Performance 180’
for Assemblaggi Provvisori curated by Eugenio Viola and Angel Moya Garcia

Tenuta dello Scompiglio, Lucca
produced by Associazione Culturale dello Scompiglio

ph Ela Bialkowska, OKNOstudio

Positioning itself outside conventional gender identities, the research of queer by Ruben Montini (born Oristano, 1986. Lives and works in Berlin) constantly pushes towards a revision/subversion of the moulds, weaving a subtle and coherent thread that has unfolded through it’s anti-establishment modus operandi since its first performance, investigating the theme of gender identity, sometimes even employing an ironic citationist mechanism.

The performance Atteggiandomi a gran signora – Bellissima, presents a classical dance lesson taking place in an intimate and relaxed atmosphere, in which the artist learns to follow a series of extremely feminine movements, to the notes of an iconic Italian light music song, performed live by a baritone, as if it were an operatic aria. The audience is invited to take part in the performance in a free but ordered manner, as if it were entering, on tiptoe, an intimate and familiar environment.