Best Performances of 2018: From Requiem to Queer Baroque
The leading theater and dance productions of 2018 were chosen by critics Chiara Pirri, Stefano Tomassini, Maria Paola Zedda, and Giuseppe Pennisi. Notable mentions include 'Requiem pour L.' by Alain Platel and Fabrizio Cassol at Teatro Ariosto, 'I love my sister' by Enzo Cosimi at the Gender Bender Festival, and 'VN_Serenade' by Cristina Kristal Rizzo at LAC Lugano and Teatro Argentina. Additionally, Caroline Guiela Nguyen's 'Saigon' was featured at the Romaeuropa Festival, while Mette Ingvarsten's '21 Pornographies' took place at Centre Pompidou. Other highlights were Wen Hui's 'Red' at Romaeuropa, 'Romances Inciertos' by François Chaignaud and Nino Laisné at ImPulsTanz, Sarah Vanhee's 'Unforetold' at Centrale Fies, Leonardo Delogu's 'Désert' in Sardinia, and Deborah Warner's 'Billy Budd' at Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, which secured an International Opera Award.
Key facts
- Alain Platel and Fabrizio Cassol created 'Requiem pour L.' for Les Ballets C de la B.
- Enzo Cosimi's 'I love my sister' featured performer Egon Botteghi at Gender Bender Festival.
- Cristina Kristal Rizzo's 'VN_Serenade' was performed with Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana.
- Caroline Guiela Nguyen's 'Saigon' addresses post-colonial identity.
- Mette Ingvarsten's '21 Pornographies' is part of 'The Red Pieces' project.
- Wen Hui's 'Red' documents China's Cultural Revolution through dance.
- François Chaignaud and Nino Laisné's 'Romances Inciertos' premiered at ImPulsTanz.
- Deborah Warner's 'Billy Budd' won an International Opera Award.
Entities
Artists
- Alain Platel
- Fabrizio Cassol
- Enzo Cosimi
- Egon Botteghi
- Cristina Kristal Rizzo
- Caroline Guiela Nguyen
- Mette Ingvarsten
- Wen Hui
- François Chaignaud
- Nino Laisné
- Sarah Vanhee
- Leonardo Delogu
- Deborah Warner
- James Conlon
- Michael Levine
- Chleo Obolonesky
- Jean Kalman
- Benjamin Britten
- George Balanchine
- Giuseppe Pennisi
- Chiara Pirri
- Stefano Tomassini
- Maria Paola Zedda
Institutions
- Les Ballets C de la B
- Teatro Ariosto
- festival Aperto
- Gender Bender Festival
- Il Cassero IGBT Center
- Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
- LAC Lugano
- Teatro Argentina
- Romaeuropa Festival
- Auditorium Parco della Musica
- Centre Pompidou
- Biennale Danza
- Teatro Vascello
- ImPulsTanz
- Vienna International Dance Festival
- Centrale Fies
- Drodesera
- ARS/Arte Condivisa in Sardegna
- Sardegna Teatro
- Cagliari Paesaggio
- Teatro Massimo
- Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
- Royal Opera House
- Opera di Madrid
- Artribune
Locations
- Reggio Emilia
- Italy
- Bologna
- Lugano
- Switzerland
- Rome
- Paris
- France
- Venice
- Vienna
- Austria
- Dro
- Cagliari
- Sarroch