Friday May 23, Teatro Era (Sala Salmon) ‐ Pontedera, 7.15 p.m.‐ 8.10 p.m. Compagnia Enzo Cosimi WELCOME TO MY WORLD Enzo Cosimi is one of the most influential creative directors of contemporary italian choreography. Guest choreographer for the Teatro alla Scala of Milan and the Teatro Comunale of Florence, he has also created productions, with his own company, for the Teatro Comunale di Ferrara, La Biennale di Venezia, RED Reggio Emilia danza, Teatro Ponchielli di Cremona, Auditorium Parco della Musica di Roma, Festival RomaEuropa, Museo di Arte contemporanea Arken of Copenhagen and for other cultural entities both italian and international. He has collaborated with such exceptional personalities as Miuccia Prada, Luigi Veronesi, Richie Hawtin, Giorgio Cattani, Aldo Tilocca, Louis Bacalov, Aldo Busi, Luca Spagnoletti, Daniela Dal Cin, Robert Lippok and Fabrizio Plessi with whom he created Sciame, the first italiano work of video dance. In 2006 he was director‐choreographer for the Opening Ceremony of the XXth Winter Olypmic Games at Turin, with a piece for the étoile Roberto Bolle and 250 artistic‐interpreters. In March 2012, Calore, Enzo Cosimi’s first work from 1982, was restored for performance within the RIC.CI. Project – Reconstruction of Italian Contemoprary Choreography ‘80s‐90s, curated by Marinella Guatterini. Also in 2012 Cosimi created a new choreography for the students of the Accademia Nazionale di Danza e della Scuola Civica Paolo Grassi di Milano. In 2014 Compagnia Enzo Cosimi will present its last creation Sopra di me il diluvio, direction and choreography Enzo Cosimi, debut in Biennale Danza 2014 (Venice).