The event was organized by Centro per la scena cotemporanea and No Limita-C-Tion. 

It was a nice experience to shoot in. There was performances in each room, changing very frequently so the creative appeal was high. 

Tecnically the light was not so easy to manage, all rooms were lit by the regular museum light so it was tecnically low , but pushing up the ISO the problem gone away. 

Most of the people was shooting with tele lens, I like to “feel” the subject so I choosed my beloved 17-40mm and a 50mm 1.4 for the darker areas. 

When you have the luck to face in some situations where you can stay closer and reach the subject I see no sense to use a tele lens.  

When you can’t rule the scene, the only way to get stong images is to be part of the scene too, other way you’ll back home with a bunch of descriptive shoots and nothing more. 

Here some tips I find useful in that kind of situations:

Wear light ( I saw in the museum,  people dressed like a pro shooting serengeti cheetahs )

Choose a short zoom or a short prime, better if is a fast lens like 2.8, 1.4 or so.

Ask at the organizers how much you can move in the scene. If you are totally free don’t be scared to get closer to the subject. Trust me , dancers usually doesen’t bite.

Leave your shooting mode in single and forget the blast modality. You have to feel the scene and the performance and learn to anticipate movements and figures. This way of shooting it’s also a form of respect for the dancer and his performance. Shooting at 16 fps dont bring your winning shoot.