_20 dancers for the XX century_. El Museo Reina Sofía, ¿un museo danzante?

Abstract

The white cube is a space that is not conceived for dance, however, since the ‘90s a choreographic turn takes place from which certain practices that we can define as dance exhibitions gain prominence in museums all over the world. This paper addresses the problems and possibilities that this turn sets out, and how these are made effective in a specific case study: 20 dancers for the XX century by choreographer Boris Charmatz, in its version made in 2016 within the Program of Public Activities of the Museo Reina Sofía. In addition, highlighting this activity will facilitate an approach to the processes of musealization of dance in Spain, which have certain peculiarities and are poorly documented.