![]() Permanent Festival of Restored Cinema ran its second edition from 4-20 August at the Teatro Piccolo Arsenale. An exhibition dedicated to dancer and choreographer Ismael Ivo, a former director of the Biennale Danza from 2005-2012 who had passed away in April, opened in July at La Biennale’s headquarters of Ca’ Giustinian. The Golden Lions for Lifetime Achivement were awarded to Rafael Moneo (Architecture), Krzysztof Warlikowski (Theatre), Germaine Acogny (Dance), Roberto Benigni and Jamie Lee Curtis (Cinema), and Kaija Saariaho (Music).įurther initiatives in 2021 included the 12th edition of the Kids’ Carnival (6-14 February) the first international call of the Biennale College Arte for young artists under 30, which selected 12 artists who attended a workshop held from 1-10 October. The Golden Lion for best film was presented to director Audrey Diwan for her second film, L’événement. The Orizzonti Extra section was established in this edition and included the new audience award. The 78th Venice International Film Festival was held on the Lido from 1-11 September. ![]() The three performing arts departments presented their respective festivals curated by the newly appointed directors: the 49th International Theatre Festival Blue took place from 2-11 July, directed by Stefano Ricci and Gianni Forte the 15th International Festival of Contemporary Dance First Sense ran 23 July to 1 August, directed by Wayne McGregor the 65th International Festival of Contemporary Music Choruses ran from 17-26 September, directed by Lucia Ronchetti. The event attracted over 300,000 visitors. Titled How will we live together? and curated by architect and scholar Hashim Sarkis, the exhibition ran from 22 May to 21 November the main features were 114 architects invited in the international Exhbition, 60 National Participations, and 17 Collatral Events. In 2021 the Biennale Architettura took place after the pandemic stopped its course in 2020. The Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement in 2022 included Katharina Fritsch and Cecilia Vicuña (Art), Christiane Jatahy (Theatre), Saburo Teshigawara (Dance), Catherine Deneuve and Paul Schrader (Cinema), and Giorgio Battistelli (Music). The 79th Venice International Film Festival took place from 31 August to 10 September the Golden Lion for Best Film was awarded to All the Beauty and the Bloodshed by Laura Poitras. Performing arts were represented by three festivals: the 50th International Theatre Festival ROT took place from 24 June to 3 July featuring Caden Manson, Milo Rau, Peeping Tom, and several other companies the 16th International Festival of Contemporary Dance Boundary-less ran from 22-31 July hosting over 100 artists and 42 performances the 66th International Festival of Contemporary Music Out of Stage ran from 14-25 September and was entirely dedicated to experimental music theatre.Ģ022 marked the 90th anniversary of the Venice Film Festival, as the first edition took place in 1932: a few initiatives took place in July to celebrate the festival (an exhibition titled 1932 on the first edition and an international conference, both organised by the Historical Archive and two special screenings in the Palazzo del Cinema on the Lido) and it was also the tenth anniversary of the Biennale College Cinema, the workshop for the production of micro-budget feature films and VR works made by emerging filmmakers (83 works made in 10 years) a special book on this project was published and included essays, interviews and fact sheets. The event was extremely successful and attracted over 800,000 visitors (the highest attendance ever in 127 years). Also exhibited were 80 National Participations and 30 Collateral Events. The international exhibition featured 213 artists, with a large majority of women. ![]() ![]() In 2022 the Biennale Arte took the center stage once again: the show was curated by Cecilia Alemani and titled The Milk of Dreams from a book by Leonora Carrington. The restored film series Classici fuori Mostra presented the third edition at Cinema Rossini in Venice from 10 February to 26 May, showcasing 14 film classics restored by international film archives each film was introduced by an expert and a Q&A session followed the screening. The International Kids’ Carnival took place from 19-27 February featuring workshops and fun at Ca’ Giustinian and online activities. The first event scheduled in 2022 was a special project by the Historical Archive at Forte Marghera (Mestre): Archèus – Labirinto Mozart is an immersive installation by Oφcina and Damiano Michieletto inspired by Mozart’s Magic Flute it was open from 18 February to 5 June.
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