Romina De Novellis, an Italian performer born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

(1982), was a longtime resident of Rome. After many years dedicated to dance and theater, she graduated from the

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and continued her studies at the University of Rome 3. She lives in Paris, where she is a PhD student in

Anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including past human species. Social anthropology studies patterns of behavi ...

Sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of Empirical ...

at the

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. Her thesis is on the anthropology of the body. Her artistic work is on the concept of the body in terms of public processions, installed in urban spaces and followed by the gaze of passers-by. Gesture is at the center of these paintings that come to life through her body. Her aim is to show how a state of trance, alienation and madness, can manifest on the body, especially in the precarious human conditions that exist on the margins of society (related to employment, wide social networks, and family). Women, Saints, Daughters, Icons of everyday life, the protagonists of Romina De Novellis's work originate from her studies in anthropology and ethnomusicology. These women become a social message and, at the same time, politics.

Performances

*La Pecora Performance,

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, Paris, 2013 * The Garland – memory of a family celebration / Le Guirlande – souvenir d’une fête en famille Frasq festival performance, Le Générateur, Paris 2012 * Forza Francia, Viva Italia ! La Nuit Blanche 2012, Paris * The Cage – tableau vivant of a beast / La Gabbia – tableau vivant d’une bête Exposition Noli me Tangere, curator Raffaella Barbato, Disturb, Napoli *The wedding – the weight of a life together Dimanche rouge festival performance 2012, Paris *The last supper / L’ultima cena La Nuit des Galeries, Circuito 2012, Parcours Nomades 2012, Mairie de Paris *The cage – tableau vivant of a beast / La Gabbia – tableau vivant d’un bête Les états limites, exhibition at 7.5 Club, Paris *The Baptisme / Le Baptême Exposition Corps, Paysages, Mutations, Inception Gallery, Paris *The wake – La Veglia – La Veille Chez Marc Lenot, Les Lunettes Rouges, blog contemporary art Le Monde, Paris *The Multiplication / La Multiplication In collaboration with Nadine Sures, Canadian performer, with the support of State of Canada Zico House – Beirut, Libano. 2011 *LABN milk/sperm Performance/Exposition Resistance, curator Moataz Nasar, Darb 11718 contemporary art center, Cairo, Egypt *Venus wash cloths / Vénus lave les chiffons Performance/Exposition Conductions, curator David Zerbib, Jeune Création, Le 104, Paris *Beltway / Périphérique La Nuit Blanche 2011, Circuito festival performing art 2011, Mairie de Paris and Mairie de Clichy *The firefly / La lucciola Lady Fest 2011, Rome *Tha Multiplication / La Multiplication

References

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