Memory of Omens reimagines the myth of Orpheus through a feminist lens, drawing inspiration from Alda Merini’s poem “The Presence of Orpheus” and RIVA, a multifaceted artistic project promoted by the MUS.E Association and developed by Murate Art District under the artistic direction of Valentina Gensini. This dance piece interweaves subtle gestural movement, complex spatial patterning, and athletic partnering, with a dance video shot along the Arno River and on the Firenze streets of Via Dell’Inferno, Via Del Purgatorio, and Via Del Limbo. Like the river, which both nurtures and consumes, our performance explores the cyclical nature of life and death, light and dark, chaos and calm. Through the power of female creativity and perspective, we delve into the fluid dynamics of existence, echoing the constant ebb and flow that defines both the natural world and the human experience.