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| Cristina Caprioli | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cristina Caprioli |
| Birth date | 1953 |
| Birth place | Milan, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian-Swedish |
| Occupation | Choreographer, dancer, curator, educator |
Cristina Caprioli is an Italian-born choreographer, dancer, curator, and educator based in Stockholm whose practice has significantly shaped contemporary dance in Scandinavia and internationally. She founded the research-based platform ccap in 1990 and has produced experimental performance projects, pedagogical programs, and interdisciplinary collaborations across institutions, festivals, and museums. Her work intersects with visual arts, architecture, and technology through long-term partnerships with companies, universities, and cultural organizations.
Caprioli was born in Milan and trained in classical and contemporary dance traditions, studying in institutions connected to La Scala Theatre Ballet School, Accademia Nazionale di Danza, and conservatories in Italy and Europe. She continued studies and residencies in France and the United Kingdom, engaging with networks around CN D (Centre National de Danse), Pina Bausch Tanztheater Wuppertal, and pedagogues from Martha Graham’s lineage and the Horton technique lineage. During this period she encountered choreographers and theorists associated with Judson Dance Theater, Merce Cunningham, William Forsythe, Trisha Brown, and Yvonne Rainer, which helped shape her research-driven methodology.
Caprioli relocated to Stockholm in the 1980s and became active within Swedish institutions such as Dansens Hus (Stockholm), Malmö Stadsteater, and Stockholms Konserthus. In 1990 she founded ccap (Cristina Caprioli and co.), operating across venues like Moderna Museet, Kulturhuset Stadsteatern, and international festivals including Sónar, Venice Biennale, and Performa. Her career spans collaborations with architects and visual artists linked to Gunnar Asplund, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Olafur Eliasson, Marina Abramović, and curators active at Tate Modern, MoMA, and Centre Pompidou. Caprioli has engaged with research funding bodies such as Swedish Arts Council, European Cultural Foundation, and Creative Europe to realize site-specific performances and lab-based projects.
Her choreographic output includes stage works, installation-performances, and research projects often staged in museum and gallery contexts; notable projects toured through Helsinki Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Gothenburg International Biennial for Contemporary Art, and Documenta. She has produced cross-disciplinary pieces collaborating with composers and sound artists affiliated with IRCAM, EMS (Elektronmusikstudion), and composers from the Royal College of Music, Stockholm. Caprioli’s projects have involved performers from companies such as Cullberg Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet, and independent ensembles connected to DasArts and P.A.R.T.S., as well as partnerships with visual artists from Konstfack and researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Caprioli has taught and mentored students and professionals in programs at institutions including Stockholm University of the Arts, University of Dance and Circus (DOCH), University of Gothenburg, Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design, and international laboratories with P.A.R.T.S. and SCHOOL FOR NEW DANCE DEVELOPMENT. She has led workshops and masterclasses hosted by festivals such as ImPulsTanz, Tanzquartier Wien, and European Dancehouse Network, and participated in doctoral supervision schemes involving AHRC-linked research nodes and universities like Goldsmiths, University of London and University of Roehampton.
Caprioli’s practice has been acknowledged by Swedish and international bodies including grants and prizes from Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, and fellowships connected to Svenska Institutet. Her work received commissions and accolades from organizations such as Nordic Council of Ministers, IETM, and residency awards at institutions like Cité Internationale des Arts, DAAD Künstlerprogramm, and Villa Medici.
Caprioli’s style synthesizes choreographic inquiry with conceptual practices influenced by artists and theorists like Yvonne Rainer, Merce Cunningham, William Forsythe, Allan Kaprow, and Joseph Beuys. Her work often explores spatial politics through collaborations referencing architects and theorists such as Rem Koolhaas, Henri Lefebvre, Krzysztof Wodiczko, and Manfredo Tafuri, and engages with media and technology dialogues from Nam June Paik, Harun Farocki, and Hito Steyerl. She frequently situates movement within curatorial frameworks used by institutions like Serpentine Galleries and Kunsthalle, interrogating spectatorship in contexts associated with Bauhaus histories and Fluxus networks.
Caprioli’s legacy is evident in the careers of choreographers, educators, and curators trained in the Scandinavian scene and beyond, intersecting with networks such as Dance Info Finland, Dansateliers Rotterdam, and Nordisk Scenekunstkompani. Her emphasis on research, cross-disciplinary exchange, and institutional critique influenced program development at Dansens Hus, academic curricula at Stockholm University of the Arts, and curatorial practice at museums like Moderna Museet and Magasin 3, contributing to dialogues within contemporary art institutions and festival platforms including Documenta and Venice Biennale.
Category:Italian choreographers Category:Swedish choreographers Category:Contemporary dance