2022 Program

09/09
Fri
Cassero LGBTI+ Center
09/09 H 19:00

Inauguration & Celebration

Toasts, music and watermelon to inaugurate the 20th edition of Gender Bender Festival

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Giardino del Cavaticcio
09/09 H 21:00

Cut!

A film by Marc Ferrer
(Spain, 2021, 78′)
original version with Italian subtitles

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Cassero LGBTI+ Center
09/09 H 23:00

La Roboterie

The party with music, video art, mapping, performance and an innate aptitude to break the boundaries between genres.

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10/09
Sat
Cassero LGBTI+ Center
09/10 H 19:00

The will to change

bell hooks’ book presentation with Maria Nadotti in conversation with Giuseppe Burgio

with LIS interpreter

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Giardino del Cavaticcio
09/10 H 21:00

Besties

A film by Marion Desseigne Ravel
(France, 2021, 80 min.)

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Cassero LGBTI+ Center
09/10 H 23:30

In nome del pop italiano

A party in honor of Italian pop culture with references from the worlds of music, television, cinema and advertising

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11/09
Sun
Cassero LGBTI+ Center
09/11 H 19:00

Fuori binario

Book presentation by Giuseppe Burgio in conversation with Giulia Selmi

with LIS interpreter

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Giardino del Cavaticcio
09/11 H 21:00

My Emptiness and I

A film by Adrián Silvestre
(Spain, 2021, 98 min.)

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12/09
Mon
Biblioteca Renzo Renzi
09/12 H 19:00

Chiamatemi Esteban

Book presentation by Lejla Kalamujić in conversation with Alessandra Sarchi

with LIS interpreter

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Giardino del Cavaticcio
09/12 H 21:00

Overtour

A film by Andrea Zanoli
(Italy, 2021, 77 min.)

With the support of Coop Alleanza 3.0

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13/09
Tue
Alchemilla
09/13 H 17:00

Al cosmo

From 5pm to 11pm
free entry and exit at any time

Full ensemble reading of Tra le rose e le viole. La storia e le storie di travestiti e transessuali (Between roses and violet. The history and the stories of transvestite and transsexual people) by Porpora Marcasciano

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Cassero LGBTI+ Center
09/13 H 19:00

Clamorous. Cassero: 40 years being loud

Book presentation with the editors of La Falla

with LIS interpreter

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Giardino del Cavaticcio
09/13 H 21:00

Clara

A film by Aseneth Suarez Ruiz
(Colombia, 2021, 80 min.)

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14/09
Wed
Biblioteca Renzo Renzi
09/14 H 18:00

Deactivated Bodies and Performing Arts

Meeting with Al.Di.Qua Artists
With Dalila D’Amico and Aristide Rontini

with LIS interpreter

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DAMSLab
09/14 H 19:00

CRISOL

ATTIVARE LO SGUARDO 
Sharing/setting of and with : Roberta Racis, Fabio Novembrini, Jereh Leung, Albert Garcia, January Low.
Artistic advice\Mentoring : Daniel Kok

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Giardino del Cavaticcio
09/14 H 21:00

Jezabel

A film by Hernán Jabes
(Venezuela, 2022, 108 min.)

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15/09
Thu
Biblioteca Renzo Renzi
09/15 H 19:00

Lost in Translation

Book presentation by Flavia Dalila D’Amico

with LIS interpreter

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Cassero LGBTI+ Center
09/15 H 21:00

Lettere Romane

A show by Alessandro Fullin and Marco Barbieri

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Cinema Lumière
09/15 H 22:30

Lonesome

A film by Craig Boreham
(Australia, 2021, 95 min.)

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16/09
Fri
Atelier Sì
09/16 H 18:00

O samba do crioulo doido

A show by Luiz de Abreu e Calixto Neto
(France/Brasil, 30 min.)

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Mercato Sonato
09/16 H 20:00

g r oo v e

A show by Soa Ratsifandrihana
(France/Madagascar, 45 min.)

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Cinema Lumière
09/16 H 20:00

Nel mio nome

A film by Niccolò Bassetti
(Italy, 2022, 93 min.)

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Atelier Sì
09/16 H 21:30

O samba do crioulo doido

A show by Luiz de Abreu e Calixto Neto
(France/Brasil, 30 min.)

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Cinema Lumière
09/16 H 22:30

Bliss

A film by Henrika Kull
(Germany, 2021, 90 min.)

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Cassero LGBTI+ Center
09/16 H 23:00

Luftraum presents: MxTechno

A night dedicated to rhythm and techno music meant to challenge binary structures making all kinds of bodies move without distinction.

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17/09
Sat
DAS
09/17 H 16:00

Performing Gender – Dancing In Your Shoes / Wannaplay

Improvisational dance and electronic music session with choreographers from the European project Performing Gender – Dancing In Your Shoes and the project’s community from Bologna.

With the support of Fondazione Unipolis

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Atelier Sì
09/17 H 18:30

We Are Present

A show by Fabio Liberti
(Italy, 90 min.)
National Premiere

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Cinema Lumière
09/17 H 20:00

Poppy Field

A film by Eugen Jebeleanu
(Romania, 2020, 82 min.)

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Mercato Sonato
09/17 H 21:30

g r oo v e

A show by Soa Ratsifandrihana
(France/Madagascar, 45 min.)

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Cassero LGBTI+ Center
09/17 H 23:00

Me gusta

The Hip Hop, reggaeton and pop party at the Cassero club that will make you dance with the best of the international Hip Hop scene.

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18/09
Sun
Atelier Sì
09/18 H 16:30

We Are Present

A show by Fabio Liberti
(Italy, 90 min.)
National Premiere

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DAMSLab
09/18 H 18:30

Jump!

A show by Opera Bianco
(Italy, 50 min.)

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Teatri di Vita
09/18 H 21:00

Elisabeth Gets Her Way

A show by Jan Martens
(Belgium, 70 min.)
National Premiere

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Giardino del Cavaticcio
09/18 H 21:00

Stop Zemlia

A film by Kateryna Gornostai
(Ukraine, 2021, 120 min.)

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19/09
Mon
Teatro San Leonardo
09/19 H 18:00

I versi delle mani

A show by Marta Bellu
(Italy, 30 min.)

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Biblioteca Renzo Renzi
09/19 H 19:00

The Netanyahus

Book presentation by Joshua Cohen in conversation with Francesco Pacifico

with LIS interpreter

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Teatri di Vita
09/19 H 19:00

Elisabeth Gets Her Way

A show by Jan Martens
(Belgium, 70 min.)
National Premiere

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DAMSLab
09/19 H 21:00

Jump!

A show by Opera Bianco
(Italy, 50 min.)

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Giardino del Cavaticcio
09/19 H 21:00

Breathe

A film by Susanna Barranco
(Spain, 2021, 92 min.)
National Premiere

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20/09
Tue
DAMSLab
09/20 H 18:30

Intrattenimento violento

Tempi Morti reading session with Eleonora Danco in conversation with Emanuela Giampaoli

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Teatro San Leonardo
09/20 H 20:00

I versi delle mani

A show by Marta Bellu
(Italy, 30 min.)

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Atelier Sì
09/20 H 21:00

My Body

A show by Stefania Tansini
(Italy, 40 min.)

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Giardino del Cavaticcio
09/20 H 21:00

Sisters With Transistors

A film by Lisa Rovner
(USA, 2020, 90 min.)

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21/09
Wed
Atelier Sì
09/21 H 17:30

My Body

A show by Stefania Tansini
(Italy, 40 min.)

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Cassero LGBTI+ Center
09/21 H 19:00

Questioni di un certo genere

Book presentation with Fumettibrutti, Vera Gheno, Arianna Cavallo and Ludovica Lugli

with LIS interpreter

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DAMSLab
09/21 H 19:00

Alcune coreografie

A show by Jacopo Jenna
(Italy, 40 min.)

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DAS
09/21 H 21:00

Am I

A show by Michael Getman with Talia Paz
(Israel, 50 min.)
National Premiere

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DamsLab Auditorium
09/21 H 21:00

Wildhood

A film by Bretten Hannam
(Canada, 2021, 108 min.)

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Cassero LGBTI+ Center
09/21 H 23:00

Esauritə

A post-apocalyptic party with the trash-swag selections of El Pollo Loco & Sor Braciola (Internazionale Trash Ribelle)

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22/09
Thu
DAS
09/22 H 19:00

Am I

A show by Michael Getman with Talia Paz
(Israel, 50 min.)
National Premiere

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DAMSLab
09/22 H 21:00

Alcune coreografie

A show by Jacopo Jenna
(Italy, 40 min.)

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DamsLab Auditorium
09/22 H 21:00

Bound

A film by Jean-Armand Bougrelle
(Japan, 2020, 62 min.)

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