Suspended and anti-monumental, Giulia Cenci's large-scale installation, Dead Dance, accompanied visitors of the 2022 Biennale di Venezia towards the exit of the Arsenale, forcing them to look up towards the sky. The film, shot during the months prior to the Biennale's opening, enters the artist's studio in the Tuscan countryside, where Cenci's works take shape, and follows her through the entire creation process. Heads, dismembered horses, skeletons that dance inside the former stable, all divide the space into sections and lengths, achieving a strong sense of psycho-physical engagement. The film weaves together a rich tapestry of experiences, offering profound insights into the inspirations and challenges that have shaped the artwork's development. While following Cenci and her assistants in the workshop, the film presents the artist's very detailed personal account of the genesis of the work and the episodes that have nurtured it. The artist's narration precedes the actual realization of the artwork, transforming the audience of the movie into silent witnesses of the process, as the artist envisions and prefigures the work, which later materializes. As Cenci's storytelling unfolds, she seamlessly combines her visual references to art history, drawing parallels between her own artistic choices and those of renowned masterpieces of the past, such as Tallinn's Dance of Death. Moreover, Cenci's recollections of her own experiences blend with profound reflections on ecology and the intricate dynamics of interspecies relationships-a heartfelt plea to embrace a deeper understanding of our place in the natural world.