The pizzica of Romolo Crudo
2025
La pizzica di Romolo Crudo
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Southern Italy - Salento. Romolo Crudo has a passion: dancing the pizzica pizzica. It is the traditional dance of his homeland, the cultural foundation of his childhood, and since he was a child, he has never stopped dancing.
He has a mission, and now that he has discovered social media, he feels he can truly become someone.
His wife and daughter follow his obsession through the squares of Salento, until a phone call seems to finally open the doors to fame. But something goes wrong. So Romolo is forced to choose between saving his family and continuing to chase his dream of fame.
Romolo Crudo's pizzica is a dance that moves through town squares, enters the walls of homes, and shapes the life of a humble Salentinian family. A dance in which body language is intrinsically linked to the dancer’s inner world, their social and family context, and their relationship with the world around them. This dance is not just a moment of physical release but an unconscious expression of one’s being and personal history.
He has a mission, and now that he has discovered social media, he feels he can truly become someone.
His wife and daughter follow his obsession through the squares of Salento, until a phone call seems to finally open the doors to fame. But something goes wrong. So Romolo is forced to choose between saving his family and continuing to chase his dream of fame.
Romolo Crudo's pizzica is a dance that moves through town squares, enters the walls of homes, and shapes the life of a humble Salentinian family. A dance in which body language is intrinsically linked to the dancer’s inner world, their social and family context, and their relationship with the world around them. This dance is not just a moment of physical release but an unconscious expression of one’s being and personal history.
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