IMPOSTOR

Dance and puppet show (15+)

Center for Dance at Teatro Palladium, Rome, Italy

Premiere May 10, 2024, Rome, Italy

The performance lasts 60 minutes without intermission. 

In collaboration with the Summer Puppet Pier organized by the Maribor Puppet Theatre.

Direction, choreography and interpretation Thomas Noone
Direction Assistant Joel Mesa/Alba Barral
Puppets Andre Mello (Atelier Duda Paiva)
Music Creation Jim Pinchen
Light design Marc Lleixà
Programing and pixel mapping Joan Rodon
Costume Goretti Puente
Production Sara Esteller
Production assistant Matilde Ferreira
Design FreePaella

Coproduction partners ICEC (Generalitat de Catalunya), Orbita Spellbound - National, Production Centre of Dance, Theatre Palladium (Rome, Italy), Thomas Noone Dance
Cooperation partners Tanzlabor-Roxy (Ulm, Gemany), Hangar Teatri (Trieste, Italy), SAT! Sant Andreu Teatre (Barcelona, Spain)
International touring partners INAEM, Institut Ramon LULL, ICEC - Generalitat de Catalunya

IMPOSTOR is Thomas Noone's latest solo dance-puppet creation, exploring self-perception, our understanding of the light and shadow within ourselves, and the ongoing struggle to reconcile these opposing forces. Rooted in the philosophy of non-dualism, the performance offers neither judgment nor answers; instead, it unfolds as a contemplative portrait-a journey toward balance, acceptance, and inner peace. On stage, Thomas Noon performs alongside a modular puppet created by Andrej Mello, immersed in Marc Lleixà's striking light installation and accompanied by the evocative music of Jim Pinchen. Audiences may remember Thomas Noone from his previous appearances at the Summer Puppet Pier and the festival Platforma of Contemporary dance in 2021, where he presented the acclaimed performance After the Party.

Thomas Noone is a dancer, choreographer, stage director, and teacher with over 20 years' experience in contemporary dance. He has created and directed more than fifty works in collaboration with musicians, set designers, dancers, and visual artists, for both stage and street performance, for adults and young audiences, including film, live music, puppetry, and object theatre. Through years of research into movement and pedagogy, he developed a practice called Conscious Reduction with his Barcelona-based group, a tool for both professional creation and accessible movement sharing. His company is an associate artist of SAT! Teatre in Barcelona, where he also works as a programming consultant, supporting dance initiatives in Catalonia and audience development in Sant Andreu.