Giacomo Veronesi
Border EUphoria (2023)
Performance
Giacomo Veronesi, Border EUphoria (2023), performance, photo: steirischer herbst / Clara Wildberger
Giacomo Veronesi, Border EUphoria (2023), performance, photo: steirischer herbst / Clara Wildberger
Giacomo Veronesi, Border EUphoria (2023), performance (rehearsal), photo: steirischer herbst / Clara Wildberger
Giacomo Veronesi, Border EUphoria (2023), performance (rehearsal), photo: steirischer herbst / Clara Wildberger
Photo: Anita Kremm
In his latest performance, Giacomo Veronesi collaborates with citizens residing in the Estonian-Russian border city of Narva, some of whom have been living with gray “aliensʼ passports” since the collapse of the Soviet Union. In a time newly obsessed with maps and borders, Veronesi invites the audience to engage with undefined states of citizenship and their potential labels in an age of war, challenging the notion of Europe and its perceived boundaries.
Giacomo Veronesi (1984, Milan, Italy) is a director, lecturer, and performance artist exploring experimental forms of theater and acting. He has been creating performances at state theaters in the German-speaking world (Thalia Theater, Hamburg; Lucerne Theater; Schauspielhaus Zürich) as well as in the international independent scene, often also in public spaces. Veronesi collaborates regularly with the Estonian duo Ene-Liis Semper and Tiit Ojasoo. He is currently conducting long-term research with actors from all over the world to deal with fundamental questions of theater in acting training and theater workshops.
Commissioned by steirischer herbst ʼ23
Produced by steirischer herbst ʼ23 in coproduction with Vaba Lava
With the kind support of Linda Kaks OÜ and the Estonian Embassy in Vienna
Giacomo Veronesi at Artist Talks
23.9., 14:30–15:30
Education offer
Following the final performance on 24.9.
Eat and Greet
With Giacomo Veronesi
In English
Free participation with performance ticket
Registration: education [at] steirischerherbst.at
Limited capacity
25.9., 11:00–16:00
Borders, Memory, and Rootedness
Artist workshop
22.9., 13:00, 16:00
23.9., 24.9., 14:00, 17:00, 20:00
Demon Radio
Hilmteichstraße 113
8043 Graz ♿
18/14 euros
Duration: ca. 80 min.
Performers: Lena Pavlenko, Olga Kirn, Natalja Orehhova, Jelena Sergejeva, as well as changing members of the artistic team
Concept and devising: Giacomo Veronesi
Spatial concept and costumes: Anita Kremm, Liisamari Viik
Movement: Kirte Jõesaar
Sound design: Kymbali Williams
Artistic collaboration: Serafima Kolodkina
Commissioned by steirischer herbst ʼ23
Produced by steirischer herbst ʼ23 in coproduction with Vaba Lava
With the kind support of Linda Kaks OÜ and the Estonian Embassy in Vienna
Giacomo Veronesi at Artist Talks
23.9., 14:30–15:30
Education offer
Following the final performance on 24.9.
Eat and Greet
With Giacomo Veronesi
In English
Free participation with performance ticket
Registration: education [at] steirischerherbst.at
Limited capacity
25.9., 11:00–16:00
Borders, Memory, and Rootedness
Artist workshop
