Yvonne Rainer Retrospective at MAMbo Bologna Explores Minimalist Choreography and Film

The first retrospective on Yvonne Rainer (San Francisco, 1934) opens at Sala delle Ciminiere of MAMbo in Bologna. Titled 'Yvonne Rainer, Words, Dances, Films', the exhibition spans five rooms covering her work as choreographer, dancer, filmmaker, and theorist. It traces her shift from dance to cinema, featuring archival materials, photographs, drawings, and curatorial texts. Her 1964 'No Manifesto' rejects spectacle and virtuosity, advocating for everyday gestures. 'Trio A' video exemplifies her minimalist choreography. The show dedicates rooms to her experimental 1960s videos and films from the 1970s-1990s, including 'Lives of Performers' (1972), which addresses women's issues under patriarchy. Curated by Caterina Molteni for the Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna.