Description
“I was born twice: I was first one thing, and then the other.” These are the opening words of MDLSX, a kaleidoscopic solo performance by Silvia Calderoni, with direction and dramaturgy by Enrico Casagrande and Daniela Nicolò, the founders of Italian company Motus. Intense and defying, it contains literary evocations from Jeffrey Eugenides’ Middlesex, Virginia Woolf’s Orlando, several texts by Pasolini, and such seminal queer theory volumes as Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble or Paul B. Preciado’s Countersexual Manifesto. Using the power of her androgynous presence and a format reminiscent of a DJ/VJ set, Silvia Calderoni weaves all these literary references with her biography, home videos and the pop music that influenced her, from The Smiths to Placebo, from Talking Heads to Vampire Weekend and The Dresden Dolls. A performance art piece that shatters the concepts of gender and narrative, MDLSX is a paean to the freedom of becoming and being an other, beyond any border or prejudice.
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Credits
directed by Enrico Casagrande, Daniela Nicolò dramaturgy Daniela Nicolò, Silvia Calderoni
lighting design and video Alessio Spirli, Simone Palma sound design Enrico Casagrande in collaboration with Paolo Panella, Damiano Bagli production Elisa Bartolucci, Shaila Chenet communication Marta Lovato, Mariagloria Posani international distribution Lisa Gilardino
performed by Silvia Calderoni
produced by Motus (Italy) in collaboration with La Villette – Résidences d’Artistes, Create to Connect, Bunker/Festival Mladi Levi, Festival de Santarcangelo, L’Arboreto, Marche Teatro with the support of Instituto Italiano de Cultura, Mibact, Região Emilia Romagna
opening 11Jul2015 Festival de Santarcangelo (Itália/Italy) playing time 1:20 Ages 16 and up
Show in Italian, Portuguese subtitles
PROGRAM CO-FINANCED BY THE NORTH REGIONAL OPERATIONAL PROGRAM (NORTE 2020), PORTUGAL 2020 AND THE EUROPEAN UNION THROUGH THE EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND (FEDER).
Sessions
Teatro Carlos Alberto
· sex · 21:00 | ||
· sáb · 19:00 |