IED and Lindsay Kemp collaborate at Pitti

For Pitti Uomo, Lindsay Kemp – who among many other things, directed the Ziggy Stardust Concerts for David Bowie – was a guest at IED from 12th to 15th June for a workshop freely inspired by Japanese Kabuki theatre and ukiyo-e prints from the Edo period, between the 17th and 19th centuries.

The workshop involved 40 students from the IED Group who – under the overall guidance of Kemp and the supervision of Giovanni Ottonello, IED Art Director – created the costumes for the event, using fabrics and products from companies in the Como area and Tuscany. The performance at the end of the workshop featured Kemp himself as protagonist, accompanied by two of his dancers. The students involved in the creation of the costumes wore them as part of Kemp’s performance event.

The performance is part of Secret Florence program. Secret Florence’s core mission is to enhance the attractiveness of the city of Florence during the opening week of Pitti Immagine Uomo. This is achieved through an innovational and high quality artistic proposal intended for a young, international audience interested in unveiling the connections between contemporary artistic languages and the extraordinary historical heritage of the city.

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