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Performance: Alexandra Bachzetsis—Chasing a Ghost

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Chasing a Ghost, a new commission for the Art Institute of Chicago by Swiss-Greek choreographer Alexandra Bachzetsis, transforms the historic Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room into a space charged with ambiguous desire. Bachzetsis collaborates with four dancers and two pianists to present a series of ten duets. Expanding the choreographic archetype of the duet to include references to the doppelganger, the mirror image and the uncanny, this evocative work challenges our definitions of physical, emotional and psychological relationships. Chasing a Ghost is the first presentation of Bachzetsis’s work in Chicago. 

Photo by Mathilde Agius.

This performance occurs after the museum’s official public hours; attendees must use the Columbus Drive entrance. Doors will close promptly at the stated performance times. Please plan on arriving early. Late seating will not be available. Space is limited and registration is required.

Photography and video of the performance are not permitted.

Please note that this performance includes some nudity.

Chasing a Ghost will be also performed on October 31 at 6:00 and November 1 at 8:00.

Distorted photography of a man's face

Photo by Mathilde Agius.

Credits

Concept and Choreography: Alexandra Bachzetsis 
Collaboration Concept and Stage: Sotiris Vasiliou
Creation and Performance: Alexandra Bachzetsis, Johanna Willig-Rosenstein, Owen Ridley-DeMonick, Gabriel Schenker, Sotiris Vasiliou
Music Arrangement and Performance: Simon Bucher and Mischa Cheung
Sound Concept:
Lies Vanborm
Commissioning Curator:
Hendrik Folkerts
Dramaturgy: Dorota Sajewska

Costume Design
Fashion Design: Léa Dickely and Hung La / Kwaidan Editions
Conceptual Advice and Research: Christian Hersche
Styling: Priska Morger and Eva Buehler

Communication Design: Julia Born 
Photography:
Mathilde Agius
First Photography Assistant:
Andreas Warren Matti
Second Photography Assistant: Fabienne Watzke
Hair and Makeup Shooting: Stephanie Kunz
Technical Direction/Light Design:
Patrik Rimann 
Sound Engineering: Jonas Häni
Technical Support Tour: Matyas Bokor
Management:
Anna Geering
Production:
Association All Exclusive, Anna Geering, Daphni Antoniou
Tour Management:
Daphni Antoniou
Commissioned by: The Art Institute of Chicago
Supported by:
 The cooperative support agreement between the City of Zurich, the Canton of Zurich, Pro Helvetia—Swiss Arts Council, Ernst und Olga Gubler-Hablützel Stiftung, the Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation, Migros-Kulturprozent, and Sophie und Karl Binding Stiftung 
Co-produced by:
Art Gallery of Ontario; Mudam Luxembourg; PACT Zollverein, Essen; Tanzquartier Wien; Bundeskunsthalle Bonn; Julidans, Amsterdam; Gessnerallee Zürich. This performance is a co-production in the frame of the Programmers’ Fund of Reso—Dance Network Switzerland, supported by Pro Helvetia—Swiss Arts Council.

In-Kind Sponsorship: Yamaha Pianos, provided by Yamaha Artist Services, New York; Kwaidan Editions, London

Additional thanks
to Cynthia Leung, Edward Traskowski, Paul B. Preciado, Adam Szymczyk, Verena Bachzetsis, Jannis Tsingaris, André Desponds, Aphroditi Antoniou, Raphael Hefti, and Li Tavor.

Sponsors

Iterations is generously supported by the Society for Contemporary Art, with additional support for Chasing a Ghost provided by the Goethe-Institut, Chicago, the Consulate General of Switzerland in Chicago, and the Evening Associates of the Art Institute of Chicago.

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