Theaterformen: PAS MOI

In the organizer's words:

PAS MOI - Diana Anselmo, Milan

PAS MOI is a lecture-performance that analyzes the origins of the first technical devices for the production, transmission and recording of sound from Tauber's perspective. Many of these achievements were developed with an audist and eugenicist intent: Deafness was seen as a disease to be eliminated - rather than recognized as a cultural identity. In the 19th century, for example, speech recording devices were invented to be used as part of so-called speech therapy as an instrument of coercive re-education. Hearing could now be technically measured and represented as an object of data and numbers from which a supposed "norm" could be derived. Diana Anselmo sheds light on the genesis of these technologies, which are still inscribed in them today. What if we were to think from a different starting point? Beyond the deficit - further forward, into a different future.

Diana Anselmo is a deaf performer, writer and activist. Growing up bilingual with LIS (Italian Sign Language) and Italian spoken language, Diana Anselmo debuted during her Master's degree in Theater and Performing Arts at the IUAV in Venice with the performance Autoritratto in 3 atti, which was also invited to the Festival Theaterformen in 2024. In 2022, Diana Anselmo took part in Le Sacre du Printemps by Saša Asentić and Xavier Le Roy. Diana Anselmo is a founding member of Al.Di.Qua., the first association in Europe by and for disabled artists, for whom she has participated as a speaker at various European festivals.

Concept, visuals Diana Anselmo Performance Diana Anselmo, Daniel Bongioanni, Antonio Dominelli Sound, composition Antonio Dominelli Lyrics of the sing-song Paddy Ladd Dramaturgy Piersandra di Matteo Consulting Content research Saša Asentić Executive producer Chiasma Photo Giacomo Bianco Translation Monica Marotta, Christian Dawid

A co-production of Scuola Piccola Zattere, Festival Theaterformen, Gessnerallee Zurich, FuoriMargine - Centro di Produzione di Danza e Arti Performative della Sardegna and Danae Festival.

Pas Moi is supported by the network R.O.M (Residencies On the Move) at the Reykjavik Dance Festival at the invitation of the Santarcangelo Festival. R.O.M is supported by the European Union in the framework of the Creative Europe programme, the Conseil des arts de Montréal and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec; realized with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute Oslo, the Italian Cultural Institute Berlin and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.