Bar Tango by Benni Bosetto

Benni Bosetto brings Bar Tango to Nottingham Contemporary from Friday 13 November to Sunday 15 November, a new sculptural installation and performance that blends costumes, sculptures and scenography around a sound composition. It's curated by Almanac (Guido Santandrea and Filippo Berta) with Giulia Civardi, and it takes the tango and pulls it apart.

Bosetto frames love as a form of parasitism that intoxicates the body and alters how we perceive reality, and the work explores that through intoxication, hybridisation and coexistence. The installation is designed to be adaptable, intertwining sculpture, fashion and scenography into a constellation of objects and a surreal choreography. Tango dancers wear costumes that sculpt and transform their bodies, paired with accessories inspired by the animal, vegetal and mineral worlds. Because it's a touring work, the performance is developed in collaboration with local tango dancers at each venue it visits.

There's a broad cultural thread running through it, too: the work draws on the interweaving of European, particularly Italian, Creole and African traditions of the Río de la Plata region. Bosetto himself was born in Merate, Italy, in 1987 and lives and works in Milan.

Bar Tango runs in The Space at Nottingham Contemporary from 12pm to 2pm and 3pm to 5pm on Friday 13, Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November. The performances last two hours and are drop-in, so you can turn up whenever suits you. Entry to the exhibition and events is free, though donations are welcome.