The Company

"Lost Movement emerged from the meeting of artists who conceive the body as a space of encounter and transformation. Like a prism, different planes intersect, generating multiple trajectories: not a mere sum of differences, but a plurality of perspectives. The Company’s research explores the dynamics of identity, gender, and belonging, engaging in dialogue with memories, traditions, and evolving social contexts. In a time marked by fragmentation and disconnection, dance becomes a means of questioning what it means to remain human, in ourselves, in our relationships, and in the places we inhabit. The body thus emerges as a political and poetic space, traversed by identity-based, social, and cultural flows. Lost Movement's practice is grounded in presence and responsibility, engaging in critical dialogue with territories, audiences, and the transformations of contemporary society. Its very name evokes a condition of instability and inquiry, in which movement becomes a means to read the present."

Nicolò Abbattista & Christian Consalvo founders of the Lost Movement Company

Lost Movement was founded in 2011 by choreographer Nicolò Abbattista in collaboration with dramaturg Christian Consalvo, who has served as the Company’s Artistic Director since 2024. Together, the two artists have developed a choreographic research path focused on the relationship between body, roots, and community, creating nearly 30 works presented throughout Italy, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

A defining feature of the Company’s work is the integration of technical precision and everyday gesture, allowing audiences to recognize traces of their own lived experience. A strong dramaturgical approach also fosters a dialogue with audiences less familiar with contemporary dance languages.

The Company’s latest creations have been developed in collaboration with multi-instrumentalist composer Filippo Ripamonti, whose original compositions and reinterpretations of iconic musical works deepen the dialogue between choreography and music, adding further complexity and depth to each piece.

Over the years, the Company has collaborated with cultural institutions, developing projects that intertwine production, training, and audience engagement: Regione Lombardia, Fondazione Cariplo, Oriente Occidente Dance Festival, CCN/Aterballetto, DANCEHAUSpiù, Cro.me – Cronaca e Memoria dello Spettacolo, Milano Dancing City, Radc’Arte, FLIC – Festival Lanciano In Contemporanea, and Kilowatt Festival.

Lost Movement has received awards and recognition in significant events, including La Danza in 1 Minuto, Danz’è Off, Time To Move, Nessuno Resti Fuori, Movin’Up, Premio Speciale Movin’Up Spettacolo – Performing Arts, Festival Presente Futuro, Danza Urbana XL, and Dancescapes – Mobility Grant.

In 2023 and 2025, as part of the Per Chi Crea – Live and National & International Promotion programme, Lost Movement received support from the Ministry of Culture and SIAE to foster the national and international mobility of artists under the age of 35.

Since 2024, Lost Movement has supported the growth of three dance artists under the age of 35, Giovanni Careccia, Sara Gaboardi, and Francesca Pagnini, now Associated Artists of the Company, further strengthening its identity as a space for artistic research, innovation, and knowledge sharing.