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Artist residency | Testival

Residency Cristina Kristal Rizzo

Date: 07. December 2026 – 13. December 2026

BIT is thrilled to be part of a residency programme that connects the north of Europe with the south – an Italian/Norwegian exchange project that includes BIT, Bærum Kulturhus, DansiT and Davvi in Norway and in Italy the Dance Hub in Anghiari, L’arboreto – Teatro Dimora in Mondaino, Fabbrica Europa in Florence and Fondazione I Teatri in Reggio Emilia.

Through the programme BIT will host Cristina Kristal Rizzo, recognised as a leading figure in Italian choreography and her team for a one-week residency. Rizzo will dedicate her time with BIT to research a new creation titled PROXIMITY / LA PRIMA VOLTA. The work puts hospitality in the forefront and lets it function as a compositional principle: not a mere welcome, but a device allowing difference and novelty to shape the space and its interactions.

Bio

Christina Kristal Rizzo is a choreographer and researcher working between dance and performance, active in the international live arts scene since the early 90s as a founding member of the historic Kinkaleri collective. Since 2008, she has pursued an independent choreographic path, directing her research toward theoretical reflection with strong dynamic impact, aiming to regenerate creative processes and engage with the present. She is recognised as a leading figure in Italian choreography and supported by diverse contexts and institutions. Her practice treats choreography as an open field shaped by embodied knowledge, creating works that evolve through shared presence and collective transformation.

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