ALESSANDRO FLORIO &
MAKSYM PETRASHCHUK
Part of the project #YoungDreamers

Alessandro Florio (2004) is a dancer trained at the Liceo Coreutico Pina Bausch in Busto Arsizio, where he graduated in 2023. He continued his studies at the Susanna Beltrami Academy in Milan, specializing in contemporary dance, physical theatre, and choreographic composition.

Among his most significant experiences are collaborations with Luciana Savignano and Oriella Dorella, participation in the Berlin Boylesque Festival, and his appearance in the music video Made in Italy by Rosa Chemical for the Sanremo Festival 2023. In 2025 and 2026, he has worked with various choreographers and artists on the contemporary scene.

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Maksym Petrashchuk (2003) is a young Ukrainian dancer and choreographer. After studying folk dance in his home country, he moved to Italy in 2018, where he trained at the Liceo Coreutico Candiani Bausch and later at the Susanna Beltrami Academy in Milan. During his training, he deepened his choreographic research by working with various contemporary choreographers.

He has taken part in significant productions and performance contexts, including Bromantica (2025) by Matteo Bittante, the television program Zelig (2026), and the BAM Spirit Festival (2026). He has also collaborated on video productions with prominent figures in Italian dance and participated in events and tours, including Azimut Yachts and Circo Maya Orfei.

MAN

BY AND WITH | Alessandro Florio e Maksym Petrashchuk 

PRODUCTION | DANCEHAUSpiù 2026​​

What does it mean to be a man today? MAN explores the construction of masculinity through historical models and contemporary imaginaries, questioning stereotypes tied to strength, dominance, and control. Drawing on sporting practices, power postures, and deeply rooted cultural codes, the work dismantles the idea of “man” as a fixed identity, opening it up to a more fluid, vulnerable, and plural dimension. ​ Between physical tension and transformation, bodies move through and rewrite the codes of virility, probing what remains and what might still become.