ITALIA DANZA – VISIONI DEL CORPO. MAURIZIO CATTELAN
Maurizio Cattelan Bidibidobidiboo 1996 photo Zeno Zotti copia (Palazzo Grassi, Venezia)
On Tuesday, November 4, the CCN/Aterballetto will be at the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris with Visioni del corpo — discovering contemporary art through signature dance.
Nicolas Ballario, listed among the 100 most influential figures in the art world by Il Giornale dell’Arte, guides the audience through the story and poetics of Maurizio Cattelan, one of Italy’s most renowned and controversial contemporary artists on the international stage.
At the heart of the evening are three of Cattelan’s works — irreverent, provocative pieces that challenge both art and society through biting irony and powerful visual impact.
Choreographer Lara Guidetti, together with CCN/Aterballetto dancers Alessia Giacomelli and Kiran Gezels, gives body and movement to Cattelan’s visions, transforming the irony, paradox, and silences of his art into physical gesture.
Visioni del corpo. Maurizio Cattelan for the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris is part of Italia Danza, a co-designed initiative by the Direzione Generale per la Diplomazia Pubblica e Culturale (MAECI) and the CCN/Aterballetto.
Maurizio Cattelan, Him, 2001, ph Tom Lindboe (Blenheim) A
In 2006, Lara Guidetti graduated as a dancer and choreographer from the Dance-Theatre Atelier of the Paolo Grassi School in Milan, where she trained with major national and international masters. She continued her education in dance and performing arts, studying various pedagogical and training methods through workshops and productions.
In 2008, she founded the Sanpapié Company, where she serves as artistic director, choreographer, director, and performer, presenting works throughout Italy, Europe, China, and Saudi Arabia. In 2017, her production LEI won the Premio Bonacina.
She collaborates with the JGM Company in Lisbon, with La Scala in Milan as a dancer and acrobat, and creates choreography for opera productions. She has taught at the Paolo Grassi School and DanceHaus in Milan, as well as at the Teatro Stabile di Torino school.
Since 2022, she has been an associate artist of the MilanOltre Festival and a collaborator of the CCN/Aterballetto, working as a choreographer and curator of site-specific and cultural welfare projects.
Born in 1984, Nicolas Ballario works in the field of contemporary art applied to media. After completing his studies at the Academy of Photography, he joined Oliviero Toscani’s creative factory La Sterpaia, where he later became Cultural Director. He has collaborated with major artistic institutions and numerous publications, and in 2016 became the youngest recipient ever of the Premio Bassani, one of Italy’s most prestigious awards for journalists distinguished in cultural and environmental reporting.
He is currently the author and host of contemporary art programmes on Radio Uno Rai and a contributor to L’Espresso (where he writes a weekly column), Living / Corriere della Sera, Il Post, and Il Giornale dell’Arte. In 2019, he hosted Camera Oscura, a photography series on LA7, and since 2020 has been presenting Io ti vedo, tu mi senti?, Italia Contemporanea, and The Square on Sky Arte.
He is also the director of the new exhibition production company Piuma, and founder and president of Cucù, a communication studio dedicated to culture. Ballario curates exhibitions and catalogues, and was included twice in Artribune’s “Best of” list of leading figures in the art world — in 2019 for radio and in 2020 for television projects.
