BODY SWEATS (for Elsa) is an homage to Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven (1874–1927), a poet and avant-garde artist, a pioneer of the Dada movement. The title is taken from her eponymous collection of poems, an erotic and proto-punk manifesto. Created by choreographer Giorgia Lolli, the work combines dance, lecture performance, poetry reading, workout: sweat will be a way to explore the intertwining of effort and pleasure, the binding force of a heterogeneous collage of dance and textual materials. Love letters between friends and lovers. Waterless aqua aerobics in tiger-striped leotards. A poem for the Baroness. A split, in her honour.
Giorgia Lolli holds a Master’s degree in choreography from Uniarts Helsinki (2025) and has been active between Italy and Finland for the last three years. Her practice weaves dramaturgical-choreographic research and community processes. EAT ME, winner of DNAppunti Coreografici, premiered in Romaeuropa Festival 2024 and is featured on the Aerowaves 2026 mention list. Since 2022, Giorgia has been facilitating projects at the intersection of movement and accessibility, including Dance Well – Movement Research for Parkinson’s, co-ordinated by Operaestate (IT) and supported by the Creative Europe programme of the EU.