Thursday 22 October

The Impromptus

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Choreographed by Cindy Van Acker and created with textile artist Vanessa Riera, this défilé-performance gathers a mixed community of young people in migration, participants in artistic training and those described as ‘en rupture’. It centers on upcycling fabrics and collective empowerment, blending improvised, moment-driven movement with tactile costume interventions. The work strikes a close dialogue with surrounding artworks and the public, presented within the exhibition Observatoires: Carte blanche à John M Armleder and the 4th edition of the biennale Dance first. Think later.

In French.

Rue Charles-GALLAND 2,
1206 Genève
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Photo Credit: Impromptu III / Fondation de l’Hermitage © Mathilda Olmi

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