Research Projects and collaborations

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    • SAI
    • "Free people and creative minds are not prone to following patterns. Patterns preconceived by others are the security blanket of the unadventuresome spirit." —Alwin Nikolais
      biofiction, stereotypes, fighting against it insideout. pizza can be Queer!
    • based on ‘The man without qualities’ by R.Musil
    • BOWO MAD FIRENZE 2015
      durational performance outdoor

    LE MANTE in RESIDENCY

    LE MANTE is the new project by C. Abati and RILABEN for unconventional spaces born out of the ten-year collaboration between the two artistsə and aimed at reiterating the creative and ironic conversation on the contents and formats of the duet. The collaboration between the two performers finds in the spatial and social relationship between Read more

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    • SAI
    • "Free people and creative minds are not prone to following patterns. Patterns preconceived by others are the security blanket of the unadventuresome spirit." —Alwin Nikolais
      biofiction, stereotypes, fighting against it insideout. pizza can be Queer!
    • based on ‘The man without qualities’ by R.Musil
    • BOWO MAD FIRENZE 2015
      durational performance outdoor

    DEAR LUCY perFormative installation

    DEARLUCY will be presenting a performative installation at @flutgraben on 25th January from 17h to 22h. The event offers free entrance and pre-booking options. There will be two sessions, one starting at 17:00 and the other at 19:30/21:00. RILABEN PAZ and Valentina Lapolla will be part of the event, along with music from JD Zazie… Read more

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    • SAI
    • "Free people and creative minds are not prone to following patterns. Patterns preconceived by others are the security blanket of the unadventuresome spirit." —Alwin Nikolais
      biofiction, stereotypes, fighting against it insideout. pizza can be Queer!
    • based on ‘The man without qualities’ by R.Musil
    • BOWO MAD FIRENZE 2015
      durational performance outdoor

    DEAR LUCY prima italiana

    mercoledì 20 dicembre dalle ore 18.00 alle 22:00 PARC (ex Scuderie Granducali, Piazzale delle Cascine 4/5/7) Dear Lucy Dear Lucy è un progetto multidisciplinare basato sulle lettere scritte dal nonno di Rilaben, Don Peppe, alla sua famiglia durante il periodo in cui ha vissuto e lavorato come medico tra Etiopia ed Eritrea, a seguito delle truppe Read more

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    • SAI
    • "Free people and creative minds are not prone to following patterns. Patterns preconceived by others are the security blanket of the unadventuresome spirit." —Alwin Nikolais
      biofiction, stereotypes, fighting against it insideout. pizza can be Queer!
    • based on ‘The man without qualities’ by R.Musil
    • BOWO MAD FIRENZE 2015
      durational performance outdoor

    RILABEN PAZ—–Dear-Lucy

    A project on italian colonialism in Ethiopia Eritrea and Anthropology Kunstraum LakesidE Ph. Johannes Puch Extract of DEAR LUCY studio, Berlin 2023, volountary performance in 48h Neukölln at Fortuna Wetten social pleasure queer center. Read more

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    • SAI
    • "Free people and creative minds are not prone to following patterns. Patterns preconceived by others are the security blanket of the unadventuresome spirit." —Alwin Nikolais
      biofiction, stereotypes, fighting against it insideout. pizza can be Queer!
    • based on ‘The man without qualities’ by R.Musil
    • BOWO MAD FIRENZE 2015
      durational performance outdoor

    IMPORT EXPORT LIVORNO PERFORMANCE ART / NOMADIC PLATFORM

    https://importexportperformance.com/ Fallen Bird , 3 different locations site adaptive, RILABEN, music JD Zazie IMPORT/EXPORT is the result of a convergence of  experiences whose culmination in a pilot event (Belgrade, Serbia 2020) sparked a greater desire to further research a new type of performance art platform. Its methodology format prioritizes transparency in a functional working environment, potentiating Read more

    • burst
    • SAI
    • "Free people and creative minds are not prone to following patterns. Patterns preconceived by others are the security blanket of the unadventuresome spirit." —Alwin Nikolais
      biofiction, stereotypes, fighting against it insideout. pizza can be Queer!
    • based on ‘The man without qualities’ by R.Musil
    • BOWO MAD FIRENZE 2015
      durational performance outdoor

    SHARE INTERFERENZ with ERIK DRESCHER

    https://ackerstadtpalast.de/share-interferenz-p%C3%BAblico-festival Ackerstadtpalast 16. Dezember 2022, 18 Uhr # 05 Ana Kavalis & Michael Vorfeld # 06 RILABEN & Erik Drescher 17. Dezember 2022, 18 Uhr # 05 Ana Kavalis & Michael Vorfeld # 06 RILABEN & Erik Dresche Read more