Gender Bender – an Overview
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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. ADVERTISING 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 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.