Dino Dinco
Dino Dinco is a performance curator, filmmaker, theater director, educator, and writer. He is known for the documentary film, Homeboy (2011), which follows the lives of gay Latino men who were former gang members.[1] Dinco’s work has been exhibited in Paris, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Santiago de Compostela, Antwerp, São Paulo, Mexicali, Hamburg, New York, Guadalajara, and Chihuahua. He is also known for his award-winning film El Abuelo(2008) which features the Poet Joe Jiménez from San Antonio, Texas. Produced by the Fashion in Film Festival at Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Film, the film was premiered at the Tate Modern and screened internationally.[2]
Early life and education[edit]
Dino Dinco is a teaching artist with ArtworxLA and was hired as a faculty member in 2017 in the Visual Arts Department at the University of California, San Diego.[2] Dinco's research focuses on the experimentation of performance spectatorship, the presentation through praxis, and the relationship between performance documentation and scholarship.[2]
Notable works[edit]
- El Abuelo 2008: Shot by Dinco in San Antonio, Texas in 2008, El Abuelo is a short film highlighting the work of poet and educator, Joe Jimenez.[3] Narrated by Jimenez The film portrays him ironing a shirt in order to find the perfect crease.[3] The goal behind finding the ideal crease is to master the art of ironing.[3] By mastering the art of ironing he is able to reach true perfection.[3] For a Homeboy like himself, his goal for perfection is fueled by his passion for attracting his first love of another man.[3]
- Homeboy 2011: Directed by Dinco in 2011, Homeboys examines the lives of current and former gay Latino gang members living in the Los Angeles area.[4] Ages ranging from the early 20s to mid-40s, the film offers a first-hand account of the lives of these men and their experiences.[4] Through a series of interviews, the film offers an inside look into the lives of these men and the trials and tribulations of being gay and a gang member.[4]
- Transgressing the Transmission of Performance in La Zona Centro, Mexicali 2015: This article discusses how Dinco experiments with art, specifically spectatorship, to transcend conventional methods of performance presentation in his performance piece 3 Days in Mexicali.[5] Located in La Zona Centro, in Mexicali, 3 Days in Mexicali showcases different pieces of street art ranging from murals, live music, and dancing.[5] Through this piece, Dinco is interested in understanding the way we as humans interact with art as a way to connect the artist with the audience.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Performance Research : On Trans/Performance". Performance Research. 21 (5): 148–150. 2016-09-02. doi:10.1080/13528165.2016.1228757. ISSN 1352-8165.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Dino Dinco". KCET. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 El abuelo (Short 2008) - Plot - IMDb, retrieved 2023-03-15
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Homeboy (2011) - Plot - IMDb, retrieved 2023-03-15
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Dinco, Dino (2016-09-02). "Transgressing the Transmission of Performance in La Zona Centro, Mexicali". Performance Research. 21 (5): 138–139. doi:10.1080/13528165.2016.1224354. ISSN 1352-8165.
Further reading[edit]
- Allsopp, Ric & Gough Richard (2016)Performance Research: On Trans/Performance
(2016) Performance Research: On Trans/Performance, Performance
Research, 21:5, 148-150, https://doi.org/10.1080/13528165.2016.1228757
External links[edit]
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