Venice Biennale Theatre and Dance 2023 Programs Announced
The Venice Biennale Theatre and Dance festivals for 2023 are scheduled from June 15 to July 1 and July 13 to 29. This year marks the conclusion of Ricci-Forte's tenure in theatre and Wayne McGregor's in dance, both benefiting from enhanced funding aimed at supporting emerging artists. Noteworthy theatrical presentations will include pieces by Giacomo Garaffoni, Federica Rosellini, Tolja Djokovic, and Fabiana Iacozzilli, among others. The dance segment, themed 'Altered States,' will showcase Golden Lion recipient Simone Forti and feature international collaborations like Oona Doherty and Tao Dance Theatre (Silver Lion). Additionally, Riley Watts and Brigel Gjoka will restage two works by William Forsythe, while Simone Forti's 'Dance Construction' and a new piece by Xie Xin will be presented by the dance college.
Key facts
- Biennale Teatro runs June 15–July 1, 2023
- Biennale Danza runs July 13–29, 2023
- Final year of direction by Ricci-Forte (theatre) and Wayne McGregor (dance)
- Half of theatre works from Biennale College
- Armando Punzo receives Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
- FC Bergman receives Silver Lion for theatre
- Simone Forti receives Golden Lion for dance
- Tao Dance Theatre receives Silver Lion for dance
- Simone Forti retrospective in collaboration with Museum of Contemporary Arts, Los Angeles
- 16 dancers and two choreographers in dance college
Entities
Artists
- Ricci-Forte
- Wayne McGregor
- Giacomo Garaffoni
- Federica Rosellini
- Tolja Djokovic
- Fabiana Iacozzilli
- Valerio Leoni
- Morana Novosel
- Armando Punzo
- Romeo Castellucci
- Boris Nikitin
- Bashar Murkus
- Tiago Rodrigues
- Simone Forti
- Oona Doherty
- Andrea Peña
- Luna Cenere
- Sidi Larbi Charkaoui
- Pontus Lidberg
- Lucy Guerin
- Rachid Ouramdane
- William Forsythe
- Riley Watts
- Brigel Gjoka
- Sarah Vox Swenson
- Xie Xin
Institutions
- La Biennale di Venezia
- Biennale College
- La Compagnia della Fortezza
- El Conde de Torrefiel
- FC Bergman
- Khashabi Ensemble
- Museum of Contemporary Arts, Los Angeles
- Tao Dance Theatre
- Théâtre de Chaillot
- Artribune
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Volterra
- Catalonia
- Flanders
- Ukraine
- France
- Israel
- Portugal
- Avignon
- Los Angeles
- United States
- England
- Colombia
- Montreal
- Canada
- Sweden
- Paris
- Australia