Alexandra Bachzetsis and Anne Imhof: Performance Art in New York
In January 2015, New York hosted several performance festivals including APAP, COIL, Under the Radar, and American Realness, featuring a mix of European and local productions. The Swiss Institute presented Alexandra Bachzetsis's performance "From A to B via C," which reimagines Diego Velázquez's painting "Venus at Her Mirror" with dancer Gabriel Schenker posing as Venus and Anne Pajunen as Cupid holding an LCD screen showing Bachzetsis's face. The piece deconstructs choreographic systems and critiques image consumption. At MoMA PS1, Anne Imhof staged a two-day performance in the geodesic dome, featuring dancers from P.A.R.T.S. and William Forsythe's company, with concrete troughs of fermented milk and live rabbits. Faye Driscoll's "Thank You for Coming" at Danspace Project engaged the audience in participatory rituals, culminating in a maypole dance.
Key facts
- Alexandra Bachzetsis performed 'From A to B via C' at Swiss Institute, New York.
- The performance reenacts Velázquez's 'Venus at Her Mirror' with a male dancer as Venus.
- Anne Imhof presented a two-day performance at MoMA PS1's geodesic dome.
- Imhof's performance included dancers from P.A.R.T.S. and William Forsythe's company.
- Faye Driscoll's 'Thank You for Coming' was presented at Danspace Project.
- Driscoll's piece involved audience participation and a maypole dance.
- The performances were part of New York's January performance festivals.
- Bachzetsis's work critiques image consumption and choreographic systems.
Entities
Artists
- Alexandra Bachzetsis
- Gabriel Schenker
- Anne Pajunen
- Anne Imhof
- Mickey Mahar
- Miguel Gutierrez
- Faye Driscoll
- Diego Velázquez
- Jérôme Bel
- Frédéric Séguette
- Claire Haenni
- Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker
- William Forsythe
Institutions
- Swiss Institute
- MoMA PS1
- Danspace Project
- The Public Theater
- PS122
- Abrons Arts Center
- Städelschule
- P.A.R.T.S.
- Whitney Biennial
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Brooklyn
- SoHo
- Queens
- Frankfurt
- Brussels
- St. Mark's Church
Sources
- artpress —