direction and coreography Roberto Zappalà
original live music Munedaiko: Mugen Yahiro, Naomitsu Yahiro, Tokinari Yahiro
soundscape and original music Giovanni Seminerio
dance and collaboration Compagnia Zappalà Danza: Samuele Arisci, Loïc Ayme, Faile Sol Bakker, Giulia Berretta, Anna Forzutti, Dario Rigaglia, Silvia Rossi, Damiano Scavo, Alessandra Verona
set, lights and costum Roberto Zappalà
dramatugy Nello Calabrò
coproduction Scenario Pubblico | Compagnia Zappalà Danza e Fondazione Teatro Comunale di Modena
in collaboration with AMAT & Civitanova Danza, Marche Teatro, Visavì Gorizia Dance Festival e Fuori Programma Festival
under the patronage of INGV Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia
supported by MiC Ministero della Cultura and Regione Siciliana Assessorato del Turismo dello Sport e dello Spettacolo
thanks to BÙUM Guide Vulcanologiche Italiane

Etna and Fuji, as described by Fosco Maraini, embody two opposing yet complementary forces: the former is powerful and ancient, a symbol of time and fate; the latter is young and agile, reaching toward audacity, close to love and death.

The "brothers" in the title of Roberto Zappalà’s latest creation are Fuji and Etna, the world’s two quintessential volcanoes. Building upon Lava Bubbles, a 2015 creation, this new production focuses intensely and vigorously on the relationship between the dancers' performance and that of Munedaiko—musicians dedicated to the practice and promotion of the traditional Japanese "Taiko" drum, where posture, movement, and concentration are fundamental. Just as volcanoes lie at the origin of the planet’s formation, percussion lies at the origin of the musical and cultural art created by humanity. The drums generate bubbles of sound—rhythms that "burst" in the ears and minds of the audience; rhythms that the dancers follow and provoke simultaneously in an incessant flow, a shared breath that harmonizes bodies with their civilizations of origin and with one another.