LOOP Barcelona 2024

LOOP Fair 2024
Solo presentation by Thomias Radin

Almanac Hotel
619-621, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes
08007 Barcelona
November 19 – 21, 2024

The film RIVÂL which will be presented at LOOP Fair 2024, premiered in September 2023 at KINDL Centre for Contemporary Art, Berlin, in the group exhibition POLY. A Fluid Show, which was part of a series of exhibitions catalyzed by Thomias Radin’s solo exhibition POLYCHROME – The Myth of Karukera and Cibuqueira at Galerie Wedding, Berlin.

The film was shot in Greece and tells the story of two rival dancers: Cibuqueira and Karukera, played by Thomias Radin and Andrege Bidiamambu. Throughout the film one sees the uncertain path of the dancers, who are migrants in a foreign country searching for their identities. Greece as a country of migration serves as the backdrop—with scenes shot at sea, at bus stations, in administrative buildings, museums, on the roofs of Athens, in modest apartments, at day and night. The two rivals dance on their common quest for belonging and find each other through movement as a shared language.

The film is a collaborative production between Thomias Radin, Alex Brack & Mats Meisen.

If you wish to receive a preview dossier, or should you have any questions about our presentation, please contact Violant Porcel porcel@estherschipper.com.

LOOP Festival 2024

The Myth of Trinity II
Performance by Thomias Radin with Bidiamambu, DELAWHERE, and Thénard

Institut del Teatre
Plaça Margarida Xirgu
08004 Barcelona
November 18, 7 pm

The Myth of a Trinity II is Radin’s new piece conceived in collaboration with dancer Andrege Bidiamambu and sound artists DELAWHERE and Thénard. The performance premiered in September 2023 at KINDL – Center for Contemporary Art in Berlin. The performance blueprint has its roots in Radin’s Guadeloupean heritage and aims to celebrate, to create cultural bridges based on his movement research, rotating around his painting, dance and sculpture practice.

Free entry. Booking in advance is necessary. Limited seating.