Gender Bender – an Overview

International & Contemporary Issues on Gender
AN OVERVIEW
www.genderbender.it
WHAT IS GENDER BENDER
Gender Bender Festival presents to the public the contemporary and international imagery related
to gender identities, sexual orientations and body representations.
Since 2003 Gender Bender Festival has been a yearly international event focussing on gender
identity and sexual orientation issues as manifestations of a broader concept of human identity,
and as themes for reflection in order to interpret the changes undergone by contemporary society.
The festival takes place every year in Bologna, Italy, and it’s produced by Il Cassero, gay lesbian
center.
Gender Bender offers a series of events from performing arts to film screenings, live concerts,
visual arts exhibitions, conferences and parties.
During the last eleven editions, Gender Bender has become a cultural event followed nationally by
press, audience and cultural promoters alike.
The 2013 edition was attended by 23.000 visitors over 8 days.
PERFORMING GENDER: A EUROPEAN PROJECT
Performing Gender is a Gender Bender's special project, selected by European Union on
Culture Programme 2007-2013 Strand 1.2.1 Cooperation projects, thanks to a
extraordinary score of 97/100.
Performing Gender will involve 16 young coreographers from 4 different European Countries, to
create creative workshops and artistic research in the next 2 years.
The project will take place in Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Croatia in 2013 and 2014, in
partnership with: Dutch Dance Festival (Netherlands), Paso a 2 Plataforma
Coreográfica Asociación Cultural (Spain), Domino/Queer Zagreb (Croatia).
Other associated partners are Museo Reina Sofia of Madrid, MAMbo Museum of Modern Art of
Bologna , Jan van Eyck Academie and Bonnefanten Museum of Maastricht, Zagreb Museum of
Contemporary Art (MSU).
WORKS AND AUTHORS
Among the many artists featured in the programs of the previous editions:
PERFORMING ARTS
Yasmeen Godder, Emio Greco, Felix Ruckert, Nigel Charnock, Olivier Dubois, Alessandro
Sciarroni, Sharon Fridman, Ivo Dimchev, Jan Martens, Giulio D'Anna, Lost Dog, Tabea Martin,
Daniel Abreu, Riccardo Buscarini, Juanjio Arques, Cristina Henriquez, Giséle Vienne, Beth
Cassani, Virginie Brunelle, Liat Waysbort, Mor Shani, Pieter Ampe & Guillerme Garrido, Charlotte
Vanden Eynde, Ann van den Broek, Carlotta Sagna, Simona Bertozzi, Silvia Gribaudi, Eszter
Salamon, Ricci/Forte, Emma Dante, Danio Manfredini, Ascanio Celestini, Babilonia Teatri, Valter
Malosti, Eleonora Danco, United Sorry, Ane Lan, Alessandro Fullin, Clinic Orgasm Society,
Christian Ceresoli, Roberto Corradino, Elena Guerrini.
VISUAL ARTS
Katarzyna Kozyra, Matthew Barney, Marina Abramovic, Sam Taylor-Wood, Larry Clark, Tracey
Emin, Grayson Perry, Bruce Nauman, Jack Smith, Andy Warhol, Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay, The
Cockettes, Alice O'Malley, Lucas Michael, Erwin Olaf, Jesper Just, Robert Mapplethorpe, Louise
Bourgeois, Annie Leibovitz, Francesco Vezzoli, Sadie Benning, Francesca Woodman,
Elmgreen&Dragset, Bridget Baker, Peter Hujar, Mark Morrisroe.
CINEMA
John Waters, Xavier Dolan, Sebastien Lifshitz, Marco Berger, Todd Solondz, Pratibha Parmar,
Rose Troche, Olivier Ducastel e Jacques Martineu, Lior Shamriz, Doris Dorrie, Barbara Hammer,
Harmony Korine, Bruce LaBruce, Jacques Nolot, Bertrand Bonello, Maria Maggenti, Kon Satoshi,
Yonfan, Kutlug Ataman, Angelina Maccarone, Ulrike Ottinger, Canecapovolto.
MUSIC
The Irrepressibles, Sylvano Bussotti, Throbbing Gristle, The Hidden Cameras, Scott Matthew, Baby
Dee, Christopher Just, Dimitri from Paris, Chicks On Speed, Terre Thaemlitz, Ivan Smagghe (Black
Strobe), Cobra Killer, Uriel Yekutiel, Acid Maria, Gudrun Gut, Adriano Canzian, Hardton, Luomo,
Aerea Negrot, Dusty Kid, Marascia, Tobias Bernstrup, Egokid, Io non sono Bogte.
TALKS AND LECTURES
Aldo Busi, Michela Marzano, Joumana Haddad, Paolo Poli, Mary Dorcey, Jackie Kay, Lawrence
Schimel, Julie Maroh, Franco Buffoni, Daniela Attanasio, Lidia Ravera, Walter Siti, Mario
Fortunato, Vladimir Luxuria, Melissa P, Verena Stefan, Peggy Olislaegers.
THE PATRONS
Patronage and supporters
Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali, Comune di Bologna – Settore Cultura, Regione Emilia
Romagna - Assessorato alla Cultura, Provincia di Bologna - Assessorato alla Cultura, Fondazione
Del Monte di Bologna e Ravenna, Fondazione Carisbo.
Embassies and Cultural Institutions
Ambasciata del Regno dei Paesi Bassi, Ambasciata del Regno di Danimarca, Pro Helvetia –
Fondazione svizzera per la cultura, Istituto Polacco di Roma, Nuovi Mecenati – Nouveaux
Mécènes, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Arts Council Norway, Ambasciata del Canada,
Japan Foundation, Service Culturel de l’Ambassade de France en Italie – Délégation Culturelle de
Bologne, Goethe Institut Mailand, Communaute Francaise de Belgique, Theater Instituut
Nederland, NFPK – Nederlands Fonds Voor Podiumkunsten, Cultures France, Ambasciata di
Israele – Ufficio Culturale, Conseil des Arts et des Lettres Québec, Canada Council for the Arts,
Gobierno de Espaňa Ministerio de Cultura, Comunidad de Madrid, Mondriaan Foundation
Amsterdam, Hans Christian Andersen Foundation 2005,
Sponsors
KLM – Royal Dutch Airlines, Coop Adriatica, librerie.Coop, Lavazza, Robintur, Officine Minganti,
Mel Bookstore, Lufthansa, Skyy Vodka, Tuborg, Pepsi, Beck's, Havana Club, Cult Network.
Patronages
Comune di Bologna, Regione Emilia Romagna, Provincia di Bologna, Esperienza Italia 150°,
Goethe Institut Mailand, Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, Istituto Svizzero di Roma,
Dipartimento di Discipline della Comunicazione dell’Università di Bologna, Dipartimento di
Filosofia dell’Università di Bologna, Dipartimento di Arti Visive dell’Università di Bologna.
Partners
Soggettiva, Cineteca di Bologna, Arena del Sole Teatro Stabile di Bologna, Cineteca di Bologna,
MAMbo Museo d’Arte Moderna di Bologna, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Biblioteca Salaborsa,
ERT Emilia Romagna teatro Fondazione, Teatro Testoni Ragazzi – La Baracca, Pubblico Il
Teatro di Casalecchio, Museo della Musica di Bologna, Galleria Civica di Modena, Fondazione
Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Biblioteca Italiana delle Donne, DMS Università di Bologna, Xing,
Spazio SI - Teatrino Clandestino, Teatri di Vita, Eataly, Anticorpi XL, Palazzo delle Papesse –
Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea, Il Covo, Estragon, Xing, Centro Documentazione Il Cassero,
Nosadella.due – residenza d’artista, Galleria neon>campobase, Leggere Strutture, Persephone,
Fienile Fluò, AMAT Associazione marchigiana attività teatrali, Teatrino degli Illusi, Spazio
DOM, Locomotiv, Ono Arte, Teatro Duse, Piccolo teatro del Baraccano, Famiglie Arcobaleno,
Zoo, Comunicattive, Casa delle Donne per non subire violenza, Hamelin, BilBolBul, Schermi &
lavagne, Paper Moon.
Media Partners
Zero edizioni, Rolling Stone, Radio Papesse, MTV, Nero, Drome, Busta, Current, Radio Città del
Capo, Anticorpi XL Network giovane danza d'autore, Meeting Etichette Indipendenti, Gay.TV,
Pride, Sentireascoltare, Spartacus.
THE VENUES
Gender Bender was the first event to promote a strict collaboration among the many organizations
housed at Manifattura delle Arti, Bologna’s new cultural district situated in the area of the ancient
city harbour.
The sites where the festival took place included:
Il Cassero gay lesbian center, Arena del Sole - Teatro Stabile di Bologna, Teatro Duse, Teatri di
Vita, Teatro Testoni Ragazzi, Teatrino degli Illusi, Teatro del Baraccano, Teatro delle Moline,
Teatro DOM, Teatro Manzoni, Teatro San Leonardo, Teatro San Martino, Aula Magna
Universitaria di Santa Cristina, Centro Commerciale Officine Minganti, Cinema Lumiére,
Cineteca di Bologna, Dipartimento Musica e Spettacolo dell’Università di Bologna, Estragon
Club, Locomotiv Club, Spazio Zoo, Fienile Fluò, Galleria Fragile Continuo, Galleria
neon>campobase, Galleria Spazio Elastico, Galleria Civica di Modena, La Scuderia Club,
Librerie.coop Ambasciatori, MAMbo – Museo d’Arte Moderna di Bologna, Museo della Musica
di Bologna, Salaborsa – Biblioteca della città di Bologna, Atelier SI, Villa delle Rose, Ono Arte
Contemporanea, Aula Magna di santa Cristina.
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CONTACTS
Daniele Del Pozzo | Artistic Director
+39 347 3227152 | [email protected]
Valentina Lanzetti | Office Organization
+39 333 69 13 808 | [email protected]
www.genderbender.it
Gender Bender • via Don Minzoni 18 • 40121 Bologna – Italy.