Fuori Programma reaches its ninth edition under the title Please, touch, Please, touch! an invitation to “touch” the expressive and cultural resonances carried by the several authors featured the program. Coming from four continents, they’re: Bassam Abou Diab (LB), Mk (IT), DOM- (IT), Brigel Gjoka & Rauf “Rubberlegz” Yasit (UK), ERTZA-Asier Zabaleta (MOZ), Salvo Lombardo (IT), Cie Linga (CH), Compagnie Zimarèl (GLP), Adriana Boriello (IT), Aristide Rontini (IT), Off Projects (NL), Frantics Dance Company (Germany), Graham Feeny (USA), Flavia Zaganelli (IT), Chey Jurado & Javito Mario (Spain). 

Sense of touch suggests an involvement with dance that is almost carnal and aims to shorten the distances between ideological constructs and people. It’s a wish to narrow the gap between facts and thoughts, to fill the body matter with the guiding principles of a connection led by feelings rather than understanding. However, the elimination of this deviation between an event and its comprehension is not a regressive effect to allow fast thoughts to take command. Quite the opposite, it’s an attempt to breathe humanity where abuse of power, aggression, and distorted narrative modify sensitivity and build emotional systems that try to control and legitimate emotions, feelings, and attachments.