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At the July 8, 2015 Press Conference, Marchelle Deranleau (Curatorial Director, Da Plastique) speaks about the themes and working principles of abstraction in Adi Da Samraj’s, “The Ascent of Orpheus” exhibition at the Bargello National Museum, Florence.

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Opening night gala (July 9, 2015) for Adi Da Samraj, “The Ascent of Orpheus” exhibition at the Bargello National Museum, Florence. Includes opening events and interviews.

For more information about the exhibition, click here.

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Adi Da Samraj's "The Ascent of Orpheus" Exhibition is now open! Come join us in a walk through of the exhibition.

For more about the exhibition (which runs from July 9 - October 11, 2015 in the Bargello Museum in Florence, Italy), click here.

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On July 6th, 2015, a team of professional art handlers, Da Plastique staff, and volunteers delivered and installed twelve of Adi Da’s monumental-scale art fabrications at the Bargello National Museum in Florence, Italy, in preparation for the July 9 opening of the exhibition of Adi Da Samraj's art, "The Ascent of Orpheus", at the Bargello Museum.

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On the evening of July 24, 2014, The Florence Dance Company performed the multimedia dance event, Quattro Maggiore ("Four Seasons") — set to the music of Vivaldi (his most well-known work, "Quattro Maggiore", performed live) and the art of Adi Da Samraj. The performance was called "Dancing on the Bridge of the World", because it took place on the Ponte Vecchio, a medieval multi-arch bridge over the Arno River in Florence, Italy. The Ponte Vecchio is one of the most historic bridges in the world, and the earliest bridge at this spot is believed to have been built in Roman times.

This slideshow includes photographs of "Dancing on the Bridge of the World" by Richard Osbourne.

Music is by Aaron Nakagawa.

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On July 21 and 22, 2014, The Florence Dance Company performed the multimedia dance event, Quattro Maggiore ("Four Seasons") — set to the music of Vivaldi (his most well-known work, "Quattro Maggiore", performed live) and the art of Adi Da Samraj. The venue was the courtyard of the historic Bargello Museum in Florence.

This video clip provides an introduction to the place (Florence), the dancers, the musicians, the art (images from Adi Da's Geome One: Alberti's Window, in four different colorings for the four seasons), and the costumes (which were color-coordinated with the art).

Also in this clip: Italian art critic, Giuliano Serafini (author of Matisse e il Mediterraneo and Goya, praises the combination of music, dance, and art: "It's the best!". Serafini, Keith Ferrone (director of the Florence Dance Company), and Ruchiradama Nadikanta all note the technological advance represented by the LED lighting in the back panels, that brought out the color in Adi Da's art to a far greater degree than in previous performances (assisted by new fabrications of Adi Da's art), and enlivened the dancers' performance.

Ruchiradama Nadikanta: "Absolutely exquisite! . . . It was one symphony — of dance, and art, and music. . . Adi Da was immensely present, infusing every note and every step, as well as shining through His extraordinary Art. . . You feel [the dancers] really dancing to the Art."

Videographer: Matt Braithwaite

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Interviews and overview of Adi Da's solo exhibition at the Cenacolo di Ognissanti in Florence, Italy, in 2008. How Adi Da's art was chosen for exhibition in Florence at Cenacolo di Ognissanti.

Tags: Image-Art   Florence   Cenacolo di Ognissanti   Christina Acidini   Monica Bietti   Gary Coates   Paula Crema  

New music by premier Florentine composer Andrea Portera, from the ballet, Not-Two Is Peace, performed at the Pergola Theatre on March 15 and March 17, 2013.

This piece is called "Finale".

Played by the 12-piece orchestra, Ensemble Nuovo Contrappunto.

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The Florence Dance Company prepares and performs at the Pergola Theatre, Florence, in the March 2013 performances of Not-Two Is Peace. Accompanied by interviews with some of the dancers and members of the public responding to the performance.

Camera: Tanja Fleischmann, Lotte Braithwaite, Matt Braithwaite, Jasper van Laar
Editor: Jasper van Laar


For more about the performances, click here.


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A few scenes from the preparation at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence on March 14, 2013. Some views of the famous old theatre itself. The use of back projection for the video produces very crisp images of Adi Da's art, without the projection being interrrupted by the dancers (who would stand between the projector and the lower part of the screen in a traditional forward projection system).

For more on the performance, click here.

Videographer: Matt Braithwaite

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Music by premier Florentine composer Andrea Portera, from the ballet, Not-Two Is Peace, performed on July 22 and 23, 2012.

This piece is called "War: Private, Neighborhood and Global Destruction".

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Music by premier Florentine composer Andrea Portera, from the ballet, Not-Two Is Peace, performed on July 22 and 23, 2012.

This piece is called "Ego Not Eco".

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Music by premier Florentine composer Andrea Portera, from the ballet, Not-Two Is Peace, performed on July 22 and 23, 2012.

This piece is called "Orange Light".

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Music by premier Florentine composer Andrea Portera, from the ballet, Not-Two Is Peace, performed on July 22 and 23, 2012.

This piece is called "Ego 1 — self-ish-ness".

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Music by premier Florentine composer Andrea Portera, from the ballet, Not-Two Is Peace, performed on July 22 and 23, 2012.

This piece is called "C+T=P".

Tags: music   peace   Florence Dance Company