The Story Behind the Performance with Kiani del Valle & Boris Acket
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The Story Behind the Performance with Kiani del Valle & Boris Acket
Speakers: Boris Acket, Kiani Del Valle
Moderator: Eliza Jordan
Ahead of her performance around Boris Acket's EINDER installation in the Centrale Markthalle on Friday and Saturday, dancer and choreographer Kianí del Valle and Boris Acker will be discussing the realities and challenges of artistic cooperation across different disciplines and international borders. The two artists will also be addressing the technical and physical complexities of staging a show in the vast space that is the Centrale Markthalle, their respective backstories, and what drives them artistically and mentally.
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