About the Artist

Florentina Holzinger resides and works in the Netherlands. Her work sits on the boundary between performance art, choreography, ritual and stunt show. She consciously plays with the shifting of boundaries between high culture and entertainment, exploring different modes of female representation and questioning the full potential of female physicality. Her collaboration with choreographer/performer Vincent Riebeek resulted in a trilogy of pieces: Kein Applaus für Scheisse, Spirit, and Wellness. In addition to this, she created RecoveryApollon, and TANZ. As of 2021, Florentina will be an artist-in-residence at the Volksbühne Berlin.

From the Skirball Archives

Prep School: Apollon

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Ara H. Merjian on Florentina Holzinger

Explosive micro-spectacles erupt in Florentina Holzinger’s Apollon like waves crashing relentlessly across the stage.