January 14 – March 4 2026
Performance of all kinds – from opera and dance to the spoken-word and many other manifestations in between – has been a site of fascination for artists. With the advent of the ‘stage reform movement’ in the late-nineteenth century and the emergence of significant European empresarios, the drive to make theatre anew became ever more intense. Capturing the essence of certain pivotal events, we cross boundaries between the arts, artists and their collaborators focusing on well-and lesser-known figures – including Schinkel (and indirectly Mozart), Wagner and his stage-craft legacy, the mythical figure of Salome, Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe; modernist performance at the Bauhaus, and recent contribution of art museums to the performative.