that the best way to travel — and to live — is to let go, to open oneself up to the unknown. 

“The journey never ends. Only the travellers come to an end. And even they can live on in memory, in remembrance, in the story. The destination of a journey is merely the beginning of another journey.”
— José Saramago

Marilisa Gallicchio has worked daily with the Marcat Dance company, with which she was a finalist for the award “Best Female Performer of Contemporary Dance” (Lorca Awards, 2022 and 2023). At a very young age, she moved to Madrid to attend the María de Ávila Conservatory, where she met and collaborated with choreographer Mario Bermúdez on the creation of Prelude. Soon after, he began collaborating with the Marcat Dance company, with which he has maintained a close and lasting relationship to this day. Her collaboration with the company began in 2019, when Marilisa participated in the original creation of the show Anhelo, produced by the Festival Itálica. Thanks to this show, he had the opportunity to perform in theaters such as the Roman Amphitheater of Itálica in Seville, the Auditorium in Tenerife, the Falla Theater in Cadiz and the Pérez Galdós Theater in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Since then he has been involved in all creative processes and has toured with the company’s renowned productions, such as The Fall of Orpheus, Adama, Wooden Bones, The Forest and Averno.

Choreography Marilisa Gallicchio
Choreography Assistant Alessia Sinato
Cast Marilisa Gallicchio and Alessia Sinato
Original music Marilisa Gallicchio
Costumes by Marilisa Gallicchio and Alessia Sinato
Production Marilisa Gallicchio and Alessia Sinato

Finalist of the 2022 and 2023 Lorca Awards as “Best Contemporary Dance performer”.

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