Charles Atlas is a pioneer in film and video who shaped how dance performances could be further experienced. Decades before the proliferation of social media, Atlas’s radical focus on capturing dance staged for his camera brought dance directly to big and small screens, including public television. Charles Atlas: About Time at the ICA demonstrates that Atlas is more than a filmmaker but a visionary interdisciplinary artist whose contributions in art and culture have been influentially profound. In this conversation moderated by Mannion Family Curator Jeffrey De Blois, hear from Atlas about his creative practice over the last five decades.   

Make the most of your ICA visit! Explore the galleries and visit the ICA’s featured exhibition: Charles Atlas: About Time. Enjoy a drink and light bite in our waterfront Wine + Coffee Bar, featuring sommelier-selected natural wines and more.

The Artist’s Voice: Charles Atlas is made possible, in part, by The Bridgitt and Bruce Evans Public Program Fund.

Charles Atlas: About Time is organized by Jeffrey De Blois, Mannion Family Curator, with Max Gruber, Curatorial Assistant. 

With warmest thanks, we gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the ICA’s Avant Guardian Society in making this exhibition possible.

Additional thanks to Charles Atlas: About Time media sponsor, Orange Barrel Media.