@CPR | Canzonieri Dance Collective: Fragmentation

Fragmentation is a story-book, with scenes of isolation, pain, abuse, and self-realization. Flipping through the pages is coming to terms with the reality of your environment, grieving what you are becoming, and starting the work to do all you can to break the cycle. Through a 30-minute dance performance, we are learning from the grief to prevent becoming a product of our environment and disrupt the pattern for ourselves. Comprising of six chapters, the dancers are narrating:  “fear of isolation”, “fear of home”, “fear of going to sleep”, “exhaustion catching up”, “the breakdown”, and “how do we break the cycle?”.

Musical Collaborators: Miguel Granda, Kayla Gater, Noah Pagdanganan

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Canzonieri Dance Collective founded by MJ Canzonieri first debuted at the Spark Theatre Festival in NYC in the fall of 2024 with MJ's solo work 'Vexation'; from there, Canzonieri Dance Collective has performed across more venues in NYC, such as Dixon Place and Chain Theater. They have also performed at The Roxey Ballet River Dance Festival 2025, our own Canzonieri Dance Collective Choreographic Showcase hosted in November 2025 at Rutgers University, Art House FOCUS College Spotlight Showcase, Creative Performances Fast Forwards Series at Dixon Place Theater, and Hoboken Dance Festival 2026.