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  • General

    WORKS AND AUTHORS a selection from 2003 to 2007- VISUAL ARTS -Destricted national premiere of video works by Matthew Barney, Marina Abramovic, Sam Taylor-Wood and Larry Clark national premiere -Top Spot a film by Tracey Emin national premiere -Why Men Wear Frocks by Grayson Perry and Neil Crombie national premiere -Still Life (Liza) + You don’t bring me flowers video installations by Lucas Michael national premiere -When the music stops my troubles begin video installation and live performance by Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay national premiere -In Art Dreams Come True a complete video retrospective by Katarzyna Kozyra national premiere -Imitation of Life a photographic exhibition by Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf Villa delle Rose – Modern Art Gallery of Bologna -The Cremaster Cycle a 5 movie cycle by american artist Matthew Barney -No man is an island a retrospective video installation of the works by Danish artist Jesper Just national premiere -The End of The Human Voice a video by Francesco Vezzoli -Patti Smith Still/Moving - Lady two short films by Robert Mapplethorpe (1978-84)
  • Music

    MUSIC -The Hidden Cameras (CAN) national premiere -Luomo (D) -Menstruation Monsters (D) -Christopher Just (AU) -Chicks On Speed (USA) -Terre Thaemlitz (CAN) national premiere -Ivan Smagghe (Black Strobe) (AU) -Baby Dee (USA) national premiere -Cobra Killer (D) -Acid Maria (NL) -Gudrun Gut (D) -Putsch '79 (GB) -Adriano Canzian (I) -Sammy Jo (Scissor Sisters tour dj) (GB) national premiere PERFORMING ARTS -Frans Poelstra, his dramaturg and Bach? by United Sorry (NL / AU) national premiere -Snow White? by Ann Liv Young (USA) national premiere -Une belle enfant Blonde/A young beautiful young girl by Giséle Vienne from texts by Dennis Cooper (F) -The Dream Chamber and Migrating Birds two theatre performances by Ane Lan (NOR) -Reproduction - or, All Sorts of Things in the World Behave like Mirrors -a choreography by Eszter Salamon (F / D) national premiere -Ascanio Celestini tells Andersen by Ascanio Celestini (I) national premiere -Cinema Cielo a play by Danio Manfredini (I) -Psicosi delle 4.48 a music-text performance by Cane (I) -Map Me a choreographed performance by Charlotte Vanden Eynde (B) national premiere
  • Movies

    FILMS -The Gymnast by Ned Farr • Usa 2006 national premiere -Popular Music from Vittula by Reza Bagher • Swe 2004 national premiere -Kinky Boots by Julian Jarrold • UK 2005 national premiere -Cindy, the doll is mine by Bertrand Bonello • France 2005, national premiere -Go West, by Ahmed Imamovic • Bosnia Erzegovina 2005 national premiere -Full Quote Bergman by Douglas Ferguson • USA 2005 national premiere -Mater Natura by Massimo Andrei • Italy 2005 national premiere -D.E.B.S. by Angela Robinson • USA 2003 national premiere -Petra by Hangover Ltd• Germany 2002 national premiere -Nienasycenie by Wiktor Grodecki • Poland 2003 national premiere -Immediate boarding by Ella Lemhagen • Sweden/Norway 2003 national premiere -Tiresia by Bertrand Bonello • France/Canada 2003 national premiere -A mi madre le gustan las mujeres by Daniela Fejerman • Spain 2001 national premiere -All about my Father by Even Benestad • Norway/Denmark 2002 national premiere -The Cockettes by David Weissman and Bill Weber • Usa 2002 -La Chatte à deux têtes by Jacques Nolot • France 2002 -Splendid’s by Motus • Italy 2004 -Tokyo Godfathers by Kon Satoshi • Japan 2003 -A Dirty Shame by John Waters • USA 2004 -The Line of Beauty by Saul Dibb • Uk 2006 -The Raspberry Reich by Bruce LaBruce • Germany 2004
  • Heroes

    PRODUCTIONS Il Castrato a new performance work and a video by polish artist Katarzyna Kozyra, commissioned and produced by Gender Bender World premiere of live performance Oct 31st 2006, Teatro San Leonardo. World premiere of video production Jan 27 2007, Cassero Bologna. RARA (Film) the world premier of newly restored audio and visual work RARA (Film) by Sylvano Bussotti, one of the most important figures in the contemporary music scene. World premiere, 3rd november 2007 Teatro Manzoni. Literature Jean Cocteau international conference With patronage from Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent With contributions from Maison Française de Bologne Hans Christian Andersen international conference With patronage from the Danish Embassy With contributions from the Hans Christian Andersen Foundation 2005 Mishima Yukio international conference With contributions from the Japanese Culture Institute in Rome Soggettiva appointments with the most important representatives of contemporary Anglo-Saxon lesbian literature: Sarah Waters, Stella Duffy, Ali Smith, Mary Dorcey. LITERATURE JEAN COCTEAU CONFERENCE
    November 5-6, 2005
    With patronage from Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent - With contributions from Maison Française de Bologne

    HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN CONFERENCE
    October 30-31, 2004
    With patronage from the Danish Embassy
    With contributions from the Hans Christian Andersen Foundation 2005

    MISHIMA YUKIO CONFERENCE
    November 14-15, 2003
    With contributions from the Japanese Culture Institute in Rome

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About me:

8th Edition Gender Bender International Festival Bologna 30 October - 06 November 2010 www.genderbender.it Il Cassero gay lesbian center, Cinema Lumiére, MAMbo, Teatro San Martino, Arena del Sole, Aula Magna Santa Cristina, Teatro San Leonardo, Officine Minganti, Museo della Musica, Ambasciatori

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Gender Bender is an international festival dedicated to the new imagery related to gender identity, sexual orientation and body representation stemming from contemporary culture. Gender Bender offers a series of events ranging from film showings to theatrical productions and dance performances, live concerts and performances by musicians and djs, visual arts exhibitions, installation, round tables and conferences, clubbing events and party. The festival takes place annually in Bologna, Italy, since 2003, and is produced by Il Cassero, gay lesbian center.

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  • Status: Swinger
  • Hometown: Bologna
  • Orientation: Bi
  • Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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