Body and Building

Performance Festival March 28–30

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
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  • Modern, bright gallery with slanted windows and shiny wooden floor, in black and white.
  • Dancer in black clothes and red top while a pianist plays in the background. Modern stage design.
    Lenio Kaklea, Sonatas and Interludes, 2021, Performance, 60 min.
    © the artist, photo: Leonard Méchineau, Marc Domage
  • A dancer in orange clothing leans relaxed over a golden block in a minimalist setting.
    Maria Hassabi, White Out, 2023, Performance by Marah Arcilla. Installation view Tai Kwun Contemporary Hongkong
    © Courtesy the artist, Photo: Thomas Poravas
  • A person performs an acrobatic move on a platform, surrounded by spectators in a gallery.
  • A dancing person in light clothing moves dynamically in a minimalist, bright space.
  • A group of people stands in a green room, one is speaking into a microphone, bright light streams through the windows.
    Lina Lapelyté, Study of Slope, Lafayette Anticipations, 2022, Performance, 30 min.
    © the artist, photo: Marc Domage
  • Man in stylized clothing with lipstick and striking makeup, surrounded by colorful pom-poms.
  • Two people in large white costumes resembling boxes and doors dance in an industrial building.
    Naufus RamĂ­rez-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
  • Modern lounge with seating and columns, decorated with figures in colorful fabrics.
    Meg Stuart, The Lobby, 2020, Video performance, Film still, 7:36 min.
    © the artist, Production by Haus der Kulturen der Welt and Damaged Goods

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Römerberg, Frankfurt am Main

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  • Supported by

    SCHIRN FREUNDE

  • With additional support by

    Dr. Hans Feith und Dr. Elisabeth Feith-Stiftung
    Kingdom of the Netherlands