2 Evenings, 2 Days (of Performances)
On two evenings and two days the windows of the empty museum gallery, which are normally kept shut, will be opened. Flooded with light, the room, which is 140 meters in length, will be brought to life, invigorated, structured, confronted, and celebrated through the unique atmosphere of live performances.
The festival integrates dance, music, theatre, poetry and sculpture as well as talks about an art form that about an art form that has become indispensable in the present day
You can expect numerous panels, interviews, drinks, music, videos, fireworks and much more
With actions by some of the most internationally renowned contemporary performance artists
- Lenio Kaklea, Sonatas and Interludes, 2021, Performance, 60 min.© the artist, photo: Leonard Méchineau, Marc Domage
- Maria Hassabi, White Out, 2023, Performance by Marah Arcilla. Installation view Tai Kwun Contemporary Hongkong© Courtesy the artist, Photo: Thomas Poravas
- Lina Lapelyté, Study of Slope, Lafayette Anticipations, 2022, Performance, 30 min.© the artist, photo: Marc Domage
- Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa, Breve Historia de la Arquitectura en Guatemala (A brief history of architecture in Guatemala), 2013, Guatemala City, Performance for Video, 6 min., Film still© Courtesy the artist Proyectos Ultravioleta
- Meg Stuart, The Lobby, 2020, Video performance, Film still, 7:36 min.© the artist, Production by Haus der Kulturen der Welt and Damaged Goods
Plan your visit
Festival days at a glance
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Supported by
SCHIRN FREUNDE
With additional support by
Dr. Hans Feith und Dr. Elisabeth Feith-Stiftung
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Body and Building
This performative exhibition is a physical appropriation of the SCHIRN Kunsthalle Frankfurt.
Intro
On two evenings and two days the windows of the empty museum gallery, which are normally kept shut, will be opened. Flooded with light, the room, which is 140 meters in length, will be brought to life, invigorated, structured, confronted, and encountered through the unique atmosphere of live performances. A dialogue therefore arises between art and architecture: an engagement between the human body and the spatial presence surrounding it.
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As a contemporary art form, performance has developed in recent years more radically than almost all other artistic forms of expression. It crosses the boundaries between genres, combines dance, music, and theater, and permits a direct and immediate encounter with its environment—with visitors as well as with spaces. Architecture and spaces are usually perceived in terms of doors, staircases, rooms, windows, perspectives, prospects, and insights. The performers enter into negotiations with the SCHIRN’s building: the movement of the body explores and questions the architecture. It tells of the power and strength of a space—and of new possibilities for experiencing and embracing it or forming new spatial bodies.
Participants
Adrian Ruth Williams, Alicja Wysocka, Ana Prvački, Anna Witt, Annika Ström, Astrit Ismaili, Franz Erhard Walther, Irena Haiduk, Isaac Chong Wai, Lenio Kaklea, Lina Lapelytė, Maria Hassabi, Nazanin Noori, Norma Jeane, Andrea Fraser, Ei Arakawa-Nash, Jimmy Robert, Laura Yuile, Ligia Lewis, Lili Reynaud-Dewar, Meg Stuart, Michael Sailstorfer, Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa, Selma Selman, Clara Wörsdörfer, Ellen Blumenstein, Frederike Sperling, Lisa Beisswanger, Lisa Moravec
Curator
Matthias Ulrich
Curatorial Assistant
Theresa Dettinger
Supported by
Verein der Freunde der SCHIRN Kunsthalle e.V.
Additional support from
Dr. Hans Feith und Dr. Elisabeth Feith-Stiftung
Kingdom of the Netherlands