Theatre Picasso

A deep dive into one of the most iconic works of modern art, 100 years after it was first painted.

Agony and ecstasy go hand-in-hand in Pablo Picasso's exuberant masterpiece The Three Dancers. A milestone in modern art from 1925, this painting now forms the centrepiece of an exhibition celebrating the work's centenary. For Picasso, The Three Dancers marked a radical break away from his serene, classical phase and the beginning of a new period of emotional violence and expressionist distortion. It sits at a crossroads between madness, philosophy and the avant-garde: a place where identity is disrupted and the body itself is at stake.

This bold publication tells the story of the landmark painting through a selection of key works from across Picasso's career, exploring themes of sex, death, and the politics of dance.

BIOGRAPHY
Wu Tsang is a filmmaker, artist and performer based in New York and Berlin. Her work is concerned with hidden histories, marginalised narratives, and the act of performing itself. Tsang's projects have been presented at Tate Modern, the Stedelijk Museum, Migros Museum, the Whitney Museum, SFMOMA, and MoCA Los Angeles.

Enrique Fuenteblanca works at the intersection between art, writing, curation and creative production of art and thought. She is part of the Independent Platform for Modern and Contemporary Flamenco Studies and BNV Producciones, in addition to writing in media and publications on dance, visual art and flamenco.

Featuring additional contributions by Patricia Leighten, Nathaniel Mackey, Pedro G. Romero, and Catherine Wood.