Compagnia Zappalà Danza

Scenario Pubblico/Compagnia Zappalà Danza is a Centre of National Relevance for Dance. This recognition was granted in 2022, marking the culmination of the long history of the Compagnia Zappalà Danza and its founder Roberto Zappalà; 35 years of activity marked by international successes and 23 years ago the establishment of an avant-garde space, Scenario Pubblico, which, together with MoDem, the choreographic language of the company, quickly changed the perception of dance in Sicily.

Scenario Pubblico was founded – as Italy’s first choreographic center – thanks to the vision of artistic director Roberto Zappalà and private and European Union fundings. The center carries out various activities: production, programming, hosting a rich dance season and an international Festival, residencies with the ACASA call, workshops, meetings, dance videomaking, publications, making the space a place where dance can express all its potential. The center also produces the young company CZD2, formed by dancers chosen through the MoDem PRO program.
A leading company in the Italian dance scene for over 35 years, Compagnia Zappalà Danza is a bearer of Roberto Zappalà’s artistic thought. It stands out for its vast and diverse repertoire, the result of the collaborative work between the choreographer, his dramaturg of reference Nello Calabrò, and the dancers who over the years have contributed to the creation of over 80 productions, mostly full-length works, hosted by theaters and international festivals worldwide. The company has received numerous awards and boasts a wide network of national and international partners.

Maud de la Purification

Born in 1983 in France, after training at the National School of Marseille and the National Conservatory of Toulouse, she worked with the Ballet National of Marseille and the Ballet du Capitole of Toulouse. Between 2006 and 2009, she collaborated with the Nederlands Dans Theater II in the Netherlands, Sidra Bell in New York, and Hiroaki Umeda in Berlin. She began her collaboration with the Compagnia Zappalà Danza in 2011 as a dancer, participating in most of the company’s productions up to the present. She took part in the project Three Times Rebel by Marina Mascarell, in 2017. She is an assistant to Roberto Zappalà and a teacher of the MoDem language. In recent years, she has started her own choreographic journey, with works such as Siamo for CZD2 – compagniazappalàdanza2.
Maud was awarded in 2024 the Danza&Danza Prize as Best Dancer in Italy.