The new edition of Gender Bender is coming!
From October 29th to November 8th, the festival returns to bring the city of Bologna to life!
Mark the dates for the 24th edition on your calendar!
Fall still seems far off, but we’re already ready to give you a first glimpse of the 24th edition of the Gender Bender Festival!
Once again this year, dance will be the beating heart of the festival: artists from all over Europe and beyond will bring performances, practices, and imaginative worlds to Bologna—exploring the body as a space for connection, transformation, and exploration.
lena Antoniou, Sami Lea Samira Bernath, Brutal Casual, Est Roman Coulon, Riccardo De Simone, Silvia Gribaudi, gruppo nanou, Armin Hokmi, Jana Jacuka, Jacopo Jenna, Daniele Ninarello, Solène Weinachter. From France to Iran, from Switzerland to the Netherlands, via Cyprus, Norway, Latvia, and Italy, this new edition brings together a wide variety of voices, united by a desire to explore movement as a language capable of narrating the present, imagining new ways of being together, and opening up unexpected perspectives.
We can’t wait to share more details!
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