Biennale Venice, appointed directors of Cinema, Dance, Music and Theater 2021-2024

The artistic directors of Cinema, Dance, Music and Theater of the Venice Biennale for the four-year period 2021-2024 have been appointed. Alberto Barbera was confirmed as director of Cinema, Wayne McGregor was appointed as director of Dance, Lucia Ronchetti was appointed as director of Music, and finally Stefano Ricci and Gianni Forte were appointed as directors of Theater.

The Board of Directors of the Biennale expressed its gratitude to Marie Chouinard, Ivan Fedele and Antonio Latella for their great commitment and excellent achievements in their multi-year appointments as Directors of the Dance, Music and Theater sectors respectively.

Indeed, 2021 will see the Biennale Teatro (July 2 to 11), the Biennale Danza (July 23 to August 1), the 78. Venice International Film Festival (September 1 to 11) and the Music Biennale (September 17 to 26).

Alberto Barbera (Biella, 1950) has been director of the Venice International Film Festival since 2012. In 2019 he was listed by Variety as one of the world’s 500 most influential people in the entertainment industry and has been a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences since 2020.

Wayne McGregor (Stockport, 1970) is a British choreographer and director. He directs Studio Wayne McGregor, a creative network rooted in dance, but embracing a multiplicity of fields including technology, visual arts, film, opera and education, as well as the eponymous company of dancers, Company Wayne McGregor, which presents its shows worldwide.

Lucia Ronchetti (Rome, 1963) will be a lecturer in composition at the Ferienkurse in Darmstadt and Visiting Professor of Composition at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt. In 2021, Oper Frankfurt will produce the new opera Inferno. The chamber opera Pinocchios Abenteuer will be presented by Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin and in a new production at Oper Frankfurt. A new opera will debut at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in theaters in Düsseldorf, Duisburg, and Dortmund in late 2021.

Stefano Ricci and Gianni Forte are authors and directors trained at the Silvio d’Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art with Luca Ronconi and at New York University with Edward Albee. In 2015 came their encounter with the world of opera. This year they conceived, wrote, conducted and directed Hic Sunt Leones, a five-part program for Rai3.

Biennale Venice, appointed directors of Cinema, Dance, Music and Theater 2021-2024

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