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Tilda Swinton brings costumes to life in Rome's 'Embodying Pasolini' show

Published on Jun 25, 2021 03:01 PM IST
  • Oscar winner Tilda Swinton brings costumes seen in Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini's films back to life in a special performance where the focus is on the clothes. In "Embodying Pasolini", the actor unpacks, displays and tries on the costumes, sometimes with the help of fashion historian and curator Olivier Saillard. The show - with around 40 costumes designed by Danilo Donati for, among others, the late director's "Oedipus Rex" and "The Decameron" - will be premiered on Friday at Rome's the Pelanda and the Mattatoio exhibition pavilion and streamed online. "The performance is really the creation of an exhibition and we are curators and it's real, it's not a fake, it's not a fiction. We are creating an exhibition here," Swinton told Reuters on Thursday.
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Oscar-winning British actor Tilda Swinton performs in "Embodying Pasolini" at the Mattatoio in Rome, Italy June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi(REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Jun 25, 2021 03:01 PM IST

Oscar-winning British actor Tilda Swinton performs in "Embodying Pasolini" at the Mattatoio in Rome, Italy June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi(REUTERS)

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British actress Tilda Swinton performs during rehearsal of "Embodying Pasolini", a performance curated by Olivier Saillard and based on 40 costumes designed by Danilo Donati for Pier Paolo Pasolini's movies, being staged in Rome, Thursday, June 24, 2021.(AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Jun 25, 2021 03:01 PM IST

British actress Tilda Swinton performs during rehearsal of "Embodying Pasolini", a performance curated by Olivier Saillard and based on 40 costumes designed by Danilo Donati for Pier Paolo Pasolini's movies, being staged in Rome, Thursday, June 24, 2021.(AP)

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Oscar-winning British actor Tilda Swinton performs "Embodying Pasolini" at the Mattatoio in Rome, Italy June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi(REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Jun 25, 2021 03:01 PM IST

Oscar-winning British actor Tilda Swinton performs "Embodying Pasolini" at the Mattatoio in Rome, Italy June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi(REUTERS)

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British actress Tilda Swinton performs during rehearsal of "Embodying Pasolini", a performance curated by Olivier Saillard, right, and based on 40 costumes designed by Danilo Donati for Pier Paolo Pasolini's movies, being staged in Rome, Thursday, June 24, 2021. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP)(AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Jun 25, 2021 03:01 PM IST

British actress Tilda Swinton performs during rehearsal of "Embodying Pasolini", a performance curated by Olivier Saillard, right, and based on 40 costumes designed by Danilo Donati for Pier Paolo Pasolini's movies, being staged in Rome, Thursday, June 24, 2021. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP)(AP)

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Oscar-winning British actor Tilda Swinton performs "Embodying Pasolini" at the Mattatoio in Rome, Italy June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi(REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Jun 25, 2021 03:01 PM IST

Oscar-winning British actor Tilda Swinton performs "Embodying Pasolini" at the Mattatoio in Rome, Italy June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi(REUTERS)

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Oscar-winning British actor Tilda Swinton performs during "Embodying Pasolini" at the Mattatoio in Rome, Italy June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi(REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Jun 25, 2021 03:01 PM IST

Oscar-winning British actor Tilda Swinton performs during "Embodying Pasolini" at the Mattatoio in Rome, Italy June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi(REUTERS)

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Oscar-winning British actor Tilda Swinton performs during "Embodying Pasolini" at the Mattatoio in Rome, Italy June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi(REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Jun 25, 2021 03:01 PM IST

Oscar-winning British actor Tilda Swinton performs during "Embodying Pasolini" at the Mattatoio in Rome, Italy June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi(REUTERS)

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Oscar-winning British actor Tilda Swinton performs in "Embodying Pasolini" at the Mattatoio in Rome, Italy June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi(REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Jun 25, 2021 03:01 PM IST

Oscar-winning British actor Tilda Swinton performs in "Embodying Pasolini" at the Mattatoio in Rome, Italy June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi(REUTERS)

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Oscar-winning British actor Tilda Swinton performs in "Embodying Pasolini" at the Mattatoio in Rome, Italy June 24, 2021.(REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Jun 25, 2021 03:01 PM IST

Oscar-winning British actor Tilda Swinton performs in "Embodying Pasolini" at the Mattatoio in Rome, Italy June 24, 2021.(REUTERS)

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Oscar-winning British actor Tilda Swinton performs in "Embodying Pasolini" at the Mattatoio in Rome, Italy June 24, 2021.(REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Jun 25, 2021 03:01 PM IST

Oscar-winning British actor Tilda Swinton performs in "Embodying Pasolini" at the Mattatoio in Rome, Italy June 24, 2021.(REUTERS)

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