Beyond the beat

Gabriele Ruggeri

“Beyond the beat”

Percussion and body rhythms

A. Ignatowicz
Toccata for Marimba
N. Martynciow
Tchik
Y. Sueyoshi
Mirage pour Marimba
V. Globokar
?Corporel
M. Roe
Strait of Messina
Fata Morgana
Charybdis
A. Esperet
Ceci n’est pas une balle

The musical programme aims to go beyond the melodic sound of a warm instrument like the marimba, entering into the deep connection between the body and the rhythms of percussion.

The intention is to offer a physical sound experience, in which music is not only heard, but experienced and perceived through body and theatrical percussion.

The human body is the prime percussion instrument: heartbeat, breathing and movement are natural rhythms that accompany and guide our existence.

The selection of pieces ranges from compositions from the marimba repertoire to those that integrate theatrical and body percussion, introducing a dimension that merges sound, gesture and movement in a unique fusion of music and body.