Interview with Alexandra Bachzetsis

In October 2008, the performance artist Alexandra Bachzetsis (born 1974 in Z?rich, Switzerland) presented “Show“, her first major institutional exhibition as a series of interconnected live acts in the main hall (Oberlichtsaal) of Kunsthalle Basel.
Bachzetsis’ exhibition including rehearsals for performances was open for viewing during Kunsthalle’s regular opening hours. The exhibition’s run was punctuated by following performances, scheduled to take place weekly: “Dream Season” (October 24/25, 2008, 8pm); “Gold” (October 31, 2008, 8pm); “Show Dance” (November 8, 2008, 8pm); “Handwerk” (November 14, 2008, 8pm).
This video is an excerpt from an interview with Alexandra Bachzetsis at Kunsthalle Basel on the occasion of her show with footage of “Dream Season”, a soap opera on stage about who we are; our true selves or made up of other man’s dreams? Interview: Karolina Zupan-Rupp. Kunsthalle Basel, October 25, 2008.

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