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Tate Modern’s ‘Theatre Picasso’ Opens Wednesday With A Theatrical Reimagining of The Three Dancers

A performative staging by Wu Tsang with Enrique Fuenteblanca recasts Picasso in a multisensory gallery-theatre.

Overview

  • The exhibition runs from 17 September 2025 to 12 April 2026 in Tate Modern’s George Economou Gallery.
  • Artist Wu Tsang and writer-curator Enrique Fuenteblanca lead the presentation and invite contemporary dancers and choreographers to contribute.
  • More than 45 works from Tate’s holdings and major loans bring together paintings, prints, sculpture, textiles, collages and archival film.
  • The Three Dancers serves as the centerpiece within backstage-style sets, a purpose-built stage and soundtracks including Clouzot’s The Mystery of Picasso and flamenco.
  • Coverage underscores Picasso’s stated preference for the 1925 canvas over Guernica and links the centenary focus to concerns about arts education access in the UK.