Off-Kilter

Grazia Scarpato

Title	Off-Kilter
Subtitle	Diplom BA Contemporary Dance
Author	Grazia Scarpato
Date	01.06.2023
Description	BIOGRAPHY Grazia Scarpato, was born in 2000 in Rieti, a small town near Rome, Italy. From an early age, Grazia displayed a passion for the arts and began her studies in modern and contemporary dance when she was just ten years old. She then expanded her training to include diverse range of techniques and styles. She continued her studies at the Zurich University of the Arts in Zurich, where she started a bachelor in contemporary dance. Grazia have danced in works by several renowned choreographers such as Nadav Zelner, Luca Signoretti, Alba Castillo, Dunja Jojic, Antonin Rioche, Tom Weinberger, and Bryan Arias. Grazia has currently joined the TanzLuzern company as an intern for the 2022/2023 season. DIPLOMA PROJECT «Off-Kilter» «Off-Kilter» is an idiomatic expression that means something is not quite right or is out of balance. It can also refer to a person who is acting in an unusual or unexpected way. Overall, it suggests that something is not in its proper or expected state. The film uses the trail through the trees as a metaphor for time and the body's journey through it, offering a portrayal of how the effects of brain diseases can disrupt movement and balance. Through specific movement qualities, the film explores how the body can get effected by symptoms such as tremors, stiffness, slowness, and loss of balance, providing a powerful visual representation of how the decline of the brain can affect the human body.
Internet links (URL)	https://www.instagram.com/GraziaScarpato
Institutional affiliation	Bachelor Contemporary Dance (DDK_FTA_BCD.alle) Departement Darstellende Künste und Film (DDK.alle) Disziplin Tanz - Fachhochschulbereich (DDK_FTA_FH.alle)
Study path	Bachelor
Genre / discipline	Tanz