Irene Pipicelli

Irene Pipicelli (they/she) is a researcher and curator. They are PhD student in Performing Arts Studies at the Università degli Studi, Turin. Their interdisciplinary approach emerges from the connections between performance studies, media studies, and philosophy. In their doctoral research they investigate processes of preservation, acquisition and curatorship in contemporary dance, intersecting feminist materialism, queer theory and media archaeology. Since 2019 they have been working as curator in the field of contemporary performance practices. Between 2019 and 2022 they have been assistant curator of the CROSS Residence art residency programme.