Theatre of Relations

The project Theatre of Relations explores the concept of community in its various meanings: community as a space of belonging that shapes our way of living and being together, but also as a practice of artistic creation that redefines new models of production and sharing.

The initiative is spread across two venues: an exhibition at the new visual arts hub of IED Firenze, located in the former Teatro dell’Oriuolo, and a three-day series of performances in the spaces of Strozzina at Palazzo Strozzi, realized in collaboration with the Fondazione Hillary Merkus Recordati.

Exhibition

November 7 – December 20, 2024
IED / Ex Teatro dell’Oriuolo

Via dell’Oriuolo 31, Firenze
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am – 6:30 pm
Free entry

Through the works of Annamaria Ajmone, Agnese Banti, Aleksandar Đuravčević, Sara Leghissa, Franco Menicagli, Scuola di Santa Rosa (Francesco Lauretta and Luigi Presicce), and Wurmkos, Theatre of Relations offers a panorama of diverse expressive languages—drawing, sculpture, performance, sound, and participatory practices—opening a reflection on the value of relationships in our present. The works and performances, specially created for the exhibition, explore shared cultural roots, artistic practice as a form of social transformation, and different forms of conviviality, responding to the collective need for spaces of connection and belonging.

Performance Cycle

November 28 – 30, 2024
Palazzo Strozzi, Strozzina

Free admission
Reservation online required from November 7, 2024 subject to availability
In collaboration with the Fondazione Hillary Merkus Recordati

The performance cycle at the Strozzina in Palazzo Strozzi, featuring Annamaria Ajmone, Agnese Banti, and Sara Leghissa, will explore the body in space, the dimension of collective listening, and active participation in the artistic action. These three Italian artists, whose research spans dance, sound, and performance, will delve into the concept of community, investigating its multiple meanings.

Book: Il segreto, Annamaria Ajmone Book: (o) Immersione nel suono, Agnese Banti Book: (UNA COSA CHE SOGNO DA SEMPRE), Sara Leghissa

Catalogue

The exhibition is accompanied by a publication produced in collaboration with Kunstverein Publishing Milano.

The project is co-produced by IED Firenze and Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, marking the fourth year of collaboration between the two institutions. Coordinated by Daria Filardo (IED Firenze) and Martino Margheri (Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi), with curatorial contributions from the 2023/24 class of the Master in Curatorial Practice (Lidia Barca, Sofia Blanco Arreguin, Elisa Casari, Anthony DeMasi, Yu Dong, Juliet Agnes Gibbs, Emma Joanne Hughes, Natálie Koudelková, Alice Palmerini, Sara Piccioli, Livia Polacco, Erika Radonic, Savina Ražnatović, Silvia Russo, Lucía Sánchez Flores, Amanda Joy Smith, Szonja Hanna Szurop).

Cover: Wurmkos, laboratorio, 2024, Farmacia Wurmkos, Sesto San Giovanni (MI) – Foto Cesare Lopopolo