Rhizome is an interdisciplinary performance that explores the invisible networks connecting all forms of life. Drawing inspiration from underground systems of roots and fungi, the work investigates symbiosis, interdependence, and the intelligence of natural ecosystems as metaphors for human and social relations. Through dance, live music, and visuals, the piece creates an immersive environment that invites audiences to experience interconnectedness as both a sensory and conceptual reality.

The production is a collaboration between dancer, choreographer, and neuroscientist Cecilia Fontanesi and theatre director, scenographer, and costume designer Elena Vannoni. Together they weave movement, sound, and imagery into a poetic meditation on how bodies—human and more-than-human—exist in relation.

Already developed in artistic residencies at Barnard College’s Movement Lab (New York) and Company Blu (Florence), Rhizome continues to evolve internationally, and with the upcoming residency at TheaterLab, the performance will find a new, original form.