HOUSE OF IVONA is a cultural association based in Fagagna (UD). It was born in December 2021, from the lucky meeting of a circle of people who wanted to commit themselves on the cultural and artistic front.
A community characterized by determination and passion was immediately defined, recognizing in artistic languages, not only in dance, the resilient future for the world to come. HOUSE OF IVONA has become the official container of what Pablo Girolami and his collaborators have long considered a contemporary testimony of professional artistic research at 360 degrees: IVONA, the contemporary dance company founded in 2019 by Girolami.
The beauty and diversity of Nature is IVONA’s main inspiration and fascination. IVONA explores and deals with the concept of Resilience, a word as relevant as it is essential. The resilience that Nature has demonstrated for centuries is an opportunity not only for admiration but also for study for IVONA, which distills the rarest qualities from Nature to translate into movement.
IVONA boasts a diverse and inclusive appeal, resonating with a broad audience, ranging from young adults to performance enthusiasts. We take pride in being mainly shaped and driven by LGBTQIA+ artists, who infuse our project with their unique perspectives and artistic expressions.
House of IVONA also collaborates with associated artists, supporting and producing the work of emerging voices such as Collettivo Nanouk, Sara Ariotti, and Ona Cros.
Since 2019, IVONA has won several awards such as:
First prize at the Jerusalem International Choreography Competition;
Best choreography at the Certamen Coreográfico del Distrito de Tetuán – Madrid;Best choreography at the Choreographic Competition Linkage – Sofia;
Premio TWAIN Direzioni_Altre 2019 and 2022 – Tuscania;
Audience award at the RIDCC – Rotterdam;
Audience award at the festival CortoinDanza – Cagliari;
Audience award at the 33rd Certamen Coreográfico de Madrid;
Best dance film at the ZED International Videodanza Festival – Bologna;
Best dance film at Interfaccia Digitale – HangarFest – Pesaro;
FeelGood Award at the BIGFF – Bari
Since 2022, House of IVONA is recognized and supported by the Italian Ministry of Culture as a dance production organization (Under 35) and by the Region Friuli Venezia Giulia.
