with Antonio Branco & Riccardo T

• Spanish
• English
• Italian

Performance Artists | Dancers | Models

Antonio and Riccardo are a pair of artists who explore the human body, the political readings implicit in the erotic and the transgressive possibilities of pain and pleasure throughout their performances, during which reality and fiction are constantly intertwined and challenged.

Creative allies as well as lovers in life, the two have created a visual language that questions social convention, the paradigms of established norms, moral authority and the censoring mechanisms of power.

Their bodies are the ground on which Antonio and Riccardo create, and with them they express their challenge on conservative and stagnant views of art and beauty.

This conversation sees them express their views on their personal and professional experiences with a fascinating fluidity and intelligence. They reflect on the sometimes needless and inaccessible hermeticism of modern art, on monogamy, on gender stereotypes, on patriarchy, on the pros and cons of sharing a wardrobe and on the future of London as the capital of the European avant-garde.

Antonio and Riccardo are fabulous on their own, so imagine what they’re like when they get together for a high-voltage conversation. In fact, don’t imagine it: Carla brings them together in this edition of Metralla Rosa so we can all to be seduced by their irreverence.

And now, enjoy the interview!

Listen to Podcast
This interview was recorded on the 8th of January 2020 and released on the 1st of March 2020

Further Information:

Related Links
Website | Vimeo | Instagram: Antonio Branco & Riccardo T – Antonio Branco – Riccardo T – Todd Lamming

References during the interview
London Contemporary Dance School 02:16 | Verona 05:03 | Milano 05:04 | La Scala 05:04 | Ballet 05:11 | Contemporary Dance 05:16 | Azores 06:14 | Lisbon 07:22 | Polyamory 07:28 | Björk 07:40 | Pina Bausch 09:53 | Choreography 11:07 | Butō 17:28 | Édith Piaf 20:30 | Burning Pricks 23:25 | Sassari 25:25 | Sardegna 25:26 | Todd Lamming 58:16 | Softcore Boundaries 45:52 | Q-Hubris 53:16 | 20 Minutes to appear 54:19 | Marina Abramović 01:01:55 | Eiko & Koma 01:01:57 | Eddie Peake 01:02:01 | Florence Peake 01:02:03 | Igor and Moreno 01:02:05 | Florence Peake and Eve Stainton 01:02:18 | Yoko Ono 01:02:32

Images & Films used during the interview:

Credits
Videos: Performance of Burning Pricks by Antonio & Riccardo | Performance of Softcore Boundaries by Antonio & Riccardo
Photos: Burning Pricks | Burning Pricks | Burning Pricks (2019), shown at Victoria & Albert Museum | Riccardo, Todd and Antonio: styling by @der_die_sein_er, photo by @monsteradeliciosapresents | Riccardo in a corset by Antonio, 2017 | Antonio wearing @ktz_official, photo by @lestreetedit | Riccardo, 2016 | Riccardo & Antonio performing Q-Hubris, 2018. Photo by Zbigniew Kotkiewicz | Riccardo & Antonio performing 20 minutes to appear, 2017. Photo by Piotr Krolicki | Riccardo & Antonio performing 20 minutes to appear, 2017. Photo by Piotr Krolicki | Riccardo & Antonio performing Q-Hubris, 2018. Photo by Zbigniew Kotkiewicz | Riccardo & Antonio performing Q-Hubris (Gaze Dialogue). Photo by Thomas Riis Jensen

Interview Credits:

Production by Carla Tofano & Toby Deveson | Subtitles by Valentina Sarno | Onset artwork: Photography by Toby Deveson & drawing of Carla by Alexandra Veres | Title music written and performed by Maya Petrovna | Cameras & Sound kindly supplied by Jim Shannon & Murray Stewart