PERFORMANCES
Céremonials
1969 – 1972
Conception / realization: Antoni Miralda, Joan Rabascall,
Dorothée Selz and Jaume Xifra
Ritual parties based on the interaction with the public.
These performances are inscribed in an era marked
by the counter-culture of the hippie movement,
political utopias, Fluxus actions
Mémorial
November 1st, 1969
Was an homage to the deceased, the sharing of a black
and violet meal given to about a hundred guests,
a common instant of meditation.
Conception / realization: Antoni Miralda, Joan Rabascall,
Dorothée Selz, Jaume Xifra
Place: Verderonne Art Center (FRA)
Production / organization: Verderonne Art Center
and Miralda, Selz, Rabascall, Xifra
Contributors:
Eliane Radigue: Musical creation
Benett Rossell: Documentary film
Technique / Materials: coffins, black and mauve
sugar / salty meal, Torch, dead leaves, soundtrack
Thanks: Caroline Corre, Matide Ferrer
Fête en blanc (Party in White)
June 13th, 1970
Was an homage to rebirth, a white meal given to about
a hundred guests, a ritual to share a happy moment.
Conception / realization: Antoni Miralda, Joan Rabascall,
Dorothée Selz, Jaume Xifra
Place: Verderonne Art Center (FRA)
Production / organization: Verderonne Art Center
and Miralda, Selz, Rabascall, Xifra
Contributors:
Paco Rabanne: creation of white capes
H. W. Muller: creation of inflatable dome
Jean-Claude de Feugas: text
Benett Rossell: documentary film
Technique / Materials: capes, inflatable dome,
"white" books, "white" newspaper, white meal sugar / salty,
doves, flowers, smokes, 20 wedding dresses
Thanks: Caroline Corre, Matilde Ferrer, Paco Rabanne
Rituel en quatre couleurs
October 2nd, 1971
7th Paris Biennale (FRA)
was a festive and colored performance
for the inauguration of the biennale
Conception / realization: Antoni Miralda, Dorothée Selz,
Jaume Xifra
Place: Vincennes Park
Production / organization: Paris Biennale,
Contemporary art center
Contributors: Grand Magic Circus, Benett Rossell
Technique / Materials: capes, masks, smoke,
swans, feast in 4 colors
Thanks: Soto (Pénétrable), Georges Boudaille,
Mathide Ferrer, Jérôme Savary
of the Grand Magic Circus