Giannina Censi (1913–1995) was an Italian dancer and choreographer. She is known for her contributions to Danza Futurista (Italian for Futurist dance).[1]

Giannina Censi
Born(1913-01-25)25 January 1913
Milan, Italy
Died5 May 1995(1995-05-05) (aged 82)
Voghera, Italy
MovementDanza Futurista

Censi was born on 25 January 1913 in Milan.[2] She studied classical dance under Lyubov Yegorova, as well as Indian dance with Uday Shankar. Censi went on to study the works of Italian Futurist artist Filippo Tommaso Marinetti.[3]

In 1931 the Galleria Pesaro de Milan presented her choreographed Aerodance (based on the concept of Aeropaintering).[4]

Censi died in Voghera on 5 May 1995.[2]

In 2021 her work was in the exhibition Women in Abstraction at the Centre Pompidou.[5] In 2022 the 59th Venice Biennale included Censi's work in the Seduction of the Cyborg.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Censi Giannina". enciclopedia delle donne (in Italian). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Censi, Giannina". Mart Rovereto. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Giannina Censi. Danzare il Futurismo". Electa. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Giannina Censi". AWARE Women artists / Femmes artistes. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  5. ^ Women in abstraction. London : New York, New York: Thames & Hudson Ltd. ; Thames & Hudson Inc. 2021. p. 170. ISBN 978-0500094372.
  6. ^ Giannina Censi (14 April 2022). "Biennale Arte 2022". La Biennale di Venezia. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
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