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Dancing Studies
A unique programme of performances inspired by the work of Bruce Nauman
From April to June 2022, Palazzo Grassi - Punta della Dogana presents ‘Dancing Studies’, a series of new performances created by a group of internationally-renowned choreographers, invited by Carlos Basualdo and Caroline Bourgeois - curators of the exhibition ‘Bruce Nauman: Contrapposto Studies’, currently on view at Punta della Dogana - to develop a project in dialogue with the work of Bruce Nauman and the show.
- 2 - 3 April 2022: ‘MANUAL LABORS’ selected by William Forsythe
Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi - auditorium: screening of a selection of ‘52 Portraits’ by Francesca Fargion, Hugo Glendinning, Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion
Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi - foyer: live performances of ‘Both Sitting Duet’, by Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion, and ‘Table Music’ by Thierry De Mey, performed by Les Percussions de Strasbourg.
Punta della Dogana: ‘PARAPHRASE’ by William Forsythe - From 7 to 10 April 2022: ‘MANUAL LABORS’ selected by William Forsythe
‘52 Portraits’ will once again be screened in the auditorium, whilst in the foyer, there will be screenings of two performances: ‘Table Music’ by Thierry De Mey and ‘Hands’ by Jonathan Burrows, Matteo Fargion and Adam Roberts.
Punta della Dogana: ‘PARAPHRASE’ by William Forsythe - 22 - 23 April 2022: ‘Sonatas and Interludes’ by Lenio Kaklea
- 1 - 5 May 2022: ‘Dancing the Studio’ by Pam Tanowitz
Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi - 16-19 June 2022: ‘In Proximity’ by Ralph Lemon
COSMO, Campo San Cosmo, Giudecca
The interventions by William Forsythe, Lenio Kaklea, Ralph Lemon and Pam Tanowitz will take place at different spaces in the Pinault Collection in Venice, as well as at COSMO, Campo San Cosmo, Giudecca.
The costumes for the performances of Pam Tanowitz are designed by Matthieu Blazy for Bottega Veneta, partner of Palazzo Grassi – Punta della Dogana for this program.
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