(D)on’t Say My Name

TWO PLACES. TWO STORIES. ONE DANCE.

(Don’t) Say My Name gives Claudio Monteverdi’s operatic scene, II Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, a contemporary twist.

Monteverdi’s piece is set in the first Crusades and describes a fierce combat between a European knight and a female Saracen warrior.

In our retelling of this story, a group of dancers rehearse the work in a studio. On tour abroad, they encounter a stranger who seems to have stepped out of their story but does not want to be in it.

Shot in locations in London and Spain, (Don’t) Say My Name is a poetic and layered exploration of otherness, conflict and reconciliation.

Currently being showcased at selected film festivals.

Film Festivals

Experimental, Dance & Music Film Festival (CA)

• Winner Audience Award: Best Experimental Film (2024)
• Winner Audience Award: Best Direction (2025)

Manifest Dance-Film Festival 2025 (IN) – selected

Inspired Dance Film Festival 2025 (AU) – selected

Frame x Frame Film Festival 2025 (USA) – selected

IMMAGI]NA Film Festival (IT) – selected