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RIVÂL

by Thomias Radin, Alex Brack & Mats Meisen
France, 2023, 18’ 38’’
Presented at the 18th edition of Lo schermo dell’arte, 2025
Film part of VISIO – European Programme on Artists’ Moving Images 14th edition, 2025
Set in Greece, RIVÂL follows two rival dancers, Cibuqueira and Karukera, as they navigate themes of migration, identity, and belonging. Played by Thomias Radin and Andrège Bidiamambu, the characters — who are migrants — embark on an uncertain journey through a foreign land in search of themselves. Greece, itself a country shaped by migration, provides the backdrop as the dancers move through everyday spaces: the sea, bus stations, administrative buildings, museums, the rooftops of Athens, and modest homes. In the shared quest for belonging, the two rivals find one another through dance, using movement as a shared language.
Thomias Radin (France, 1993). Lives and works in Berlin.
Recent exhibitions and performances include: Esther Schipper (Seoul, Berlin, Shanghai); Fondation Van Gogh (Arles); Loop Barcelona (Barcelona); Kunstverein Gottingen (Gottingen); Steve Turner (Los Angeles); SAVVY Contemporary, KINDL, Galerie Wedding, Frontview (Berlin); Artco Gallery (Paris); Strada Gallery (New York); Venice Biennale (Venice); Luce Gallery (Torino); The curators room (Amsterdam).