Biennale di Venezia Appoints New Artistic Directors for Cinema, Dance, Music, and Theater
The Biennale di Venezia has named new artistic directors for the 2021-2024 period: Alberto Barbera (Cinema), Wayne McGregor (Dance), Lucia Ronchetti (Music), and the duo ricci/forte (Stefano Ricci and Gianni Forte) (Theater). The organization expressed gratitude to previous directors Marie Chouinard (Dance), Ivan Fedele (Music), and Antonio Latella (Theater). Hashim Sarkis and Cecilia Alemani will continue to lead Architecture and Art in 2021 and 2022, respectively. Notable upcoming events include Biennale Teatro (July 2-11, 2021), Biennale Danza (July 23-August 1, 2021), the 78th Venice International Film Festival (September 1-11, 2021), and Biennale Musica (September 17-26, 2021). The newly appointed directors boast impressive credentials in their respective disciplines.
Key facts
- New artistic directors appointed for Cinema, Dance, Music, and Theater sectors for 2021-2024.
- Alberto Barbera reconfirmed as director of Cinema sector.
- Wayne McGregor appointed director of Dance sector.
- Lucia Ronchetti appointed director of Music sector.
- ricci/forte (Stefano Ricci and Gianni Forte) appointed directors of Theater sector.
- Previous directors Marie Chouinard, Ivan Fedele, and Antonio Latella thanked.
- Hashim Sarkis directs Architecture sector for 2021 edition.
- Cecilia Alemani directs Art sector for 2022 edition.
- Upcoming events: Biennale Teatro (July 2-11, 2021), Biennale Danza (July 23-August 1, 2021), 78th Venice International Film Festival (September 1-11, 2021), Biennale Musica (September 17-26, 2021).
- Barbera born in Biella in 1950; former director of Venice Film Festival and Museo Nazionale del Cinema di Torino.
- McGregor born in Stockport, UK in 1970; Resident Choreographer at The Royal Ballet; director of Studio Wayne McGregor.
- Ronchetti born in Rome in 1963; composer; works at Oper Frankfurt and Staatsoper Unter den Linden.
- Ricci and Forte trained at Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio d'Amico and NYU; 'Still Life' won Oscar for Best Foreign Show in 2017.
Entities
Artists
- Alberto Barbera
- Wayne McGregor
- Lucia Ronchetti
- Stefano Ricci
- Gianni Forte
- Marie Chouinard
- Ivan Fedele
- Antonio Latella
- Hashim Sarkis
- Cecilia Alemani
- Luca Ronconi
- Edward Albee
- Christopher Marlowe
- Aristofane
- David Bobée
- Shakespeare
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Marina Cvetaeva
- Puccini
- Bartók
- Schoenberg
- Verdi
- Gérard Grisey
- François Lesure
- Catherine Simonpietri
- Virginia Woolf
Institutions
- Biennale di Venezia
- A.I.A.C.E. (Associazione Italiana Amici Cinema d’Essai)
- La Gazzetta del Popolo
- Città
- La Stampa
- Essai
- Altro Cinema
- Bianco & Nero
- Cineforum
- RAI 3
- RAI – DSE
- Radio3 RAI
- Festival Internazionale Cinema Giovani (Torino Film Festival)
- Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica di Venezia
- Museo Nazionale del Cinema di Torino
- Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
- Studio Wayne McGregor
- The Royal Ballet
- Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris
- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
- New York City Ballet
- Bolshoi Ballet
- Royal Danish Ballet
- San Francisco Ballet
- Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
- British Science Association
- Conservatorio Santa Cecilia di Roma
- Università La Sapienza di Roma
- Ircam
- École Pratique des Hautes Études en Sorbonne
- Oper Frankfurt
- Staatsoper Unter den Linden
- Deutsche Oper am Rhein
- Radio France
- Défilé Dior
- Jardin des Tuileries
- Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
- Nouvelle Philharmonie di Parigi
- Ferienkurse di Darmstadt
- Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt
- Accademia Nazionale d’Arte Drammatica Silvio d’Amico
- New York University
- Romaeuropa Festival
- Biennale Teatro
- NET Festival di Mosca
- Festival Internacional Teatro Mercosur di Cordoba
- Macerata Opera Festival
- Teatro Massimo di Palermo
- Teatro Regio di Parma
- Rai3
- Artribune
Locations
- Venezia
- Italy
- Biella
- Stockport
- Gran Bretagna
- United Kingdom
- Roma
- Parigi
- France
- Berlino
- Germany
- Düsseldorf
- Duisburg
- Dortmund
- Darmstadt
- Frankfurt
- Cordoba
- Argentina
- Spoleto
- Macerata
- Palermo
- Parma
- Mosca
- Russia