THE COMPANY
C&C is an artistic project that stands out for its bold exploration of trans-disciplinary actions and creations, with a strong focus on contemporary social issues. The company embraces an approach free from superstructures, concentrating on the essence of interpersonal relationships. The result is a deeply physical performative language that allows the audience to recognize themselves and engage in a collective narrative.
Founded in 2011, C&C has immediately shown a marked propensity for hybridization, combining dance with a variety of modern performative codes. This integration has led to the creation of an “amphibious” identity, capable of moving fluidly between different artistic forms without compromising aesthetic coherence.
Among its most recent productions are titles such as Beast without Beauty, Les Miserables, A Peso Morto, Right, The Combat of Tancredi and Clorinda, *Metamorphosis*, and *Strangers in the Night*. Each creation is designed to actively involve communities, fostering a dialogue that enriches the artistic experience and transforms the audience into co-creators. This process of interaction is not just an element of novelty, but a cornerstone of C&C’s poetics, which seeks a “relational truth” through direct involvement.
In a continually evolving cultural context, C&C emerges as a beacon of innovation and creativity. Its performances are not mere shows, but opportunities to reflect on the complexities of human experiences. Each event is a journey that invites the audience to transcend conventions and explore new dimensions of dialogue and interaction. With C&C, art becomes a space of discovery, resistance, and transformation, capable of inspiring and uniting people.
THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Carlo Massari is a multifaceted artist, performer, choreographer, and transdisciplinary creator with a distinct presence on both the Italian and international contemporary scenes. His educational and professional journey is marked by an eclectic and versatile path, spanning from drama to musical theater, and ultimately encompassing dance and physical theater. This multidisciplinary background has enriched his artistic expression, enabling him to create a unique and innovative language that fuses diverse expressive registers. Among his mentors are notable figures such as Malou Airaudo, Michela Lucenti, Sonia Schoonejans, Theatre de l’Ange Fou, ATER Balletto, singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla, Csaba Antal, Walter Le Moli, Claudio Longhi, and Pietro Luigi Floridia, each of whom has contributed to refining his approach to the stage.
Over the years, Massari has collaborated as a performer with prestigious institutions and companies, including the Venice Biennale, Barbara Nativi, Marco Baliani, Teatro dell’Argine, TeatroDue, Cie.Balletto Civile, Cie.Abbondanza-Bertoni, Cie.della Rancia, and Cie.Petri Dish, further enriching his experience and stage skills.
In 2011, Massari co-founded C&C Company, a research and production company in the field of dance-theater, recognized by the Italian Ministry of Culture (MIC), where he serves as Artistic Director. In this role, he has crafted numerous internationally awarded productions, establishing the company’s reputation and presenting a compelling contemporary aesthetic.
In 2020, crowning his innovative career, he received the prestigious CollaborActionXL award from the AnticorpiXL Network, a support network for contemporary dance, and was appointed as an Associate Artist of the Oriente Occidente Festival, one of the leading platforms for contemporary dance in Europe.
Alongside these achievements, Massari has directed operas for the Klaipeda State Music Theater and choreographed for major institutions such as Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Teatro Regio di Parma, and Landestheater Salzburg. In these contexts, he has collaborated with acclaimed directors such as Damiano Michieletto, Silvia Paoli, and Andrea Bernard, contributing to productions that fuse narrative depth and stage movement in an emotional and refined synthesis.
In 2019, in collaboration with Leggere Strutture Art Factory, Massari founded ANFIBIA, an immersive and trans-disciplinary training project for performers and contemporary creators. ANFIBIA represents a research and experimental journey that encourages participants to explore new creative paradigms and develop an original artistic vocabulary. Through this project, Massari has consolidated his vision of a fluid and interdisciplinary creativity, which finds in the hybridization of artistic languages a means to amplify scenic expressiveness and narrative complexity.
THE ASSOCIATED ARTISTS
