{"id":11264,"date":"2026-06-15T04:20:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T08:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mimmomiccolis.com\/new\/?p=11264"},"modified":"2026-06-15T04:23:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T08:23:05","slug":"freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mimmomiccolis.com\/new\/freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Freedom is not a monument to the past, but a living movement that must be renewed through our actions and our humanity.<\/p><cite>Mimmo Miccolis<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Contemporary choreographic creation commissioned by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presented on May 10, 2023, during the official event \u201cCelebrating 80 Years of Freedom\u201d at the Freedom Concert held at the Netherlands Carillon in Washington, DC, FREEDOM is a contemporary dance work reflecting on liberation, collective memory, resilience, and human dignity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Created for an international audience and performed in a symbolic public space overlooking the American capital, the piece explores freedom not as a fixed condition, but as a continuous movement between remembrance and responsibility, fragility and hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The choreography combines neoclassical precision with contemporary physicality, using ensemble dynamics and shifting spatial patterns to evoke both the weight of history and the possibility of renewal. Music, silence, and breath become part of the dramaturgy, allowing the dancers\u2019 bodies to carry the emotional narrative without relying on literal storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commissioned by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, FREEDOM was developed specifically for the commemorative context of the concert and the historic significance of the Netherlands Carillon as a monument dedicated to peace and friendship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choreography: Mimmo Miccolis <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mimmomiccolis.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-15-at-10.02.59-696x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimmomiccolis.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-15-at-10.02.59-696x1024.png 696w, https:\/\/mimmomiccolis.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-15-at-10.02.59-204x300.png 204w, https:\/\/mimmomiccolis.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-15-at-10.02.59-768x1131.png 768w, https:\/\/mimmomiccolis.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-15-at-10.02.59.png 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"832\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mimmomiccolis.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-15-at-10.02.44-832x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimmomiccolis.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-15-at-10.02.44-832x1024.png 832w, https:\/\/mimmomiccolis.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-15-at-10.02.44-244x300.png 244w, https:\/\/mimmomiccolis.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-15-at-10.02.44-768x946.png 768w, https:\/\/mimmomiccolis.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-15-at-10.02.44.png 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Freedom is not a monument to the past, but a living movement that must be renewed through our actions and our humanity. 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