Sigma Festival Retrospective at CAPC Bordeaux
Between November 14, 2013, and March 2, 2014, CAPC Bordeaux celebrated the 30-year history of the Sigma festival, which ran from 1965 to 1996 and was a groundbreaking event for the arts in Bordeaux. This festival featured a mix of artistic expressions, including dance, theater, music, and visual arts, presenting talents such as the Living Theatre, Sun Ra, Miles Davis, and Pink Floyd, among others. The late Roger Lafosse, who curated the festival, entrusted his archives to the city. The exhibition, organized by Patricia Brignone and her team, creatively used scenic designs and projections to evoke the festival’s vibrant legacy and innovations.
Key facts
- Exhibition at CAPC Bordeaux from 14 November 2013 to 2 March 2014
- Celebrated 30 years of Sigma festival (1965–1996)
- Sigma was a multidisciplinary avant-garde festival in Bordeaux
- Featured artists included Living Theatre, Sun Ra, Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, Pierre Henry, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Iannis Xenakis, Merce Cunningham, Lucinda Childs & Philip Glass, Meredith Monk, Michael Nyman, Pink Floyd, Soft Machine, Magma, Nicolas Schöffer, François Morellet, Julio Le Parc, Jean-Jacques Lebel, Jean Dupuy, Support-Surface, Klaus Nomi, Régine Chopinot, Jan Fabre, La Fura dels Baus, Angelin Preljocaj, Royal de Luxe
- Festival curated by Roger Lafosse
- Lafosse donated his archives to the City of Bordeaux
- Exhibition curated by Patricia Brignone and others
- Exhibition used scenic devices and projections
Entities
Artists
- Living Theatre
- Sun Ra
- Miles Davis
- Keith Jarrett
- Pierre Henry
- Karlheinz Stockhausen
- Iannis Xenakis
- Merce Cunningham
- Lucinda Childs
- Philip Glass
- Meredith Monk
- Michael Nyman
- Pink Floyd
- Soft Machine
- Magma
- Nicolas Schöffer
- François Morellet
- Julio Le Parc
- Jean-Jacques Lebel
- Jean Dupuy
- Support-Surface
- Klaus Nomi
- Régine Chopinot
- Jan Fabre
- La Fura dels Baus
- Angelin Preljocaj
- Royal de Luxe
- Roger Lafosse
- Patricia Brignone
- Bernard Marcelis
Institutions
- CAPC Bordeaux
- Ville de Bordeaux
Locations
- Bordeaux
- France
Sources
- artpress —