Asteroids are a lot like love: they arrive unexpectedly and leave devastation in their wake. In his solo Astéroïde, Marco D’Agostin brings together scientific explanation, romantic confession and musical theatre. A palaeontologist steps onto the stage, handling ancient bones and recounting the story of the dinosaurs and their tragic extinction. But gradually, the structure of the lecture begins to crack. His body, like his words, starts to escape his control. He begins speaking about his feelings, his loves, until he is swept away by them, singing and dancing what can no longer be contained.
For the Italian choreographer and performer, the musical becomes a way of overcoming catastrophe. After heartbreak, as after the extinction of the dinosaurs, it may be our only refuge. An associate artist of Milan’s Piccolo Teatro, Marco D’Agostin brilliantly combines scientific storytelling, dance, theatre and the grand traditions of Broadway into a work bursting with humour, joy and imagination.