PERFORMATIVE 06Saturday 12 September
MAXXI L’Aquila
free admittance
your ticket becomes a wristband valid for all three days of PERFORMATIVE 06 on first entry: you’ll be able to access the various events on the programme without needing a new booking for each performance or day, subject to availability.
Words, sound, movement: you choose where to stop and watch.
From 12 noon on Saturday, PERFORMATIVE 06 kicks off with the Festival’s grand opening. A chance to tell you how the long weekend of performances ahead of us will unfold.
Until night, videos, music, and talks fills the Museum’s spaces with creativity: the corte, the camino hall and the voliera hall, the multi-purpose and video halls, and Piazza Santa Maria Paganica, directly opposite the entrance to MAXXI L’Aquila.
The programme ranges, for example, from La foresta di voci (two performances at 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm) by Camilla Barbarito with students from ABAQ – the Academy of Fine Arts in L’Aquila (curated by Prof. Gianni Moretti and Prof. Silvano Manganaro), in which improvisation, rhythm and collective harmony transform the space and engage the audience – to the grand tribute to Philip Glass by choreographers Michele Pogliani, Lucinda Childs and Shintaro Hirahara, in which the dancers deliver elegant and visually intense performances set to the maestro’s minimalist music. Furthermore, contemporary music blends with electronic and house music in the set by Trixie (9:30 pm), a true Abruzzese, who takes us on a journey through rhythm and experimentation.
All you have to do is choose – or experience it all.
THE PROGRAMME
opening • 50’
performance • 15′
Giorgio Battistelli
Il combattimento tra Orazi e Curiazi
A re-enactment of the famous duel through an audio narrative where voice, body and percussion bring to life a performance inspired by the themes of war and conflict.
2—4pm • Museum’s corte
performance
Art on Cards
An invitation to take part first-hand in the conversation game, curated by Bartolomeo Pietromarchi, which brings the public closer to art through the use of cards designed by Francesco Clemente.
3 pm • camino hall
music • 30’
John Cage
Sonatas & Interludes
A performance of John Cage’s famous cycle for prepared piano, a masterpiece of the 20th-century avant-garde that redefines the relationship between sound, instrument and listening.
3 pm • video hall
video and live • 10′
Luigi Ceccarelli, Fortunato Depero, Achille Perilli
PIC
Achille Perilli’s voice, sampled and fragmented, creates sonic and rhythmic material that establishes a dialogue between technology and percussion.
3:10 pm • voliera hall
video and live • 10’
Jacob TV
Syracuse Blues
A minimalist, evocative style highlights the timeless charm of Syracuse’s landscapes, monuments, sea, and everyday scenes.
3:10—4 pm • video hall
video • 10′
Jacob TV
THE NEWS
A multimedia work based on ‘speech grooves’: live music is synchronised to the millisecond with video clips recorded from international media.
3:20 pm • voliera hall
video and live • 20′
Steve Reich, Beryl Korot
Hindenburg from Three Tales
A multimedia work that unfolds through three crucial historical events, symbolising the evolution and risks of scientific progress: Hindenburg, Bikini and Dolly.
3:30 pm • camino hall
Dance • 10’
Lucinda Childs, Philip Glass
Étude 5
A choreography that interweaves essential, repetitive movements with minimalist music, creating a performance of rigorous elegance and evocative power.
3:40 pm • camino hall
Dance • 10’
Michele Pogliani, Philip Glass
Étude 6
A danced dialogue with the music of Philip Glass through a dynamic and fluid language, in which gesture and the relationship between bodies create an experience of intense harmony.
3:40 pm • voliera hall
video • 10′
Rä di Martino
August 2008
In a setting reminiscent of a 1950s film set, two characters sing of wars and political events, in a narrative suspended between cinema and performance.
3:50 pm • camino hall
musica • 10′
Pierre Jodlowski
Time & Money
A performance that reflects on the relationship between time, money and social behaviour, transforming criticism into a sonic and theatrical experience.
4 pm • camino hall
Dance & live electronics • 30’
Vittorio Montalti, Giulio Colangelo & Stefania Ballone
Lascaux
A performance that weaves together dance, electronic music and lights in an immersive experience evoking the Lascaux caves and the origins of art as a ritual and collective practice.
4 pm • video hall
video and live • 10′
Luigi Ceccarelli, Fortunato Depero, Achille Perilli
PIC
Achille Perilli’s voice, sampled and fragmented, creates sonic and rhythmic material that establishes a dialogue between technology and percussion.
4:10 pm • voliera hall
music • 10′
Frederic Rzewski
Attica
A powerful indictment of institutional violence and a tribute to the voices of the oppressed, the work transforms music into an instrument of memory and resistance.
4:10—5 pm • video hall
video • 10′
Jacob TV
THE NEWS
A multimedia work based on ‘speech grooves’: live music is synchronised to the millisecond with video clips recorded from international media.
4:20 pm • voliera hall
video and live • 10’
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Philip Glass
Étude 20
As part of the Dancing Glass project, the artist creates the work’s video component, centred on time, light, and empty space.
4:30 pm • camino hall
performance • 10′
Thierry De Mey
Silence must be
In this solo piece, the performer transforms the heartbeat into rhythm, creating a silent, complex composition that blends body, gesture, and musical perception.
4:30 pm • voliera hall
video • 10’
Shirin Neshat, Philip Glass
Étude 1
A reflection on the themes of exile, identity and belonging, transforming images and performative gesture into a poetic meditation on one’s roots.
4:30 pm • multi-purpose hall
performance • 40′
Camilla Barbarito and ABAQ students
La foresta di voci
A workshop curated by Prof. Gianni Moretti and Prof. Silvano Manganaro and dedicated to the voice as an instrument of connection and presence, where improvisation, rhythm and collective harmony transform the space and engage the audience.
4:40 pm • camino hall
dance • 10’
Shintaro Hirahara, Philip Glass
Étude 1
Set to the music of Philip Glass, the bodies become shifting forms draped in red velvet, creating a succession of powerful images within a mysterious atmosphere.
4:40 pm • voliera hall
video and live • 20′
Steve Reich, Beryl Korot
Hindenburg from Three Tales
A multimedia work that unfolds through three crucial historical events, symbolising the evolution and risks of scientific progress: Hindenburg, Bikini and Dolly.
4:50 pm • camino hall
music • 20′
Daniele Lombardi, Francesco Filidei
Momento musicale 2 e 3 e Toccata
A piece that transcends traditional musical composition, focusing on gesture, rhythm and tone, in an exploration centred on noise and the physicality of performance.
5 pm • Museum’s corte
talk • 60’
Ziad Antar, Giorgio Battistelli, Andrea Cortellessa
Performare Il corpo
5 pm • video hall
video and live • 10′
Luigi Ceccarelli, Fortunato Depero, Achille Perilli
PIC
Achille Perilli’s voice, sampled and fragmented, creates sonic and rhythmic material that establishes a dialogue between technology and percussion.
5:10 pm • voliera hall
video • 20′
Steve Reich, Beryl Korot
Bikini from Three Tales
A multimedia work that unfolds through three crucial historical events, symbolising the evolution and risks of scientific progress: Hindenburg, Bikini and Dolly.
5:10 pm • voliera hall
video • 10’
Sirine Fattouh
Entre les ruines
The video depicts the dancer Alexandre Paulikevitch among the ruins of Bint Jbeil (Lebanon), reflecting through dance on the impossibility of representing the violence of war.
5:10—6 pm • video hall
video • 10′
Jacob TV
THE NEWS
A multimedia work based on ‘speech grooves’: live music is synchronised to the millisecond with video clips recorded from international media.
5:20 pm • voliera hall
video • 10’
Philip Miller, Llewellyn Mnguni, Philip Glass
Étude 16
This choreographer and dancer’s solo explores themes of identity, gender and transformation through the body, in dialogue with Glass’s music performed by Miller.
5:30 pm • camino hall
music • 10′
Javier Álvarez
Temazcal
The sound of maracas intertwines with electronic elements, creating a rhythmic landscape in which different cultures, times and places engage in dialogue through music.
5:40 pm • camino hall
music • 20′
Alvin Curran
For Cornelius
A tribute to the avant-garde composer Cornelius Cardew, in which memory and musical exploration merge in a moving piano piece.
5:40 pm • piazza Santa Maria Paganica
group performance • 30’
Bedirhan Dehmen and Silvia Di Gregorio
La Conferenza degli uccelli di Farid al-Din ‘Attar
A symbolic journey exploring the themes of identity, power and the collective ability to forge alliances, based on Farid al-Din ‘Attar’s poem of the same name.
5:50 pm • voliera hall
video • 10’
Shirin Neshat, Philip Glass
Étude 1
A reflection on the themes of exile, identity and belonging, transforming images and performative gesture into a poetic meditation on one’s roots.
6:30 pm • camino hall
music • 10′
Pierre Jodlowski
Time & Money
A performance that reflects on the relationship between time, money and social behaviour, transforming criticism into a sonic and theatrical experience.
6:30 pm • voliera hall
video and live • 10’
Anagoor, Philip Glass
Étude 11
A visual work of intense evocative power, filmed in Şanlıurfa at a historic Sufi dervish school, where image, ritual and music merge into a hypnotic experience.
6:30 pm • multi-purpose hall
performance • 40′
Camilla Barbarito and ABAQ students
La foresta di voci
A workshop curated by Prof. Gianni Moretti and Prof. Silvano Manganaro and dedicated to the voice as an instrument of connection and presence, where improvisation, rhythm and collective harmony transform the space and engage the audience.
6:30—7 pm • video hall
video • 10′
Jacob TV
THE NEWS
A multimedia work based on ‘speech grooves’: live music is synchronised to the millisecond with video clips recorded from international media.
6:40 pm • voliera hall
video and live • 20′
Steve Reich, Beryl Korot
Hindenburg from Three Tales
A multimedia work that unfolds through three crucial historical events, symbolising the evolution and risks of scientific progress: Hindenburg, Bikini and Dolly.
7 pm • video hall
video and live • 10′
Luigi Ceccarelli, Fortunato Depero, Achille Perilli
PIC
Achille Perilli’s voice, sampled and fragmented, creates sonic and rhythmic material that establishes a dialogue between technology and percussion.
7:10 pm • camino hall
music • 20′
Steve Reich
Drumming
A masterpiece of minimalism, inspired by the musical traditions of Central Africa, which develops a single pattern through progressive timbral and rhythmic transformations.
7:10 pm • voliera hall
video • 10’
Jacob TV
Small Pop
A multimedia work based on ‘speech grooves’: live music is synchronised to the millisecond with video clips recorded from international media.
7:10—8 pm • video hall
video • 10′
Jacob TV
THE NEWS
A multimedia work based on ‘speech grooves’: live music is synchronised to the millisecond with video clips recorded from international media.
7:20 pm • voliera hall
video • 20′
Steve Reich, Beryl Korot
Dolly from Three Tales
A multimedia work that unfolds through three crucial historical events, symbolising the evolution and risks of scientific progress: Hindenburg, Bikini and Dolly.
7:30 pm • camino hall
music • 10′
Javier Álvarez
Temazcal
The sound of maracas intertwines with electronic elements, creating a rhythmic landscape in which different cultures, times and places engage in dialogue through music.
7:40 pm • camino hall
performance • 10′
Thierry De Mey
Silence must be
In this solo piece, the performer transforms the heartbeat into rhythm, creating a silent, complex composition that blends body, gesture, and musical perception.
7:40 pm • voliera hall
video and live • 10’
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Philip Glass
Étude 20
As part of the Dancing Glass project, the artist creates the work’s video component, centred on time, light, and empty space.
7:50 pm • camino hall
dance • 10’
Lucinda Childs, Philip Glass
Étude 5
A choreography that interweaves essential, repetitive movements with minimalist music, creating a performance of rigorous elegance and evocative power.
7:50 pm • voliera hall
music • 10′
Frederic Rzewski
Attica
A powerful indictment of institutional violence and a tribute to the voices of the oppressed, the work transforms music into an instrument of memory and resistance.
8 pm • Museum’s corte
performance • 30’
Toti Scialoja curated by Ariele Vincenti
La carpa che ama l’arpa
A performance led by Ariele Vincenti that transforms the play of nonsense and rhymes into a universe of gestures, sounds and vocalisations, featuring students from the University of L’Aquila.
8 pm • camino hall
dance • 10’
Michele Pogliani, Philip Glass
Étude 6
A danced dialogue with the music of Philip Glass through a dynamic and fluid language, in which gesture and the relationship between bodies create an experience of intense harmony.
8:10 pm • camino hall
dance & live electronics • 30’
Vittorio Montalti, Giulio Colangelo & Stefania Ballone
Lascaux
A performance that weaves together dance, electronic music and lights in an immersive experience evoking the Lascaux caves and the origins of art as a ritual and collective practice.
8:10 pm • voliera hall
video and live • 10’
Anagoor, Philip Glass
Étude 11
A visual work of intense evocative power, filmed in Şanlıurfa at a historic Sufi dervish school, where image, ritual and music merge into a hypnotic experience.
8:10—9 pm • video hall
video • 10′
Jacob TV
THE NEWS
A multimedia work based on ‘speech grooves’: live music is synchronised to the millisecond with video clips recorded from international media.
8:20 pm • voliera hall
video • 10’
Sirine Fattouh
Entre les ruines
The video depicts the dancer Alexandre Paulikevitch among the ruins of Bint Jbeil (Lebanon), reflecting through dance on the impossibility of representing the violence of war.
8:30 pm • voliera hall
video and live • 10’
Jacob TV
Syracuse Blues
A minimalist, evocative style highlights the timeless charm of Syracuse’s landscapes, monuments, sea, and everyday scenes.
8:40 pm • camino hall
dance • 10’
Shintaro Hirahara, Philip Glass
Étude 1
Set to the music of Philip Glass, the bodies become shifting forms draped in red velvet, creating a succession of powerful images within a mysterious atmosphere.
8:40 pm • voliera hall
video • 10′
Rä di Martino
August 2008
In a setting reminiscent of a 1950s film set, two characters sing of wars and political events, in a narrative suspended between cinema and performance.
8:40 pm • Museum’s corte
slam poetry • 30′
Matteo Di Genova ed Eleonora Fisco
Nel nonsense la parola è alla prova del nulla
The workshop explores performance poetry through slam and spoken word, inviting us to experiment with creative writing and reading as a shared and accessible practice.
8:50 pm • camino hall
dance • 10’
Lucinda Childs, Philip Glass
Étude 18
A choreography that interweaves essential, repetitive movements with minimalist music, creating a performance of rigorous elegance and evocative power.
9 pm • voliera hall
video • 10’
Shirin Neshat, Philip Glass
Étude 1
A reflection on the themes of exile, identity and belonging, transforming images and performative gesture into a poetic meditation on one’s roots.
9:30 pm • piazza Santa Maria Paganica
DJ set • 90’
Trixie
The DJ from Abruzzo, active on the Roman scene, presents a set that weaves house, electronic, and contemporary sounds into a rhythmic, experimental journey.
