Les baigneurs

The inventive duo of visual artists and choreographers Clédat & Petitpierre presents in Italian premiere Les baigneurs (“The bathers”), inspired by a subject often found in modern paintings. Between installation and performance, the work features two life-size dolls in striped bathing suits, relaxing, playing or interacting as if they were on a beach – complete with two turquoise towels and a yellow ball. Their movements are slow, matching the soft appearance of the dolls’ texture, which is made entirely of pleated tulle. Whimsical and visionary, the work plays with simple gestures and rituals and turns them into a sculptural celebration of the everyday – a poetic evocation of love and idleness.