Boris Charmatz Presents the 20th Biennale of Sydney Keynote Address

Overview

This 20th Biennale of Sydney keynote address will be delivered by Boris Charmatz, director of the Dancing Museum, and one of the dance world's most fearless innovators. The museum's physical home might be Rennes, France, but, as Charmatz says, the concept of the museum is a "nomadic idea, which can move elsewhere, shelter time, void and talk, nudes, things political, discussions, works and fantasies, and sometimes even, all of it at the same time". To that end, he's spent the past twenty years taking dance across unexplored frontiers to public spaces around the world.

And now, he's coming our way. Speaking at Carriageworks at 6.30pm on Saturday, March 19 to launch the 20th Biennale of Sydney, he promises to ask all the big questions, and explore the importance and evolution of street dance, permeable choreography and "contemporary stress about togetherness". Rather than telling crowds what to you think, he'll be offering ideas and possibilities.

Afterwards, Charmatz will be joined by the 20th Biennale's artistic director Stephanie Rosenthal for a 20-minute chinwag, followed by the Sydney premiere of his 2014 work manger, which recently appeared at London's Tate Modern.

Image: Boris Charmatz, ‘Manger’, 2015