Where does the energy of every poetic act and every revolution remain? In a nostalgia that turns into action? Can this nostalgia become a common body-space? Or is it an energy that dies in the ephemeral act of its own becoming?

«Venir meno – explains the artist – is intended to be a dreamlike encounter between two mythological figures. One comes from my personal history: my great-grandfather Battista, a partisan. In my imagination, he is a hero who liberated Italy from the fascists and who, for me, embodies that energy of struggle and resistance against the injustices of the world. The other comes from Greek mythology: Hypnos, the god of Sleep, who today could free us from work, competition, and the exhaustion that performance society forces upon us. What kind of forces do these two figures embody? What does the word Resistance mean to me and to us today? ».

A sound performance with live electronic music, textual inserts, and distorted resistance songs, in an immersive environment that see her on stage alongside performer, musician, and composer Léo Collin.

"L’intérêt de cette pièce réside dans son climat somnambulique alors que le propos est musclé."
(Marie-Pierre Genecand, Le Temps)

Concept and realization

Francesca Sproccati

Performance and live music

Léo Collin e Francesca Sproccati

Dramaturgy

Rosa Coppola

Set device

Victoria Pham

Artistic collaboration

Camilla Parini

Costumes

Rocco Schira

Graphic and visual identity

Monica Müller

Special thanks to

Simon Waldvogel

Production

lifops

Co-production

LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura in the frame of the programme Extra Time Plus

Residencies and support to the creation

far° Nyon, Südpol Luzern & LAC Lugano in the frame of the programme Extra Time Plus

Supported by

Repubblica e Cantone Ticino – Fondo Swisslos, Città di Zurigo, SIS - Fondazione per gli artisti interpreti, Oertli Stiftung, Città di Lugano,

support to the research Kaserne Basel, Pro Helvetia – Fondazione Svizzera per la Cultura

thank you for hosting moments of research Casa del Tabacco Novazzano, Kaserne Basel, Le Grütli – Centre de production et de diffusion des Arts vivants Genève

Calendar

2024︎︎︎
20.11 Kaserne, Basel (showing-étape de travail)

2025︎︎︎
9.08 Les Digitales, Basel (concert version)
PREMIERE > 11-12.08 FAR°, Nyon
25-27.09 Festival Eyes On, Südpol, Lucerna
3.09 FIT festival, Lugano
4-5.12 LAC, Lugano

2026︎︎︎
21.02 Kunstraum Walcheturm, Zürich

Out of Me, Inside You. Il tempo di rivoluzione è un giro attorno al sole.

Francesca Sproccati

A sound performance with live electronic music, textual inserts, and distorted resistance songs, in an immersive environment that see her on stage alongside performer, musician, and composer Léo Collin.